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Terrorists Beating Dems to White Flag Punch?
Today Show/NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 06/23/2006 4:47:53 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

by Mark Finkelstein

June 23, 2006

When it comes to cutting and running, John Kerry, Jack Murtha and Nancy Pelosi take a back seat to no one. But what if, quel horreur!, the terrorist insurgents in Iraq beat them to the white flag punch?

Amidst the news of the day, from plots to bomb the Sears Tower to more Dem disunity, Jim Miklaszewski let slip this little bombshell, coming from a press conference by the top U.S. commander in Iraq, General George Casey:

"On the positive front, Casey revealed for the first time the Sunni insurgency has reached out to both the U.S. and Iraq to find some way to end their terrorist campaign."

Whoah! Talk about upsetting the apple cart! This could be a total disaster. The Dems are just going to have to find a way to accelerate their surrender timetable before those darn terrorists mess everything up by surrendering first!

In other news, for the second day running Today played the drumbeat of Dem disunity. Matt Lauer interviewed Joe Biden, and zinged him with these questions:

"You were here just two weeks ago. It's an amazing change in those two weeks. The Republicans were loathe to talk about the war with Iraq. They were talking about gay marriage and flag burning. And the Democrats seemed to be in the driver's seat. Two weeks later, the Republicans are united behind the president and the Democrats are divided. How did this happen?"

And later: "Do you think, though, there is a perception that the Democrats can't get on the same page? Two Democratic proposals were floated on in the Senate and -- were voted on in the Senate and neither passed. John Kerry's only got 13 votes."

Biden: "That's right."

Lauer: "How did that happen?"

Biden: "Well, that's the point. We don't agree with John Kerry."

Message to Sen. Biden - it's not a good sign when the only way you can refute the disunity allegation is by throwing under the bus your once and perhaps future presidential candidate!


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Delaware; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: biden; democrats; iraq; lauer; miklaszewski; murthaisfrench; nbc; sunniinsurgents; surrender; terrorism; todayshow
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1 posted on 06/23/2006 4:47:55 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: Behind Liberal Lines; Miss Marple; an amused spectator; netmilsmom; Diogenesis; YaYa123; MEG33; ...

Today Show/NewsBusters surrender sweepstakes ping.


2 posted on 06/23/2006 4:48:33 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Watching the Today Show Since 2002 So You Don't Have To.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
LOL! Could they BE any more inept???
3 posted on 06/23/2006 4:49:48 AM PDT by The G Man (The Red States ... the world's only hope for survival.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
"The Dems are just going to have to find a way to accelerate their surrender timetable before those darn terrorists mess everything up by surrendering first!"

Priceless. Thanks for the morning chuckle ;D!
4 posted on 06/23/2006 4:52:09 AM PDT by poobear
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
"On the positive front, Casey revealed for the first time the Sunni insurgency has reached out to both the U.S. and Iraq to find some way to end their terrorist campaign."

Sure thing guys. Give us your address and we'll send our negotiating team right over ...


5 posted on 06/23/2006 4:52:44 AM PDT by The G Man (The Red States ... the world's only hope for survival.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

What a great report. And what good news. Thanks for detailing this so well so most of us don't have to watch The Today show :-)


6 posted on 06/23/2006 4:53:14 AM PDT by Peach (Iraq/AlQaeda relationship http://markeichenlaub.blogspot.com/2006/06/strategic-relationship-between.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
...Rove is in the White House basement, boxing up *official* white surrender flags..smiling..;)

Talk about a party that would just collapse in despair, let the terrorists surrender! MG, just MG!

7 posted on 06/23/2006 4:53:29 AM PDT by small voice in the wilderness (Quick, act casual...if they sense scorn or ridicule, they'll flee)
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To: The G Man

Honest-to-goodness LOL!


8 posted on 06/23/2006 4:53:32 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Watching the Today Show Since 2002 So You Don't Have To.)
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To: poobear; governsleastgovernsbest

Yeah, that's a classic, glgb! LOL!


9 posted on 06/23/2006 4:53:42 AM PDT by The G Man (The Red States ... the world's only hope for survival.)
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To: Peach; poobear

Thanks for the kind words - glad you enjoyed it. Of course we all realize there's still a tough road ahead in Iraq, but I must admit that I got a kick out of putting this report together!


10 posted on 06/23/2006 4:55:13 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Watching the Today Show Since 2002 So You Don't Have To.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1654198/posts



Here's the reason the "insurgents' are wanting to wave the white flag.


11 posted on 06/23/2006 4:56:07 AM PDT by EmilyGeiger
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Rat spokesman: "We exhibited leadership on this issue and set the example for the Sunni Insurgency...."


12 posted on 06/23/2006 4:56:49 AM PDT by AmericaUnited
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I love the smell of Democratic Disunity in the morning.

It smells like.... victory!


13 posted on 06/23/2006 4:57:43 AM PDT by samtheman
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Is it me, or has Lauer gotten less "moonbatty" since Katie Couric left?



14 posted on 06/23/2006 4:58:27 AM PDT by avacado
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To: avacado

Signs point to yes!


15 posted on 06/23/2006 4:59:03 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Watching the Today Show Since 2002 So You Don't Have To.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Thanks GLGB. Makes one think the Today Show may be surrendering also...... to the truth.


16 posted on 06/23/2006 4:59:07 AM PDT by Chuck54
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To: AmericaUnited

I would trust these sunni terrorists about as far as I can throw Ali-Gore.


17 posted on 06/23/2006 4:59:38 AM PDT by Jazzman1
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
I think the Democrats are merely trying to set themselves up to claim credit when the Troop draw downs start. They will go scream to their useful idiots in the Junk Media that they "forced" Bush to make the troop draw downs.

It will be just another lie but that is what Democrats do best, lie, lie, and gain lie.

18 posted on 06/23/2006 4:59:59 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (The US Military. We kill foreigners so you don't have too.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Horrible thought...if the war in Iraq is finally on the wane, we're winning and the MSM admits it...wouldn't it be easier for Hillary to get the nomination? (Soccer moms would vote for her if they weren't worried about terrorism, but they wouldn't like the dem tax hikes at all.)


19 posted on 06/23/2006 5:01:17 AM PDT by hershey
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To: hershey

I refuse to try to find the black cloud on the silver lining.


20 posted on 06/23/2006 5:02:21 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Watching the Today Show Since 2002 So You Don't Have To.)
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