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Biden: Petraeus ‘Dead Flat Wrong’ on Iraq
MSNBC ^ | 23 August 2008 | Meet The Press

Posted on 08/23/2008 6:50:10 PM PDT by Terrence DoGood

I mean, the truth of the matter is that, that the—America’s—this administration’s policy and the surge are a failure, and that the surge, which was supposed to stop sectarian violence and—long enough to give political reconciliation, there’s been no political reconciliation. The reality is that we’re supposed to, as you said, stand up American—or stand up the Iraqis so the Americans could stand down. We’ve been hearing that for five years. We’re nowhere near being able to do that.

The reality is that, although there has been some mild progress on the security front, there is, in fact, no, no real security in Baghdad and/or in Anbar province, where I was, dealing with the most serious problem, sectarian violence. Sectarian violence is as strong and as solid and as serious a problem as it was before the surge started.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; footinmouth; foreignpolicy; islam; mohammedanism; petraeus; surge
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1 posted on 08/23/2008 6:50:10 PM PDT by Terrence DoGood
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To: Terrence DoGood

Blatant overt lying.


2 posted on 08/23/2008 6:52:18 PM PDT by johniegrad
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To: Terrence DoGood

Good post!

PwN3D!!


3 posted on 08/23/2008 6:53:19 PM PDT by ovrtaxt (This election is like running in the Special Olympics. Even if McCain wins, we're still retarded.)
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To: Terrence DoGood

Plugs, you are JUST what McCamnesty wanted to see at BHO’s side as VP candidate!

Woohoo! “Plugs” Biden! The gift that just won’t shut up.


4 posted on 08/23/2008 6:53:58 PM PDT by Mr. Jazzy (The United States Marines. The finest and most feared fighting force in the history of mankind.)
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To: Terrence DoGood

He said this back in September 2007.

So his most recent judgment on military policy was wrong.

The NEW YORK TIMES even said the surge has worked. (Yeah, last week. But they were busy covering Edward’s subterfuges before that.)

Terrence, I have the feeling this will be fun.


5 posted on 08/23/2008 6:55:02 PM PDT by bajabaja
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To: johniegrad
Blatant overt lying.

Actually, this interview is from September of 2007, so it's more an example of blatant, overt stupidity on Biden's part. Like so many Democrats, he was incredibly, stupidly wrong on the surge, and it's on the record.
6 posted on 08/23/2008 6:55:04 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Terrence DoGood

You done good.


7 posted on 08/23/2008 6:55:40 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: Terrence DoGood

Oh boy, oh boy... more mouth...keep it going Biden. Keep it going.

I personally think Biden is coo-coo.


8 posted on 08/23/2008 6:56:28 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U
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To: Terrence DoGood

Yo Joe! Wish you could eat those words now?


9 posted on 08/23/2008 6:56:49 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Terrence DoGood
In the "Wizard of D.C," isn't the following true.

Wasn't Biden the scarecrow singing "If I Only Had A Brain"?

And Obama was the lion singing "I Want To Be King Of The Forest".

You can fill in the other actors and roles.
10 posted on 08/23/2008 6:56:52 PM PDT by K-oneTexas (I'm not a judge and there ain't enough of me to be a jury. (Zell Miller, A National Party No More))
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To: AnotherUnixGeek
Ooops. My mistake. I missed the date. Let me correct myself.

Blatant, overt stupidity.

Thanks for pointing that out.

11 posted on 08/23/2008 6:57:13 PM PDT by johniegrad
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Blatant overt lying.

This is the season of a million "negative" ads.

The ad makers must be giddy with Obama and Biden giving them toooooo much material to use. LoL!

12 posted on 08/23/2008 6:57:40 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Terrence DoGood; All

“Biden: Petraeus ‘Dead Flat Wrong’ on Iraq”

So for being totally wrong, what is Bidens record on Iraq funding?


13 posted on 08/23/2008 6:58:03 PM PDT by edcoil
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To: Terrence DoGood

I read the link, Biden thinks he is too smart. This will be a problem for Obama two people on the ticket that think they are smarter than any one else.


14 posted on 08/23/2008 7:00:37 PM PDT by mojo114
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To: K-oneTexas

Well, you know Hillary ain’t Dorothy. Get out the green makeup!


15 posted on 08/23/2008 7:00:45 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (*******It's not conservative to accept an inept Commander-in-Chief in a time of war. Back Mac.******)
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To: Terrence DoGood

“or in Anbar province, where I was, dealing with the most serious problem, sectarian violence.....

Hmmmmm where did that come from, and where were you? Al Anbar Province...aka the SUNNI Triangle has hardly any Shia’ if any at all. Unless they’ve came BACK... which wouldn’t that mean things have gotten better if Shia’ can come back to the SUNNI TRIANGLE? Furthermore.....

I’ve been deployed to Iraq 4 times in the last five years (having just left in spring of ‘08... and it is NIGHT and DAY difference compared to ‘04 and ‘06.

I can’t comment on the Army’s AO, because I haven’t been there, but I haven’t been hearing much from there either.

I’m raisin the BS Flag!


16 posted on 08/23/2008 7:01:08 PM PDT by Operation_Shock_N_Awe (I'd rather be a conservative nut job than a liberal with no nuts and no job)
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To: Operation_Shock_N_Awe

by the way..... It WAS quite in Sep ‘07..... just the way we left it in the Spring of ‘07.....and still quite


17 posted on 08/23/2008 7:02:29 PM PDT by Operation_Shock_N_Awe (I'd rather be a conservative nut job than a liberal with no nuts and no job)
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To: Terrence DoGood
this administration’s policy and the surge are a failure

Wishing the surge to be a failure won't make it so, Joe. And make no mistake, B-HO/Biden and nearly every Rat pol not only root hard for U.S. failure in Iraq and in the WOT in general, but they work tirelessly toward that end.

18 posted on 08/23/2008 7:02:41 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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this is the man picked for foreign policy ‘experience’


19 posted on 08/23/2008 7:03:01 PM PDT by ari-freedom (Obamuh uh uh uh uh uh uh ummmmmm)
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To: Terrence DoGood

Bold talk from an idiot with grass patches growing on his head.


20 posted on 08/23/2008 7:03:29 PM PDT by WorkingClassFilth
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