Comments on: Rove: McCain Got His Facts Wrong On The Iraq Surge, ‘But Don’t Make A Big Deal Of It’

By: sdk

sdk — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:36:29 +0000

Osama Bin Laden is Saudi. Many of Al Queda are not Afghan, but were foreign fighters defending Islam and Afghanistan sovereignty. The main languages in Afghanistan are Pashto and Dari (along with many others). Both Pashto and Dari are written primarily with the Arabic alphabet. So, Obama is correct that Arabic translators are needed. But, other languages need to be translated and understood in Afghanistan as well.

By: MapleStreet

MapleStreet — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:13:34 +0000

Uh, McCain can’t even discuss what he identifies as the central point of his ability to be president.

No problem. Be happy.

By: KingCranky

KingCranky — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:58:24 +0000

Nothing suggests “pathetic” more than being browbeaten into submission by Alan Colmes, of all people.

ALAN COLMES!?!?!?!?!?

Good job Karl, what’s next, caving in to a Raggedy Ann doll?

By: hussein toasterhead

hussein toasterhead — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:02:37 +0000

aceomalley7 Says:

Will a surge work in Afghanistan like it worked in Iraq?
The answer is yes…

July 24th, 2008 at 11:56 am
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Really? So do you expect a massive ethnic cleansing campaign in Kabul, a mass exodus of Afghan refugees to Iran and Pakistan, and a voluntary Taliban cease-fire? Cause that’d be the only way an Afghanistan “surge” could work like it worked in Iraq.

By: Leftside Annie

Leftside Annie — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:49:01 +0000

Ace = Ass

By: McWars

McWars — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:48:18 +0000

I very much appreciate your understanding, Bilbo. Is ignoring trolls an art or science?

By: shoeless

shoeless — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:45:31 +0000

McCain has based his entire campaign on his great judgement in supporting the surge. No one is supposed to talk about it when he screws up his only campaign issue. If he can’t keep his story straight on the surge, what is he going to talk about?

By: the brown acid

the brown acid — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:42:13 +0000

Hi aceomalley7:
Hope you wind up on the business end of a bayonet some day.

By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins

Bilbo Hussein Baggins — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:41:04 +0000

McWars Says:
Sorry for the outburst, people.
I will flag the return of roger, alias #439949.

It’s ok McWars, it gets to us all eventually. I liked your outburst. We all need to learn to flag the serial trolls rather than getting sucked in by them (as I did).

By: dbadass

dbadass — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:38:27 +0000

aceomalley7 Says:
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Will a surge work in Afghanistan like it worked in Iraq?
The answer is yes…

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Hi aceomalley7:
Hope you are well. I really am impressed with your capacity to know unknowable future events. Might you share your secret? Thanks in advance…

By: christopher wiwi

christopher wiwi — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:38:25 +0000

Let`s make a big deal out of this because he never gets` it correct in the first place.This man who wants to run this country is so lame he has be corrected day in and day out, who in his right mind would want him president and a decider, not me even if I was a re-puke.He is all wrong for any country if by some slim as hell chance he steals this election.

By: christopher wiwi

christopher wiwi — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:34:19 +0000

Let

By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins

Bilbo Hussein Baggins — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:34:04 +0000

aceomalley7 Says:
Chew on this peace prick hypocrites then get back to me: http://www.nypost.com/ seven/ 07242008/ postopinion/ opedcolumnists/ antiwar_hypocrites_121275.htm?page=0

Hey prick, there’s nothing new in that article. It’s just the right wing version of what Obama has been saying for a long time. He has always said he would leave some troops in Iraq to protect American lives. He is still saying he will bring the troops home in 16 months. And now he is saying he will send more troops to Afghanistan which is something that should have been done a long time ago.

So prick, go back under the rock you crawled out from. We’re not interested in the right wing version of the truth because it rarely contains any truth in it.

By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins

Bilbo Hussein Baggins — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:30:34 +0000

This is getting ridiculous, everyone saying “don’t make a big deal out of it”. It is a big deal. McCain wants us to believe that he knows how to “win wars”. Well, if he doesn’t know history and/or facts of what has transpired in Iraq, then how is he going to “win” the occupation of Iraq. That’s another question. How in hell do you “win” an occupation. I really do wish that Obama would stop calling it a “war” and call it what it is, an occupation. I’m not sure why he persists in calling Iraq a “war”.

By: the brown acid

the brown acid — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:27:15 +0000

Uncle Ho Says:

aceyducey; speaking of enlisting…..when are YOU going to do it?

He’s already a member of the 101st chairborne, fighting that old “war of ideas”

By: McWars

McWars — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:23:18 +0000

Sorry for the outburst, people.

I will flag the return of roger, alias #439949.

By: McWars

McWars — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:21:41 +0000

aceomalley7 Says:

July 24th, 2008 at 11:57 am

Attention troll shit:

Returning the original mission in Afghanistan is in no way chickenhawkish. It’s laughable — LAUGHABLE — that implementing the strategic plan, set from the beginning, would be a demerit. It is the plan IMPROVING our national security and making the best use of the services of our men and women in uniform.

Shinseki recommended hundreds of thousands of troops go into Iraq to prevent massive violence — and was subsequently laughed out of his job. SO YOUR SURGE IDEA IS NOTHING NEW, NOT YOUR IDEA, IS PARTIAL TO THE ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATIONS, AND COMES ONLY AFTER HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF IRAQIS ARE DEAD.

YOU support the Iraq invasion, which had no benefit to our national security. YOU oppose a timetable for withdrawal. YOU want the oil, so YOU pay the insurgents out of your own pocket not to attack, and YOU take your ass over there w/o the appropriate armor.

I’m f ucking sick of this regressive, backwards us vs. them mentality.

Now shut your f ucking mouth.

By: DallasNE

DallasNE — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:18:24 +0000

Rove has a point I guess. American’s didn’t make a big deal out of Bush’s gross incompetence in 2004. Why should we expect that American’s care more now about incompetence than they did in 2004?

Note, I’m not suggesting that that is the way that it should be. Only that history may me on Rove’s side here; America has enough ding-dong’s that McCain could pull if off if he can get them to the polls. Hagge, for instance, has indicated that he may re-endorse McCain and that is quite a few ding-dong’s right there.

By: Buckie Boy

Buckie Boy — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:17:47 +0000

Well, with McSame making soooo many of these mistakes it does bring attention that he isn’t the man to sit in the hot seat. Yes, everyone makes mistakes, but his are looking like he is clueless to things he should be pretty up to date on.

But then again probably 80% of America didn’t know that Iraq-Pakistan don’t share a border.

Maybe McSame should google more before he answers a question…wouldn’t that be cute.

By: Evil Spaniard

Evil Spaniard — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:16:16 +0000

Well, considering that McCain is Bush Redux, and the level of participation in actual government of the actual Chimp-in-Chief, Rove probably thinks that the more lame duck the Republican candidate, the better, specially because he’s waiting for a new position in the next Republican administration (if there exists one).