Comments on: Iraqi government expected to have $79 billion surplus. http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:50:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: DigDug http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5139596 DigDug Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:02:43 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5139596 <em>rudolf Says: The iraqi’s understand that all to well ,so they say ,screw you america ,you break it you pay for it.</em> True. What makes me mad though is that <em><strong>Bush</strong></em> broke it and <em><strong>I'm the one</strong></em> paying for it. rudolf Says:
The iraqi’s understand that all to well ,so they say ,screw you america ,you break it you pay for it.

True. What makes me mad though is that Bush broke it and I’m the one paying for it.

]]> By: rudolf http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5139060 rudolf Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:18:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5139060 didnt Colin Powel said before the war to Herr Bush ,you break it ,you pay for it. The iraqi's understand that all to well ,so they say ,screw you america ,you break it you pay for it. didnt Colin Powel said before the war to Herr Bush ,you break it ,you pay for it.
The iraqi’s understand that all to well ,so they say ,screw you america ,you break it you pay for it.

]]> By: ucsbclassics53 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5138988 ucsbclassics53 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:01:52 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5138988 Everyone let's give Themis a break...it's clear that Themis never learned anything about critical thinking and laps up GOP Propaganda like a dog... I almost feel sorry for her/him... Everyone let’s give Themis a break…it’s clear that Themis never learned anything about critical thinking and laps up GOP Propaganda like a dog…

I almost feel sorry for her/him…

]]> By: Chocolate Jesus http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5138962 Chocolate Jesus Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:28:41 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5138962 maybe now THEY can start paying thier own citizens not to kill our troops, so we dont have to anymore. maybe now THEY can start paying thier own citizens not to kill our troops, so we dont have to anymore.

]]> By: spencers mom http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5138818 spencers mom Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:53:41 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5138818 So they hate us for our... <em>deficits</em>? PEACE So they hate us for our… deficits?

PEACE

]]> By: konchster http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5138692 konchster Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:13:58 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5138692 It;s very convenient that the same people who cheered on shock and awe now discover the old adage "Your break it you bought it" I can't seem to remember the part where the Iraqs asked us to invade their country and blow it all to hell. Maybe I was napping during that request It;s very convenient that the same people who cheered on shock and awe now discover the old adage “Your break it you bought it” I can’t seem to remember the part where the Iraqs asked us to invade their country and blow it all to hell. Maybe I was napping during that request

]]> By: jiminportlandoregon http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5138564 jiminportlandoregon Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:06:28 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5138564 I sure as hell hope they have a surplus, since we have paid for everything since the start of this debacle. Interesting how a country that has been so devastated by an illegal occupation can have a $79B surplus, and the invading country, which is supposedly so far advanced and superior, has a $482B deficit this year alone and an over all 9 TRILLION dollar debt. I sure as hell hope they have a surplus, since we have paid for everything since the start of this debacle. Interesting how a country that has been so devastated by an illegal occupation can have a $79B surplus, and the invading country, which is supposedly so far advanced and superior, has a $482B deficit this year alone and an over all 9 TRILLION dollar debt.

]]> By: morlau http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5138538 morlau Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:58:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5138538 First we go in and bomb the place back to the stone age, and then we totally botch the occupation/liberation and the re-building, leaving untold dead and millions refugees. Now we're outraged that they're not the ones paying for it. First we go in and bomb the place back to the stone age, and then we totally botch the occupation/liberation and the re-building, leaving untold dead and millions refugees. Now we’re outraged that they’re not the ones paying for it.

]]> By: Leftside Annie http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5138388 Leftside Annie Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:49:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5138388 Themis: Violence is down in Iraq. The surge is working! Themis: Violence is up in Iraq. The surge is working! It must be tough being so stupid all the time. Themis: Violence is down in Iraq. The surge is working!
Themis: Violence is up in Iraq. The surge is working!

It must be tough being so stupid all the time.

]]> By: regular_joe http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5138256 regular_joe Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:00:45 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5138256 A $79 Billion surplus!!! Now I remember why we invaded Iraq. A $79 Billion surplus!!!

Now I remember why we invaded Iraq.

]]> By: MapleStreet http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5138186 MapleStreet Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:35:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5138186 Iraq has learned to sucker the US taxpayer into paying for their needs ? They have learned the way of the Enron KBR. Or how much do we owe the Iraqis for bombing them to the dark ages and leaving behind an environmental catastrophe ? Or he who has the gold, rules. Iraq has the gold and we have the check. Additionally, Iraq has the oil. What are the chances that they are going to side for the USA against the rest of OPEC ? Iraq has learned to sucker the US taxpayer into paying for their needs ? They have learned the way of the Enron KBR.

Or how much do we owe the Iraqis for bombing them to the dark ages and leaving behind an environmental catastrophe ?

Or he who has the gold, rules. Iraq has the gold and we have the check. Additionally, Iraq has the oil. What are the chances that they are going to side for the USA against the rest of OPEC ?

]]> By: Daddy-O http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5137984 Daddy-O Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:54:23 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5137984 Hey, Themis, if they didn't invade Iraq for oil, <i>then why did they invade?</i> Because it looks like the <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/suskind-iraq/#comments" rel="nofollow">cover story</a> is coming apart at the seams. Fool, indeed. Hey, Themis, if they didn’t invade Iraq for oil, then why did they invade?

