Posted on 09/04/2007 11:31:28 PM PDT by goldstategop
Iraq is a long way to go for a photo op, but not for President Bush, who is pulling out all the stops to divert public attention from his failed Iraq policies and to keep Congress from demanding that he bring the troops home. As Americans and Iraqis continue to die — and Iraqi politicians refuse to reconcile — Mr. Bush stubbornly refuses to recognize that what both countries need is a responsible exit strategy for the United States, not more photo ops and disingenuous claims of success.
With Congress launching a series of pivotal hearings this week, Mr. Bush’s eight-hour stopover in Iraq on Sunday won him major play in the news media, including photos of smiling American military forces with their commander in chief. But the facts of the visit undermined his claims that his troop escalation is working and deserves more time and more lives to bear fruit.
Mr. Bush’s only destination was an isolated, well-fortified air base in Anbar Province, not Baghdad where his so-called surge was supposed to bring stability and persuade Iraqi politicians that they had more to gain from reconciliation than score-settling. We suppose Mr. Bush could claim one success for his visit: he did manage to get Iraq’s Shiite prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, to visit the Sunni-dominated province.
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"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Jeez, these clowns are really laying it on thick this time. Fear or delusion?
News organizations have taken the Times’ cue and are repeating the big lie. They have to preempt the news of our successes in the war before the American public is convinced that we don’t have to lose.
Wow, the Editorial Board sure has its panties in a twist over this one!
They want the dimms to win the House, Senate, and Presidency in ‘08 sooo bad, that they don’t care if they are giving the enemy aid and comfort with these lies!
Unfortunately, the vast number of citizens who will believe and repeat this bull are dumb sheep who will follow the lying pied pipers and will not educate themselves so they won’t be deceived!
It will get worse as we get closer to the election!
Duncan Hunter - Conservative/Looking out for Americans!
http://www.ontheissues.org/Duncan_Hunter.htm
Any one trusting the Democrat Majority Press, for the facts on the ground, is being omitted the real efforts of the Service Members, ONE DAY;
http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=1&id=4&Itemid=21
Tuesday, 04 September 2007 VBIED emplacer caught in the act, previous attack video found
Tuesday, 04 September 2007 Iraqi Army, U.S. Special Forces detain extremist death-squad member
Tuesday, 04 September 2007 Airpower Summary for September 2
Tuesday, 04 September 2007 Airpower Summary for September 3
Tuesday, 04 September 2007 Kadamiyah car bomb kills 5 civilians, injures 15
Tuesday, 04 September 2007 Four suspects captured in eastern Baghdad
Tuesday, 04 September 2007 Coalition Forces destroy explosives, kill two terrorists, detain 10 suspects
Tuesday, 04 September 2007 Coalition forces kill one, detain two in search for smugglers of Iranian weapons
Tuesday, 04 September 2007 MNF-I welcomes commitment of honor
Tuesday, 04 September 2007 Iraqi Army, U.S. Special Forces dismantle al Qaeda in Iraq cell, detain 46
Tuesday, 04 September 2007 Paratroopers detain two, confiscate weapons
Tuesday, 04 September 2007 Iraqi Army, U.S. Special Forces detain AQI leaders near Kirkuk
Tuesday, 04 September 2007 Foot patrol leads to hidden cache
Tuesday, 04 September 2007 Operation Gecko: Concerned citizens lead Coalition Forces to cache, destroy militia safehouse
Tuesday, 04 September 2007 Operation Hit and Run results in eight detained
Tuesday, 04 September 2007 MND-C Apache crews destroy al-Qaeda safehouse
See link for links to articles:
http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=1&id=4&Itemid=21
Delusion.
Nevermind that he is going halfway around the world, and it's no father to go by Iraq than it would have been to go the other direction.
...who is pulling out all the stops to divert public attention from his failed Iraq policies...
<>Let me get this straight. Bush is trying to divert attention from Iraq, but he just led the press core and world attention to it. Is that about it?
...and to keep Congress from demanding that he bring the troops home.
Well this is one of his policies, I guess some might forgive him for remaining steadfast in the shadow of those fronting for the Terrorists number one demand, we leave Iraq.
As Americans and Iraqis continue to die...
Yes, and why do they continue to die? The do because the job isn't done. When the job is done they won't continue to die, and they will come home.
