tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post1521588466203421031..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: Iraq Wants The US Out...Right On Schedule, No Matter WhatFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-87156567659603188672010-12-30T06:33:59.436-08:002010-12-30T06:33:59.436-08:00This is how every war we ever fight is going to tu...This is how every war we ever fight is going to turn out, as long as there is a Democratic Party with any kind of real influence in the legislative branch, as well as in the judiciary. What's more to the point, its not just the liberal wing of the Democrats. The Blue Dogs are only better by a few almost negligible degrees, if that.<br /><br />Any time I see a young person talking about joining the military, I advise them against it, especially if they are relatives. The plain, awful truth is, if they are killed of maimed, their sacrifice will in the long run be for nothing.<br /><br />The Democrat Party will see to that.<br /><br />Somebody needs to seriously look into the prospect of turning the military into a fourth, co-equal branch of government, with the power to conduct their own operations when called to war, free from political interference by both parties. If that had been the case now, the Iraq War would have ended probably within five years tops, and in the interim, no politician of significant influence would have had the guts to try to interfere with their progress.SecondComingOfBasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03336586430250490679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-45169814292472618712010-12-29T18:40:21.623-08:002010-12-29T18:40:21.623-08:00Ha ha ha Anonymous! I KNEW one of you would crawl ...Ha ha ha Anonymous! I KNEW one of you would crawl out of the woodwork sooner or later...and of course, you're <i>always</i> anonymous, like the gutless wonders you are.<br /><br />At least Gauleiter Pat has the balls to put his name behind his stuff, and even I admit he's not wrong about everything..just most things.<br /><br />Here's a heads up, Sparky, and believe it or not, I have heard this personally from people on the inside who ought to know.<br /><br />The Israelis didn't give a crap about Saddam Hussein. They had already pulled his fangs once by bombing his nuke facility at Osirak a few years before Desert Storm ( thus saving a lot of American lives BTW, those pesky Jews)and would of had no problem doing it again. <br /><br />As a matter of fact, they<i> wanted</i> to get in on Desert Storm as well, but Bush I was too concerned with his fake Arab 'coalition' and wouldn't give the IDF the 'friendlies' electronic code so their planes could join the party safely.<br /><br />No,the Israelis saw the real threat, in Iran, and warned Bush II about it long before the news of Iran's illegal nuke program went public. It's not their fault Bush dropped the ball,or that Obama is more concerned about his golf game and making America a socialist state. <br /><br />Dubbya invaded Iraq because Saddam tried to assassinate his father, because he miscalculated on Saddam's nuclear program , and because he got lousy information from Colin Powell and George Tenet, a Clinton holdover in charge of the CIA.<br /><br />While Rumsfeld and Cheney wanted a quick, punitive strike, <a href="http://joshuapundit.blogspot.com/2008/12/cheney-slaps-biden-upside-head.html" rel="nofollow">Tenet and Powell convinced Dubbya</a> that Iraq would be a cakewalk and a showcase for 'Arab democracy'.<br /><br />We both know which option Bush picked, and how it turned out.<br /><br />Blame Israel if it pleases you ( and your kind always finds some way to work Jews or Israel in no matter what the subject, no?)but those are the real facts. <br /><br />And frankly , I don't care if you're convinced or not. But I think it was helpful for my readers to hear it. <br /><br />-Rob-Freedom Fighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-66998446912493557142010-12-29T16:20:43.599-08:002010-12-29T16:20:43.599-08:00The invasion was about protecting Israel, Feith sh...The invasion was about protecting Israel, Feith should be in jail, Buchanan's "Whose War" nailed it and Bush administration member, himself Jewish, Phillip Zelikow admitted it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-28292332047450494492010-12-29T13:16:49.949-08:002010-12-29T13:16:49.949-08:00I think the myth that the US invasion of Iraq was ...I think the myth that the US invasion of Iraq was about oil should be put to rest now. In fact, one commentator called the results to date "a sharp slap in the face" to people who believe such nonsense. Unfortunately this myth will likely persist. After all Anti-Americanism must be retained no matter what. <br /><br />Furthermore the US can't even protect its own interests. So much for the myth of America being some sort of super power. This myth should die to but unfortunately it will likely be retained. After all, if you want to vilify someone, make them out to be more powerful than they actually are.B.Posternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-8243840290682450772010-12-29T13:01:24.159-08:002010-12-29T13:01:24.159-08:00We want out by the end of 2011. The Iraqis want u...We want out by the end of 2011. The Iraqis want us out by the end of 2011. I think we are in agreement there. In fact, if the Iraqis told the US to leave sooner, we would no doubt do so. Furthermore Mr. Maliki is not going to ask the US to remain even if he wanted to because we wouldn't stay. As such, it makes no sense for him to request such a thing. <br /><br />As far as the oil goes, we never wanted it any way. As such, the fact that China may get it does not concern the US government. Whether or not we should have tried to get this oil is another story all together but at least we should be able to FINALLY put to rest the myth that the US is out to steal Iraqi resources. Unfortunately we won't be able to. Since the US is going to vilified no matter what it does, we should just act in our best interest any way and let the chips fall where they may. Clearly we aren't going to get any credit for any good deeds. <br /><br />Now as for putting a "fighting edge" on our army, I hope and pray you are right, however, it appears to me that all we've accomplished is to wear down our military to the point where even basic national defense will be problematic in the near term and pershpas even more so in the long term. Furtehrmore, with our weakened military and its outdated technology the Russians and the Chinese are now the dominant world powers and will be for the forseable future. India may be able to step in and challenge them but America cannot and will be unable to do so any time in the next few decades assuming the country survives that long. <br /><br />Why would Iraq want to sign oil contacts with America. From the Iraqi perspective I can think of a number of good reasons not to. 1.) chinese technolgy is superior to American technology in this area. Also, the Chinese aren't bound by the ridiculous environmental regulations the Americans are. As such, they should be able to extract the oil cheaper than the Americans can. 2.)With the US government and the American people eager to exit Itaq the Iraqis will consider the Americans untrustworthy. 3.)America is almost universially despised around the world. As such, people won't do business with American simply because it is America. If America is going to change this, it must do SOMETHING to change the narrative.B.Posternoreply@blogger.com