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The GOP Plan To Never End The Iraq Debacle

Red State thinks a plan to end the war is abandoning the troops:

You see, when you tell the nice veteran that nobody's planning to deny the troops what they need, political obsessives like Gateway Pundit go track down the boasting press releases that say, yeah, people are.

The press release is of course about the Reid-Feingold bill. That bill gives the troops what they need, an end to the Iraq Debacle on March 31, 2008 and full funding while the troops are in the field. I wish the Republicans would explain to the nice veterans that they oppose ending the Iraq Debacle one year from now. That 5 years of disaster is not enough for them.

The Reid-Feingold bill is something the "anti-war movement" is embracing, as is over 60% of the country. The Republicans want Debacle without end. Tell the nice vet Red State. 5 years of the Iraq Debacle is not enough for you. You want, nay, demand, more.

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    End the War? (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by squeaky on Fri Apr 06, 2007 at 09:31:07 AM EST
    Why give up such a good thing? Especially when the supporters are wnarm and comfy and their investments are making cash registers ring.

    Edger (5.00 / 2) (#3)
    by TexDem on Fri Apr 06, 2007 at 09:50:04 AM EST
    looks like you and I need spelling lessons.
    you, wnarm for warm
    me, taitor for traitor
    although I do like taters.

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    Sorry sqeaky (none / 0) (#4)
    by TexDem on Fri Apr 06, 2007 at 09:53:15 AM EST
    to fast on the look. Saw the "E" on End and thought it was Edger. See what I mean. Preview and edit are our friend.

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    No worry (5.00 / 2) (#5)
    by squeaky on Fri Apr 06, 2007 at 10:01:24 AM EST
    I'm flattered to be mistaken for Edger. I do relish taiters for traitors tho.

    Sometimes it is better w/o preview.

    And I look forward to reading the MLK speech you likked to.

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    That's because (5.00 / 1) (#2)
    by TexDem on Fri Apr 06, 2007 at 09:45:38 AM EST
    It fits with their theory of a Wartime President having unlimited authority which dovetails with the unitary executive.


    The Republicans want Debacle without end.

    Of course they do. In their minds it makes anyone who opposes them a taitor.

    Query; When in our history has any President except this one referred to themselves as a wartime President? That he relishes in that as a Title and description speaks volumes.

    I was looking over MLK Jr's speech, Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to Break Silence
    if you haven't read it lately or at all you should. Just replace Vietnam with Iraq and you'll hardly notice that forty years have passed since these words were first spoken.

    Beyond Vietnam.... (5.00 / 2) (#6)
    by desertswine on Fri Apr 06, 2007 at 10:35:26 AM EST
    Yes, I read that yesterday, the 40th anniversary of the speech. Stirring and brilliant, we haven't heard anything like that since. Damn.

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    Never ending war ... or ... they lied again. (5.00 / 3) (#7)
    by Sailor on Fri Apr 06, 2007 at 10:36:15 AM EST
    Coming on the heels of a controversial "surge" of 21,000 U.S. troops that has stretched the Army thin, the Defense Department is preparing to send an additional 12,000 National Guard combat forces to Iraq and Afghanistan, defense officials told NBC News on Thursday.
    [...]
    Surge timetable could be extended
    Gates indicated Thursday that defense planners expected the U.S. military commitment to last well beyond the timetable of early next year that was put forth in the Pentagon's arguments to send more than 20,000 regular Army troops to help quiet sectarian violence.


    This is the saddest part of the surge (5.00 / 3) (#8)
    by oculus on Fri Apr 06, 2007 at 11:20:19 AM EST
    from the standpoint of effect on U.S.residents.  The weekend warriors are so at risk here.

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    If only a high-profile Presidential candidate (5.00 / 3) (#9)
    by oculus on Fri Apr 06, 2007 at 11:39:31 AM EST
    would advocate openly for Reid-Feingold (BTD) bill.