[Destro]

"This message would say to the terrorists: 'All you have to do is wait until that day when our troops leave and then you can start carrying out those attacks and just hold out.'" he said.

May I play Devil's Advocate? Why would it say that? Why would it not say to the terrorists - "We trust freed Iraqis to fight for their future freedom and to help us in the war on terror as we helped liberate them"?

I think currently the Iraqi military outside of the excellent Kurdish peshmergas - best light infantry in the region (who sadly are not used for political reasons) are not ready to fight. But when will they be ready is a good question to ask, no?

Lastly, are we in Iraq for good? I don't mean in terms of occupation but is it a policy that our leaders want to keep permanent bases in Iraq but don't want to admit it openly (just yet)?

[Mad Dawgg]

"Lastly, are we in Iraq for good? I don't mean in terms of occupation but is it a policy that our leaders want to keep permanent bases in Iraq but don't want to admit it openly (just yet)?"

My Prediciton is eventually there will an American Militaary base over there so big you will be able to see it from space with the naked eye!

[PetroniusMaximus]

Must have been "waffle" fries!

[Mo1]

The resolution, also backed by Hawaii Democratic representative Neil Abercrombie, calls for the Bush administration to develop a plan by the end of this year to pull out all American troops from Iraq and to begin the withdrawal by October 1, 2006.

I can't believe they are that bleeping stupid

[Mo1]

Lastly, are we in Iraq for good? I don't mean in terms of occupation but is it a policy that our leaders want to keep permanent bases in Iraq but don't want to admit it openly (just yet)?

I don't know about for good

But here's a hint .. we didn't leave Europe

[RWR8189]

Jones got 71% of the vote in 2004, so I can assume this is a pretty safe district, so I should hope this guy gets primaried next time around.

[ambrose]

We're still in Germany and Japan, aren't we?

[angkor]

Do we want to be there for 20 years or 30 years?" he said.

Want to or not, we will.

[somemoreequalthanothers]

I saw this bunk on the news at the bar. My first thought - should we not first consider pulling out of Germany and Japan?

[Allegra]

CS

[Allegra]

but is it a policy that our leaders want to keep permanent bases in Iraq but don't want to admit it openly (just yet)?

Yes. And it's not a big secret here.

[Caipirabob]

Lastly, are we in Iraq for good? I don't mean in terms of occupation but is it a policy that our leaders want to keep permanent bases in Iraq but don't want to admit it openly (just yet)?

Considering we're still in Europe following WWII, I think the Iraqis will be looking forward to some company for a while.

[thegreatbeast]

bttt

[RushLake]

I listened to talk radio stations all day yesterday which featured ABS and C(linton)NN news at the top of the hour. I was laughing more with each report because the news readers were almost giddy reporting on the "bi-partisan" effort of four congressmen. Four!

I can imagine if we'd told Hitler--alright, you better straighten out because we're out of here on 1/1/45. No ifs ands or buts!

[kimosabe31]

bump

[RepubMommy]

So funny, my daughter's school served "Freedom fries" all year, said so on the monthly menu. I guess the cafeteria manager had right political leanings.

[doug from upland]

If I remember correctly, wasn't it that dimwit Sheila Jackson Lee who called for the fries to once again reference the cheese eating surrender monkeys? (not her words)

[doug from upland]

Yep.

"Delays in rebuilding good will are costing Americans lives" ( 9/17/2003 ) "President Bush is now urging that all parties put aside 'past bickering.' Delays in rebuilding international good will are costing Americans lives in Iraq, and billions of dollars to the American taxpayers," Lee wrote last week in a letter first reported by the congressional newspaper Roll Call. "A symbolic start to that effort would be reinstating foods in the House cafeterias and dining halls and their traditional 'American' names — french toast and french fries." But House Administration Committee Chairman Bob Ney, R-Ohio, who initiated the menu change with Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., said they'll continue to fight for their freedom fries. Ney said that the day after Jackson Lee wrote her letter the French came out with an untenable timetable for elections in Iraq, confounding U.S. efforts to win United Nations backing for the reconstruction effort. "They were noncooperative and arrogant then," before the war, "and they are again noncooperative and arrogant," Ney said. "I haven't seen a huge change." Ney said that was originally a gesture toward the French "has become an international food fight. It means something to a lot of people." "The whole premise behind the gesture was to support our troops in Iraq," said Lanier Swann, spokeswoman for Jones. "The congressional passion in support of them has not waned and the French position has not changed." Source: Fox News 91 Comments