Powell: We Are Losing In Iraq

WFRV.COM ^ | 17 DECEMBER 2006 | AP

[Nam Vet]

I used to respect this guy, but after witnessing his dismal performance since he retired, (Sec of State and mouthy idiot) I am indeed thinking his career was all politics and tokenism. He has proven himself NOT to be a well informed patriot. He is just another one-worlder who doesn't really get American exceptionalism.

Nam Vet

[SHOOT THE MOON bat]

OK, thanks. I really don't want a neighbor across the bridge thinking I don't support our troops or the mission because sometimes I think that that is all that I can think about. Sometimes its frustrating only being able to do just that.

[Firefigher NC]

If you say anything here that detracts from the mandatory line that we're really winning no matter what the press says, then you're labeled unAmerican or against the troops, or any host of idiotic slogans. It's like arguing with a liberal.

[SHOOT THE MOON bat]

It's been interesting. I'm just praying that with all the dedicated and intelligent people we have in this country someone can come up with a plan to bring sanity to Iraq and the Greater Middle East.

[Bonaparte]

I guess Belafonte can stop calling Powell a "house negro" now.

[Firefigher NC]

If we could split up Iraq into 3 different countries in order to stop the in-fighting I'd be all for it, but then there arises the problem of one or two of those countries turning hostile towards us and establishing 2 more terrorist states. But of course the Sunnis and Shias don't want the oil fields going to the Kurds. I don't really see a solution unless we can convince the major Iraqi sects to stop fighting, but it looks like civil war is gonna be the course for Iraq and we're stuck in the middle. That being said I do not favor rapid withdrawal, but more aggressive military operations where necessary and continuing with trying to reach resonable negotiations between the Kurds, Sunni-Arabs, and Shiites.

[Towed_Jumper]

"The coalition never had a mandate to take over Iraq. It was to liberate Kuwait."

Agreed. But we have also keep in mind that the "country" known as Kuwait was, and remains in fact, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Al-Sabah family. What we accomplished in GW1 was more about securing the blessings of oil revenue to the Al-Sabah family (and by extension protected the oil wells of Saudi Arabia), than it was about "liberating" the country.

[SHOOT THE MOON bat]

I always thought one country with 3 strong federalist states might help solve the problem. That way anyone could live any where and they would still be Iraqi but the three different states would control their own religious culture. The oil wealth is shared equally throughout the country regardless of where the oil is located.

[jnsun]

"It's like arguing with a liberal."

Not to go off subject (my support and sympathies with Moonbat) but your comment above would be hilarious were it not so tragically accurate. It's an amazing, amazing, totally predictable psychological phenomenon, arguing with the Left. Teaching occasionally at the local college I have plenty of opportunity, and it's like discussion with the talking mandarin, it only goes one direction. In the absence of any esoteric psychiatric nomenclature I just call it bigotry. My ninety three year old mother, wiser by thirty years, calls it stupidity.

[sarcastro]

Colin Powell is, and has always been, a Democrat. He never liked George W, they were just using each other; Dubbya wanted Colin's popularity, Colin wanted a platform to advertise his "doctrine". He was the Barack Obama of the 90's. Remember how he insulted Republicans about affirmative action at the 2000 convention? Remember how he said he'd work for Gore? Remember how his apologists on talk-radio kept acting like he was one of them, regardless of what he said? The whole thing was pathetic, and no one should be surprised by what he's saying to the media. The only real interest I have about Powell is why he is a registered Republican, when he clearly believes in NOTHING conservatives believe.