Iraq: Five Shameful Years without Shame »
Posted By populist 1 year, 7 months ago in NewsThe Iraq fiasco may have started as a criminal act of a few, but it's continuing as a criminal replication of the many...ultimately resulting in total hardening of the nation's compassionate arteries, and a complete loss of conscience and national shame.
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not2needy1 year, 7 months ago
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Goppy1 year, 7 months ago
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And it HAS been lucrative notneedy!
Look at Halliburtons stock increase over the last 5 years!!
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=HAL&t=5y
Both Halliburton and KBR - two of the biggest military suppliers are right in Bush and Cheney s back yard too!
Halliburton and KBR are both in Houston!
Im thinkin thats why GW, Dick, n Donnie wanted to go into Iraq with so few troops - (I mean in addition to bein completely out of touch with reality) - they knew they were goin to be able to turn over so much of the job to friends who could make an absolute killin!!
I mean, just think - employees of Halliburton get paid 10 to 20 times (sometimes more) than a ordinary soldier gets paid.
Thats money in the ding dang bank for Goergies buddies! And it all helps Houston Texas.
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Charlson1 year, 7 months ago
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"Has Iraq turned out to be the overheating factor causing America's moral and financial meltdowns? It's looking more and more that way."
I would have to concur. When we said that this war was all about oil, 5 years ago, most of the country scoffed. But after repeated lies about the reasoning for war, oil has become the only answer to why our government's morals play second fiddle to greed.
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populist1 year, 7 months ago
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Great point. James Madison warned us of this kind of outcome a long, long time ago when he said:
"Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes; and armies, and debts, and taxes are the known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few."
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uncle-dave1 year, 7 months ago
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I can't wait to see what happens to Halliburton stock when this administration leaves office. I guess Dick will have to wait a judicious (strange choice of words regarding Dick) amount of time and then cash out.
I'm sure that if the next President DOES start a troop withdrawl from Iraq, Halliburton and KBR will take a serious downturn, but Dick will have made his fortune.
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Jaydee401 year, 7 months ago
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"Has Iraq turned out to be the overheating factor causing America's moral and financial meltdowns? It's looking more and more that way."
Heres a thought for you all, in some way the US government allowed or perpetrated 9/11 on the American people, I would say they would have already had a meltdown to even contemplate such a thing.
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yokool1 year, 7 months ago
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I like the list of our "two dirty-dozen" which includes Colin Powell; probably few remember the whitewashing he did in Nam with the My Lai fiasco. He is thought of as a moderate good guy while the guy got all his promotions on brownie points, not merit.
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buckheadd1 year, 7 months ago
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So sad... just so sad... But I am running for President and will be able to turn things around. Unlike Obama or Hillary(whom i support both), I will withdraw ALL troops within 2 years. That way, we can start strengthing the economy quickly and effectively.
Here is the status on my campaign:
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Lurch1 year, 7 months ago
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I had to come on here, because I am watching a PBS show with an interviews of Phil Donahue and a documentary producer about a paralyzed Iraq war vet.
The paralyzed Iraq war vet met a paralyzed vietnam vet. During their meeting, the older vet asked the younger one how long he spent in hospital. The younger answered about 2 or 3 months. The older one was apalled, as he answered he spent a year in hospital for nearly an identical wound, and than he had good out-patient follow-up.
Our government and the right-wing media are screwing our soldiers in more ways than one. It`s disgusting, shameful, and embarrassing as an American.
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rick824911 year, 7 months ago
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Let me get this right!
Blood and guts all over the place in Iraq and the Dems blame us.... America.
Not the Base better known as (AL stupid Qata).
They Blame America, while not a word of the bombings, beheadings, and shootings of innocent Iraqie people is even considered to be the work the Base(better known as Al stupid Kita).
So it's the american soldier who is doing all the beheading?
Its the American soldier who's doing all the sucide bombings?
Oh that's why we lost so many guys!
Excuse me for saying this but the Dems straegy of blameing Bush for everything is based on that fact that they think ALL AMERICAN VOTERS ARE STUPID.
Please, when you Dems hold up that sign that says STOP THE WAR, Please have some indication on your worn out 1967 sign
who should stop......Like THE BASE
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quackpot1 year, 7 months ago
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Spending a trillion dollars in order to provide Iraq with a police force that they should now be providing themselves is just silly.
As you requested, you are excused for saying what you did. We know that after more than FIVE years of this nonsense, the American Voters, with a few exceptions, have wised up.
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Lurch1 year, 7 months ago
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The Base was in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia.
You do know that those countries are not the countries of Iraq, Iran, and NK. Right?
You do know that Saudi Arabia beheads more prisoners than the insurgents.
You do know that 15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers came from SA.
You do know that OBL is SA.
You do know that the majority of AQ funding comes from Bush`s ally SA.
