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(CBS/AP)  Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama vowed on Tuesday to work for a breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations "starting from the minute I'm sworn into office."

In a news conference here before departing for Israel, he said any U.S. involvement in peace talks must recognize not only Israel's security concerns but also the economic hardships facing Palestinians.

He said he would continue to regard Israel as a valued ally. "That policy is not going to change," he said.

"What I think can change is the ability of the United States government and a United States president to be actively engaged with the peace process and to be concerned and recognize the legitimate difficulties that the Palestinian people are experiencing right now."

Arriving in Jerusalem later Tuesday, Obama said he hoped his administration would strengthen the historic special relationship between the United States and Israel and, citing a Palestinian attack in downtown Jerusalem earlier in the day, pledged "to work diligently, urgently and in a unified way to defeat terrorism."

Obama, in the midst of a weeklong high visibility foreign trek, also acknowledged the long history of Middle East tensions that would confront him if he were to become president.

"It's unrealistic to expect that a U.S. president alone can suddenly snap his fingers and bring about peace in this region," he said.

Obama was in Afghanistan and Iraq before arriving in Jordan on Tuesday for talks with King Abdullah II. He planned to leave for Israel later in the day. He then is scheduled to travel to Europe.

In exclusive and separate interviews, "CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric spoke with Obama and presumptive Republican nominee John McCain about the troop surge in Iraq.

Jordan's king told Obama that an evenhanded U.S. policy would bolster America's credibility in the Middle East and that achieving Palestinian statehood is essential for ending the Arab-Israeli conflict, according to a royal palace statement summarizing Abdullah's remarks during a closed-door meeting with the Illinois senator Tuesday at Abdullah's private Amman residence.

Obama condemned an attack in Jerusalem on Tuesday, where a Palestinian man rammed a construction vehicle into cars and a bus near the downtown hotel where Obama was scheduled to stay later in the day. An Israeli civilian shot and killed the driver. Several people were injured in the attack, which resembled a deadly vehicle assault that took place in the city earlier this month.

"Today's bulldozer attack is a reminder of what Israelis have courageously lived with on a daily basis for far too long," Obama said.

Campaign aides said Obama intends to visit a southern Israeli town that is a frequent target of rockets fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza.

The stop in Sderot is part of a crowded day of events on Wednesday in which the Illinois senator has also arranged to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on the West Bank and with Israeli leaders.

Susan Rice, a foreign policy adviser, said Obama wanted to go to Sderot because it is a "place in which Israel's security is every day at risk and threatened. And Sen. Obama will have the opportunity to see that first hand and get a very personal feel for the everyday" difficulties. His schedule indicates he intends to spend slightly more than an hour there.

Obama's trip to Iraq and Afghanistan was an official congressional trip, paid for with federal funds. The balance of his travels are financed by his presidential campaign.

The Illinois Democrat is working to shore up support among U.S. Jewish voters, many of whom supported Hillary Rodham Clinton in the battle for the party's presidential nomination, and some of whom have questioned his commitment to Israel.

Obama's schedule for Wednesday also includes a visit to Yad Vashem, the Israeli memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. Aides said a stop at the Western Wall, one of the holiest places in Judaism, was also a possibility.

In addition to Abbas, Obama's meeting list for the day includes Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and members of his Cabinet as well as Benjamin Netanyahu, head of the opposition Likud party and a former prime minister.

In his news conference, Obama alluded to the internal domestic problems facing Olmert, who is facing allegations of corruption, and the political schism among Palestinians.

"One of the difficulties that we have right now is that in order to make those compromises you have to have strong support from your people, and the Israeli government right now is unsettled," he said. "You know, the Palestinians are divided between Fatah and Hamas."

He compared the existing circumstances with those that permitted Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin to sign a peace treaty in 1979.

"Those leaders were in a much stronger position to initiate that kind of peace," Obama said.

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by ariel133 July 22, 2008 9:25 AM PDT
OBAMA is quoted as saying:" I don''t think that there are deep concerns about the notion of a pullout per se... There are deep concerns about, from their perspective, of a timetable that doesn''t take into account what they anticipate might be some sort of change in conditions."

