And on the other side of the 2008 aisle...

the utterly slimy and panderous (new word? call Colbert) Mittens Romney has this to say about the troop surge escalation in Iraq.



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Howw many soldiers are in a brigade?

Just reading his statement it is obvious he doesn't really have a clue, hasn't taken the time to find out, and could really care less. This isn't about him, so he doesn't pay much attention. Ugh, you poor Mass people subjected to him for the last four years.

The man is the very definition of an empty suit.

He is as shallow, self-serving and full of hollow ambition as they come.

"I agree with the President: Our strategy in Iraq must change. Our military mission, for the first time, must include securing the civilian population from violence and terror. It is impossible to defeat the insurgency without first providing security for the Iraqi people. Civilian security is the precondition for any political and economic reconstruction.

Who the hell screwed this up in the first place and
a: was clueless about the fact that Iraq was in dire straits and would almost certainly break violently apart from any invasion;
b: failed to anticipate, in a dire economic situation, that Iraqis would loot and burn their own infrastructure;
c: break into armory storage places and secure the weaponry that has now killed untold numbers of Iraqis and a few thousand Americans; and
d: fail to hire people with even a bare knowledge of the country or situation they were going into. The Bushies believed that Iraq would go well because the Dear Leader Bush willed it so. People with no experience other than that of hacks in the Repub machine were sent to Iraq and told to 'git er done' with no support, no native Arabic speakers and no plans whatsoever. Mittens, Bite me you despicable bastid.

Civilian security was not a priority? Mittens, you boob, this was not a little problem that you bring up as an 'oops, my bad, sorry about that.' It was the major problem with the war from which all other problems flow.

"In consultation with Generals, military experts and troops who have served on the ground in Iraq, I believe securing Iraqi civilians requires additional troops. I support adding five brigades in Baghdad and two regiments in Al-Anbar province. Success will require rapid deployment.

"This effort should be combined with clear objectives and milestones for U.S. and Iraqi leaders.

"The road ahead will be difficult but success is still possible in Iraq. I believe it is in America's national security interest to achieve it."

Mittens: Really the Winter Olympics in 2002 were in worse shape than Iraq is now and I came in and saved the day at the Olympics by virtue of my magnificent Mittens-ness. Hey, a few thousand more Americans and a little hard work and maybe some help from my Investment Banker and Merger people and Iraq will be totally ready for a take-over bid in no time. We only need to lay off a bunch of Iraqis, get the inventory under control, control costs and the place will be ship-shape and ready for new ownership. Sunni, Shia, 1,500 years of sectarian problems, and regional differences. What are they? Nothing. I saved an Olympics I tell you. Iraq just needs a little security tweaking and it will be ready to go.

What a complete moron. This man must never, ever get anywhere near the job of Commander in Chief. He is one of the few people who will actually be even more clueless than that idiot that's in there now.

I'm :rofl: over this: Mittens: Really the Winter Olympics in 2002 were in worse shape than Iraq is now and I came in and saved the day at the Olympics by virtue of my magnificent Mittens-ness.

This is seriously OT, but have you been following the whole progressive talk saga?

I don't mean to be too :tinfoilhat:ish, but I did hear that Bain bought out Clearchannel. Coincidence? I think not.



You have to ask yourself, who stands to gain the most from the demise of Progressive talk? And, who is in a position to do something about it?