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Rice Hearing
KPNW Eugene Oregon radio headline news

Posted on 01/18/2005 6:27:39 PM PST by Retain Mike

I heard on KPNW Senator Biden was quoted as saying in the Rice Hearing that there were only 4,000 trained Iraqi security forces in the country,when disputing an administration claim that the figure was 125,000. The figure of 4,000 was published in Cenral Command news release 05-01-72, which gave the figure for those assigned to Mosul. This sounds like another "Ratherism" to me, if I am hearing correctly.


TOPICS: War on Terror
KEYWORDS: redbeansspeaking; rice; ricehearing; secretaryofstate; senatehearing; senatorbiden

1 posted on 01/18/2005 6:27:39 PM PST by Retain Mike
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To: Retain Mike

Wouldn't be the first time he's spewed a filthy lie.


2 posted on 01/18/2005 6:28:25 PM PST by TBarnett34 ("Unnngh!" -John F'n Kerry, 11/2/04)
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To: Retain Mike
Cenral Command news release 05-01-72 ?
3 posted on 01/18/2005 6:37:41 PM PST by perfect stranger (Godel, Escher and Bach. The Eternal Golden Braid)
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To: Retain Mike
Biden is an idiot, and I should know I lived in Delaware for more than 20 years, but he is not that much of an idiot to be quoting figures from 1972.

Plagiarizer or not........are you sure of what you are saying?
4 posted on 01/18/2005 6:42:38 PM PST by Gabz (Anti-smoker gnatzies...small minds buzzing in your business..............SWAT'EM)
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To: Retain Mike

Probably means 2005 January 72nd release or something along those lines. The military is kind of strange on dates speaking from previous experience. Just a SWAG tho (scientific wild a%% guess)


5 posted on 01/18/2005 6:44:58 PM PST by demitall
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To: perfect stranger
Cenral Command news release 05-01-72 ?

Seventy-twooth news release of January 2005.

6 posted on 01/18/2005 6:46:13 PM PST by SFConservative
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To: SFConservative

You're probably correc.....I wasn't thinking military dating/numbering.

But it sure would be nice if the poster came back and answered questions that have been raised.


7 posted on 01/18/2005 6:50:52 PM PST by Gabz (Anti-smoker gnatzies...small minds buzzing in your business..............SWAT'EM)
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To: SFConservative

Thanks


8 posted on 01/18/2005 6:53:10 PM PST by perfect stranger (Godel, Escher and Bach. The Eternal Golden Braid)
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To: Retain Mike
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND - January 15, 2005 - Release Number: 05-01-72

January 15, 2005
Release Number: 05-01-72

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IRAQ: IRAQI SECURITY FORCE TROOPS GROW TO NEARLY 4,000

MOSUL, Iraq -- In an effort to provide enhanced security and stability for the Jan. 30 elections, Iraqi Security Forces have increased the number of troops in northern Iraq.

Currently there are nearly 4,000 Iraqi Security Forces in the Mosul area. Their forces include members of the Iraqi National Guard and Iraqi Regular Army. Troops will continue to move into the area as the elections draw closer.

The increase in Iraqi Security Forces will provide additional security to allow the citizens of Iraq to vote.

9 posted on 01/18/2005 7:04:12 PM PST by Buddy B
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To: Gabz
But it sure would be nice if the poster came back and answered questions that have been raised.

Yup. Seems to me that we have more and more hit and runs lately - have you noticed?

10 posted on 01/18/2005 7:04:38 PM PST by SFConservative
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To: SFConservative

Yes, I have noticed, that's why I made the comment.


11 posted on 01/18/2005 7:14:57 PM PST by Gabz (Anti-smoker gnatzies...small minds buzzing in your business..............SWAT'EM)
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To: Retain Mike

he asked her how many trained iraqis Allawi could count on to stand and fight,and die, who Marines trusted to stand with them, etc...he said 4,000...which were trained as special forces troops.He was denigrating the Iraqi Forces, in a bid to discredit her.


12 posted on 01/18/2005 8:25:36 PM PST by Bobber58 (whatever it takes, for as long as it takes)
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To: perfect stranger

Go to the Central Command website and hit news releases. Then you will see all of them released in the recent past.


13 posted on 01/18/2005 8:59:08 PM PST by Retain Mike
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To: Gabz

Go to the Central Command website and click on news releases. Everything from the recent past is listed. From the titles you see you won't really need the number.


14 posted on 01/18/2005 9:02:03 PM PST by Retain Mike
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To: Retain Mike

I already corrected myself.........get over it. Your initial post was extremely poorly written.

No one could possibly despise Joe Biden as much as I do, and I know the man personally and have for more years than I care to remember. But even with my own personal bias, you handled your initial post rather poorly.


15 posted on 01/18/2005 9:07:26 PM PST by Gabz (Anti-smoker gnatzies...small minds buzzing in your business..............SWAT'EM)
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To: Bobber58

Thanks for the explanation. It seems not only was Biden's comment off the mark, but then the radio spun out the myth that the comparison was betweem 4,000 and 125,000.


16 posted on 01/18/2005 9:25:15 PM PST by Retain Mike
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To: Buddy B

Thanks for posting the release.

Interesting.


17 posted on 01/18/2005 9:28:20 PM PST by rwfromkansas ("War is an ugly thing, but...the decayed feeling...which thinks nothing worth war, is worse." -Mill)
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To: rwfromkansas

hopefully this will get out to the blogosphere and Drudge.


18 posted on 01/18/2005 9:29:09 PM PST by rwfromkansas ("War is an ugly thing, but...the decayed feeling...which thinks nothing worth war, is worse." -Mill)
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