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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-25-04 02:58 AM
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Rummy's Quagmire of Lies


"Destroying cities and torturing prisoners are things you do when you are losing the real war, the war your enemies are fighting. They are signals of moral bankruptcy. They destroy the confidence and respect of your friends, and reinforce the credibility of the enemy".

William Pfaff


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Meyers, statement was followed by U.S. Gen. George W. Casey Jr., who commands the multinational force in Iraq, opined, "We will not allow terrorist violence to stop progress toward elections."

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Needless to say, neither Meyers nor Casey provided any evidence to substantiate their claim. They also failed to mention that the mess tent where the bombing took place was well within the reach of insurgents and has been HIT MORE THAN 30 TIMES THIS YEAR (according to the UK Guardian) More than likely; the attack was just routine fire that hit a densely populated area.

The fact of the matter is (as this recent attack illustrates) we are losing the war in Iraq, and it's creating a growing sense of desperation at the Pentagon. The military brass is spinning as hard as they can, but the litany of lies only adds to their credibility gap. As distrust grows, the support for the war will erode as well. That's the real cost of Rumsfeld's "culture of lies".

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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-25-04 03:02 AM
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1. Halliburton Smiles
The longer the war, the more damage, the more they profit. They are hoping it continues another 100 years. Cheney gives them the nod and wink.
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BlazeCarson5 Donating Member (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-25-04 03:32 AM
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3. perpetual war for perpetual peace ... gore vidal
Edited on Sat Dec-25-04 03:34 AM by BlazeCarson5
The republican machine will turn on that once the American public say no ... they care more about re-election than anything else.... then again if the redneck ra ra ra our team is awesome even if we are losing thing continues then it will never happen.

on edit cuz im drunk said chomsky when in fact its the rascal vidal.. probably spelled his name wrong too sorry
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-25-04 03:02 AM
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2. Halliburton Smiles
The longer the war, the more damage, the more they profit. They are hoping it continues another 100 years. Cheney gives them the nod and wink.
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