Bush adding 21,500 troops to Iraq force - LIVE thread- speech 9pm EST

Yahoo/AP ^ | 1-10-07 | TerenceHunt

[AliVeritas]

I'm on the same exact path you're on... so we're not hot yet. I assume they have to block off Syria and show Iran we're not playing... We're ramping up... if Gates announces this growing of the military tomorrow, then we know something big's going down.

[advance_copy]

Ollie North supporting the Prez, on TV now

Yep. Watching it now. Ollie North was against the plan before the speech. He has been convinced.

[penelopesire]

"She looks like she wearing a red sleeping bag"

LOL....that pic cracks me up!! Somebody needs to photoshop that jewel!!

[RushCrush]

A proud moment in Iowa history

[Howlin]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1765656/posts

[Fudd Fan]

Kirsten is such a twit. What a moronic question to Ollie.

[ohioWfan]

I could never get the adequate words together to express just how much faith and respect I have for this good leader, this good man. I thank our Father, so deeply, for leadership of President Bush.

Amen, Republic! ME too!

[Eric Blair 2084]

Iran and Syria stop supporting the insurgency or we will strike back. Everyone is to busy talking about the the partisan politics and not looking at the BIG picture.....

Great point. Syria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait are Sunni. Iraq and Iran are predominantly Shia. Trust me on this one.(OK, I'm not coming down off the mountain with this, you all now know) If you think partisan politics is bad in the USA, you are getting a good look at partisan politics in the Middle East. Take Liberals versus Conservatives and multiply it by 1,200 and that's how much the Sunnis hate the Shia. Or in a Math formula:

(Liberals) X (Conservatives)= 1,200 (Sunni) X (Shia)

The difference here in America is we all firmly believe (even the looney left, Kennedy, Pelosi and the dopes on Huffington and DU) that we are all part of something much bigger than ourselves. The idea of a great melting pot, the greatest country in the history of the planet Earth.

The Iraqis don't have a common national unity or philosophical identity.

[varina davis]

My grandson arrived in Baghdad in November. 2nd tour. I expect he will appreciate the help the President is sending

[marajade]

We guess we can all pray that it does.

[mystery-ak]

Ollie standing with the CinC.....YES

[PhiKapMom]

they wouldn't be seeing the immediate withdrawal like they were expecting and then they're stuck being labeled anti-military based on their vote.

You are so right! The money will be there one way or the other. DoD will take care of its own when the Congress won't! Thank you Senators Inhofe and McCain for getting extra money in the current budget.

[Torie]

Maybe he has had an epiphany. I suggest prayer might be in order for the leap of faith folks.

The sad thing, is that Bush should have put the fear of "God" into the man, and his team, at least nine months ago. I would have siced Jwalsh07 on him, as my personal "ambassador." Bush just doesn't move fast enough. He was slow on Katrina, and he was slow here. Why did Bush wait until the friggin Dems took control of Congress!

[joseph20]

We are far from the total numbers of Americans killed in Vietnam, Korea, or WWII.

More Americans died on D-Day than in the last 3 years and 10 months of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

At the rate we are going in Iraq, it would take another 75 years to get to the number of combat deaths in Vietnam.

[freema]

Why didn't he just call bin Laden?

[TADSLOS]

We're ramping up... if Gates announces this growing of the military tomorrow, then we know something big's going down.

Yep. It's a long war, as the President has stated many, many times.

[SoCalPol]

Can't wait for tomorrow to hear Mark Levin rip Little Dickie Durbin a new one

[RushCrush]

This Kirsten person has zero personality.

Is she doing her nails while Sean interviews Huckabee?

BTW is Huckabee running or what?

[Chena]

Hannity keeps asking him what the DNC's plan is and he doesn't have an answer.........LOL.

My hubby was ready to throw something at the t.v. Bastards can never answer a direct question because they don't know any answers. It's all about bullpucky and spin.

[jwalsh07]

My honest opinion? He has too much "faith". Not in the Good Lord mind you but in the folks that work for him. But you're right, slow is a good term. A good man nonetheless.