tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post113374911343761039..comments2024-03-26T16:03:42.608-06:00Comments on Flares into Darkness: Why We Cannot Set a Timetable for Withdrawalambisinistralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133809237256472652005-12-05T12:00:00.000-07:002005-12-05T12:00:00.000-07:00Peter:Yes it is. I don't know how half these peopl...Peter:<BR/><BR/>Yes it is. I don't know how half these people ever got elected in the first damn place.terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133799668886352302005-12-05T09:21:00.000-07:002005-12-05T09:21:00.000-07:00exactly right, peter. the idea that Boxer 'repres...exactly right, peter. the idea that Boxer 'represents' me (as she is supposed to) in any legitimate fashion is preposterous - so, in fact, nobody represents me.<BR/>Wasn't that situation the catalyst for some kind of rebellion once?ex-democrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02985594718240980140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133786055662559232005-12-05T05:34:00.000-07:002005-12-05T05:34:00.000-07:00MHA and Syl speak for me here.If Barbara Boxer can...MHA and Syl speak for me here.<BR/><BR/>If Barbara Boxer can be a Senator how hard can it be? I mean really..the woman is silly. She really is. What is her plan? Run for the hills....<BR/><BR/>I recall a story concerning a communication between Zwarhiri and Zarqawi [what names] and they made mention of the fate of America's "agents" in Viet Nam after we left that country. <BR/><BR/>How can anyone support giving these two madmen what they want and if we do who will ever trust us again? And why should they?terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133760723832393172005-12-04T22:32:00.000-07:002005-12-04T22:32:00.000-07:00I think you've nailed it, Syl. The way to frame th...I think you've nailed it, Syl. The way to frame this debate is that we can't let the Iraqi people down. Just keep hammering home that it's all about the Iraqi people.<BR/><BR/>After all, at this point, it truly is. We won the <I>war</I> some years ago.<BR/><BR/>Anybody who wants to cut and run is objectively hoping to have lots of Iraqis die. Why do they want that? Is it because they don't think brown people are real people? Is it because they don't care about those who are more helpless than themselves? Where is the spirit of liberality?<BR/><BR/>I didn't favor this war going in. But the effect on the innocents is why, at this point, I think any honest liberal has to be in favor of current US actions in Iraq. It is of a piece with the noble work this country has done in other locales such as Europe, Japan, and the Phillipines under Democratic leadership. Cut-and-run is unconscionable in its devastation of the innocents of Iraq. Only the most selfish or clueless would call for it.MeaninglessHotAirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11767916621253839341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133760061867931932005-12-04T22:21:00.000-07:002005-12-04T22:21:00.000-07:00Fox research dept is deadly. Today, in excruciatin...Fox research dept is deadly. Today, in excruciating, teeth-grinding, jaw-dropping, bowel-clenching close-up, I watched the workings of the botox-Masked Marvel of Massachusetts intone as to how the man inside the cement-skin couldn't be partisan re the need for a staged withdrawal, as he "...totally agreed with The McCain Position on the exit strategy." <BR/><BR/>The screen then cut back to the newslady, who chirped "Only problem, is Senator McCain HASN'T called for a withdrwal, but rather a buildup of MORE troops. <BR/><BR/>Screen cut to Sen.McCain, also today, saying exactly that.<BR/><BR/>Pooor JFKerry, he's even sloppy about being sloppy. <BR/><BR/>The thing is, he doesn't know he's laughable. And he has an overseas audience that also doesn't know he's laughable.<BR/><BR/>So he really ain't, laughable.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133758952767040912005-12-04T22:02:00.000-07:002005-12-04T22:02:00.000-07:00MorganYes indeed!! Most definitely!Morgan<BR/><BR/>Yes indeed!! Most definitely!Sylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03069871911665125873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133758883842344322005-12-04T22:01:00.000-07:002005-12-04T22:01:00.000-07:00Well, Brit Hume tonite pointed out something which...Well, Brit Hume tonite pointed out something which I think is just about right. Bush has actually framed the discussion as being between two choices: Victory and Cut-and-Run-defeat.<BR/><BR/>The Dems are in a shambles ever since his Wednesday speech but they look to be converging on cut-and-run.<BR/><BR/>So, Bush has, indeed, changed the narrative. Instead of How We Get Out of There it's now Win or Leave.<BR/><BR/>Bush just has to keep on pressing.Sylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03069871911665125873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133758644490395122005-12-04T21:57:00.000-07:002005-12-04T21:57:00.000-07:00Syl,I think you're right. Winning in Iraq only req...Syl,<BR/><BR/>I think you're right. Winning in Iraq only requires that we build up the Iraqis to be strong enough to counter the insurgents/terrorists on their own, but winning the war on terror requires more - we need to be perceived as steadfast in our willingness to fight for the ideals that will drive trasformation in the region.Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849696277722291312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133754043788781042005-12-04T20:40:00.000-07:002005-12-04T20:40:00.000-07:00Somewhere they've replaced exit conditions with an...Somewhere they've replaced exit conditions with an exit timetable. The two are vastly different things. Exit conditions are for victors, withdrawl timetables are for losers.<BR/><BR/>This Administration has repeatedly dropped the ball on participating in the discussion, which has allowed the other side time and time again to set the narrative of events.<BR/><BR/>The media, which is long on English majors but short on history majors, believes their interpretation of events. Unless they are confronted over their endless hair-brained, and largely wrong, previous predictions they'll believe it right up until they switch the topic to something else.ambisinistralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133750094093019642005-12-04T19:34:00.000-07:002005-12-04T19:34:00.000-07:00LOL!LOL!Sylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03069871911665125873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133749821319337842005-12-04T19:30:00.000-07:002005-12-04T19:30:00.000-07:00syl - you left out venomous, craven and mendacious...syl - you left out venomous, craven and mendacious.ex-democrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02985594718240980140noreply@blogger.com