Posted on 03/05/2006 5:16:49 AM PST by Alas Babylon!
The Talk Shows
Sunday, March 5th, 2006
Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:
FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Michael Brown, former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Weather Service Director David Johnson.
MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Pace; former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., and former Rep. Jack Kemp, R-N.Y., co-chairmen of the Council on Foreign Relations' task force on U.S. policy toward Russia.
FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind.; Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa.
THIS WEEK (ABC): Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine; Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif.; retired Gen. Wesley Clark; comedian Stephen Colbert.
LATE EDITION (CNN) : Gen. James Jones, NATO supreme Allied commander; Iraqi Parliament member Adnan Pachachi.
"Chrissy Matthews is on talking about the President possibility pulling down troop when a Civil War is starting in Iraq"
Sissy is an idiot (but we all knew that). FNC mentioned earlier that Blair said that the UK and US would have almost all troops out of Iraq by the end of 07 UNLESS they're was a civil war also in a Reuters article below (Reuters should perhaps speak w the US Military for the full picture).
The MSM are the ones trying to make the situation in Iraq into a civil war. Ralph Peters and others who are/were there tell a different story. Talibani says the troops will be there for awhile and it's the TERRORISTS that are trying to start the civil war. Iraqi forces are doing a lot of good work and helped capture 61 AQ members. I believe what Rummy and the Pres have said repeatedly - we'll pull out the troops when Iraqi forces are trained and can handle security on their own, which is exactly what the US Military is saying (last article). It also wouldn't surprise me if we kept some troops in Iraq for a long time (at the request of the Iraqi government). WWII and the Korean War were over years ago, but we still have troops there (more than we should IMHO) because they are/were strategic locations. Iraq could be a strategic location for a US base in the ME, epecially since we don't have troops in Saudi any longer.
Iraqi President: U.S. to Stay As Needed [``no matter what the period.'']
AP ^ | 03/04/06 | ALEXANDRA ZAVIS
Posted on 03/04/2006 5:22:11 PM PST by Former Military Chick
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - President Jalal Talabani on Saturday underscored the need for a unity government in Iraq after a spasm of sectarian killing and said he had been assured U.S. forces would remain in the country as long as needed - ``no matter what the period.''
His comments came after a bomb exploded at a minibus terminal during morning rush hour in a southeastern Baghdad suburb, killing seven people and wounding 25, one of a string of explosions in the capital and elsewhere.
The violence shattered the relative calm brought by Fridays' driving ban in Baghdad and its outskirts, which helped avert major attacks on the day Muslims congregate for the most important prayer service of the week.
Talabani spoke to reporters after meeting with Gen. John Abizaid, chief of U.S. Central Command.
Abizaid said he was ``very, very pleased with the reaction of the Iraqi armed forces'' during the crisis unleashed by the Feb. 22 bombing of a sacred Shiite shrine in Samarra and reprisal attacks against Sunni Muslims that pushed Iraq to the brink of civil war.
``We should understand that the terrorists are trying to create problems among the Iraqi people that can lead to difficulties between various groups,'' he said after a separate meeting with Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari. ``We should not fall into their trap. We are stronger than they are. We will ultimately prevail.''
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He blamed Al-Qaida terrorists for the blast and said it marked a clear - and successful - change in tactics by the group in its campaign to ignite civil war among Iraqis.
>snip
The surge of violence, which has killed at least 500 people since last week, has tangled negotiations to form a new government after December parliamentary elections and threatened American hopes of starting a troop pullout this summer.
Talabani said Abizaid assured him that U.S. forces ``are ready to stay as long as we ask them, no matter what the period is.''
He said the U.S. commander also stressed that ``a strong national unity government made up of all blocs in parliament will help in stabilizing Iraq and bringing peace.''
I just can't pin point it though
I think it's nothing more than the everyday combination of groupthink and "can't ever admit mistake" entrenchment. Irrational, but very common behavior. In the case of pols, they are following the lead of what they hear from constituents, and the initial reaction FROM ALL QUARTERS was strongly biased against the sale.
