US not seeking permanent Iraq bases: White House

sabra

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Thu Nov-29-07 11:10 AM
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US not seeking permanent Iraq bases: White House

Source: AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) — The White House denied Thursday that the United States seeks permanent military bases in Iraq, days after the US "war czar" said that would be part of talks next year on long-term security ties.

"We do not seek permanent bases in Iraq," spokeswoman Dana Perino told reporters after Lieutenant General Douglas Lute said Monday that the flashpoint issue would be part of negotiations to decide the future of US troops in Iraq.

Asked about such installations, Lute told reporters: "That's another dimension of continuing US support to the government of Iraq, and will certainly be a key item for negotiation next year."

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Lasher

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Thu Nov-29-07 11:13 AM
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1. Why would we seek them when we have them already?

I guess they could always play around with their definition of what 'permanent' means.

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Tesha

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Thu Nov-29-07 11:29 AM
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7. Bingo! The latest example of "Lying with the absolute truth".

Republicans have this tuned to a very fine art form.

Tesha

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TheDebbieDee

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Thu Nov-29-07 11:13 AM
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2. And we are supposed to believe this becuz........... Why, again?

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bemildred

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Thu Nov-29-07 11:14 AM
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3. Yeah, like we're only in Japan and Germany on a "temporary" basis.

And we only have "temporary" bases in hundreds of places around the world. What a silly idea.

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gasperc

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Thu Nov-29-07 11:16 AM
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4. oh my God, Bush thinks 6 billion people are stupid

Please, Dana, your hot and all, and I'd like to believe a word you say. But, even to me, your gettin pretty ugly honey.

DANA, AMERICAN CREDIBILITY IS IN THE SHITTER, PLEASE STOP SAYING STUPID, RETARDED, UNBELIEVABLE BULLSHIT LIKE THIS. 6 BILLION PEOPLE ARE NOT THAT STUPID, PLEASE, JUST STOP IT. EVEN YOUR PRETTY FACE CAN'T TURN THIS SHIT INTO ROSES. PLEASE, FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY, STOP IT.

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boricua79

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Thu Nov-29-07 11:16 AM
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5. DEFINE permanent for us, please

because anything that lasts 1-2 years more (as part of a phased withdrawal time period) is PERMANENT to me.

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endarkenment

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Thu Nov-29-07 12:22 PM
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12. Until the oil is gone. nt.

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mlevans

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Thu Nov-29-07 11:23 AM
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6. The White House denied Thursday that the United States seeks permanent military bases in Iraq

Sorry to hear that. Or rather, sorry to hear that they said that. Because it's just another lie. One of a long string of lies. And not even a particularly believable one.

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kineneb

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Thu Nov-29-07 11:29 AM
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8. ummm, yeah, like I supposed to believe this?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

and BushCo went into Iraq for what?

(oil and control of area=permanent bases... and that honking pile of an embassy is for?)

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rockybelt

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Thu Nov-29-07 11:29 AM
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9. They won't be permanent bases

Maybe only for a couple hundred years but definately not permanent.

They do not lie.:sarcasm:

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donkeyotay

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Thu Nov-29-07 11:35 AM
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10. Oh good, we can take them out of the budget then. nt

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gratuitous

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Thu Nov-29-07 11:49 AM
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11. I say now who do

Who do you think you're foolin'?

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Magleetis

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Thu Nov-29-07 12:26 PM
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13. Liars n/t

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