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by realpatriot1 July 22, 2008 9:47 AM PDT
Ariel133,

Let me simplify so you can understand. The Iraqis don''t want us occupying their country indefinitely and want us to commit to beginning a pullout that will shift control to their forces. They want that to occur at an accelerated pace to what they''ve seen so far. If we wait for perfect security to begin a significant reduction in our forces how will we ever know if Iraqi forces are up to the task?

Obama has made it clear that he wants to begin an accelerated withdrawal and that so long as the country doesn''t degenerate into total chaos(which is unlikely)that pace can continue unabated.

At a pace of 1-2 brigades per month coming out we can hold a significant force in theater(in Kuwait)to go back in if conditions warrant. Meanwhile, we can better rorate our forces and bolster our forces in Afghanistan.

The only way to ever determine the true capabilities of Iraqi forces to provide their own security is to begin a withdrawal that will test their readiness. The baby steps of the administration won''t do that, particularly when the goal of maintaining a U.S. combat and occupation presence is still being clung to with the thought of permanent bases. That was never the mission and shouldn''t be now.
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by notblue July 22, 2008 10:01 AM PDT
Obama is saying what Bush has been saying all along, we will leave when conditions are right, it''s not rocket science. What I find interesting is the fact that Obama was for IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWEL without conditions in the run up to the nomination. He refuses to acknowledge his vote against the surge was incorrect. And now he is stating the sanme thing the Republicans have been stating yet the libs that frequent these posts somehow believe his stance now is different than the ORIGINAL PLAN! That is blind indiffernca and purposeful ignorance, funny how politics can cause such profound memory loss for these libs!
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by hasher47 July 22, 2008 10:15 AM PDT
The %u201CSurge%u201D
Although I am very happy that violence for both our troops and Iraqi civilians is down, I am not sure it was totally as the result of the additional troops. According to 2 Iraqi Parliament members speaking at a House Foreign Affairs Sub Committee meeting, they attribute the decease in violence to Tribal Chief militias going after Al Quaedi terrorists.
Ref: http://c-span.org/search.aspx?For=iraq+parliment&By=Relv
House Foreign Affairs Subcmte. Hearing with Iraqi Parliament Members
Sunday, June 8, 2008 : Washington, DC : 2 hr. 55 min.

However, as everyone remembers, the Surge wasn%u2019t about decreasing the level of violence. The mandate of the Surge was to provide security while the Iraqi government reached political agreements, most of which have now been accomplished.

I would argue that it has been Barack Obama%u2019s tough talk about pulling our troops out that has FINALLY forced the Iraqi%u2019s to begin to reach political reconciliation.
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by notblue July 22, 2008 10:16 AM PDT
jihad6379, your statement exemplifies your profound ignorance, the surge worked or your savior wouldn''t be there now. Secondly, 15 of the 18 political benchmarks have been met according to CBS news. You are a classic example of the blind indifference I was reffering to. Evry succes in Iraq to this point has had NOTHING To do with Democrats, if they had ther way it would be utter chaos by now and fingers of blame would be pointing, remeber that was their original agenda, lose in iraq at all costs then blame it on political rivals without concern for the volunteer army currently fighting the enemy. Instead Iraq will go down in history as the beginning of freedom and democracy in the middle east which could potentially stabalize the world since all the unrest in the modern world is caused by Islamo fascism and radicalism
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by hasher47 July 22, 2008 10:18 AM PDT
The Surge:
After SIX years in Iraq, it is about time that someting ''kind of'' worked.
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by hasher47 July 22, 2008 10:20 AM PDT
The Surge:
I would argue that the below excepts from news articles is the (biggest) reason violence is down:
"%u2026Sunni tribal leaders who have joined U.S. and Iraqi forces in the fight against insurgents.
Obama traveled to Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province west of Baghdad, to meet with Sunni leaders of the so-called Awakening Councils that rose up last year against al Qaeda in Iraq. "
Ref: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/22/politics/main4281088.shtml

"Tribal sheiks last year began an uprising against insurgents that is credited with uprooting extremist strongholds and helping bring violence around Iraq to its lowest levels in four years."
Ref: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/22/politics/main4281267.shtml
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by hasher47 July 22, 2008 10:23 AM PDT
So FINALLY Iraq is kinda, sortda coming together.
It''s still going to take decade to put the country back together.

