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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....07-12-07...JohnHuang2's ~ My Two Cents
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| JohnHuang2
Posted on 07/12/2007 7:03:28 AM PDT by dutchess
Hurry time is running out to lose in Iraq!
by JohnHuang2
It seems the only thing liberals love more than car bombs in Baghdad is . . . hmmm, theres nothing they love more, come to think of it (although flop-a-thon Live Earth concerts and sniffing Michael Moores soiled knickers are close behind). Every morning libbies rush to the New York Times to get their car bomb fix of the day.
Liberals love the Iraq issue so much, they want to carve Iraq into thirds lets have three Iraqs instead of just one! But with the troop surge in place even liberals are suddenly losing hope in al-Qaeda in Iraq so much so that they want to surrender now, rather than wait until September 15, which was their original game plan when they didnt think the surge would work because military expert Arianna Huffington told them so. They even want to surrender before Friday, when the first report is due. Every sane person knows that if we leave Iraq, theyll follow us here. Yet, libbies just want to quit, pick up their mullahs and bring them home in the middle of a war. America will be so much safer.
The surge has barely kicked in and already liberals are citing worrisome trends such as that its working. This is not to say there isnt any good news out of Iraq for liberals theres that wonderful Glasgow Jeep car bomb doctor from Iraq (the downside for liberals being that the mission failed, but its the thought that counts). And, of course, liberals had another grim milestone to celebrate 3,600 U.S. deaths in Iraq. (Theyre pulling for 4,000 by mid-September they love the troops.)
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But phase one of the failed surge is barely in place and already the signals that its working include:
The New York Times calling on Bush to withdraw immediately. The editors on Sunday wrote an editorial calling the Iraq war a lost cause but it turned out they were looking at the papers balance sheet.
Fiery, all-powerful, all-Madhi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr fled back to Iran after realizing the Democrats dont have the votes to force Bush to lose the war. (At the time of this writing, it wasnt clear if the Mookster plans to seek Nancy Pelosis seat.)
The number of Iraqi civilian and military deaths has dropped by more than half since February. Before the surge (when liberals starting saying the surge was failing), military planners said the surge would have to work its way through all its phases for violence to drop this dramatically though hand-to-hand violence still rages hideously inside Katie Courics office.
Military geniuses like Harry Reid said the Sunnis would never join the Great Satan to fight al-Qaeda. Sunnis in Diyala, Babil and Salah-ad-Din provinces as well as the Sunnis of Anbar province have joined the Great Satan to fight al-Qaeda.
Attacks on our troops in Anbar province are down dramatically, while attacks are up only in areas the enemy still controls several Baghdad neighborhoods and over 50% of the U.S. Congress.
(Attacks by al-Qaeda on civilians inside the U.S. strangely remain at zero ever since we invaded Afghanistan and Iraq. Im sure theres no connection.)
U.S. troops whove fought in Iraq are re-enlisting in higher numbers than throughout the military in general, and over 140,000 soldiers have enlisted or re-enlisted in the Army. All three components are above the retention goals as of the end of March; overall retention mission is 37,578, (White House briefing, 7/3).
Tips on al-Qaeda from the locals are rolling in more than ever; insurgents are stacking up at the morgue; car bomb factories are being raided and shut down; more Baghdad bidnesses are opening; people are pouring back into the capital due to the failed surge in the capital, etc.
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But none of this is enough to satisfy liberal ninnies and treasoncrats like Nancy Pelosi because their plan to establish order and stability in Iraq is to go to Syria clad in a Burka and to keep saying the word redeploy. Redeploy troops out of Iraq and Iraq will be peaceful again. You see this all the time crime-infested gangland urban areas turn into crime-free neighborhoods just as soon as the cops pull out!
But with evidence the surge is working, I notice libbies are turning to their retread excuse. Theyre upset that not enough progress has been made in Iraq on the political front (reconciliation). Liberals are astonished, stunned and dismayed that the surge has been in place for three weeks and Iraq is not Iowa yet. It took America years to get its act together why is Iraq taking years to get its act together? Sixty-two years after WWII, American troops are still in Germany because Germany still cant defend itself from the fierce threat of Warsaw Pact forces that dont exist anymore. We need a pull out plan from that quagmire.
Another favorite complaint is that Iraqis havent passed an oil law. Yes, Jihadis strap on suicide belts because Iraq lacks an oil law.
The whole point of the surge is security first, then well discuss amnesty and political reconciliation. But nothing changes facts on the ground like changing facts on the ground. The media, the Democrats and the RINOs are fixated on benchmarks in Baghdad and whether or not this or that piece of paper or bill in parliament gets passed liberals hoping nothing gets passed in order to declare the surge a failure, force the U.S. to bail, enjoy the genocide aftermath; RINOs hoping something gets passed to get the parties to cut a deal with the Sunnis, get the Sunnis to quit the insurgency and get the reconciliation going. But the Sunnis already cut a deal with the Great Satan, rolling up al-Qaeda alongside the pros because of the surge that the geniuses in Congress, believing their own press releases, think is failing. Bush figured its hard to get people pumped about reconciliation if theyre getting slaughtered and, anyway, the chaps doing the heavy lifting on the battlefield matter more than the chaps in parliament if changing facts on the ground is what you want.
But if youre Congress, the illusion is that all it takes is a bill here or amendment there, problem fixed. Get the Iraqi parliament to pass an oil law and al-Qaeda will lay down its arms! Youll see! Sen. Carl Levin on Tuesday proposed to end the war by the scheduled date of April 30, 2008. Lovely. Make sure to pass it along to al-Qaeda and good luck with that.
You can schedule dates to end the war all you want but the basic fallacy in that plan is that the enemy could have a say on when the fighting stops. But Im sure Levins measure will get al-Qaeda to fold its tent! Just you see!
