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In Baghdad, Pelosi Quizzed Young Soldier on 'Intelligence That Got Us Into the War'
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| Mark Finkelstein
Posted on 01/27/2007 6:27:32 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
Edited on 01/27/2007 7:43:18 AM PST by Admin Moderator.
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Did anyone really believe that Nancy Pelosi's recent whirlwind visit to Iraq was truly the "fact-finding" mission she billed it to be? I doubt it. But just in case there are some credulous folks out there, here's proof that rather than trying to find facts, Pelosi wanted to promote a political agenda.
Have a look at this video clip from her January 26th visit. Exactly two minutes in, Pelosi, seated with Jack Murtha, is speaking with the young female Army soldier who is seen facing the camera. Here is the exchange:
Young Army Soldier: "I'm a 96th Bravo Intel Analyst. I work as a Sunni analyst in a fusion cell."
Nancy Pelosi: "Let's talk about the intelligence that got us into the war. That would be interesting to start with."
Think about it. If Pelosi were truly interested in "finding facts," she might have asked this young analyst about the strides we are making with Sunnis and the cooperation we're receiving against al-Qaeda in Iraq, about new cooperation we're receiving from Shia government leaders in rooting out death-squad leaders -- and what might happen to those efforts if we followed Mr. Murtha's recommendation and "redeployed" our folks to Okinawa.
Instead, with her eyes firmly fixed in the rear-view mirror and on domestic politics, Pelosi seeks to lure the analyst into a discussion of the intelligence from five years ago that led to the decision to go to war - something clearly outside the soldier's areas of responsibility or expertise.
This is not "fact-finding" - it's an attempt to use our brave soldiers as extras in Pelosi's political stunt film. Has anyone seen a MSM report on Pelosi's attempt to exploit the solider for political ends? Neither have I.
Mark was in Iraq in November. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: intelligence; iraq; palomino; pelosi
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To: governsleastgovernsbest; HitmanLV
She is such a witch!
To: Victoria Delsoul
Hahahahah! Classic! Thanks for sharing! :-)
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posted on
01/27/2007 6:02:45 PM PST
by
HitmanLV
(Rock, Rock, Rock and Rollergames! Rockin' & Rolling, Rockin' with Rollergames!)
To: HitmanLV
To: Victoria Delsoul
LOL!!!
It's scary how real that image looks.
84
posted on
01/27/2007 6:04:41 PM PST
by
Alberta's Child
(Can money pay for all the days I lived awake but half asleep?)
To: Alberta's Child
LOL, I think it does a good job depicting the true Pelosi.
To: Victoria Delsoul
Geez -- you even have all the detail there, too . . . right down to the green color of her demonic-looking wide-open eyelids!
86
posted on
01/27/2007 6:08:08 PM PST
by
Alberta's Child
(Can money pay for all the days I lived awake but half asleep?)
To: Alberta's Child
Hahahaha, glad you liked it.
To: Victoria Delsoul
LOL. I always look forward to your "Pelosi photo" masterpieces.
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posted on
01/27/2007 6:12:08 PM PST
by
Alberta's Child
(Can money pay for all the days I lived awake but half asleep?)
To: Alberta's Child
Thanks, I will ping you next time.
To: Victoria Delsoul
Great -- thanks! I've been running around a bit over the last few days and haven't had time to check in here very often.
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posted on
01/27/2007 6:14:01 PM PST
by
Alberta's Child
(Can money pay for all the days I lived awake but half asleep?)
To: Alberta's Child
Oh, good. I hope you didn't check my last Rudy post to you, LOL.
To: Victoria Delsoul
I'll go back and check it later, LOL.
At least we can disagree and debate intelligently -- and on good terms!
I have to run out for a while now . . . I'll be back by about 11:00 or so.
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posted on
01/27/2007 6:24:30 PM PST
by
Alberta's Child
(Can money pay for all the days I lived awake but half asleep?)
To: Alberta's Child
At least we can disagree and debate intelligently -- and on good terms! Yes, we can.
OK, see ya later.
To: Sarajevo
Surely you're not trying to say this was a pelosi setup, are you? Do you really think a RAT would do something as slimy as that?
To: governsleastgovernsbest; Grampa Dave
Oh My God!
She asked some poor young enlisted 96B about what kind of national level intelligence the White House AND PELOSI HERSELF looked at before the war?!
Pelosi is an absolute imbecile. That's like going to a glue factory now and asking them about the best pick for the 2002 Kentucky Derby!
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posted on
01/27/2007 6:33:36 PM PST
by
Cogadh na Sith
(There's an open road from the cradle to the tomb.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest; All
Did you notice the soldiers didn't look happy at all, to see Bella Pelosi and ex marine Murtha?
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posted on
01/27/2007 6:52:22 PM PST
by
Kaslin
(In war, there are two exit strategies. One is called victory. The other is called defeat.)
To: SIDENET
What war zone? They stayed in the green zone
97
posted on
01/27/2007 6:56:02 PM PST
by
Kaslin
(In war, there are two exit strategies. One is called victory. The other is called defeat.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
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posted on
01/29/2007 11:36:49 AM PST
by
cgk
(I don't see myself as a conservative. I see myself as a religious, right-wing, wacko extremist.)
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