But, at least now, we''ll be able to go fight terrorism where it should have been fought...
AFGHANISTAN.
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by notblue July 22, 2008 10:34 AM PDT
hasher, just out of curiousity, do you believe the terrorists we are fighting only exist in one country? Do you think they exist throughout the middle east and greater world? Do you think these savages show allegiance to just one specific country or do you believe the extremists are joined by their 6th century radical ideology?
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by ariel133 July 22, 2008 10:41 AM PDT
Barack Obama admitted tonight that he would rather see failure in Iraq than concede that he was wrong about the surge. A candidate who places his political ambition ahead of our national interest does not pass the threshold to be commander in chief.
And, what is with not wearing a suit when he''s meeting with other officials? A real loser.
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by rowdywicca July 22, 2008 10:57 AM PDT
Obama Says Iraq Needs "Political Solution"
After Visit To Iraq, Dem Candidate Says Security Has Improved, Emphasizes End To Combat Operations

Of course it does...that is what the PRESIDENT has been working on for months!

Why does this idiot think this is some kind of new concept and he''s the only one that thought it up?
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by obama8years July 22, 2008 10:58 AM PDT
If Cary is right, Senator Barack Hussein Obama''s only major legislative accomplishment as a United States Senator -- which according to some conservative leaders is potentially an $845 billion United Nations give away of your hard-earned tax dollars -- could be coming up for a stealth vote any day now!

Is it really possible that our federal legislators are planning to pass Barack Hussein Obama''s Global Poverty Act while they think we aren''t looking?

Here''s what conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly said:

"Rumors have been circulating around Capitol Hill that a few activist groups have renewed their surge and have begun lobbying full force for a bill introduced by presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL). The bill has already passed out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee without any public hearings, and it also passed the House earlier this year. It is important to note that both of these votes were ''voice votes,'' which was a deliberate strategy of the congressional majority so that no record would be kept of those who voted in favor of this problematic bill."

Cliff Kincaid of Accuracy in Media recently issued the following report:

"While Senator Barack Obama struggles to keep the public in the dark about the nature of his pro-U.N. Global Poverty Act, a recent ''Bay Area Interfaith Leaders'' Luncheon'' was held to lobby for Senate passage of the bill, whose cost has been estimated at $845 billion..."

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by displeased July 22, 2008 10:58 AM PDT
hasher, just out of curiousity, do you believe the terrorists we are fighting only exist in one country?
Posted by notblue

They didn''t exist in Iraq until we opened the doors for them. Afghanistan/Pakistan is the logical choice to hunt these ragheads. We should have finished weeding them out before leaving.
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by rowdywicca July 22, 2008 10:59 AM PDT
Obama Says Iraq Needs "Political Solution"
After Visit To Iraq, Dem Candidate Says Security Has Improved, Emphasizes End To Combat Operations

Of course it does...that is what the PRESIDENT has been working on for months!

Why does this idiot think this is some kind of new concept and he''''s the only one that thought it up?


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Posted by RowdyWicca at 10:57 AM : Jul 22, 2008

As a matter of fact, those negotiations have been going on since the WAR was won...and the occupancy began!

Does this idiot not even know what political solution means?
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by lemonskink July 22, 2008 11:01 AM PDT
All of you blood thirsty war mongers seem to forget one thing. Bush lied to all you to get his war.

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by mcvet July 22, 2008 11:01 AM PDT
These people are no different than the rest of us! THEY and THEY alone must learn to live together and in Peace. We could keep our troops there for decades and the results would be the same. SIEG HEIL BUSH
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by displeased July 22, 2008 11:02 AM PDT
Does this idiot not even know what political solution means?
Posted by RowdyWicca

Bush didn''t.
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by rowdywicca July 22, 2008 11:02 AM PDT
They didn''''t exist in Iraq until we opened the doors for them. Afghanistan/Pakistan is the logical choice to hunt these ragheads. We should have finished weeding them out before leaving.


