Comments on: Government Accountability Office Contradicts McCain, Concludes The Surge Has Failed http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/ Firedoglake weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:29:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: RevBev http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512702 RevBev Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:00:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512702 <p>News: “It was a deadly day in Iraq for Americans.” You call that a success; how about murder, an illegal invasion, and occupation.</p> News: “It was a deadly day in Iraq for Americans.” You call that a success; how about murder, an illegal invasion, and occupation.

]]> By: previouslyTdash http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512552 previouslyTdash Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:14:18 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512552 <p>But <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/opinion/24brooks.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin" rel="nofollow">D Brooks said the surge worked</a>. So that’s all that matters…today.</p> But D Brooks said the surge worked. So that’s all that matters…today.

]]> By: RTFirefly http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512496 RTFirefly Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:43:39 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512496 <p>We implemented X (the surge) in order to achieve Y (oil PSA, key legislation, etc.). We have not achieved Y. Ergo X is a success.<br /> Only in “Alice in Wonderland” does that make sense.</p> We implemented X (the surge) in order to achieve Y (oil PSA, key legislation, etc.). We have not achieved Y. Ergo X is a success.
Only in “Alice in Wonderland” does that make sense.

]]> By: siri http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512443 siri Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:14:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512443 <p>All of msm, last night, were touting the successes in Iraq, how much better things are going, that we’re winning, Wolf showed women with children shopping in an Indiana-like market place, enjoying the day of shopping, blah blah blah<br /> After THAT production, they surely won’t report THIS, I’m thinkin’</p> All of msm, last night, were touting the successes in Iraq, how much better things are going, that we’re winning, Wolf showed women with children shopping in an Indiana-like market place, enjoying the day of shopping, blah blah blah
After THAT production, they surely won’t report THIS, I’m thinkin’

]]> By: Hugh http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512439 Hugh Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:13:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512439 <p>Except for the failure part, the surge has been a big success. That’s something I think we can all agree on.</p> Except for the failure part, the surge has been a big success. That’s something I think we can all agree on.

]]> By: TAGG http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512386 TAGG Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:36:29 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512386 <p>Kinda proves my point, doesn’t it? Read on….<a href="http://www.tagg-theangrygayguy.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.tagg-theangrygayguy.com</a></p> Kinda proves my point, doesn’t it? Read on….http://www.tagg-theangrygayguy.com

]]> By: Frank33 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512381 Frank33 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:34:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512381 <p>Here is another example of why the Surge is successful. Even a 22 year old can be a war profiteer. What can be more clever than selling defective weapons and ammo for the Irak and Afghanistan wars. I suppose it is taxpayer money.</p> <p><a href="http://rawstory.com/news08/2008/06/24/army-ignored-problems-with-22yo-contractor-before-granding-300m-contract/" rel="nofollow">http://rawstory.com/news08/200.....-contract/</a></p> Here is another example of why the Surge is successful. Even a 22 year old can be a war profiteer. What can be more clever than selling defective weapons and ammo for the Irak and Afghanistan wars. I suppose it is taxpayer money.

http://rawstory.com/news08/200…..-contract/

]]> By: Twain http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512368 Twain Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:22:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512368 <p>We have armed the people of Iraq, regardless of which side they are on, so that they can all shoot at our people. That’s the surge and our soldiers just keep dying for it.</p> We have armed the people of Iraq, regardless of which side they are on, so that they can all shoot at our people. That’s the surge and our soldiers just keep dying for it.

]]> By: GregB http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512362 GregB Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:19:20 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512362 <p>The surge strategy of pay-offs never gets thrown back at Bush either. You mean it is OK to negotiate, give money and weapons to Al Qaeda, Baathists and dead-enders?</p> <p>Talk about sending a bad message to adversaries.</p> <p>-G</p> The surge strategy of pay-offs never gets thrown back at Bush either. You mean it is OK to negotiate, give money and weapons to Al Qaeda, Baathists and dead-enders?

Talk about sending a bad message to adversaries.

-G

]]> By: Twain http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512357 Twain Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:16:38 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/24/government-accountability-office-contradicts-mccain-concludes-the-surge-has-failed/#comment-1512357 <p>Don’t even try. The mods would cut you off after about 5000 words. :)</p> Don’t even try. The mods would cut you off after about 5000 words. :)

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