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Iraq Update

By Jeralyn, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Fri Jun 24, 2005 at 12:08:13 PM EST
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Six American soldiers killed today by a suicide bomber.

Bush refuses to set a timetable to leave Iraq

Most Americans oppose a return to the draft.

It's time to put the pressure on Republicans and Congress.

The Republican leadership is biting their fingernails off over this. This Congress has been negligent with regard to its duty on Iraq. We didn't ask the right questions before the war. Now, no one is being held accountable. [U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern]

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    Re: Iraq Update (none / 0) (#5)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:29 PM EST
    The war in Iraq is so wrong for so many reasons. A pointless, baseless loss of life, a country nearly obliterated, a civil war with no end in sight. An utter disgrace in policy. The mix of private contractors and military, on such a grand scale, is ridiculously dangerous for everyone concerned. And I agree with Rep. McGovern, ":This Congress has been negligent with regard to it's duty on Iraq." Let's fire the whole lot!

    Re: Iraq Update (none / 0) (#11)
    by Mreddieb on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:29 PM EST
    Or as least ask bushbag why does he think Americans aren't enlisting in his war?

    Re: Iraq Update (none / 0) (#1)
    by desertswine on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:30 PM EST
    "It is unknowable how long that conflict will last. It could last six days, six weeks. I doubt six months."
    Remember when Ronald Dumsfeld said that the war would last less than six months? Now six more dead for the neocon paradise.

    Re: Iraq Update (none / 0) (#2)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:30 PM EST
    And now the faint beat of war drums has started anew with the trickling out of stories in the "press", like a doozy you can find at the MSNBC site titled "Al-Qaeda hiding in Iran?". But with Iraq being a success why wouldn't the Fearless Leader want to start another war to show just how much more of a man, and therefore a better Preznit, he is than his father.

    Re: Iraq Update (none / 0) (#3)
    by DawesFred60 on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:30 PM EST
    Didn't Bush say this war was over? didn't Bush say it would cost only 1.7 billion? and didn't people along with it? hey you did it and how we will all pay for it, in blood and death, have fun in the empire. by the way it is sad that 6 more people died for nothing but the Bush family business making big money and making good friends in that part of the world right?, but its only the start of years and years of war, hope i am wrong for all the families and my sister how has a kid in the Army right how, sad world, but we all asked for it didn't we? see you all on the other side, get what i mean?

    Re: Iraq Update (none / 0) (#4)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:31 PM EST
    There is NO plan to remove troops from Iraq, or if they remove a few, they don't plan on removing the AIRBASES that they put in. They put in massive airbases in Iraq, in Qatar, and in Afghanistan -- with the primary purpose of f