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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 11:49 AM
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GOP senators upbeat after White House Iraq briefing

http://www.kcautv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4238861&nav=1kgl

GOP senators upbeat after White House Iraq briefing


WHITE HOUSE After a briefing at the White House, G-O-P senators are sounding upbeat about this week's Iraqi elections.

President Bush invited a half-dozen Republicans to hear from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, U-S Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad (ZAHL'-may kah-LEEL'-zahd) and General George Casey, the top U-S commander, who spoke by video hookup from Iraq.

Afterward, Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum told reporters the election preparations are going well -- though he cautioned it'll be weeks before the outcome is clear.



"Four U.S. soldiers killed on patrol today" - yeah, that makes me really upbeat :sarcasm:
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 11:52 AM
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1. Tranalation
it will be weeks before the outcome we want can be fixed.

And we are talking of man on dog Santorum here
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Nimrod2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 11:56 AM
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2. Of course, because we are headed home...We will pull out, and
Claim progress on the ground.
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elehhhhna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 11:59 AM
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3. WHy are only Reep Senators getting this special briefing?
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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:01 PM
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6. that had a meeting last week too. supposedly Dems were going to be
invited too at some point. And Lieberman doesn't count. Something fishy is going on...
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:32 PM
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7. Ironing out how to pull out
wotbout cutting and running
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Jon8503 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 11:59 AM
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4. Yeah 4 more Americans killed today. A lot to be upbeat about - N/T.
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tanyev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:01 PM
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5. Oh, are they going to sport purple fingers in solidarity again?
Edited on Tue Dec-13-05 12:02 PM by tanyev
There's apparently no disaster that can't be fixed by a PR stunt.
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RaulGroom Donating Member (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:33 PM
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8. Juan Cole is reporting that the US has banned all driving in Iraq
In an attempt to limit the possibility of car bombers disrupting the elections. Fortunately it is impossible to imagine any problems this policy might introduce with regard to people showing up to vote.

Also, the candidates haven't been able to campaign for fear of being killed. So of the some 7000 candidates, maybe a dozen have ever been seen in public, and those only on TV.

Democracy is swell!
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cliss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 01:49 PM
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9. 7,000 candidates?
So the US is banning all driving. A while ago, Baghdad was under curfew. A couple of years ago, an entire town was encircled with barbed wire. Everyone was checked coming in and going out.

Actually, the thing with check points has always gone on.

Can you imagine the rage these people must be feeling? And the colossal waste of our time, to check peoples' ID cards, pat their shirts, lift up blankets in baby strollers, frisk women etc etc, break into homes, wander down alleyways, only to get blown to bits.

Just unbelievable. What the hell are we doing there?
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RaulGroom Donating Member (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 03:08 PM
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11. 7000 candidates sounds like a lot
But given the number of seats up for grabs, and the fact that the new Iraqi government is a multi-party system, it's not that unusual.
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Doctor_J Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 03:13 PM
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13. It's probably easier to vote there
than in the black precincts in OH.
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wordpix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 01:53 PM
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10. things are so good that Baghdad residents can't leave their homes
for fear they'll be blown up or shot at (this from Baghdad resident interviewed on NPR yesterday)
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Doctor_J Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 03:12 PM
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12. Right, but why should that upset the GOP-only meeting?
:sarcasm:
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Maggie_May Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 03:18 PM
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14. Good then we can bring our troops home
I really don't give a shit about the out come Santorum. No WMD Saddam gone free elections done.
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