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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 07:46 PM
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Rice: Americans must be prepared for violence to continue (Iraq)

Rice says no 'V-E Day' on horizon in Iraq



CHICAGO Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice doesn't expect that having a national government in Iraq will suddenly stop the violence there.

Rice says `Americans must be prepared for violence to continue, and there will be no Iraqi equivalent of the victory day that formally marked the end of World War Two in Europe. Rice says peace will come as more Iraqis recognize that the democratic process is the best way to achieve their interests, not violence.

Under U-S pressure, Iraqi leaders said they would convene parliament on Thursday in hopes of jump-starting the formation of a new unity government, though Shiite officials indicated they might not attend.

Rice spoke today to the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations.

http://www.klastv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4792225&nav=menu102_2




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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 07:48 PM
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1. No, Rice. We need to prepare to unseat you and your buddy Bush
by changing the face of Congress in the 2006 elections.
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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-20-06 11:31 AM
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16. No-way! Most Americans now don't support your war Ms. Rice
obviously, you haven't noticed!
Rice: Americans must be prepared for full blown civil war killing countless more american troops attempting to bring Freedom and Democracy to the Iraqi people? ->poppycock Ms. Rice, pure poppycock!!
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madeline_con Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 07:48 PM
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2. So, the WH is set ot raze the whole thing? n/t
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 07:48 PM
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3. Americans must be prepared to vote out the war party. nt
Edited on Wed Apr-19-06 07:51 PM by bemildred
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 07:50 PM
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4. My question is WHY?? Why must WE be prepared? THOSE DICKWEEDS
got us into this mess in the first place!!!

It's as though they've come into our living rooms, taken a huge shit on the floor, and calmly told us that "we must be prepared" for a foul odor!

Fuck her, and her lousy crew!
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Buns_of_Fire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-20-06 11:32 AM
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17. That's the one question that, if ever asked as a followup,
would cause their tiny reptilian minds to explode. It's the ONLY question, along with "How?" that should ever be asked as a followup.

Just a couple of little words. "Why?" "How?" No preambles. No nothin'. As a bonus, the press conferences would soon be a lot shorter.
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cassiepriam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 08:17 PM
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5. I will never ever be prepared for the needless deaths and maiming
of Iraqis and Americans. The destruction of Iraq and America.

I suppose it would be bad karma to tell Rice to go to hell, but it feels well worth it.
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sendero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 08:40 PM
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6. I love it when..
... Condi tries to play the "managing expectations" game. She's so cute! :)
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Supersedeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:02 PM
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7. didn't we already have a Mission Accomplished Day already
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 10:34 PM
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8. condi is a sleaze too
what a smug arrogant remark
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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 10:51 PM
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9. I think Condi is still eating hallucinogenic mushrooms
and she keeps a copy of Carlos Castaneda's Journey to Ixtlan next to her bed.
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calimary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 11:14 PM
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10. Thanks for posting the petition link! I knew there was something
I'd forgotten to do...

And as for contradicta...

If you want to make sure something fucks up royally and irreparably, just put condi on it. (Remember, Miss Coordinator of Post-War Iraq?)
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Sparkly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 11:18 PM
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11. What are they doing besides "wishful thinking??"
"Rice says peace will come as more Iraqis recognize that the democratic process is the best way to achieve their interests, not violence."

What are they doing to make that happen???

NOTHING -- just preaching. They figure the military will "stay the course" until the next administration, and on and on...

They have NO plan for the political solution. "You Iraqis better hurry up and get it together" is the best they've done.

There is no end in sight as long as this administration is in power.
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Supersedeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-20-06 08:21 AM
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12. talking making speech distributing more vagaries and stating the obvious
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justice1 Donating Member (483 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-20-06 11:50 AM
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19. My nickname for her is "Master of the Obvious".
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eauclaireliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-20-06 10:50 AM
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13. Rice: great with stir fry.
Green and red peppers, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, broccoli, shrimp, coconut milk. Season with Ginger, garlic, and Argyle St. seasoning.

Yum.

This is about as serious as I'm going to take this twisted woman. "Oh, well I was living in the neighborhood where the 16th St. Church blew up, so I understand the civil rights movement." Bullshit, chickie, you don't. Not by a longshot.
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-20-06 11:30 AM
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15. Yea, she really understands
she was out in New York seeing a play and buying shoes, during Hurricane Katrina. Do you think she has forgot about her roots???? :sarcasm:
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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-20-06 11:27 AM
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14. Kerry/Murtha are right! - give Iraqi Parliament 45 days to get it together
or start pulling the troops out on the 46th day!
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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-20-06 11:34 AM
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18. Americans be prepared? -> This from the failed NSA leader!
Iraq is a misleading war that never should have happened from the beginning!
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redwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-20-06 03:13 PM
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20. Hey Condi:
DUH! :mad:
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Supersedeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-21-06 10:50 AM
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21. Expect more of the same....that's leadership?
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