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Smug, Arrogant, Insufferable - Bill Bennett on the "Iraq Report"
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Posted on 12/06/2006 9:08:30 PM PST by dennisw

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1 posted on 12/06/2006 9:08:34 PM PST by dennisw
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The Saudis bought and paid for this report.


2 posted on 12/06/2006 9:10:47 PM PST by dfwgator
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Good for you Bill.

This surrender committee seems to have taken the place of our government.

Just who 'appointed' these clowns anyway?


3 posted on 12/06/2006 9:17:47 PM PST by Lijahsbubbe
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To: dennisw
One reporter got it exactly right in his question

Let me guess - a Fox reporter?

4 posted on 12/06/2006 9:18:35 PM PST by mollynme (cogito, ergo freepum)
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To: dennisw

To bad Kofi wasn't invited to be part of the Commission to give it some real clout.


5 posted on 12/06/2006 9:20:06 PM PST by Thrownatbirth (.....when the sidewalks are safe for the little guy.)
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To: BB

A+

6 posted on 12/06/2006 9:20:08 PM PST by I see my hands (_8(|)
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To: dennisw

I heard Brit Hume today talking about his interview with James Baker who after the cameras were off said, "flip Syria". In other words, he held the hope that Syria could be persuaded to
aid the US in its Iraq problem. I have to believe that is unlikely to the point of being delusional.


7 posted on 12/06/2006 9:22:24 PM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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To: dennisw

I should have known better. I read the title as that Bill Bennet was "Smug, Arrogant, and Insufferable." I love BB.


8 posted on 12/06/2006 9:24:12 PM PST by publana (yes, I checked the preview box without previewing)
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I agree with the author 100%


9 posted on 12/06/2006 9:25:19 PM PST by LiteKeeper (Beware the secularization of America; the Islamization of Eurabia)
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To: Anti-Bubba182

The Jim Baker game plan is that Israel gives Golan Heights to Syria. Then Syria and Iran help us w/ Iraq.


10 posted on 12/06/2006 9:25:41 PM PST by dennisw
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To: dennisw

BTTT


11 posted on 12/06/2006 9:26:27 PM PST by PGalt
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Perhaps the most systemic problem with the report is it didn't tell us how to win...

How to win? Hmmmm...lemme see here...

Kill enough of the right people?

12 posted on 12/06/2006 9:26:55 PM PST by BikerTrash
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To: publana

You are 100% right. I should have made a better subject line (title)


13 posted on 12/06/2006 9:27:15 PM PST by dennisw
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Everybody knows Baker sucks, that Simpson is a has-been that wishes he weren't, that O'Connor is an idiot, etc.

What I can't figure out is why Ed Meese would go along with this thing. Meese one of the most genuine, thoughtful and intelligent men I've ever met. More then that, that's ever served at a high level of Government.


14 posted on 12/06/2006 9:27:53 PM PST by zbigreddogz
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He's right. The Iraq surrender group shows us how to lose.


15 posted on 12/06/2006 9:28:21 PM PST by dc-zoo
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To: Anti-Bubba182
he held the hope that Syria could be persuaded to aid the US in its Iraq problem. I have to believe that is unlikely to the point of being delusional.

I'm a grad student, and one of my teachers, who's a very Hawkish Republican, calls Baker's International Policy "Unrealistic Realism". Bout sums it up far as I can tell.

16 posted on 12/06/2006 9:29:23 PM PST by zbigreddogz
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To: dennisw

Bush may yet see a victory, but for the country as a whole
it will be a Phryyic victory at best, we have hundreds of millions of terrorists left to destroy some already have
WMDs such as Pakistan , possibly Iran. Bush looks weak and
indecisive instead of playing to the arab street he should be saturation bombing the arab street day and night, there will be a steep
price to pay for limpwristed compassionate conservatism.


17 posted on 12/06/2006 9:29:24 PM PST by claptrap (We've found a Witch can we burn her?)
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That is nuts. Israel will not give up the Golan unless the US puts them under unconscionable pressure for the dubious help of Syria. If the US wants to put pressure on some country it should be Syria for all the WMD material that was shipped there prior to the war.


18 posted on 12/06/2006 9:30:18 PM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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To: dennisw

This is how Rome lost it's Republic, really.


19 posted on 12/06/2006 9:30:52 PM PST by claudiustg (Delenda est Iran)
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>>>I heard Brit Hume today talking about his interview with James Baker who after the cameras were off said, "flip Syria".<<<

Clarify for me....who said "flip Syria"? Was that Baker..or Hume? Makes a big difference!

And I'm not sure what your getting at when you said "he held hope that Syria.....aid US in its Iraq problem.

Saying "flip Syria" doesn track with your interpretation, no matter who said it?

Confused....give me some help!

20 posted on 12/06/2006 9:31:17 PM PST by HardStarboard (Give Pelosi and Reid Enough Rope to Hang Themselves.)
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