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spooked (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 06:35 AM Original message |
American troops found amongst Georgian dead |
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mediaman007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 06:38 AM Response to Original message |
1. IED's will be the least of our soldiers' worries if Bush* has committed us |
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Raoul (666 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 05:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
77. Yawn.. |
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screembloodymurder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 06:39 AM Response to Original message |
2. Great catch. |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 04:23 AM Response to Reply #2 |
75. What the hell! |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 06:41 AM Response to Original message |
3. Cheney's boys! |
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bushmeister0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 06:49 AM Response to Original message |
4. Operation Immediate Response '08 not so immediate, or is it? |
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spooked (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 06:57 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Was sending soldiers into S Ossetia part of the "exercise"? |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 06:49 AM Response to Original message |
5. Which side is Blackwater on? |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 06:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Catch 22 |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
43. Truth is stranger than fiction,,,, I always said Catch 22 was historical. |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. I read Catch 22 before I went to Vietnam. |
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BB1 (671 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 06:10 AM Response to Reply #47 |
78. I read it after Bosnia. |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. Both our experiences go to show just howweird & surreal |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:04 AM Response to Reply #12 |
70. One of the most insightful quotes on film; Milo to Yossarian; |
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Oldtimeralso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 01:23 AM Response to Reply #5 |
68. Blackwater fights for the highest bidder N/T |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 06:50 AM Response to Original message |
6. well, given that weve made them alot of promises |
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bushmeister0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 07:05 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. Condi my have confused Saakashvili . |
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spooked (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 06:53 AM Response to Original message |
7. Meanwhile, Bush is enjoying the Olympics |
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Loudmxr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
8. The only thing I know is "War Is Good" for Republicans |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 01:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
69. Not this time. |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
10. Perhaps was Blackwater there? |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 07:47 AM Response to Reply #10 |
21. most likely... |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 06:58 AM Response to Original message |
11. Probably Blackwater |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 07:01 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Erraaa... the Georgians are wearing and packing |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 07:13 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. also possible |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 08:15 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Israelis at the party, too! |
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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:18 AM Response to Reply #11 |
24. I found somebody suggesting either Blackwater or DynCorp |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:58 AM Response to Reply #24 |
34. Which means blackwater was there training people..... |
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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. I'm getting suspicious of that posting |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. I don't know how many operatives Dynacorp has, but Blackwater has about |
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JohnyCanuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 07:00 AM Response to Original message |
13. Did Washington give its OK to Saakashvili? |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:40 AM Response to Reply #13 |
32. Excellent point. U.S. consultation most likely through a back-channel. |
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spooked (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 07:25 AM Response to Original message |
17. SCARY STUFF Part 2 - OBAMA'S FUTURE ROLE |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:50 AM Response to Reply #17 |
33. Zbig is NOT the top Obama foreign advisor. A direct confrontation w/Russia is NOT Obama policy, |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:47 PM Response to Reply #17 |
38. Tin foil hats on sale cheep at Macy's, NY |
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Twist_U_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 03:46 AM Response to Reply #17 |
74. CFR patsy for the elite |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
18. They have been there a long time, very openly. |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
19. Thank you, spooked. Really appreciate having seen this thread. n/t |
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izzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 07:44 AM Response to Original message |
20. We must have troops there. We are every place. |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:05 AM Response to Reply #20 |
35. thank-you. |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
22. No such thing as a coincidence with this corrupt administration... |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
25. They will probably be listed as 'non-combat related' .... |
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Contrary1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
26. So why were they still there? |
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dave123williams (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
27. Apparently, Rice was there fucking things up in early July: |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
28. If we were going to fight the Russians, it wouldn't be with a few dozen troops. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
29. So now we're over there stirring things up, getting ready for McSame's GTA |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
30. I have read elsewhere that Russia was reacting to a Georgian |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
31. No one is asking questions on why we're there, wait |
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magellan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
39. We've been training and arming Georgia's military |
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Christa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
40. FFS |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
41. The plot thickens |
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mojowork_n (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
42. Google "BTC pipeline" + Halliburton + Cheney |
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lurky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
44. Maybe those are tattoos on their forearms? |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
45. US troops have been in Georgia for at least six years. |
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Homer12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
46. Finally, Nukler War .... |
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spooked (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
48. Today's HEADLINE: "Georgians in Israel say they're willing to fight" |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
49. yesterday some pundits |
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happydreams (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
50. K&R. Troops from "Atlanta" on the midnight plane to Georgia?? |
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Billy Burnett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
51. I wonder if the BFEE has been sending enemy combatants to Georgia to get boiled in oil? |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
52. beginnings of a WWIII? |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 08:34 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. Given WW1 started by the shooting of an Austrian Archduke... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
53. I haven't heard a word about this yet on the m$m; do you |
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IsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
54. Sounds like Russia got fed up with the goof balls fricked up foreign policy. Won't hear that on CNN |
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aasleka (465 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
55. This whole thing confuses me, Georgia did bomb Russian bunkers right? |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #55 |
60. Georgian essentailly invaded a neutral break-away territory with ties to Russia.... |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
56. Just invade Azerbaijan and the link to the Iranian border is complete... |
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SlavesandBulldozers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
58. read the Chapter "Caspian Pipeline Dreams" in Scahill's "Blackwater" |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
59. There's nothing to this: |
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tuckessee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:56 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. There certainly is "something to this" if US troops were killed bearing arms against the Russians. |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
61. Not coincidence at all, the same strategy Hitler used in 1939 to provoke |
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Ex Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
62. If I may interject some reality here |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 12:08 AM Response to Reply #62 |
64. I believe you are probably correct |
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Ex Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 12:17 AM Response to Reply #64 |
65. so be it n/t |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 01:22 AM Response to Reply #62 |
67. Welcome to DU, Ex Lurker! |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
66. The US, Russia, Israel, Georgia, Ukraine and Iran... WTF is going on? |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
71. God help us, and I mean that from a neopaganchristian POV |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
72. Kick & Rec - so someone can tell me it's gonna be okay? |
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AntiFascist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:48 AM Response to Original message |
73. I've been reading about the Russian bioweapons program... |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 05:11 AM Response to Original message |
76. First Guess: They didn't change uniforms. |
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