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America May Penalise Iraq If It Fails To Stop The Violence
The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 10-23-2006 | Oliver Poole - Damien McElroy

Posted on 10/22/2006 7:55:14 PM PDT by blam

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1 posted on 10/22/2006 7:55:15 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam

Sounds crazy. The current penalty for failure is death by IED or suicide bomber.


What am I missing here?


2 posted on 10/22/2006 7:57:49 PM PDT by SteveMcKing
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What am I missing here?

I'd guess that you're not adequately factoring in the astounding degree of stupidity involved in all of this from the beginning.

3 posted on 10/22/2006 7:59:46 PM PDT by AntiGuv (o) ™ (o)
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To: blam

OK, let me see, do I have this correct? Someone talkes to the NYTs without being quoted, now everyone runs with this story as if it were gospel?

I'm I correct, or did someone make an announcement I didn't hear?


5 posted on 10/22/2006 8:01:58 PM PDT by bnelson44 (Proud parent of a tanker! (Charlie Mike, son))
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To: blam

I think we should put all of our troops in bases out in the desert where they are safe.

Let the animals eat each other, and when they are done, blow them up one more time.

Our troops are trained to kill, destroy, and burn. They are not trained to drive down busy streets to escort envoys and deliver messages, while civilians are all around them, mixing with terrorists.


6 posted on 10/22/2006 8:04:03 PM PDT by Paloma_55 (I may be a hateful bigot, but I still love you)
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To: blam
Well, Mr. President, maybe if you'd stop letting the Rats and the MSM hamstring our troops, let the generals fight the war instead of bureaucrats, and letting RINOs demand that the enemy be covered by the Geneva Convention, what did you expect was going to happen?

The war should have been over in April of 2004 when Fallujah should have been hit with an all-out blitz. But naaaawwww....

7 posted on 10/22/2006 8:05:26 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Why can't Republicans stand up to Democrats like they do to terrorists?)
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The fact of the matter is that the Iraqis are NOT"gettin' it done"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


8 posted on 10/22/2006 8:08:14 PM PDT by bandleader
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To: Paloma_55

I cannot disagree with you!


10 posted on 10/22/2006 8:09:25 PM PDT by bandleader
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To: blam

"Stop resisting us, or we'll stay longer."

That'll teach 'em.


11 posted on 10/22/2006 8:14:07 PM PDT by Lunatic Fringe (Say "NO" to the Trans-Texas Corridor)
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To: blam

Bush wants to do something he should stop liberals from emboldening these mutts. It`s no secret the only reason this has been one of the deadliest months is because these terror scumbags want democrats to win. Bush should not forget we are not only fighting a war on terror, but a war on traitors who to date have yet to be held accountable even once for their actions. Well that`s not true, we had John Walker Lindh and that`s it!

What they are trying to do is the exact same thing they did for commies in Vietnam. It`s Jane Fonda times a million today and Bush just ignores it over and over and over and it drives me nuts. Enough of this "freedom of speech" excuse he keeps giving..There is a huge difference between freedom of speech and blatant treason..The New York Times should be torn apart, Pinch or whoever is rsponsible tried and hanged, Michael Moore tried under a revitalization of the sedition act, Ted Kennedy called to task for calling the Iraq invasion a "farce", enough of this butt kissing bullcr*p. How many men and women have we lost already because of the constant goading on of terrorism by the left? It`s been non stop everyday since 911 and enough is enough. It doesn`t take a genius to see why Al-Qaeda repeats almost on a weekly basis what the left says verbatim. Don`t believe me, here is the latest example I posted.....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1720174/posts


12 posted on 10/22/2006 8:14:32 PM PDT by Screamname (LET`S GO TIGERS!!! LET`S GO TIGERS! LET`S GO TIGERS! LET`S GO TIGERS!!!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

The politicians keep rushing to try to install political/diplomatic settlements before the war has been won.

Wars are messy, dirty, bloody. But the politicians need to let the military win the war before they rush in with the diplomacy.


13 posted on 10/22/2006 8:16:36 PM PDT by TomGuy
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Why are you arguing with yet another BS MSM article?

Let's go to thread that shows Bush's real words and intentions, not the MSM BS interpretation based on hidden sources and their own prejudices ...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1723927/posts


14 posted on 10/22/2006 8:21:08 PM PDT by WOSG (Broken-glass time, Republicans! Save the Congress!)
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To: blam
President George W Bush met his top generals to discuss the deteriorating situation in Iraq as it was reported that America is considering punishing Baghdad if it fails to meet deadlines to stop the violence.

Why should Baghdad be punished? Our "leaders" are the ones letting the likes of Moqtada al-Sadr live and then acting astonished when he returns our benevolence with renewed fighting only scant months later on.

We need to start greasing terrorist-supporting imams over there, starting yesterday. And we need to start levelling mosques the minute they're used for attacks on our troops. Enough of this "cultural sensitivity" and multi-culti bullcrap. It's only letting the enemy get stronger and allowing more of our troops to get needlessly killed and injured.

Enough is enough already. Either fight like we mean to win this damned war or get the hell out!

15 posted on 10/22/2006 8:25:33 PM PDT by Prime Choice (True Conservatives don't vote for Liberals just because they have an 'R' by their name.)
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Our troops are trained to kill, destroy, and burn. They are not trained to drive down busy streets to escort envoys and deliver messages, while civilians are all around them, mixing with terrorists.

Welcome to 4th Gen Warfare.
Ugly it is.

16 posted on 10/22/2006 8:26:55 PM PDT by JoinJuniorAchievement (“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.")
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To: Screamname

You speak the truth. We've got to grow some kiwis or the left is going to drag us to hell.


17 posted on 10/22/2006 8:34:48 PM PDT by Jaysun (Idiot Muslims. They're just dying to have sex orgies.)
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To: Prime Choice
We need to start greasing terrorist-supporting imams over there, starting yesterday.

That would certainly help, and it is harder to do it later, rather than earlier.

18 posted on 10/22/2006 8:36:08 PM PDT by Navy Patriot
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To: blam
>>>"Our goal in Iraq is clear and unchanging: our goal is victory," he said in his weekly radio address. "What is changing are the tactics we use to achieve that goal." <<<

I agree with the goal Mr. President, but we won't reach it until we acknowledge that Iran & Syria are funding the insurgency, are responsible for a major share of the sectarian violence, and that something serious must be done to bring both of them "up straight"!

19 posted on 10/22/2006 8:43:57 PM PDT by HardStarboard (Hey, march some more - its helping get the wall built!)
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Just gradually remove US and British troops from small sections of the country. Put the entire Iraqi Army into those areas if necessary, but get our troops out of them to reduce their profile as targets. Then concentrate our forces in the remaining area and actually make them safe for troops. It's sink or swim time. If the Iraqis aren't capable of that by now, they never will be, and we should just leave.


20 posted on 10/22/2006 8:45:38 PM PDT by KellyAdmirer
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