LIVE THREAD: Bush's Speech on Iraq (8:00 P.M. EDT)

www.freerepublic.com | May 21, 2004

[Howlin]

Speech begins at 8:00 P.M. EDT; carried on MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, and CSPAN.

[ShandaLear]

"Could there possibly be two less qualified people to speak about a presidential address from the War College than Morris and O'Reilly ?"

The deaf leading the blind.

[Petronski]

I should have said that I could not attribute it. Thanks for the details.

[arasina]

oomwah! (A big kiss for Dog from arasina)

[NeonKnight]

Give me an honest answer. Are there more or fewer terrorists who hate America in the world today than there were 16 months ago?

Just more that have been exposed.

[CedarDave]

For the Washington insiders: This speech was not for you. It was for normal people around the country.

Too bad the normal" people didn't get to see it because of the liberal media doing their best to keep plans for Iraq and any good news off of their networks.

[demlosers]

FULL SOVEREIGNTY. Not partial, not incremental, FULL SOVERIGNETY.

Just damn! On 30th of June 2004? That's news.

[kcvl]

WASHINGTON - The Army general who was in charge of the U.S. prison guards accused of abusing Iraqis has been suspended from command of the 800th Military Police Brigade, officials said Monday.

Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski and other officers in her brigade were faulted by Army investigators for paying too little attention to the prison's day-to-day operations and not acting strongly enough to discipline soldiers under her command for violating standard procedures.

Karpinski's suspension, which has not been announced by the Army, was the latest in a series of actions against officers and enlisted soldiers implicated in the abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad.

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In an interview today, however, Brig. Gen. Janis L. Karpinski insisted that she was "set up'' by Army officials who had her sign the letter when she had no idea of the depth of problems uncovered at the infamous prison outside Baghdad.

In addition, Karpinski said she was notified in an e-mail today that she was being suspended from duty, but has not been given a formal explanation.

"You'd think somebody would pick up the phone and call me,'' she said, lashing out at the Army hierarchy. "That should have been the protocol courtesy. I am a general officer. Nobody could spend the 25 cents to call me?''

[OldFriend]

Guess they forgot that McCain was in South Carolina bashing the Christian Coalition.

I remember!!!!

[jwalsh07]

O'Reilly.

[MEG33]

Woodward and Bernstein together again and on the same page.
At least Woodward is defending going to the UN as Bush did it before we went..Larry had asked if it was a flip flop.

[Miss Marple]

Morris says he needed to be more female. Monica Crowley says it wasn't warrior enough (griping about Falujah and Sadr still being around). Caddell says he needed to use stories about people like the seven guys who had prosthetic hands attached in Houston.

I am so sick of the analysis. None of these people DOES things.

[1066AD]

I saw it reported via a link to a TV station site; can't remember where I git the link tho', maybe Drudge. Yes, it's seems Clancy will associate himself with many books, then the publishers put his name in the big fonts on the cover.

[al baby]

I agree. I don't believe this was meant to be a both-barreled, roll-em-out-and-kick-their-a$$ speech, nor was it designed to be.
Also i felt that it souned as though hey everything is undercontrol and were not in dire straights

[TxBec]

[nopardons]

Of course you do,as do I and so many other women.It's just that Dickie doesn't know any intelligent women.

[Petronski]

Karpinski?


That's a man, bay-bee!

[hole_n_one]

You call that dolled up?

I use that term in the loosest possible sense.

[Exit148]

"I have DSL through Verizon. I could get everything BUT Free Republic til now. (I missed part of the speech because I was cussing out the computer, I should know better, but it just ticks me off.) Tin foil hat time, with regards to the timing -too weird."

Uh Oh! I was thinking of changing my 'dial-in' to Verizon DSL. I'f they have this thing about FR.com ----- well-------. When I speak to them, I'm going to mention this and ask the political affiliation of their engineers!!! LOL!

[McGruff]

Monica Crowley on FNC saying Morris is wrong on "Talking to the women". Also saying Bush has disappointed his base on illegal immigration and killing or capturing al-Sadr and he's still around.

That ego maniac O'Reilly believes Pres. Bush is listening to his comments right now. Give me a beak.

[Utah Girl]

The day President Bush "speaks female", I'll join the "he'll never get my vote" crowd. That's MY opinion.

Me too. Men need to speak like men, not speak female.