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Pelosi Credits Iran’s “Goodwill” for Surge Success
Commentary Magazine ^ | May 29, 2008 | Abe Greenwald

Posted on 05/29/2008 11:42:30 AM PDT by Jbny

In an interview yesterday with the San Francisco Chronicle, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi claimed the U.S. troop surge failed to accomplish its goal. She then partially credited the success of the troop surge to “the goodwill of the Iranians,” claiming that they were responsible for ending violence in the southern city of Basra.

Asked if she saw any evidence of the surge’s positive impact on her May 17 trip to Iraq she responded:

Well, the purpose of the surge was to provide a secure space, a time for the political change to occur to accomplish the reconciliation. That didn’t happen. Whatever the military success, and progress that may have been made, the surge didn’t accomplish its goal. And some of the success of the surge is that the goodwill of the Iranians-they decided in Basra when the fighting would end, they negotiated that cessation of hostilities-the Iranians.

This is an inexcusable slander.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 110th; apologists; appallingdems; appeaseniks; dumcount; gaffe; impeachher; iran; iransurge; iraq; libmentaldisorder; pelosi; piglosi; speakerofthelouse; stupidrat; surge; treason; treasonousbitch
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To: SMARTY

I don’t think her teeth are real and I do not want to see her with out them!


101 posted on 05/29/2008 3:31:00 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
"I think she should journey to Iran and personally thank them."

Better yet, I think Nancy Pelosi should travel to Iraq and tell our troops -- face to face -- what she has said here.

But, of course, that will never happen.

She hasn't got the guts to do that.

102 posted on 05/29/2008 3:32:27 PM PDT by chs68
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To: Enchante; roses of sharon

This is what the leftists believe.....America is evil and we are at fault in the WOT!!

This would go nicely with what Mark is railing about so far on his show today!! Hope he has the info so he can rail on Pelosi....LOL.


103 posted on 05/29/2008 3:32:36 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: penelopesire

It must be the “goodwill” from Osama and al-Zawahiri that has meant no new 9/11s


104 posted on 05/29/2008 3:34:53 PM PDT by Enchante (Barack Chamberlain: My 1930s Appeasement Policy Goes Well With My 1960s Socialist Policies!)
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To: onedoug

ping


105 posted on 05/29/2008 3:37:56 PM PDT by windcliff
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To: Jbny

Still giving aid and comfort to America’s enemies.


106 posted on 05/29/2008 3:39:04 PM PDT by SmithL (Reject Obama's Half-Vast Wright-Wing Conspiracy)
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To: Enchante

“It must be the “goodwill” from Osama and al-Zawahiri that has meant no new 9/11s’

Stands to reason (in the Pelosi and leftist universe)!!

Just shaking my head in disbelief that the American people look poised to put these same people in power of all three branches of our government!


107 posted on 05/29/2008 3:40:00 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: river rat

I don’t know the full content of your deleted post (just saw part of it quoted in a reply) but there’s no doubt that we are moving closer to, rather than farther away from, a civil or revolutionary war by the day. Elected officials no longer represent the interests of the people or the country. Some day the people will take back the country....and it won’t be pretty.


108 posted on 05/29/2008 3:42:11 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Leaving the top of my ballot blank.)
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To: roses of sharon; All

MARK TALKING ABOUT PELOSI NOW!!!


109 posted on 05/29/2008 3:44:13 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: clintonh8r

Mark is talking about this now


110 posted on 05/29/2008 3:44:24 PM PDT by tapatio
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To: Jbny

Piglosi is a moron! And here is more on “Iran’s Goodwill”!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023156/posts


111 posted on 05/29/2008 3:44:54 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Phodopus campbelli: household ruler since July 2007.)
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To: penelopesire

Darn, I was listening to Brit on Special Report!


112 posted on 05/29/2008 3:50:04 PM PDT by roses of sharon ( (Who will be McCain's maverick?))
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To: roses of sharon

Well...Mark is on fire today. One of his best shows ever so far!!


113 posted on 05/29/2008 3:54:13 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: Jbny

Well folks, elections have consequences. Perhaps all those who plan to sit out the November election should consider what it would be like to have 70% majorities in the House and Senate and a Democrat President for eight years.


114 posted on 05/29/2008 3:57:17 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham ("The land of the Free...Because of the Brave")
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To: Jbny

Unbelievable. Well, maybe not. She`s a lib so it is believable she would say something like that. I`m beginning to wonder what planet she is from.


115 posted on 05/29/2008 4:12:07 PM PDT by chessplayer
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To: Jbny
Do -Nothing Popeye Pelosi attacks the troops and praises the terrorists.

Maybe she should meet with the members of the Iraqi National Assembly and get lessons from them on HOW TO GET THINGS DONE.

116 posted on 05/29/2008 4:14:21 PM PDT by cookcounty (Obama reach across the aisle? He's so far to the left, he'll need a roadmap to FIND the aisle.)
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To: Jbny

The surge WAS an overwhelming success. No debate on that point. This cowardly administration and Republicans in Congress have squandered a great opportunity to absolutely destroy these dems over this issue. McCain however will not cede this issue. But he needs help. One person can’t do it alone and we all know McCain’s questionable abilities to fight dems.


117 posted on 05/29/2008 4:14:27 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: Jbny

I bet she can’t tell you what an EFP is.


118 posted on 05/29/2008 4:17:38 PM PDT by cookcounty (Obama reach across the aisle? He's so far to the left, he'll need a roadmap to FIND the aisle.)
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To: Jbny

I just saw this!
She needs to be reprimanded and removed.
Who is going to stop these insults to the people that are protecting us?
I better end this right here before I get banned..


119 posted on 05/29/2008 4:17:50 PM PDT by FMBass ("Now that I'm sober I watch a lot of news"- Garofalo from Coulter's "Treason")
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To: Jbny

Hard to believe a brain that small can animate a mouth that big.


120 posted on 05/29/2008 5:13:22 PM PDT by Nuc1 (NUC1 Sub pusher SSN 668 (Liberals Aren't Patriots))
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