Saddam in jail, but U.S. not out of woods

CBS MarketWatch.com ^ | Dec. 14, 2003 | Rex Nutting

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The Europeans were outraged by the Pentagon's decision last week to ban their participation in rebuilding contracts. The timing of the decision couldn't have been worse, coming as it did amid allegations that Halliburton's subsidiary was gouging the U.S. government in Iraq after winning a no-bid contract earlier.

Funny he didn't mention the fact that they were false allegations.

[Pukin Dog]

If Ice Cream were a Republican invention, Democrats would argue that the risks outweigh the benefits, and that the U.N. should decide who should eat it, and who should only get rice cakes instead.

[Focault's Pendulum]

Vice President Dick Cheney led Halliburton prior to his election in 2000.

another circular argument.

[Free Vulcan]

Nothing but damage control by the left.

"They hope that with the ace of spades now taken, the game is surely over."

No one in the military, including Bush, has said this.

Putting words in their mouth, the ultimate straw man.

[Burkeman1]

The allegations against Haliburton are a joke. If Clinton were in office and these flimsey allegations were made against Haliburton by Republicans- the story in the media would be how the Republicans are making a mountain out of a mole hill and how we are being "partisan".

[Diogenesis]

Dan Rather [on the frequency of murder, mayhem and terror]: "Mr. President, if only you knew how
much I and others at CBS support you and Castro rather than our unelected Bush."

Terrorist-Murderer Saddam: "Mr, Rather, it is absolutely remarkable that you media girly men
will repeatedly betray the USA, your President, and even the American people during war
for so little. It is amazing and unheard of elsewhere.
Do you realize, Mr. Rather, that for millions of Iraqis and captives
I had to gang rape each man's children and his wife,
and then burn and mutilate them, force their children through paper shredders
and then remove testicles and arms before we see such betrayal.
But you and CBS, NBC, ABC, PBS and CNN grovel for nothing. For nothing.
We, the Baathists --and terrorists-- worldwide, are very very lucky to have you, Mr. Rather."

[Gumption]

but it does not solve all his problems in Iraq, the Middle East or at home.

Who ever said it would?

[fiscally_right]

How are they false? Halliburton may not have benefited, but the American taxpayer was gouged nonetheless, whether it was Halliburton or Kuwaiti subcontractors doing the gouging.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

A good day for America is a bad day for democrats, which makes it a great day for America.

[Lazamataz]

He's just a good ole' boy
Never meanin' no harm
Beats all you've ever saw
Been in trouble with the law
Since the day he was born.

Makin' his way,
The only way he knows how,
But that's a little bit more
Than the US will allow.

Here's a pic of Saddam attempting a getaway in the General Lee while his supporters cheer him on.

[Maria S]

Thank you so much for posting these pictures! As I posted on another thread, as I watched Rather this morning, I wondered how he felt about this...since he and Hussein had become newbestfriends only a few months before this conflict started!

[riri]

Not that I am concerned about his comfort, but I bet he sleeps like a baby for the first time in months...

[Diogenesis]

That was interesting thread.
We were sure Dan Rather was crying this morning.

How it must hurt the media to report news rather than create it.

[daylate-dollarshort]

"but I bet he sleeps like a baby for the first time in months..."

But I bet this sleep won't be nuthin' compared to the sleep he's gonna' get!

[dts32041]

No he ain't, a little more sleep deprivation, tranqs in the food, then uppers, disorientation, strange sounds, all standard interrogation techniques to be used.

[tet68]

Don't forget the warning labels on the sticks.

Caution, ingestation of frozen milk products has been found to cause obesity in some Massachusetts Democrats, wood from stick can cause fire or blindness if stuck in eye.

[riri]

No he ain't, a little more sleep deprivation, tranqs in the food, then uppers, disorientation, strange sounds, all standard interrogation techniques to be used.

Let's hope. Let's hope.

[MamaB]

Something was sure wrong with him this morning. Things are not going well for him, at all! Don't you love it?

[Recovering_Democrat]

Leave it to a See B.S. wire to spew out a negative spin on a great day. No wonder the networks are increasingly irrelevant.

[Salvation]

** But his ability to remain free may have encouraged and inspired those who have fought back against the United States by any means available to them.**

We'll have to see what happens now.