Iraq exit the No 1 priority for Rumsfeld successor

The Times ^ | November 9, 2006 | Philippe Naughton

[FLOutdoorsman]

Air Force and CIA analyst.

[navyguy]

I hope Mr. Gates is successful, but the reason things are difficult in Iraq, and the reason that Liberals are on the peace offensive, is exactly the same reason.

While the media works triple overtime pointing the finger at President Bush and Donald Rumsfeld, the core problem in Iraq is that the Iraqi people themselves are an extremely violent bunch. They always have been and they always will be. It is unlikely Mr. Gates will be able to fix that. Only the Iraqi government can really address that and their best bet is to exercise total domination (read: total violence) over the enemy. Its the only thing the enemy actually understands. Exiting Iraq with any sortt of grace virtually requires it.

The point is this: Its time we start blaming the real source of this problem... the Iraqi people, Sunni's in particular. While there are many good Iraqi people, there are also hordes of them ready to kill or die at a moments notice. I'll no doubt get flamed for this, but I don't care. Political correctness has gotten us nowhere with these people.

[VastRWCon]

Is this another BRILLANT MOVE by President George Bush??? Replacing the liberal hated Rove with someone else thus forcing them to VOTE for the new guy or KEEP the hated ROVE?????

I SAY BRILLANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AliVeritas]

Could some of you spare time to go to Kristinn's Gold Star Families in Iraq thread...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1734425/posts

They could use our support now.

[mtntop3]

Why do we have to read this obscene tripe?? Rumsfeld a "warmonger"??

Forward it to Bin Laden - on second thought, it undoubtedly already has been forwarded...

[mtntop3]

P. S. - This is, incidentally, intended to specifically increase the cries for British troops to be removed from Iraq. This son of a bitch is nothing more than an agent for Islamic terrorists.

[MadIvan]

The election result has given ammunition to the left over here. I hope the people who voted for the Democrats are bloody pleased with themselves.

Regards, Ivan

[Txsleuth]

bttt

[moose2004]

As a short term solution I think Maliki, at our urging, will implement "martial law" in Baghdad and the Anbar Province very soon. It won't be the answer, but it will be a start to achieving some sort of calm. Bush and Gate's new approach is contained in the Baker Report, and I'm sure it will recommend some sort of direct negotiations with Tehran and Damascus over Iraq. It will also urge direct negotiations with Tehran over their nukes.

[Cedar]

"O lny srmat poelpe can raed tihs."

Hey, that's amazing. I just didn't realize...

(Will we see spelling go down the drain with multiplication tables?) LOL

[gotribe]

Long overdue.

[himno hero]

Victory has been met. Ask Iran. Ask Syria...hamas, hizbullah, al aqsa... they are now the victors, and the "american-coward-dog" is running home with her tail between her legs.

Sure you can close out of iraq. What about afghanistan? They will see the american interests going home and want to do the same.

Now they have total and absolute victory

Allah akber... did I get that right? Coming to America

[kuma]

And they did. Just take a look at the thread. I'm hoping he's for putting the Iraqi's more in charge because they seem to be the only one's who are allowed to be brutal with the enemy.

[COEXERJ145]

Since yesterday FReepers have been acting no different than the DUmmies except not as much profanity.

Some see a conspiracy behind the defeat.

Others think Bush wanted to lose the election

My personal favorites are that the Democrats are going to open reeducation camps for all Republicans, get rid of Rush Limbaugh, and then make Pelosi President by killing Bush and Cheney.

Why don't we all just commit mass suicide and save ourselves the suffering? /sarcasm

[ch.man]

You forgot one important detail: Kurdistan will be independant.

[sam_paine]

So what are the Iraqis going to do in response.

Nancy P and Murtha say they want this to spur the Iraqi govt into action to take over security faster.

Might this just panic them for the Iranian Shia and or Al Qaeda exits?

I mean, if they don't want to be left behind, might they not as well start making friends with those who will be left behind...?

)-;

[sam_paine]

This kind of thing needs to be broadcast far and wide to preempt Murtha's cut-n-run.

Got a link to the source I can forward?

[greccogirl]

And once again we will leave with the job undone. How disgusting.

[Broker]

This Gates guy is a bureaucrat. Rummie suffered for shaking up DOD w/ force reallignment; priority of making our resources smaller and more efficient. God bless him too for his courageous engagement in the war on terror. His best attribute was a sense of history with a thick skin.

GWB is tired. He is listening to his Dad's advisors. Which means his two remaining years will be a mediocre stewardship. Which would be OK if our enemies were not so passionately lethal.