Comments on: Iraq Progress Could Be Major '08 Factor

Politico: The Candidates Are Even More Polarized After Petraeus' Testimony

[sasi1-2009]

Con game in spades! Where is the actual touted report? Why hasn''t Petraeus actually put it in writing for all of us to read? He should have had to answer each and every set point for gauging the effectiveness of said surge IN WRITING. The surge did not meet the criteria set, but they are still claiming victory? Now, I can still count, and those very few partials just don''t add up to meeting the set criteria. I''m shocked that so many people still believe everything this administration & it''s puppets say.

[mudrose-2009]

"I can only support a policy that begins an immediate removal of our troops from Iraq%u2019s civil war and initiates a sustained drawdown of our military presence."
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.

Any candidate on the left is a puppet of MoveOn.Org as well as any lefty in the House and Senate are. There are no independent candidates on the left. They are bought and paid for by MoveOn.Org, the organization that keeps murderers, philanderers, thieves, solicitors of pornography and liars in our Congress. They are not trustworthy and they are treasonous liars. To vote for anyone on the left is to vote for open borders, illegal aliens and terrorists. They are the party of hypocrites and traitors. They have no morality, no moral backbone and no humanity. Hollywood is their God and their military is the Pink Nazifeminist Brigade marching in the wings of the Congress. Woopie, the lefties, party of unprincipled magots. Spit in your own faces not on our generals. They are full of ***** and conspiracy theories which shows ya just how twisted their minds are.

[notblue]

Realpatriot1, according to your logic if we leave Iraq in defeat and letthe militant elements take over Iraq and the greater middle east they will leave America alone and we will be safer. What are you smoking! THe radical militants have been attacking America and it''s interests for over 30 years. Many attacks occured without provocation even during Clintons time in office, numerous occured before the Iraq conflict so as usual your argument contains No logic, just more of the same *** from the left. You may convince yorself that Amrica is the problem with your tired rhetoric but clear thinking Americans know the problem lies with the radical militants and there leftwing supporters in this country.

[pepperp1]

So the Republicans are claiming victory for the George Bush Surge his political campaign ploy of providing cover to the Republicans in the Senate and Congress to stay the course and that by doing this he out foxed to Dems to delay troop removal until the next President Takes office. And they are dancing in the streets patting themselves on the back.

They also agree this is not in American interest to stay the course or that the expense was worth the minor changes and that violence is high, that soldiers and Iraqi will are dying needlessly and will continue to do so with 9 being killed yesterday, that the deficit is putting our national safety at risk our Military in danger with this demand, and that the war and how it was conducted was a huge mistake.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE%u2026..how is that even remotely a victory how can an event about Governance for this country that allows soldiers to die for no gain be deem Politically Successful for any Political Party. I can assure you no Dem or 3 rd Party Presidential political ploy like this would ever be deemed ok by there base, let alone a victory.

CHOOSE LIFE FOR OUR TROOPS call your Senator and tell him 5 years later, 4,000 dead, 34,000 wounded, tens of thousands of Iraqi dead, and 2 Trillion is too much and our troops need to come home.


[phone] for the Senate, and [phone] for the House

[getagrip54]

Big win for republicans in ''''''''08.
Posted by nerfff a

WHAT THE HELLO ARE YOU SMOKING?

LOOKS LIKE ONE VOTE FOR THE GOP

nerfff

WHAT NUMB-NUT USED PIECE OF AZZ WIPE
Posted by mocaleo at 11:20 AM : Sep 11, 2007

Now, Now, Theres no need to call names. Obviously nerfff is operating under a disability. It''s nice to see they encourage the patients to use the internet at the Psych Ward.

[williamf57]

Same thing every time, just another six months and everything will be fine. What a bunch of ***, they will just get more of our troops killed, spend more money, and end up in the same spot as we are now. Hundreds of billions of dollars spent on this boondoggle, going on four thousand dead troops and they''re still telling us that we''re at risk from terror attacks, what''s that tell you. We would''ve been much better off if we went after the real terrorist and then taken half the money
they''ve wasted on this war and spent it on security measures that actually work.

[nerfff-2009]

Sorry folks. The timing right now favors the republicans in ''08. The Iraq war is well on the way to being won and the political barrier that has prevented Musharaf from nabbing bin Laden is gone. Your wishful thinking and naysaying with not change the facts. Big win for republicans in ''08.

[realpatriot1]

When our missions in Lebanon and Somalia became counter-productive to continue Reagan and Clinton pulled the plug and removed the troops.

If we had stubbornly refused to leave and instead had continued to bear casualties in the hope of a miraculous turn around, it''s possible that it might have happened eventually. Both Lebanon and Somalia might be better today if we had remained and accepted more casualties. It might have turned around but it''s not likely.

Fortunately we had Presidents who weren''t afraid of the political criticism that comes from accepting an uncomfortable reality and ending a failed policy. We aren''t so lucky now.

If we stay another 4 years for the Iraqi military to be "ready", will they be? Will the government ever be ready to meet its benchmarks? Do they even have the same agenda for Iraq that we do?

How is any of this making us any safer here? What are our soldiers dying for, a Shiite government aligned with Iran?

[tankersmash]

Rep or Democrat...Pro-war or anti-war...you have to admit that old "dubya" has ruined the chances of the GOP in ''08.

[ezillyamused]

Any person who can, with a straight face, say that the surge is working and our troops have to remain until we''ve "won" needs to get their head examined!

Congress must not only insist that the troops come home NOW, they must also impeach *** Cheney first, then Dubya IMMEDIATELY!!!

[clestes-2009]

Could be?? It will be and the reps are going to lose the white house and not regain Congress. They have proven to be completely useless and it is time to get rid of the whole lot.