Comments on: State Dept.: Go To Iraq Or You're Fired

Due To Lack Of Volunteers, State Department Ordering Some Employees To Baghdad Embassy

[downtowner97]

Israel bombed Lebanon, and it was Hizbullah that came to the rescue providing people with supplies and help. They were seen as heroes, and their message to the people is "Kill Americans and Jews, go to heaven". Now we and the elected Iraqi government have failed the people of Iraq, and the Mahdi Army has declared a cease fire against the US troops while they become like Hizbullah in Lebanon, winning the hearts and minds of the people by providing them with aid. That, to me is a sign we''ve completely lost the war in Iraq. How do you fight a war when no one will take up arms against you?

The winners hate America, won''t share their oil with us, and won''t listen to us tell them how they should run their country. We''ve taught them how to fight the way we do, which means we''ve taught them how to beat us. How is this better than Iraq under Saddam?

Our enemy is being welcomed into the homes of ordinary Iraqis while the US military becomes less and less relevant. If we had left after handing over Saddam, we wouldn''t have had to suffer the indignity of being ignored by the "terrorists".

[dscott407]

Now I can''t spell...speakinup, that was to read I didn''t mean to misquote you.

Sorry

[speakinup]

"You have no idea how hard it is to keep schedules on submarines or on other military duties - j-w

As a previous exec officer of a company sized unit, I''ll assure you I do.

It is not as HARD to keep schedules on a submarine as when IEDs are a potential and bullets are flying around you is what I said.

Good night j-w. Wow - I''m scared - j-w evoked Freddy on me. Yawn, whatever.

Have a good one dscott407.

[dscott407]

Sorry speakingup...did mean to misquote you. I did not know of that stat. Are they really #1?

dscott407

[dscott407]

Thanks j-whitman...Have a good evening.

[speakinup]

dscott407 - it was me that said FOX was the number 1 news on the web, not j-w. And, I may have misquoted. I believe it should have been number 1 on cable & Dish.

[j-whitman]

dscott407,,,, Fox only started broadcasting news in 1996,,,
,,, Their only watchers are the far right wing.... And they no longer report from Iraq ------- Good night.

[speakinup]

I have to laugh every time I ask the question of why Hillary is such a good candidate for the Presidency.

We get comparisons to Bush. Well, if you have such a low opinion of bush, wouldn''t that be an easy goal to meet ?

The truth is, Hillary is not an outstanding Presidential candidate. She IS electable, and that''s where your party falls down. The Democrats don''t care about who is in office, as long as it is one of theirs.

Hillary is an egotist. And, if you didn''t like Bush for being one (at least that''s what I hear all the time from liberals on this site), why would you vote in another ? Because she''s a Democrat - and any democrat will do ?

Pathetic.

[dscott407]

j-whitman...I''ll agree, NPR can lean a little to the left on the topics they report.

Good question thought. Is FOX really numero uno on the WEB? I will have to ponder that one. But my quick answer could be just plan old good marketing and/or brand loyalty from the viewing public.

FOX has FOX Sports, NASCAR covererage, FOX''s Primetime lineup. I would bet that a large majority of Americans watch FOX for many reasons.

They have come a long way since the earlier days back in the late ''80''s when all the had was "Married With Children" "21 Jumpstreet" and real long shot of a cartoon show called "The Simpsons"

[j-whitman]

speakinup,,,,, Isn''t this article about the missmanagement of the State Dept & the growing problems they are haveing ??????

Good Night,, Have a Freddy Kruger Nighmare,,, He wants to kill Americans in their sleep.... Must be a terrorist.