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[dutchess]

Hurry — time is running out to lose in Iraq!
by JohnHuang2

It seems the only thing liberals love more than car bombs in Baghdad is . . . hmmm, there’s nothing they love more, come to think of it (although flop-a-thon Live Earth concerts and sniffing Michael Moore’s soiled knickers are close behind). Every morning libbies rush to the New York Times to get their car bomb fix of the day.

Liberals love the Iraq issue so much, they want to carve Iraq into thirds — let’s have three Iraqs instead of just one! But with the troop surge in place even liberals are suddenly losing hope in al-Qaeda in Iraq — so much so that they want to surrender now, rather than wait until September 15, which was their original game plan when they didn’t think the surge would work because military expert Arianna Huffington told them so. They even want to surrender before Friday, when the first report is due. Every sane person knows that if we leave Iraq, they’ll follow us here. Yet, libbies just want to quit, pick up their mullahs and bring them home in the middle of a war. America will be so much safer.

The surge has barely kicked in and already liberals are citing ‘worrisome’ trends — such as that it’s working. This is not to say there isn’t any ‘good news’ out of Iraq for liberals — there’s that wonderful Glasgow Jeep car bomb doctor from Iraq (the downside for liberals being that the mission failed, but it’s the thought that counts). And, of course, liberals had another grim milestone to celebrate — 3,600 U.S. deaths in Iraq. (They’re pulling for 4,000 by mid-September — they love the troops.)

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But phase one of the “failed” surge is barely in place and already the signals that it’s working include:

— The New York Times calling on Bush to withdraw immediately. The editors on Sunday wrote an editorial calling the Iraq war a “lost cause” but it turned out they were looking at the paper’s balance sheet.

— Fiery, ‘all-powerful’, all-Madhi Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr fled back to Iran after realizing the Democrats don’t have the votes to force Bush to lose the war. (At the time of this writing, it wasn’t clear if the Mookster plans to seek Nancy Pelosi’s seat.)

— The number of Iraqi civilian and military deaths has dropped by more than half since February. Before the surge (when liberals starting saying the surge was failing), military planners said the surge would have to work its way through all its phases for violence to drop this dramatically — though hand-to-hand violence still rages hideously inside Katie Couric’s office.

— Military geniuses like Harry Reid said the Sunnis would never join the Great Satan to fight al-Qaeda. Sunnis in Diyala, Babil and Salah-ad-Din provinces as well as the Sunnis of Anbar province have joined the Great Satan to fight al-Qaeda.

— Attacks on our troops in Anbar province are down dramatically, while attacks are up only in areas the enemy still controls — several Baghdad neighborhoods and over 50% of the U.S. Congress.

(Attacks by al-Qaeda on civilians inside the U.S. strangely remain at zero ever since we invaded Afghanistan and Iraq. I’m sure there’s no connection.)

— U.S. troops who’ve fought in Iraq are re-enlisting in “higher numbers than throughout the military” in general, and over “140,000 soldiers have enlisted or re-enlisted in the Army. All three components are above the retention goals as of the end of March; overall retention mission is 37,578,” (White House briefing, 7/3).

— Tips on al-Qaeda from the locals are rolling in more than ever; “insurgents” are stacking up at the morgue; car bomb factories are being raided and shut down; more Baghdad bidnesses are opening; people are pouring back into the capital due to the failed surge in the capital, etc.

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But none of this is enough to satisfy liberal ninnies and treasoncrats like Nancy Pelosi because their plan to establish order and stability in Iraq is to go to Syria clad in a Burka and to keep saying the word ‘redeploy’. Redeploy troops out of Iraq and Iraq will be peaceful again. You see this all the time — crime-infested gangland urban areas turn into crime-free neighborhoods just as soon as the cops pull out!

But with evidence the surge is working, I notice libbies are turning to their retread excuse. They’re upset that not enough progress has been made in Iraq on the political front (”reconciliation”). Liberals are astonished, stunned and dismayed that the surge has been in place for three weeks and Iraq is not Iowa yet. It took America years to get its act together — why is Iraq taking years to get its act together? Sixty-two years after WWII, American troops are still in Germany because Germany still can’t defend itself from the fierce threat of Warsaw Pact forces that don’t exist anymore. We need a pull out plan from that quagmire.

Another favorite complaint is that Iraqis haven’t passed an oil law. Yes, Jihadis strap on suicide belts because Iraq lacks an oil law.

