Comments on: A Defining Moment in the History of a Free Iraq http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:47:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: bigbrother http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1365368 bigbrother Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:25:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1365368 <p>Basra was convinced by G.H.W. Bush administration (Schwartzkoff) in the Gulf War to go against Sadaam. We pulled the plug on them and let them get tortured and murdered by Sadaam. We have such a dispicable and treacherous government that we will be hard pressed to find allies.<br /> So do you think the Basrans will welcome us or our puppets. This is playing out like Nam. Petraeus has lost it too. What a stupid move. The Brits recently pulled out. Unfucking believable! The treachery was so un American.</p> Basra was convinced by G.H.W. Bush administration (Schwartzkoff) in the Gulf War to go against Sadaam. We pulled the plug on them and let them get tortured and murdered by Sadaam. We have such a dispicable and treacherous government that we will be hard pressed to find allies.
So do you think the Basrans will welcome us or our puppets. This is playing out like Nam. Petraeus has lost it too. What a stupid move. The Brits recently pulled out. Unfucking believable! The treachery was so un American.

]]> By: buckeye1 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1365093 buckeye1 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:00:40 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1365093 <p>Our central government would love to have a 2/3 approval rating!!! But this number is no surprise. It is past time to end the occupation!!</p> Our central government would love to have a 2/3 approval rating!!! But this number is no surprise. It is past time to end the occupation!!

]]> By: DeanOR http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1365086 DeanOR Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:57:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1365086 <p>Actually it was in a NYT op-ed article which says it gets the figure from an ABC News poll, with no details about the poll. With Maliki’s current Bush-like behavior, I’m sure he can drag the rating down to the depths of Bush territory, (if there is any validity to the poll to begin with). I was just struck by the irony of it.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/opinion/30cordesman.html?ex=1364529600&en=bef2067198b80412&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03.....38;emc=rss</a></p> Actually it was in a NYT op-ed article which says it gets the figure from an ABC News poll, with no details about the poll. With Maliki’s current Bush-like behavior, I’m sure he can drag the rating down to the depths of Bush territory, (if there is any validity to the poll to begin with). I was just struck by the irony of it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03…..38;emc=rss

]]> By: Siun http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1365050 Siun Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:43:20 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1365050 <p>Hi Dean … just curious if you have a link to that since I’d be interested to see how they came up with the figures. (While there’s been strong support for “a central government” I’d be interested in seeing the methodology that underlies the NYT figure esp since surveying in Iraq is so difficult)</p> <p>Thanks … interesting</p> Hi Dean … just curious if you have a link to that since I’d be interested to see how they came up with the figures. (While there’s been strong support for “a central government” I’d be interested in seeing the methodology that underlies the NYT figure esp since surveying in Iraq is so difficult)

Thanks … interesting

]]> By: DeanOR http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1365035 DeanOR Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:33:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1365035 <p>I’m not sure what it means in this context, but the NYT is reporting that “only two-thirds of the Shiite population in Basra had a favorable opinion of the central government” (down from three fourths). Our own central government, of course, would view a two-thirds favorable rating by Americans as a phenomenal improvement.</p> I’m not sure what it means in this context, but the NYT is reporting that “only two-thirds of the Shiite population in Basra had a favorable opinion of the central government” (down from three fourths). Our own central government, of course, would view a two-thirds favorable rating by Americans as a phenomenal improvement.

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1364962 SouthernDragon Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:05:29 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1364962 <p>Wasn’t it the Maliki government that the president of Iran (I can’t spell his name) made an official visit to? I don’t recall him paying a visit to al Sadr. The US knew that Maliki had ties to Iran when they supported his election. Darth Cheney encouraging Maliki to thump al Sadr makes perfect sense for a man who thinks he’s playing with little tin soldiers. Karzai confined to Kabul and Maliki confined to the Green Zone. Yes siree, the US has everything under control.</p> Wasn’t it the Maliki government that the president of Iran (I can’t spell his name) made an official visit to? I don’t recall him paying a visit to al Sadr. The US knew that Maliki had ties to Iran when they supported his election. Darth Cheney encouraging Maliki to thump al Sadr makes perfect sense for a man who thinks he’s playing with little tin soldiers. Karzai confined to Kabul and Maliki confined to the Green Zone. Yes siree, the US has everything under control.

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1364935 SouthernDragon Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:52:27 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1364935 <p>Yes.</p> Yes.

]]> By: bobschacht http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1364934 bobschacht Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:51:23 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1364934 <p>Great report, Siun!</p> <p>Bob in HI</p> Great report, Siun!

Bob in HI

]]> By: kevinp http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1364898 kevinp Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:34:20 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1364898 <p>nite dmac</p> nite dmac

]]> By: kevinp http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1364893 kevinp Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:32:27 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/29/a-defining-moment-in-the-history-of-a-free-iraq/#comment-1364893 <p>The sickest evil bastards we’ve ever had in high office.</p> The sickest evil bastards we’ve ever had in high office.

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