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Posted by Displeased at 10:58 AM : Jul 22, 2008

Of course they didn''t! They were hiding in the mountains of Afghanistan in caves and then slipping into Pakistan when we got near them!

That is one of the reasons Bush took the war into Iraq and got rid of crazy old Saddam at the same time! So we could fight these bastwards out in the open desert and could find their arse!

And now the great majority are dead, and the stragglers running back to hide in Afghanistan!
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by notblue July 22, 2008 11:03 AM PDT
jihad6379, your attempt to midigate the true threat of Islamic extremism is a typical lib ploy. Why do you make light of the fact that these savages caused the largest loss of life in a SINGLE ATTACK IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES???? Do you think that was some kind of anomally after over THREE DECADES OF ATTACKS? It was the second attack in New York. What is funny is people like you would be screaming the loudest to blame America if another attack happens. Ingrates like yourself do not deserve the freedom you enjoy, all you do is use it to beat people with like a club, you are the perfect example of an ungrateful, unamerican assshole.
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by rowdywicca July 22, 2008 11:04 AM PDT
Does this idiot not even know what political solution means?
Posted by RowdyWicca

Bush didn''''t.


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Posted by Displeased at 11:02 AM : Jul 22, 2008

Sure he did...he''s been trying to build up the damned Iraqi security and negotiate with these bastwards since 2003!
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by notblue July 22, 2008 11:04 AM PDT
McVet, how would you describe life for the Iraqis under Sadam? Peaceful?
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by rowdywicca July 22, 2008 11:06 AM PDT
jihad6379, your attempt to midigate the true threat of Islamic extremism is a typical lib ploy. Why do you make light of the fact that these savages caused the largest loss of life in a SINGLE ATTACK IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES???? Do you think that was some kind of anomally after over THREE DECADES OF ATTACKS? It was the second attack in New York. What is funny is people like you would be screaming the loudest to blame America if another attack happens. Ingrates like yourself do not deserve the freedom you enjoy, all you do is use it to beat people with like a club, you are the perfect example of an ungrateful, unamerican assshole.


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Posted by notblue at 11:03 AM : Jul 22, 2008

Well said! And a racist too boot!
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by mcvet July 22, 2008 11:07 AM PDT
As a matter of fact, those negotiations have been going on since the WAR was won...and the occupancy began!

Does this idiot not even know what political solution means?

Posted by RowdyWicca at 10:59 AM : Jul 22, 2008

Oh PLEASE! MY Six Year Grandson knows what happened to the stupid Red Necks here. Bin Laden KNEW them as well as anyone on the planet. He KNEW the Greedy Oil Men couldn''t resist attacking Iraq and he lead them on, giving him time to rebuild his forces that had been seriously hurt in Afganistan. Sir LIES-A_LOT lied to all of us to do JUST exactly what the Enemy wanted him to do. NOW we have a Military Extended beyond belief AND the REAL Enemy is waiting for them in the Hills of Afganistan. Now everyone remember that the Soviets fought with these people that Bush/McSame allowed off the hook for 6 years!! We''d better get someone in office who has a little more INTELLIGENCE and someone that the Enemy won''t know what or when they are going t come at them. Sieg Heil Bush
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by singingrick July 22, 2008 11:08 AM PDT



McVet, how would you describe life for the Iraqis under Sadam? Peaceful?

Posted by notblue at 11:04 AM : Jul 22, 2008




I''ll answer that one. It was more peaceful and even more prosperous and comfortable for the average Iraqi citizen. This war and occupation has been a total disaster for the Iraqi people.



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by mcvet July 22, 2008 11:08 AM PDT
Hussein is nothing but an empty suite.

Posted by b48151 at 11:02 AM : Jul 22, 2008

It would seem the rest of the World and the Majority of American''s do NOT agree with you?? Say YOU haven''t been playing with your Magic Swastika again have you?? Now you''ve been told over and over that it doesn''t work!! SIEG HEIL BUSH
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by singingrick July 22, 2008 11:10 AM PDT



ritewingnut



Why don''t you sign up and go fight in Iraq since you think we should keep our sons, daughters, fathers, and mothers there fighting and dying for nothing.




