We are too soft in Iraq? That's the spin, anyhow.

LuckyTheDog

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Tue Jan-09-07 09:16 PM
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We are too soft in Iraq? That's the spin, anyhow.

The right is working hard to sell the BIG LIE that the Iraq war is being lost because of rules of engagement imposed by unnamed "liberals" and "weaklings" who have "tied the hands" of the military. But, alas, there is no evidence to back up that notion.

The real reason we are in trouble in Iraq is because the whole adventure was a bad idea in the first place -- and, worse, was implemented with mind-blowing incompetence.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/10182006/postopinion/opedcolumnists/politically_correct_war_opedcolumnists_ralph_peters.htm

http://highmindedlunacy.townhall.com/g/19ec3a71-b837-4a32-9319-517c606e2753

We need to counter this spin aggressively.

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jimshoes

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Tue Jan-09-07 09:23 PM
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1. We must kill them with freedom

Edited on Tue Jan-09-07 09:23 PM by jimshoes

forever.:sarcasm: I realize there is a problem in Iraq, the problem is I have absolutely no confidence in this administration to do anything right. Their track recod is abominable and they want to keep doing the same thing ad infinatum. Or at least till the money stops filling their greedy pockets. They are truly sick people.

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RaleighNCDUer

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Tue Jan-09-07 09:34 PM
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2. Of course, just like in Vietnam.

If we'd been able to play hardball, killed 4 million instead of only 2 million, we'd have won there, too.

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MadMaddie

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Tue Jan-09-07 09:34 PM
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3. Yes and this is the same bullshit arguments they used

in Vietnam.....and we are having the same disastrous results..

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jedr

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Tue Jan-09-07 09:53 PM
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4. and when did all this happen??????

Edited on Tue Jan-09-07 09:53 PM by jedr

Seems to me that for 6 yrs we had a "rubber stamp " House and Senate that gave the neocons anything they wanted. So who did this hand tyeing???????:wtf:

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