Our folly in Iraq is linked to our failure in Afghanistan. Like so much else that the Bush administration has wrecked, it will take decades to fix.

Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy.

Blessings to the righteous. Thanks forsounding thealarm, beingthe watchmanon the tower.

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We need to find ways to confront the Dem leadership to come out now, publicly, decisively and courageously against any sort of pre-emptive strike or strikes on Iran. NOT ONE Dem leader has had the courage to say a single public word about this. Not one! How long will we let them get away with this cowardly conduct?

I went perusing to see if I could find more like-minded people to add for a louder voice….found one!

Never Again

…A swift, stern rebuke is in order. I look to “my people” – Russ Feingold, Carl Levin, Barney Frank, Diane Feinstein, Charles Schummer – Mensches in positions of leadership to step forward and denounce this reckless notion of a nuclear strike by Israelis against Iran….

I likes the way she thinks. I hope she doesn’t mind the link.

Re-Draft the Iraq War Authorization! Stop the “Surge!”

please circulate
Ok this is getting crazy. For Joe Biden to say that because Bush is commander-in-chief he can make war without end is patently ridiculous. There is no way the Founders, who explicitly gave war-making powers to Congress, envisioned an Executive whose war-making no one could stop. RE-DRAFT THE IRAQ WAR AUTHORIZATION! We shouldn’t have to do Biden’s job for him; it can be written in a way which gives troops now present in Iraq all the supplies they need while putting a brake on authorized manpower. The commanders on the ground have spoken, and true to form Bush has replaced them with yes-men. I have updated the toll-free numbers to your congressman on my website. (800) 862-5530 or (800) 833-6354.
We must remind these idiots that the Constitution gives them all the tools they need to rein in this out-of-control president, including impeachment. At this rate of casualties, 2 more years in Iraq means a couple thousand more young guys dead, and Iraq not one iota more stable for it. Article I and Article II of the Constitution make the president the “commander-in-chief” of the Army and Navy,” but specifically empowers Congress to “make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces.”
Show your congressman that you understand your Constitution better than they do. Pass this around.
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The man [Lieberman] is from another planet.

Men are from Mars, women are from Venus…and you get no points for telling us which planet Holy Joe is from.

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Fern @ 96

And even if this was going to be effective, which I can’t imagine it would be, they have to come up with these warm bodies IN ADDITION TO what they need to cover for attrition – i.e. dead/disabled/wounded soldiers.

Anyone know how many they have lost total including to physical injury and PTSD?

Best source I know: http://www.icasualties.org/

The only doubts I have about that site’s accuracy is that it’s figures are based on Pentagon numbers released.

Think of the accuracy achieved by Enron and others when hiding losses from audits. BushCo admin is a CEO (crooked f’ckin’ CEO) modeled administration.

Occasionally, Uncle Lou makes a good point – but then – upon occasion, all drunk uncles do.