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Entries Tagged as 'Iraq'

Mr. Bush and the G.I. Bill

May 26th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Iraq, Politics

nytimes.com Editorial— Having saddled the military with a botched, unwinnable war, having squandered soldiers’ lives and failed them in so many ways, the commander in chief now resists giving the troops a chance at better futures out of uniform. So lavish with other people’s sacrifices, so reckless in pouring the national treasure into the sandy [...]

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Bush: I Gave Up Golf For The Troops

May 25th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Iraq, John McCain, Politics, War

Mr. President, the war isn’t about you – or golf Another good one from Keith Olbermann Perhaps realizing that no one in this country cares or listens to him anymore, our scum bag of a President took a trip to Israel this week looking for someone, anyone to justify his pathetic existence. He did get [...]

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Mission Accomplished

May 11th, 2008 · 13 Comments · Iran, Iraq, John McCain, Politics, Presidential Candidate, Surge, War

McCain wants to stay in Iraq until no more Americans are getting killed, no matter how long it takes and how many Americans get killed achieving that goal–that is, the goal of not getting any more Americans killed. And once that goal is achieved, we’ll stay.

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Whatever Happened to the “Benchmarks”?

April 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments · Friedman Unit, Iraq, Petraeus, Surge, War

Bush Administration spokesperson General Petraeus and his sidekick Ryan Crocker CrockObull are headed back to Washington again today with those gorgeous graphs to fool Congress give Congress an update on the 6 month no 1 year no, ah hell, the never ending surge. They will, of course, say everything is going fantastic with the surge [...]

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The Bush/Cheney Scenario

April 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Iran, Iraq, John McCain, War

Scenario: an account or synopsis of a possible course of action or events. Over the last 7 years the Bush Administration has shown unremitting contempt and disdain for our laws, Congress, the Supreme Court, the Constitution and the American people. So let me say right up front… Bush and Cheney WILL NOT leave office on [...]

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