Guest Joe Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Editorial in the cinservative Pittsburgh Tribune-Review for July 15, 2007: The War in Iraq Perhaps Jack Murtha put it best: The Pennsylvania congressman, among the first to make the cogent argument that staying the course in Iraq was the exercise in futility that indeed the war has become, says President Bush is delusional. Based on the president's recent performance, we could not agree more. "Staying the course" is not simply futile -- it is a prescription for American suicide. We've urged for months to bring our troops home. Now is the time. "Progress" has become such a nuanced, parsed and tortured term that it no longer has meaning. The "fledgling" Iraqi government -- how long can it reasonably be called that? -- consistently has not stepped up to the plate. President Bush warns that U.S. withdrawal would risk "mass killings on a horrific scale." What do we have today, sir? And quite frankly, during last Thursday's news conference, when George Bush started blathering about "sometimes the decisions you make and the consequences don't enable you to be loved," we had to question his mental stability. If the president won't do the right thing and end this war, the people must. The House has voted to withdraw combat troops from Iraq by April. The Senate must follow suit. Our brave troops should take great pride that they rid Iraq of Saddam Hussein. And they should have no shame in leaving Iraq. For it will not be, in any way, an exercise in tail-tucking and running. America has done its job. It's time for the Iraqis to do theirs. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/archive/s_517212.html Quote
Guest Barbi Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 "Joe" <mnb@fgh.com> wrote in message news:50cni.2257$Dx2.976@newssvr17.news.prodigy.net... > Editorial in the cinservative Pittsburgh Tribune-Review for July 15, > 2007: > > > The War in Iraq > > Perhaps Jack Murtha put it best: The Pennsylvania congressman, among the > first to make the cogent argument that staying the course in Iraq was > the exercise in futility that indeed the war has become, says President > Bush is delusional. > > Based on the president's recent performance, we could not agree more. > "Staying the course" is not simply futile -- it is a prescription for > American suicide. > > We've urged for months to bring our troops home. Now is the time. > > "Progress" has become such a nuanced, parsed and tortured term that it > no longer has meaning. > > The "fledgling" Iraqi government -- how long can it reasonably be called > that? -- consistently has not stepped up to the plate. > > President Bush warns that U.S. withdrawal would risk "mass killings on a > horrific scale." What do we have today, sir? > > And quite frankly, during last Thursday's news conference, when George > Bush started blathering about "sometimes the decisions you make and the > consequences don't enable you to be loved," we had to question his > mental stability. > > If the president won't do the right thing and end this war, the people > must. The House has voted to withdraw combat troops from Iraq by April. > The Senate must follow suit. > > Our brave troops should take great pride that they rid Iraq of Saddam > Hussein. And they should have no shame in leaving Iraq. For it will not > be, in any way, an exercise in tail-tucking and running. > > America has done its job. > > It's time for the Iraqis to do theirs. > > http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/archive/s_517212.html I would put nothing past G.W. Bush. Not even suspending the next election and declaring himself president for life. I have never believed in anything supernatural. My mom used to claim to sometimes be able to see what was to come. Her mother was from the old country and had also clamed the same. I never gave it much thought but I begin to wonder if she did have a gift. The first time she saw G.W. Bush she said that the man was worse than the devil himself and would destroy this nation. Early last September she asked me to bring her flowers and a flag for her grave on the day Bush was out. I told her she would be around to see it herself. She died two weeks later. On the day Bush is gone I plan on leaving her hundreds of flowers and her flag. Quote