You do know that AQ to this day openly recruits in SA despite Bush`s promise to fight terrorists, terror recruiters, and terror fund raisers no matter the country.
You do know that after five years there is no reason to continue in Iraq unless you like having people steal your money and kill more Americans.
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ADAGUY1 year, 7 months ago
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Perhaps you should try facts!
The fact is we went in under lies presented to congress by the Bush administration!
The fact is that we have gone there strictly for the oil. No other reason!
The fact is that we have installed our own make believe government in Iraq so big oil can continue to influence their decisions.
The fact is that all this was done at the expense of 4000 American troops lives.
The fact is that 8 years ago, oil was around $30.00 a bbl, but now the oil fields and production in Iraq has diminished so production has fallen even further. Price now around $100.00 a bbl.
Fact is that 8 years ago gas was around $1.00 a gallon. Now we pay over three.
FACT IS THAT THE FIRST 6 YEARS OF THIS MESS, THE GOP CONTROLLED THE HOUSE, THE SENATE, THE WHITEHOUSE, AND THE SUPREME COURT!
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Goppy1 year, 7 months ago
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I salute all the soliders in Iraq as well.
Too bad that Goerge and Dick dont do the same.
They have fought against pay raises for soldiers while payin Halliburton workers hunderts of thousands of dollors a year in pay.
They have supported REpublican efferts to cut fundin for Head Trauma centers - exactly at a time when soliders is giettin head injuries.
I could go on and on - but you are obviously as hateful towards soldiers as GW and Rush Limbaugh - and ALL Republicans.
But I dont blame you GC. You have just been duped and simply are not sophisticated enough to realize it.
You are just a victim. Thats all. Nobody here holdin that against you. Neo-Cons victimize LOTSA folk.
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beymudakov1 year, 7 months ago
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Hey Grid, Get real
Watch this and stop your stupid propaganda!
http://ivaw.org/wintersoldier/testimony/video
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quackpot1 year, 7 months ago
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Our soldiers are doing a FANTASTIC job in Iraq. Unfortuantely, it is a job that the Iraqis should be doing, NOT the U.S.Soldiers.
After FIVE-plus years, it is time to tell the Iraqis that the U.S.-sponsored gravy train is over.
After FIVE-plus years, it is time to tell the Iraqis that the U.S. will no longer fund their free-loading.
Afther FIVE-plus years, it is time to stop giving away our desperately needed funds to do what the Iraqis can and should be doing for themselves.
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Endoscopy1 year, 7 months ago
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WOW! A Demoshrill rewriters of history convention. All praising each others hate speech. Getting hateful with any dissenters.
Bush etc. are hateful and that must make the poor terrorists the picked on people. We should get out and let Iraq go through what Viet Nam went through after the Libs forced us out of there. Millions killed and hundreds of thousands in camps. This from the bleeding heart liberals.
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yokool1 year, 7 months ago
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Politics will take a turn when the pseudo-propping of the economy proves idiotic and the economy goes to hell. Six months and these enforcers of the elite will become quieter than monks. Too bad that so many lesser-repubs don't see themselves for what they are, poor suckers being used by that one-half of one-percent at the top.
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automan9091 year, 7 months ago
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You libs are so full of yourselves. You wouldn't fund our troops during deployment. That alone is an act of treason. Then what will you do when our troops finally do come home? Spit on them like you did to our brave men and women during the Viet Nam war. You all make me sick.
That's why I keep my powder dry.
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quackpot1 year, 7 months ago
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you be a bit confused, automan.
--Troops have funding while being deployed. The problem is in Bush's deployment to serve as Iraq's police force.
--Bush is the one who is "spitting" on our returning soldiers by refusing to properly fund their care.
Keeping that baby powder dry for your little tushie is the one good idea that you have expressed.
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Tcaros1 year, 7 months ago
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Are they really protecting us?
Here's a quesiton for the conservatives, the few die hard Bush butt sniffers:
Mission Accomplished?
Where's Bin Laden after 7 years?
I thought he said he'd find who was responsible. Bush failed miserably.
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Tcaros1 year, 7 months ago
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I'm not worried about the people in Iraq. It was already proven there is no tie between Al-Qaeda and Iraq. Of course Condeliar Rice tried to imply it, but then later was called on it.
Anyway, if we are worried about planes smashing into buildings then we need to have more oversight on our intelligence services to make sure they are doing their jobs. By this I mean reacting to credible threats and not illegally spying on Americans.
Oh, and it would help after 7 years if we found the person responsible- his name is Bin Laden.
Where's Bin Laden after 7 years? Why is the economy tanking? Could it have anything to do with the protracted war that is making millions for insiders?
You conservatives are so brave- kill 'em all right? You'd rather someone else do it while you cheer the injustice. Except we'd never see any of you in the fight. You think somehow support of injustice, a war for profit, makes you courageous.
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