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by rowdywicca July 22, 2008 11:10 AM PDT
It would seem the rest of the World and the Majority of American''''s do NOT agree with you?? Say YOU haven''''t been playing with your Magic Swastika again have you?? Now you''''ve been told over and over that it doesn''''t work!! SIEG HEIL BUSH


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Posted by MCVet at 11:08 AM : Jul 22, 2008

Oh really? Seems like Obama can''t get the majority vote of the democrats, and the republicans haven''t even had a chance to vote against him yet!

Like Americans are going to let this Islamofast hugging bastward near the White House!
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by ramos937 July 22, 2008 11:10 AM PDT
Obama''s Republican rival, Sen. John McCain, said Obama has been "completely wrong" to press for withdrawal timetables. "When you win wars, troops come home," McCain said during a visit in Maine with former President George H.W. Bush.
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McCain will never get it. While we cannot lose in Iraq, we cannot win either.
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by rowdywicca July 22, 2008 11:12 AM PDT
McVet, how would you describe life for the Iraqis under Sadam? Peaceful?

Posted by notblue at 11:04 AM : Jul 22, 2008




I''''ll answer that one. It was more peaceful and even more prosperous and comfortable for the average Iraqi citizen. This war and occupation has been a total disaster for the Iraqi people.






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Posted by singingrick at 11:08 AM : Jul 22, 2008
+ report

I think there are some Kurds over there that were lying in mass graves after they were shot full of mustard gas that just might disagree with you!
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by mcvet July 22, 2008 11:13 AM PDT
jihad6379, your attempt to midigate the true threat of Islamic extremism is a typical lib ploy. Why do you make light of the fact that these savages caused the largest loss of life in a SINGLE ATTACK IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES???? Do you think that was some kind of anomally after over THREE DECADES OF ATTACKS? It was the second attack in New York. What is funny is people like you would be screaming the loudest to blame America if another attack happens. Ingrates like yourself do not deserve the freedom you enjoy, all you do is use it to beat people with like a club, you are the perfect example of an ungrateful, unamerican assshole.

Posted by notblue at 11:03 AM : Jul 22, 2008

NOW THIS is a typical Bootlicker!! THEY can''t think for themselves enough to KNOW when they have been played for a sucker!! As an NCO, the United States Marines taught me to NEVER open a fight on TWO fronts and to NEVER leave your enemy when they are in retreat. IF we do NOT turn this fight over to people who want to defeat that enemy and we leave it to simple minded LOSERS like this fascist we are doomed. THE code is simple and has been with us as long as anyone can remember. SOMEONE attacks you, YOU go after them, you send EVERY nut on the planet a message. YOU attack us, we WILL hunt you down. ANYONE thinking, in hopes of some end of the world insanity, that we can POSSIBABLY track down and destroy all "Radical''s" on the planet is simply out of their small minds. Sieg Heil Bush
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by obama8years July 22, 2008 11:14 AM PDT
Can anyone Say Unbeleivalbe. You would think OBAMA would run away with this election with 200 reporters and the MSM in his pocket. I guess america are not sheep as I thought before.

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by minuteman-1 July 22, 2008 11:14 AM PDT
After flying in for a photo op....Obama now knows what Iraq needs ? If you want to know what Iraq needs, ask McCain, he''s visited Iraq more than any other Senator and not just for a few hours for photo ops.....we need a president, not a photo model, playing make believe Secretary of State
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by July 22, 2008 11:14 AM PDT
singingprick has never been to Iraq or even once talked with an Iraqi citizen yet he knows how they have suffered and how their way of life was and is. LOL. Smoke and mirrors, magic wands, and outright stupid comments continue to dominate this election of incompetents.
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by neoconrcrazy July 22, 2008 11:16 AM PDT
Ingrates like yourself do not deserve the freedom you enjoy, all you do is use it to beat people with like a club, you are the perfect example of an ungrateful, unamerican assshole.

