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sabra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 08:50 PM Original message |
US 'planning to keep 50,000 troops in Iraq for many years' |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. I heard Rumsfeld say in 03 |
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Johng333 (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 08:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Were are still in Japan and Germany, how long has WWII been over? |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 09:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. My point was that they lied going in |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 09:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. We are well past "early", honey bunch |
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countingbluecars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 09:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Can't erase the fact |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 10:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
30. Yes, things were awful under Clinton |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 11:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
40. Oh no, not the "Pottery Barn" rule again |
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StevieM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 01:10 AM Response to Reply #3 |
47. John, there are two major flaws in your argument |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 04:22 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. That's an interesting description of the overall picture, |
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StevieM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 02:42 PM Response to Reply #49 |
59. Here's my feelings about Iran |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-13-06 12:45 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Yes, I (finally) read you (service only available to those who pay). |
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llmart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 05:52 AM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Most DU'ers who even remotely say anything against Israel..... |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-13-06 05:01 PM Response to Reply #51 |
63. yup, the U.S. government is the Zionist/Mossad servile bitch |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-15-06 02:28 PM Response to Reply #63 |
66. (self-censored) |
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rooboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 05:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
50. You're still in Japan, German, and about EIGHTY other countries. |
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Dyedinthewoolliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-13-06 01:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
62. Hello and welcome to DU |
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draft (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. they knew that goin in... |
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Johng333 (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
7. things change in war |
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Thickasabrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. You've obviously been watching Fox News too much. |
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countingbluecars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 09:21 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Mission Accomplished? |
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Johng333 (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 09:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Dont watch Fox - Mission of defeating Saddam is over - now next |
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countingbluecars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 10:11 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. I have read your posts, |
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Johng333 (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 10:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Not pro war - anti war |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 09:30 AM Response to Reply #26 |
55. Enjoy your stay |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 03:26 AM Response to Reply #14 |
48. I thought the mission was finding WMD. |
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Sydnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 09:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Show me the proof of this statement of yours |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 10:21 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Deleted message |
Thickasabrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 10:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Interesting you should include Christopher Dickey ....... |
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Johng333 (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 10:56 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Have read, but not related to the point |
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Sydnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 10:57 PM Response to Reply #25 |
37. Started with this report you provided |
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Johng333 (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 11:03 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. You read a 230 page report in a few minutes ? WOW! |
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Sydnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 11:22 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. that is exactly the sentence in which the word "terrorist" appears |
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Sydnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 11:30 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. Buh Bye Johng333 |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 09:32 AM Response to Reply #25 |
56. adios |
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puerco-bellies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 10:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. He shot at planes over his own airspace. |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 10:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
32. Where were his weapons of mass destruction? |
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llmart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 05:53 AM Response to Reply #7 |
52. I see you've bought into the propaganda....... |
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pokercat999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 05:57 AM Response to Reply #7 |
53. But why war? |
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niallmac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
8. Iraq is not Japan or Germany. |
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Johng333 (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 09:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Iraq is not Vietnam , but that does not evoke a response |
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niallmac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 09:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Oh I guess your right. |
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Johng333 (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 10:29 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. Deal, will you accept coupons in lieu of money? |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 10:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
34. So, how does the presence of U.S. troops for decades help this? |
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Johng333 (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 10:58 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Never connected the two |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 11:16 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. The original post said 50,000 U.S. troops, for 10 or 20 years |
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pokercat999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 06:02 AM Response to Reply #12 |
54. LOL, you're so funny. Let me refill your kool-aid. nt |
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Thickasabrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
9. Well.....contrary to what Dubya wanted (puppet), the Shiites |
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Johng333 (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 09:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Shites are the majority |
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Sydnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 09:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Freely elected? |
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Thickasabrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 09:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Well said!!! I was too stunned to respond to that last post. |
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Johng333 (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
29. Read PNAC, heard theory of a "pearl harbor event", good points |
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Thickasabrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 09:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Here's another link that might clear things up for you: |
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badgervan (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 10:19 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. Too Many Lies |
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EVDebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
17. McCain and rest of Repubs want US troops there for '10, 20 years' |
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Golden Raisin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
21. I thought from Day 1 that this was all about |
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LouisianaLiberal (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 12:23 AM Response to Reply #21 |
46. We had bases in Saudi Arabia for ten years. |
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agincourt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
27. Permanent boots on the ground where the oil is, |
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Johng333 (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 10:53 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. I think you got the wrong idea |
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suston96 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
33. At present the total number of serving American troops is about 500,000. |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 11:38 PM Response to Reply #33 |
44. I was wondering about that also. |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 10:18 AM Response to Reply #44 |
57. Mmm. I think that number includes reservists? |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-11-06 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
45. So is that where the money for a Public Health Care program... |
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teryang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
58. Beyond absurdity |
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Tight_rope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
60. I'm not surprised...Thought that was the game plan from day 1....n/t |
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bigdarryl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-13-06 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
64. Troops in iraq for years |
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54anickel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-13-06 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
65. The bill they passed today deletes the prohibition on permanent bases |
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