Because it looks like the cover story is coming apart at the seams.

Fool, indeed.

]]> By: shoeless http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5137966 shoeless Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:52:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5137966 <em>Themis Says: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This proves that we were not there to “take their oil.” Otherwise, those profts would be ours, not theirs.</em> You fool. The neocons didn't invade Iraq to make profits for the American public. Where did you ever get that idea? They don't give a crap about you. Saddam Hussein had to be removed because he controlled the Iraqi oil contracts and because he was about to start trading oil in Euros. The neocons invaded to gain the ability to reward their favorite multi-national oil companies with contracts, and more importantly, to stop any selling of oil for Euros. There was never any plan to deny oil drilling royalties to the Iraqi government. They have US federal lands for that. Themis Says:
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This proves that we were not there to “take their oil.” Otherwise, those profts would be ours, not theirs.

You fool. The neocons didn’t invade Iraq to make profits for the American public. Where did you ever get that idea? They don’t give a crap about you.

Saddam Hussein had to be removed because he controlled the Iraqi oil contracts and because he was about to start trading oil in Euros.

The neocons invaded to gain the ability to reward their favorite multi-national oil companies with contracts, and more importantly, to stop any selling of oil for Euros.

There was never any plan to deny oil drilling royalties to the Iraqi government. They have US federal lands for that.

]]> By: Daddy-O http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5137948 Daddy-O Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:48:19 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5137948 Themis, nobody's going to tell YOU what to think. Comic relief, fellow liberals and progressives. That's what these people have sunk to at this point. Don't forget it. Themis, nobody’s going to tell YOU what to think.

Comic relief, fellow liberals and progressives. That’s what these people have sunk to at this point. Don’t forget it.

]]> By: Daddy-O http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5137936 Daddy-O Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:46:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5137936 Hey, Themis, buddy...is the irony of a trillion dollars in US taxes being thrown into Iraq lost on you in light of their $79 billion 'surplus'? Their 'surplus' is as artificial as the rug on your head, or the Rogaine that you use. It's being propped up by the U.S. military. They have money, thanks to approximately 100 times more money being spent by us in that country, not to mention the lives lost. Yeah, it would be even more pessimistic if it weren't downright laughable. Hey, Themis, buddy…is the irony of a trillion dollars in US taxes being thrown into Iraq lost on you in light of their $79 billion ’surplus’?

Their ’surplus’ is as artificial as the rug on your head, or the Rogaine that you use. It’s being propped up by the U.S. military. They have money, thanks to approximately 100 times more money being spent by us in that country, not to mention the lives lost.

Yeah, it would be even more pessimistic if it weren’t downright laughable.

]]> By: shoeless http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5137932 shoeless Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:45:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5137932 Alert to RNC! See #18. One of your bots is malfunctioning and is repeating itself over and over. Alert to RNC! See #18.

One of your bots is malfunctioning and is repeating itself over and over.

]]> By: shoeless http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5137916 shoeless Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:43:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5137916 <em>Iraqi government expected to have $79 billion surplus.»</em> That's because the Iraqis don't have any Republicans in their government. Iraqi government expected to have $79 billion surplus.»

That’s because the Iraqis don’t have any Republicans in their government.

]]> By: Daddy-O http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5137914 Daddy-O Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:42:45 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5137914 I think it's pretty amazing that a broken kleptocracy like Iraq actually has $79 billion left over after all those bureaucrats were done taking their slices of the pie. <i>Pish-kesh</i>, anyone? I'll bet any amount that <b>Iran</b> is running a decent surplus these days, too. Oil is still at six times the market price pre-Iraq-Invasion... I think it’s pretty amazing that a broken kleptocracy like Iraq actually has $79 billion left over after all those bureaucrats were done taking their slices of the pie. Pish-kesh, anyone?

I’ll bet any amount that Iran is running a decent surplus these days, too. Oil is still at six times the market price pre-Iraq-Invasion…

]]> By: hussein toasterhead http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5137880 hussein toasterhead Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:37:43 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5137880 <i>raynman Says: The Iraqis have learned well from their puppetmasters. August 5th, 2008 at 3:34 pm</i> ______ No, that can't be right. If they learned from us, they'd be running a $79 billion deficit and borrowing the money from China. raynman Says:

The Iraqis have learned well from their puppetmasters.

August 5th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
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No, that can’t be right. If they learned from us, they’d be running a $79 billion deficit and borrowing the money from China.

]]> By: Doc Rock http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-5137838 Doc Rock Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:31:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/05/iraqi-government-expected-to-have-79-billion-surplus/#comment-5137838 America is being fleeced by Bush and the neocons to <strong<a href="http://squidjig.blogspot.com/2008/04/starved-beast.html" rel="nofollow">>"starve </a><a href="http://squidjig.blogspot.com/2006/02/bush-push-for-nukeyoulear-option.html" rel="nofollow">the beast.</a>" America is being fleeced by Bush and the neocons to <strong>”starve the beast.“

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