Good!!! Thanks. It's about time.
Where can I go to see the official record? I would like to see an hour by hour time line.
Well said snugs. This is just like when he was on vacation for a month. Why get into these emotional little hissy fits. Too bad the rest of DC didn't have their backbones!
Pray for W and Our Amazing Troops
Yes, I agree but the Negative Nasties in the Democrat party have been doing this for quite a while. I believe it may have started way back in the Reagan years, but since the Dumbs have been out of power for so long they are more and more crazy to get back their power,therefore they are becoming hysterical and cannot stop themselves from being so mean-spirited. For years the Dumbs called the Pubbies mean-spirited and hateful, and it was never true. Now the Dumbs are behaving way past mean- spirited, and it is time for the Wimpy Pubbies to start pointing it out. The Public gets it, they do not like this nasty,cut throat,confrontational style of Politics being waged and those that deal in it will pay an over-all price not with their base,but with the General Public. Americans are Gentle,Peaceful,kind People and abhor this nonsense, and that is why Hillary will never be President. The American People do not want a Shrew like Hillary or a Male Shrew like Howard Dean, they want to like their President, and they want him/her to be able to deal with People here in America and around the Globe in a decent respectful manner. Ronald Reagan embodied the Type of President that America loved. He was Strong,Decisive,and yet Respectful to all he had to deal with,and got things done. Reagan set that Template for others to follow, and the People wanted it then and they want it now. Leadership is not who can bitch,bellyache,criticize.scream,rant and rave the loudest, it is about doing the right thing with Decorum, even if you stick you neck out for others to try and cut off. GwB does that bravely, and he gets the job done.
"On the morning of the storm I was listening to short wave reports from NO and there was a report of levee breach, not topping, about 9 am or so. I rushed to watched the tv and nothing was on, all day. I was stunned. There was that one report on short wave and then nothing on radio or anywhere. And the report was live from a sheriff's deputy interviewed in his car during the storm."
I did the same. In fact, the videos from helicopters showed water overtopping the levees but NO breach of levee structure. Too many similar but totally different terms used interchangeably. That is not good.
Agreed and thanks. One of the best aspects of FR is knowing we're not alone in our reasoning, and find people who put things in perspectives we can use.
Airlines: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1581759/posts?page=82#82
Energy: Already a done deal, see Texaco, Chevron, etc. in both exploration and extraction. See Riady, Indonesia and Utah National Wilderness for coal.
Food, Clothing and Shelter: I've not investigated these industries in detail.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/04/AR2006030400867.html
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If you remember, Pukin told us some time back that some Republicans in Congress were involved in those "leaks".
You are absolutely correct. November---in political time---is years away. So much can happen. Bush and Company have kept quiet while the Dems have jumped on mini-issues, trying to score points. Wait until a REAL issue emerges. I would put my money on a WOT event. Only the EFFECTIVENESS of the WOT has lulled the USA into a VERY false sense of security. Hey people, there are some dangerous BAD GUYS out here. This will be a long war.
I will immediately get over my "personal issues" with any "a-rab" government which officially
(1) recognizes Israel's right to exist as a Jewish State and
(2) freely permits the preactice of all other religions within its borders.
That's all it takes. "A-rab" ethnicity has zip to do with it.
It is my understanding that Pace did an outstanding job of counterpoint to Timmy's DNC talking points.
Good point
The hour-by-hour timelines are summaries of official reports. E.g., the Moday 8:14 AM report from the NOLA branch of the NWS can be obtained from them, etc.
Construction of a timeline is gruntwork, and most timelines have an underlying theme. There are levee timelines, bus timelines, official reports timelines, Superdome timelines, Convention Center timelines, etc. I have no quick index to any of them - just general recollection of researching some of them myself.
President Bush comes under fire, even here on FR, for not "fighting back" or getting out in front of a story...
BUT, I think, like you said, that the Republican Party in general, has a real problem with public relations....and a lack of a "fighting spirit".
If they think acting like this is going to win them support, they are woefully wrong.
Very well stated, thank you.
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