The whole point of the surge is — security first, then we’ll discuss amnesty and political reconciliation. But nothing changes facts on the ground like changing facts on the ground. The media, the Democrats and the RINOs are fixated on “benchmarks” in Baghdad and whether or not this or that piece of paper or bill in parliament gets passed — liberals hoping nothing gets passed in order to declare the surge a failure, force the U.S. to bail, enjoy the genocide aftermath; RINOs hoping something gets passed to get the parties to cut a deal with the Sunnis, get the Sunnis to quit the “insurgency” and get the ‘reconciliation’ going. But the Sunnis already cut a deal with the Great Satan, rolling up al-Qaeda alongside the pros because of the surge that the geniuses in Congress, believing their own press releases, think is failing. Bush figured it’s hard to get people pumped about ‘reconciliation’ if they’re getting slaughtered and, anyway, the chaps doing the heavy lifting on the battlefield matter more than the chaps in parliament if changing facts on the ground is what you want.

But if you’re Congress, the illusion is that all it takes is a bill here or amendment there, problem fixed. Get the Iraqi parliament to pass an oil law and al-Qaeda will lay down its arms! You’ll see! Sen. Carl Levin on Tuesday proposed to “end the war” by the scheduled date of April 30, 2008. Lovely. Make sure to pass it along to al-Qaeda and good luck with that.

You can schedule dates to “end the war” all you want but the basic fallacy in that plan is that the enemy could have a say on when the fighting stops. But I’m sure Levin’s measure will get al-Qaeda to fold its tent! Just you see!

Anyway, that's...

My two cents

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[dutchess]

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, One Nation Under God, Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for All.

[Sun]

Bump for later read - looks like a good one.

[dutchess]

It's Thursday and that means another JohnHuang2 tell it like it is essay at the Finest!!!! ENJOY!!!!

[dutchess]

God Bless Our Military
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We ask Lord, that You guide the leaders of our great country in their hour of decision. The burden that has been placed on their shoulders is overwhelming. We ask that with Your infinite wisdom You guide them gently to the right decisions.

Please give us the strength, Lord, to get through each difficult and devastating day that faces each of us and our country. Protect and guide our Military that are now being called to duty, strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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[MEG33]

Another great "tell it like it is" essay, John. Love your presentation, dutchess.
May God protect our troops and their mission from enemies at home and abroad.

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks dutchess and JH2 for another great Thursday analysis of the topic of the day.

[Diver Dave]

Another "nail on the head" essay. Love it when the libs true intentions are brought to life.

Off to the airport in a couple hours for our vacation - see ya next week.

[TBP]

So the Iraqis ARE stepping up to defend their own country. Their forces also led the very successful operation in Baquba, with American and allied forces in support.

This is just one sign of the progress we’re making. Remember when Anbar Province “couldn’t be controlled”? Well, there is no Al Qaeda there now and it’s subdued. In Fallujah, where there were once 37 attacks per day, there is less than one per day. Some of those barely qualify — they’re on the order of one guy with a pistol.

The journalists, however, won’t venture outside their cushy hotel in Baghdad, and Baghdad is where we’re having the least success. For reasons of laziness and personal comfort, as well as ideology, they won’t venture otu into the country to see the success.

After all, it might undermine their Dimmycrap friends’ effort to lose this war.

BTW, there is a word for trying to make your own country lose a war. The Dimmycraps objectively are giving aid and comfort to the enemy.

[GailA]

Good morning Dutchess and every one...JH2 hits another home run as usual. Not been as active as I use t be, but I do look in.

See what I've been up to lately.

Valor Quilts

Not a very flattering photo, but the quilts are beautiful. We meet every Tuesday at the Baker Community Center in Millington from 10-noon.

[DollyCali]

Great work John, great presentation dutchess & great toon additions pookie.. appreciate the work this takes & wish more would drop by to visit ...

Good morning (almost noon) to Conor, Dave & Meg..

cooler here finially but we do need rain. Most of it missed us (again)

[MEG33]

What a beautiful way to support our wounded!

[MEG33]

Morning,Dolly..It is definitely heating up here..and the humidity is higher than normal..I have gotten some yard and garage duties done after the big rains..more to do, of course.

I am doing a little each day.

[GodBlessUSA]

Thank you for this excellent thread!

The rats and rinos are exasperating.

[Sun]

“Hurry, time is running out in Iraq - to lose”

That says it all about libs.

[dutchess]

Don’t forget to read it...it’s another JohnHuang WINNER!

[dutchess]

Hi Meg. Sorry I missed you this morning. Had to post and off to work. Love the ‘toon of the dems raising the white flag. I’m waiting to hear their spin on today’s positive progress report!

[dutchess]

Hi Conor. Sorry I missed you this morning. A great analysis by our favorite resident author!

[dutchess]

OOPS...in case you can still check in HAVE A WONDERFUL VACATION!!!!!

[dutchess]

BTW, there is a word for trying to make your own country lose a war. The Dimmycraps objectively are giving aid and comfort to the enemy.

Great analysis and your last line bears repeating over and over again!

[dutchess]

Hi Gail. Great to see you and hope all is well. Awesome job about the valor quilts. Thanks for posting the link! ((((gail)))))