Anyway, that's...
My two cents
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posted on
07/12/2007 7:03:32 AM PDT
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dutchess
To: All
Bump for later read - looks like a good one.
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posted on
07/12/2007 7:07:43 AM PDT
by
Sun
(Vote for Duncan Hunter in the primaries. See you there. http://www.gohunter08.com/Home.aspx)
To: ST.LOUIE1; Billie; DollyCali; GodBlessUSA; JustAmy; Mama_Bear; The Mayor; Aquamarine; deadhead; ...
It's Thursday and that means another JohnHuang2 tell it like it is essay at the Finest!!!! ENJOY!!!!
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posted on
07/12/2007 7:09:50 AM PDT
by
dutchess
To: All
God Bless Our Military
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We ask Lord, that You guide the leaders of our great country in their hour of decision. The burden that has been placed on their shoulders is overwhelming. We ask that with Your infinite wisdom You guide them gently to the right decisions.
Please give us the strength, Lord, to get through each difficult and devastating day that faces each of us and our country. Protect and guide our Military that are now being called to duty, strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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posted on
07/12/2007 7:12:41 AM PDT
by
dutchess
To: dutchess; JohnHuang2; Finest FRiends
Another great "tell it like it is" essay, John. Love your presentation, dutchess.
May God protect our troops and their mission from enemies at home and abroad.
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posted on
07/12/2007 7:29:56 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
To: dutchess; JohnHuang2
Thanks dutchess and JH2 for another great Thursday analysis of the topic of the day.
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posted on
07/12/2007 7:38:23 AM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: dutchess; JohnHuang2
Another "nail on the head" essay. Love it when the libs true intentions are brought to life.
Off to the airport in a couple hours for our vacation - see ya next week.
To: dutchess
So the Iraqis ARE stepping up to defend their own country. Their forces also led the very successful operation in Baquba, with American and allied forces in support.
This is just one sign of the progress were making. Remember when Anbar Province couldnt be controlled? Well, there is no Al Qaeda there now and its subdued. In Fallujah, where there were once 37 attacks per day, there is less than one per day. Some of those barely qualify theyre on the order of one guy with a pistol.
The journalists, however, wont venture outside their cushy hotel in Baghdad, and Baghdad is where were having the least success. For reasons of laziness and personal comfort, as well as ideology, they wont venture otu into the country to see the success.
After all, it might undermine their Dimmycrap friends effort to lose this war.
BTW, there is a word for trying to make your own country lose a war. The Dimmycraps objectively are giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
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posted on
07/12/2007 8:09:04 AM PDT
by
TBP
To: dutchess
Good morning Dutchess and every one...JH2 hits another home run as usual. Not been as active as I use t be, but I do look in.
See what I've been up to lately.
Valor Quilts
Not a very flattering photo, but the quilts are beautiful. We meet every Tuesday at the Baker Community Center in Millington from 10-noon.
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posted on
07/12/2007 8:30:39 AM PDT
by
GailA
(I'm a quilt-a-holic and proud of it. Run Fred Run!)
To: JohnHuang2; dutchess; pookie18; Diver Dave; MEG33; ConorMacNessa
Great work John, great presentation dutchess & great toon additions pookie.. appreciate the work this takes & wish more would drop by to visit ...
Good morning (almost noon) to Conor, Dave & Meg..
cooler here finially but we do need rain. Most of it missed us (again)
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posted on
07/12/2007 8:57:48 AM PDT
by
DollyCali
(Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
To: GailA
What a beautiful way to support our wounded!
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posted on
07/12/2007 9:08:13 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
To: DollyCali
Morning,Dolly..It is definitely heating up here..and the humidity is higher than normal..I have gotten some yard and garage duties done after the big rains..more to do, of course.
I am doing a little each day.
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posted on
07/12/2007 9:13:38 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
To: dutchess; JohnHuang2; pookie18
Thank you for this excellent thread!
The rats and rinos are exasperating.
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posted on
07/12/2007 11:51:21 AM PDT
by
GodBlessUSA
(US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You!. It Prayers said for our Heroes!)
To: JohnHuang2
“Hurry, time is running out in Iraq - to lose”
That says it all about libs.
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posted on
07/12/2007 1:30:35 PM PDT
by
Sun
(Vote for Duncan Hunter in the primaries. See you there. http://www.gohunter08.com/Home.aspx)
To: Sun
Don’t forget to read it...it’s another JohnHuang WINNER!
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posted on
07/12/2007 1:41:21 PM PDT
by
dutchess
To: MEG33
Hi Meg. Sorry I missed you this morning. Had to post and off to work. Love the ‘toon of the dems raising the white flag. I’m waiting to hear their spin on today’s positive progress report!
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posted on
07/12/2007 1:43:23 PM PDT
by
dutchess
To: ConorMacNessa; JohnHuang2
Hi Conor. Sorry I missed you this morning. A great analysis by our favorite resident author!
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posted on
07/12/2007 1:44:37 PM PDT
by
dutchess
To: Diver Dave
OOPS...in case you can still check in HAVE A WONDERFUL VACATION!!!!!
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posted on
07/12/2007 1:45:36 PM PDT
by
dutchess
To: TBP
BTW, there is a word for trying to make your own country lose a war. The Dimmycraps objectively are giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
Great analysis and your last line bears repeating over and over again!
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posted on
07/12/2007 1:47:26 PM PDT
by
dutchess
To: GailA
Hi Gail. Great to see you and hope all is well. Awesome job about the valor quilts. Thanks for posting the link! ((((gail)))))
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posted on
07/12/2007 1:49:04 PM PDT
by
dutchess
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