Comments on: Have We Forgotten Iraq?

Washington Post: While Iraq Celebrates the Pullback of U.S. Troops From Cities, Most Americans Seem Indifferent

[tomadams99]

As one of those soldiers you kindly civilians (Democrats, Republicans, and Independents) sent to war in Vietnam, Somalia, and Iraq(all of the time spent on line!), I will not forget the Coalition men and women who served in Iraq, nor will I forget the Iraqi people. All of them are worthy of my thoughts and yours. Those good folks did far more than the majority of the people throwing hollow, meaningless, and ridiculous barbs back and forth on this thread.

[gypsy37]

Hi soldier; I agree with you. I joined this CBS thread in order to comment on Dan's article, then was astonished and appalled (as I was on Cnn's Ireport, and even the Organizing for America blog, at the absolute ignorance and triviality expressed here; I wish they would stay with facebook! Re the troop pullout, I searched all the television news channels on the day of the troop pullout expecting some kind of victory celebration comments, and could find nothing but the endless tabloid mentality coverage of Michael Jackson, etc. I wanted to find some way to say thank you, and so, for what it's worth, say it here. I fault, not so much the American public, as the American media, which has been sliding down a slippery slope from real journalism, to "news for the sake of entertainment" ("let them eat cake?")for many years; now, the major "sources," for news seemed to be the social networks. Tonight, watching the 4th of July celebration in Washington D.C., (hardly inspiring), I was still proud (and have traveled and taught in various nations, and may even go to Kurdistan), to be an American. During the Gulf War, we were able to write to people in the military, simply by addressing a letter to "any soldier;" I did this, and within a month was corresponding with U.S. men and women in Navy, Army, Marines, Air
Force and even the Coast Guard. I wish I could have done the same with those of you serving in Iraq, and now, Afghanistan. It is well to remember, I think, as we celebrate our own Independence Day, that we were assisted in that struggle by the valient French; and for those who have no vision for the future, to realize the same British we fought against then, are our Allies, as are the countries of Japan and Germany from another War, and that no country today is living under the forced rule of the Swaztika. I've lived through it all and I can assure you
that your sacrifices, and those of your U.S. military buddies and allies, and those of the people you are trying to assist on their pathway to their own independence days, are at least witnessed by one person, and appreciated. God bless you and keep you safe. ...claudia

[hermitdave]

The BIG LIE continues on. The Cheney crime family attacked Iraq to change their leadership so that western ig oil could again operate in that country. That is it only reason all those Bush Crusaders died and were maimed. Congress is equally guilty and should at least vote to give all relatives of dead and maimed CRUSADERS FREE GAS for the rest of their lives and for generations beyond. It is the least the bums in congress should do. As for those responsible they should be on TRIAL now instead of sailing on some SULTANS yacht, or picking up dog poop in a up scale Dallas neighborhood.

[Benton09]

Bravo! what he said. Bush is a piece of POOP!

[dartplayer501]

Like Shrub would have signed the bill defunding the war if it had passed. He'd have just had his veto pen ready in an instant. Amazing how nothing was vetoed for 6 years and everything was for the last two.

[IrishWench01]

""by bannednancy July 1, 2009 8:18 AM PDT
America entered militarism openly. We created the WORLD'S biggest social program when we created the Military-Industrial complex.

Welfare pales in comparison to the military.""

And to think many of the enlisted still qualify and need the good old fashioned welfare as well.

[tomadams99]

My lord you are displaying a most ignorant attitude, and it is clear you know nothing about the world you live in.

[bombadil4]

To be other than indifferent, we would need to come to grips with many unpleasant, depressing, and even illegal actions that sprang from this insane and mindless invasion into Iraq. Torture, Rendition,fragging, rape, murder(even eletrocution of our own troops by shoddy construction contractors making millions off the war.) Even the maybe 30% of us who railed against this from the beginning have little interest in what will be a slow torturous withdrawal with more deaths to come. We still have--and will continue to have--tens of thousands of troops there, some of whom will come to harm. Beyond all that, we are now so smothered by the insatiable maw of the Military-Industrial Complex that talk of peace is rarely even uttered any more. Instead we have ditzy vacant blonds on TV "news" happily chirping about the exciting new-fangled weapons we are currently designing for future wars. Then the commerical break comes to help us choose which drug might best give old coots a nice erection if they could just find their teeth and actually get a date.

[xlib]

Uh,I do believe congress voted on this and before you start with the "Bush lied mantra", your side has had congress for over 2 years-DEFUND THE Fy'ing WAR!! They did it and ended Vietnam, do it now or shut up!