...and Iraqi politicians refuse to reconcile...
I guess the meetings and agreements by the interested parties in Iraq to pull together, doesn't count right? It doesn't matter that Shiite and Sunis have agreed to work toward a stable government. What constitutes reconciliation in your book?
Mr. Bush stubbornly refuses to recognize that what both countries need is a responsible exit strategy for the United States, not more photo ops and disingenuous claims of success.
There you go again. Here is the bottom line. The terrorists want us out, and you're going to do your damnedest to get us out. What more could you do in the interest of the terrorists? Anything?
With Congress launching a series of pivotal hearings this week,
Pivotal hearings... the left hasn't waited for those hearings, so just how pivotal are they. The Congressional Democrats have morphed their arguments to whether the rulers in Iraq have met their hurdles. With about seven of eighteen of the leadership hurdles met, they will call for a pullout. Big surprise there. You men and they are on the same page with the terrorists and nothing is going to get you off track. Never mind that the surge is working. That doesn't count now. It's been discounted because it makes your team look like girl scouts going door to door selling cookies nobody wants. Well, change your product you numbskulls. Try selling victory in Iraq cookies instead of defeat cookies. Try pulling for the US instead of some guys holed up in a cave praying to Allah that you'll continue writing this type of tripe until hell freezes over.
Mr. Bush’s eight-hour stopover in Iraq on Sunday won him major play in the news media, including photos of smiling American military forces with their commander in chief. But the facts of the visit undermined his claims that his troop escalation is working and deserves more time and more lives to bear fruit.
No it did not undermine his claims. Iraq is a war zone. Use the head God, oops sorry about that, gave you.
Mr. Bush’s only destination was an isolated, well-fortified air base in Anbar Province, not Baghdad where his so-called surge was supposed to bring stability and persuade Iraqi politicians that they had more to gain from reconciliation than score-settling.
This is nothing more than blatant disinformation. If Bush would have flown into Baghdad, the Taliban's (NYT) editorial crew would have said he couldn't go anywhere but the capital. If he goes to Anbar, it's an isolated destination. NO, it's a war zone d--kheads. You take every precaution to surpise and confuse those who would do you harm. The leadership of Iraq was there. No chances were taken. Sorry this diappoints you so much, that the Iraqi leadership and Bush didn't get attacked, but you'll just have to bear up under the weight of it.
We suppose Mr. Bush could claim one success for his visit: he did manage to get Iraq’s Shiite prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, to visit the Sunni-dominated province.
What a desparate attempt to cast a paul over this event. All the top Iraqi leadership attended. In light of this you jumped on every single you could. In doing so you made yoursleves look petty and weak. You folks, not Bush, are the ones who are melting down. You haven't met 1 of 35 demands an enlightened populace would demand. Why don't you folks give up. Oh yes, the Taliban needs you. I momentarily fogot.
This was written by the NYT Editorial Board. It actually took a team of people to create this sophomoric diatribe. Evidently a majority of them thought it was quite eloquent.
Simply amazing.
They're just mad because the surge is working and there's nothing they can do about it.
Greaseballs.
Bush on the Troops
August 02, 2007
Glenn Beck Program
Begin Transcript
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1875488/posts
As you can see it is a month old, I knew Beck visited with the President, but did not know it was in transcript form.
I was looking for todays show with James Carafano, Heritage Foundation — they were talking about Iraq, Iran Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, — I really lucked out getting the two interviews.
Well done rebuttal!
*snort* From what I can tell, the only 'failed policy' is the 'anti-war' one of the Congressional Democrats. Because of that, they have no power to tell the President to do ANYTHING.
Thanks. I appreciate it.
Good. Let them taste the pain they so happily caused us.
not even fit to line a birdcage. Such uttr drivel. We’re winning and they can’t stand it. They are blinded by their collective hate for our President, so much so that they subvert all good news,pump their own agenda and threaten national security with their routine leaks of information. A pox on the house of Times, may she continue in her inevitable decline into irrelevancy.
Some of the Ron Paul Cult have personally attacked me here on FR just because of my involvement in OIF.
I consider it a badge of honor. ;-)
"At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats." -- P.J. O'Rourke
The NYT is much happier supporting the expansion of tyranny and terror than taking a chance it could write something that might help a Republican.
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