Guest Rob Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 "Barbi" <gg21tr323212@c53ogmat.net> wrote in news:FemdnbsaReAMzADbnZ2dnUVZ_qWtnZ2d@comcast.com: > > "Joe" <mnb@fgh.com> wrote in message > news:50cni.2257$Dx2.976@newssvr17.news.prodigy.net... >> Editorial in the cinservative Pittsburgh Tribune-Review for July >> 15, 2007: >> >> >> The War in Iraq >> >> Perhaps Jack Murtha put it best: The Pennsylvania congressman, among >> the first to make the cogent argument that staying the course in Iraq >> was the exercise in futility that indeed the war has become, says >> President Bush is delusional. >> >> Based on the president's recent performance, we could not agree more. >> "Staying the course" is not simply futile -- it is a prescription for >> American suicide. >> >> We've urged for months to bring our troops home. Now is the time. >> >> "Progress" has become such a nuanced, parsed and tortured term that >> it no longer has meaning. >> >> The "fledgling" Iraqi government -- how long can it reasonably be >> called that? -- consistently has not stepped up to the plate. >> >> President Bush warns that U.S. withdrawal would risk "mass killings >> on a horrific scale." What do we have today, sir? >> >> And quite frankly, during last Thursday's news conference, when >> George Bush started blathering about "sometimes the decisions you >> make and the consequences don't enable you to be loved," we had to >> question his mental stability. >> >> If the president won't do the right thing and end this war, the >> people must. The House has voted to withdraw combat troops from Iraq >> by April. The Senate must follow suit. >> >> Our brave troops should take great pride that they rid Iraq of Saddam >> Hussein. And they should have no shame in leaving Iraq. For it will >> not be, in any way, an exercise in tail-tucking and running. >> >> America has done its job. >> >> It's time for the Iraqis to do theirs. >> >> http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/archive/s_51721 >> 2.html > > I would put nothing past G.W. Bush. Not even suspending the next > election > and declaring himself president for life. I have never believed in > anything supernatural. My mom used to claim to sometimes be able to > see what was to come. Her mother was from the old country and had also > clamed the same. I never gave it much thought but I begin to wonder if > she did have a gift. The first time she saw G.W. Bush she said that > the man was worse than the devil himself and would destroy this > nation. Early last September she asked me to bring her flowers and a > flag for her grave on the day Bush was out. I told her she would be > around to see it herself. She died two weeks later. On the day Bush is > gone I plan on leaving her hundreds of flowers and her flag. > > > Add a flower for me. I fear your mom was right. The most frightening thing is that so many people are unable to see how unstable and disconnected Bush is. His obvious lack of empathy for others and his disregard for our laws and the views of others in his quest to fullfill his own reality of self grandeur may well bring this nation and millions of the worlds people to their deaths. Does anyone really believe that if congress had the votes to override a fillibuster and order the troops home that Bush would do it. He will just declare his executive priviledge to do what ever the hell he wants. It happened in Germany and it is happening here. Quote
Guest 9 Trillion Dollar Republican Natio Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 On Jul 17, 7:10 pm, Joe <m...@fgh.com> wrote: > Editorial in the cinservative Pittsburgh Tribune-Review for July 15, 2007: > > The War in Iraq > > Perhaps Jack Murtha put it best: The Pennsylvania congressman, among the > first to make the cogent argument that staying the course in Iraq was > the exercise in futility that indeed the war has become, says President > Bush is delusional. > > Based on the president's recent performance, we could not agree more. > "Staying the course" is not simply futile -- it is a prescription for > American suicide. > > We've urged for months to bring our troops home. Now is the time. > > "Progress" has become such a nuanced, parsed and tortured term that it > no longer has meaning. > > The "fledgling" Iraqi government -- how long can it reasonably be called > that? -- consistently has not stepped up to the plate. > > President Bush warns that U.S. withdrawal would risk "mass killings on a > horrific scale." What do we have today, sir? > > And quite frankly, during last Thursday's news conference, when George > Bush started blathering about "sometimes the decisions you make and the > consequences don't enable you to be loved," we had to question his > mental stability. > > If the president won't do the right thing and end this war, the people > must. The House has voted to withdraw combat troops from Iraq by April. > The Senate must follow suit. > > Our brave troops should take great pride that they rid Iraq of Saddam > Hussein. And they should have no shame in leaving Iraq. For it will not > be, in any way, an exercise in tail-tucking and running. > > America has done its job. > > It's time for the Iraqis to do theirs. > > http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/archive/s_5172... Mentally unstable? that's an understatement. Quote
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