Posted by notblue

this poster must be suffering from permanent brain damage- he still equates the bush war on iraq with 9-11 despite the fact iraq had nothing to do with it.

what can we do for these unfortunates? not much, as anyone dumb enough to continue this lying neocon charade, is simply a hopeless ***. sorry notblue, you haven''t learned at thing.

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by obama8years July 22, 2008 11:16 AM PDT
BREAKING NEWS!!!

Can anyone Say Unbeleivalbe. You would think OBAMA would run away with this election with 200 reporters and the MSM in his pocket. I guess america are not sheep as I thought before. Not to mention Obama has outspent Mccain 3 to 1

Rasmussen Tracking 07/19 - 07/21 3000 LV 46 46 Tie

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by rowdywicca July 22, 2008 11:16 AM PDT
notblue,
Please stop trying to bring America down with your hateful posts...the troops need our support!


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Posted by jh6379 at 11:12 AM : Jul 22, 2008

Then support them and let them get the job done and stop spewing your racist krap!

They''ve got the Islamofast bastwards about whipped in Iraq and sent the stragglers running back to Afghanistan!

All you people want to do is run like bunch of chicken ******...and leave Iraq...when it''s almost stable enough to support itself because of the efforts of our troops!
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by singingrick July 22, 2008 11:16 AM PDT



ritewingman


Bush, McBush and Petreus have all said that Iraq needs a political solution. That''s because it''s the truth.

Obama was right about this war. It was a moronic mistake from the beginning and has been run with criminal incompetence since.

Where is the political reconciliation which was the entire purpose of the surge in the first place?

I''ll answer for you since you don''t seem to know anything that isn''t a neocon talking point. Political reconciliation ain''t happening. Until it does, we will be stuck playing referee indefinitely.




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by minuteman-1 July 22, 2008 11:16 AM PDT
singingrick at 11:10 AM

Newsflash - Your holier-than-thou Obama wants to send tired troops into Afghanistan to get another 4,000 killed.....how''s it like with the new War-monger Obama ?
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by xlib July 22, 2008 11:16 AM PDT
singinrick-regarding your statement on the blissful life of the average Iraqi under saddam (no doubt from a michael moore movie), cite your source.
Now, a little history lesson for you lib. You would call it ancient history cause it goes way, way, way back to 1992. This was before the goracle became the pope of your new religion, global warming. The goracle, known as al gore back then, was giving a campaign speech and ripped ole Bush 1 for not taking out evil saddam when he had a chance. Now, you can find this on youtube if you care to look it up. Why al said saddam was vile, evil, killing his own people AND amassing WMD''s. Ole al swore that when he and bubba took over the WH they would be sure to take him out.
Now, as per usual, the left tends to rewrite history. So, singinrick, how come bubba and the goracle didn''t take the evil saddam out??? Oh yea, the Iraqi''s were happy, flying kites, young women weren''t raped, young men weren''t throw from rooftops and the Kurds, my God, the Kurds were the best off of all.
Idiot!!
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by rowdywicca July 22, 2008 11:17 AM PDT
Obama is demonstrating that he is worthy of being a great president!


Has mccain figured out the difference between sunni and shiite yet?


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Posted by jh6379 at 11:16 AM : Jul 22

Has Obama figured out where Austwitcz is yet, and when the Selma march actually took place???
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by obama8years July 22, 2008 11:18 AM PDT
BREAKING NEWS!!!

Can anyone Say Unbeleivalbe. You would think OBAMA would run away with this election with 200 reporters and the MSM in his pocket. I guess america are not sheep as I thought before. Not to mention Obama has outspent Mccain 3 to 1

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by mcvet July 22, 2008 11:18 AM PDT
Has mccain figured out the difference between sunni and shiite yet?

