Comments on: I'll Never Get Used To Iraq

Bob Schieffer: We Got Bored With Vietnam On TV, But Iraq Never Stops Shocking Us

[samthetvcat]

PS Also, the financial bleeding is what I call white-collar 'terrorism'. Like Bin Laden said his goal of striking the twin towers was not just symbolic but practical and that his goal was to cripple the economy. There were also those imams who were praying and praising Allah before their flight and then sued for millions when they not surprisingly got bumped off their flight. Although the primary Iraqi agenda is probably to get invading troops out of their country and the primary Imam's agenda might have been to increase awareness/tolerance for their culture (?), wouldn't other countries enjoy seeing the world's only superpower financially weakened?

Bush is like a gambling addict that keeps pouring $ into the slots because he think a big payout will happen eventually when it's the casinos that have all the control . . .

[samthetvcat]

"The latest example: A recently completed power plant shut down after unqualified workers put the wrong fuel in $90 million turbines and ruined them."

I used to 'spill' glue and paint on my brother's hand-me-downs so I could get the girl clothes I wanted . . . it must sound so wasteful, but I guess when you don't have independence over the state of your own affairs you sometimes make impractical decisions (?)

Difference was that I was a kid and it was only clothes, Iraqis are grown men and they seem to want self-determination (?) The Iraq Study Group recommended Bush reassure Iraqis that he was not interesting in their oil . . . instead he's insisting they pass oil distribution laws that give foreign companies the right to explore, distribute and refine the crude . . . maybe it was just incompetence but maybe it wasn't, but from all accounts the Iraqis seem to be pretty savvy - more savvy then Bush that's for sure . . .

[skeezix06]

$200,000 a minute

$12,000,000 an hour

$288,000,000 every 24 hours

$8,640,000,000 over a 30 day period.

This is foolishness in action. Time to get out.

[bhandel58]

Just to clarify my perspective on Bob Schieffer, I always felt that he is just right of center. One thing I feel strongly about Bob (may I call you Bob?) is that Bob Schieffer is objective as one can get. And I rather have a beer with him then any other news person I see on the all the major news networks. with the exception of Tom Friedman, that guy is just pure genius. Having a beer with the 2 of them and my head would be spinning. And of course I don't think Tom has ever heard of Robert Earl Keen.

[feelfree1]

Mr. Schieffer,

Re: "When it comes to outrageous conduct, the Iraqi government"

The Iraq "government" is a cruel joke, installed under the boot of an illegal and immoral invasion- one which you have helped to cheerlead. Not one "official's" name in in the current Iraqi "government" appeared on the ballot. Not one.

The Iraqi government has as much credibililty as being representative of the people of Iraq, as you do as a journalist.

None.

You are now trying to blame the made-in-USA catastrophe in Iraq, on the puppet government officials, and on the Iraqi victims. You are truly a disgrace to the very concept of journalism, and to your country.

Why not retire, and stop embarrassig yourself with this nonsense?

[pastdue1]

Bob:
How does it feel to be called a Neocon one moment and a Liberal the next? The question really should not be whether or not the Iraqi's were qualified to take over projects, or whether they just didn't want to. The question really should be is what in the world the United States was doing when they kept on constructing projects which kept on being not being taken over and eventually went to wrack and ruin. The Iraqi's are in a state of chaos, so they can somewhat be excused. The USA is just plain squandering money or making some corporations very rich.

[jimfinster]

Shame on you, Bob Schieffer.
Posted by One_American at 01:06 PM : Jul 29, 2007

Hearing the truth must be shock to you. You sure never heard it from your neocon leaders...

[one_american]

Shame on you, Bob Schieffer.

Just shame on you.

[bhandel58]

Bob Schieffer a liberal, I guess one can come to that conclusion from whatever deranged position they are at. I don't think Mr. Schieffer is a liberal. Just to give you perspective on my political stance I consider myself to be a moderate Democrat. I concurred with Tom Friedman that it had been possible for America and President Bush to win the Iraq War even though I felt that Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 or that at the time had weapons of mass destruction. The Bush administration has never waged this military action with competency. How in the hell can you defend the results of where we are at. We won WW 2 in less then 4 years against 2 battle hardened foes. Osama Bin Laden is still out there. Enough said.

[sjc_1]

This turning over war logistics to contractors, the no bid contracts and the lucrative rebuilding contracts have all been a windfall for a few well connected individuals and companies. If you are friends of friends to this so called administration, you are all set. There is no problem for you or your company with this kind of corporate welfare.