[willcad]

Nobody in America has forgotten Iraq. We're just not celebrating this troop movement, because we're cynical enough to believe that, if the violence in these cities escalates once the American troops are gone, then the American troops will be sent back in. Maybe it will happen in dribs and drabs, maybe all at once, but it will happen.

I for one will be popping champagne on the day the first C-130 lands to bring American troops home for good.

[gramps1941]

The liberation of Iraq has become non newsworthy because it is no longer a bludgeon for mainstream broadcast media and the radical left to beat on a Republican Administration. Since the country is now essentially a Democratic fiefdom. No problem. As President Obama tries do do his job as the Constitution requires rather than the noisy left, there will be more confrontation coming up and the broadcast and cable media will find something else to hammer on.

[jxknowles]

Americans are still very aware of the situation in Iraq. We want our troops out and we don't want to foot the bill any longer for a misguided war started by Bush/Cheney.

Our drawback should be quiet, unpublicized and uneventful. Both countries can celebrate when we are gone and they are handling their own affairs.

[inventagod]

Most Americans were not involved in the Iraq decisions, those were all made by the paranoid liars in the Bu$h administration. Americans just don't care anymore. Wa$hingtoon rolls on, with or without support of the electorate

[pubsnomore]

notblue still eats Bushit for breakfast.

[iam4honesty]

nottrue,

It required an administration that was willing to fabricate an incredible web of lies and deliver them to the American citizens and congress to start and fund the war in Iraq! And it took the resulting quagmire to force the continued funding of that war!

Now that 'tangled web' is beginning to unravel in their laps. Have you not noticed that Cheney has emerged from his undisclosed location to blast the airwaves with even more lies? His lies are now contradicting his lies... that's what happens when you lie too much!

[Joe_NY_15]

Obviously Obama hates the people of Iraq....he wanted them to continue suffer under a brutal dictator (not anymore, thank god).....he wants them to suffer further, by leaving them high and dry....he talks a good talk with terrorists like Iran, but does he care about a friendly government in Iraq ? No

[blog_fever2]

That is not true and you are in no position to judge our president. Bush didn't go over there for the Iraqi people, he wanted to kill Saddam because Saddam tried to kill his dad. Period. He allowed Bin Laden to do what he did to full the ignorant flames in America to supporting his tyranny.

[skyk-2009]

Joe, take off the Tin Foil and visit us here in REALITY. THAT was NOT the reason we invaded Iraq and everyone knows it. You are getting outright embarrassing with this childish junk. We were told and this is ALL on tape if you care to pull it up.... We were told that Bin Laden didn't matter anymore and we couldn't wait on the inspectors at the UN. We HAD to invade or face Nukes in our cities. Isn't it time to grow up?

[Vet_Turner]

notblue,
The war was wrong. That is true. But at some point that buch has got to stop. Bush gave the order to go in. Congress gave him the authority - hoping that he would use it wisely but he did not. General Shelinseki even resigned over the fact that Rummy, Bush and Cheney, and Wofowitz(sp) wanted to create their own war plan on the fly rather then using the one that called for a minimum of 420,000 troops. With 420,000 troops we would have been able to stabalize the country with far less bloodshed. War on the cheap, remember that? Apparently not because you like war since it give you something "exciting" to watch when you are sitting on your couch drinking your cheap beer.

And bringing freedom to the Iraqis? Please! Freedom only through the end of their lives.

[koko98-2009]

Not blue, if you look the LIES were told by the Bushies. If the truth were told the liberals would not have voted or supported the war. That is why Obama is President today, not Hilary Clinton.

[CLoverNYC1]

In spite of the liberal endless whining diatribe about GWB and the war in Iraq, and President Obama's crowing about change, he has repeated the historical scenario of the senior Bush in Iraq:

We went to Iraq with troops and promises.

We end up leaving the Iraqi people twisting in the wind.

[mcintoshlou]

America entered militarism openly. We created the WORLD'S biggest social program when we created the Military-Industrial complex.

Welfare pales in comparison to the military.

GREAT POST,

REPUBLICONS ARE THE SOCIALISTS OF THE CORPORATION,

THEY HAVE BECOME ANTI AMERICAN FASCISTS

[mcintoshlou]

THIS IS SO NONSENSICAL THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT AN

AMERICAN WROTE IT.

YOU MUST BE A REPUBLI'CON'

[mcintoshlou]

iraq can go to helll along with the idiot republi'con's

that created this mess for their own personal gain.