Posted by jh6379 at 11:16 AM : Jul 22, 2008
+ report abus

LOL Helll he doesn''t know what''s next to Pakistan either!
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by minuteman-1 July 22, 2008 11:18 AM PDT
jh6379 at 11:16 AM

Has Obama figured out while on his trip, that we don''t have 57 states ? hopefully he didn''t open his mouth during the trip, or he''s sure to be embarrassed
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by mcvet July 22, 2008 11:20 AM PDT
They''''ve got the Islamofast bastwards about whipped in Iraq and sent the stragglers running back to Afghanistan!

All you people want to do is run like bunch of chicken ******...and leave Iraq...when it''''s almost stable enough to support itself because of the efforts of our troops!

Posted by RowdyWicca at 11:16 AM : Jul 22, 2008

So?? You are saying we should just force ourselves upon these people... stay there if they like it or not? You fascist think you are so "Superior" and you really aren''t. THEY, the PEOPLE of IRAQ, could make it no more clear! They want us OUT! We had NO business there to begin with and THEY WANT US OUT!! SIEG HEIL BUSH
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by July 22, 2008 11:21 AM PDT
Ummm NO! I believe Obama and the GOVERNMENT of IRAQ are saying its time we got out of there. We had NO BUSINESS there to begin with you poor fascist. Good Grief People... it was ALL a LIE!! It will always BE a LIE! Sieg Heil Bush
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Posted by MCVet

Yes - immediately - so we can send the troops to Afghanistan. Moron Alert - Moron Alert. Lights flashing all around and all these blinded by light supporters of the deliverer Obama have jumped on the bus to Iraq2. Yes it is true and extremely political party IGNORANT.
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by neoconrcrazy July 22, 2008 11:21 AM PDT
McVet, how would you describe life for the Iraqis under Sadam? Peaceful?

Posted by notblue


I''d say there''d be about 650''000 more living iraqis, and 2''000''000 less exiles.

Mighty big difference - iraq has 20 million, 650''000 dead are almost 3% of their population -

translated to America that^d be about 9''000''000 dead Americans -

my gawd, you guys have no conception of human life.

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by mcvet July 22, 2008 11:22 AM PDT
Newsflash - Your holier-than-thou Obama wants to send tired troops into Afghanistan to get another 4,000 killed.....how''''s it like with the new War-monger Obama ?

Posted by Minuteman-1 at 11:16 AM : Jul 22, 2008

YOU are a liar!! Plain and simple! You are a LIAR!! Obama wants to END these war''s and McSame hasn''t a clue even where the enemy is for gods sake... HELLL man he doesn''t even know Where Pakistan is!! SIEG HEIL BUSH
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by singingrick July 22, 2008 11:22 AM PDT



Let''s go over this one more time for those of you (neocons) that are slow.


The Iraqis want us out of Iraq. The American people want us out of Iraq. We had no business going in in the first place.


Got it?



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by terrorislamo July 22, 2008 11:23 AM PDT
Obama Says Iraq Needs "Political Solution"

ummmm chamberlain said the same thing nancy,,,

GO HOME & GET A NICE QUIET SLEEP!!

sound familiar??? it should!!!

THERE IS NO PEACE WITH FASCIST NAZI TERRORISLAM!!!!

NEVER HAS BEEN,,, NEVER WILL BE,,,

PEACE FOR OUR TIME WITH FASCIST NAZI TERRORISLAM...LOL...

RIGHTTTTTTT,,,

SOUNDS LIKE FAMOUS LAST WORDS

1938: ''Peace for our time'' - Chamberlain
The British Prime Minister has been hailed as bringing "peace to Europe" after signing a non-aggression pact with Germany.
PM Neville Chamberlain arrived back in the UK today, holding an agreement signed by Adolf Hitler which stated the German leader''s desire never to go to war with Britain again.

The two men met at the Munich conference between Britain, Germany, Italy and France yesterday, convened to decide the future of Czechoslovakia''s Sudetenland.

My good friends, for the second time in our history, a British Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace with honor. I believe it is "peace for our time." Go home and get a nice quiet sleep
http://britannia.com/history/docs/peacetime.html
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by obama8years July 22, 2008 11:23 AM PDT
Google Obama and International Solidarity Movement

Both Wright and Obama have been involved with this organization. They claim to be a peace group. Decide for yourselfs.
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