Comments on: The Middle of Nowhere http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:11:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: angie http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530698 angie Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:45:41 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530698 <p>Attaturk– thanks for remembering Afghanistan.</p> <p>Afghanistan where suicide bombings<strong> never</strong> happened before.</p> <p>Afghanistan — a country and people under the scourge and horror of war for over <strong>30 years</strong>.</p> <p>Afghanistan– the country where the UN envoy has just said that:</p> <blockquote><p>“I can’t think of any country in the world in which children suffer more than in Afghanistan,” Radhika Coomaraswamy, Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, said in a statement made available here yesterday.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/AF0FE5FE41F36B7F6525747C0023784A?OpenDocument" rel="nofollow">http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cp.....enDocument</a></p> <p>Barnes’ statements are just representative of the general attitude toward Afghanistan of most of so many asshats in our country– they quite simply do not care.</p> <p>(They don’t understand or even know history, either.)</p> Attaturk– thanks for remembering Afghanistan.

Afghanistan where suicide bombings never happened before.

Afghanistan — a country and people under the scourge and horror of war for over 30 years.

Afghanistan– the country where the UN envoy has just said that:

“I can’t think of any country in the world in which children suffer more than in Afghanistan,” Radhika Coomaraswamy, Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, said in a statement made available here yesterday.

http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cp…..enDocument

Barnes’ statements are just representative of the general attitude toward Afghanistan of most of so many asshats in our country– they quite simply do not care.

(They don’t understand or even know history, either.)

]]> By: brione http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530588 brione Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:02:27 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530588 <p>What could be more convenient? </p> <p>Since it’s in “…the middle of nowhere…”, how could ANYONE anticipate that ANYTHING bad could happen there?</p> <p>Fred Barnes: Just go back to sleep…</p> What could be more convenient?

Since it’s in “…the middle of nowhere…”, how could ANYONE anticipate that ANYTHING bad could happen there?

Fred Barnes: Just go back to sleep…

]]> By: bobpine http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530580 bobpine Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:56:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530580 <p>Caught Barnesy yesterday explaining Jesse Helms. “priceless”</p> Caught Barnesy yesterday explaining Jesse Helms. “priceless”

]]> By: perris http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530529 perris Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:06:57 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530529 <p>and there is the thing, democrats can make it easy on themselves when asked if “we want to win in Iraq”</p> <p>the answer is;</p> <p>“we win when we leave, as long as we remain we are failing”</p> <p>and then point out all the claims of this being a “one week, one month, certainly not 6 month war”</p> <p>democrat when asked if we want to win in Iraq;</p> <p>“according to the president himself, this was going to be a 6 month war, and when they wanted us out we would leave, they want us out now and this is far more then a 6 month war, the president made our troops lose, he is the most inept commander in chief we have ever had</p> <p>it is brutally obvious, the president’s claim from the beginning, which he abandoned is true, we can only win when we leave, don’t YOU want to win in Iraq?”</p> <p>wathc his head explode</p> and there is the thing, democrats can make it easy on themselves when asked if “we want to win in Iraq”

the answer is;

“we win when we leave, as long as we remain we are failing”

and then point out all the claims of this being a “one week, one month, certainly not 6 month war”

democrat when asked if we want to win in Iraq;

“according to the president himself, this was going to be a 6 month war, and when they wanted us out we would leave, they want us out now and this is far more then a 6 month war, the president made our troops lose, he is the most inept commander in chief we have ever had

it is brutally obvious, the president’s claim from the beginning, which he abandoned is true, we can only win when we leave, don’t YOU want to win in Iraq?”

wathc his head explode

]]> By: Elliott http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530528 Elliott Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:06:06 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530528 <p>CSPAN topic: the downloading of info from traveler’s computers</p> CSPAN topic: the downloading of info from traveler’s computers

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530526 eCAHNomics Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:05:37 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530526 <p>Colombian “rescue” actually a ransom operation, according to a report cited on democracynow.</p> Colombian “rescue” actually a ransom operation, according to a report cited on democracynow.

]]> By: Marion in Savannah http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530525 Marion in Savannah Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:04:39 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530525 <blockquote><p>when did th goal in Iraq switch to staying?</p></blockquote> <p>The instant Sen. Obama said he wanted to leave.</p>

when did th goal in Iraq switch to staying?

The instant Sen. Obama said he wanted to leave.

]]> By: Elliott http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530523 Elliott Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:03:20 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530523 <p><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/more-lieberman-misdirection-on-iraq/" rel="nofollow">Scarecrow’s up!</a><br /> more misdirection on Iraq</p> Scarecrow’s up!
more misdirection on Iraq

]]> By: selise http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530524 selise Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:03:20 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530524 <p>in the most narrow sense - yes. but there are frequently peripheral issues that may have important bearing on the main topic. and there’s no way to know what i don’t know - so there’s always an element of uncertainty.</p> in the most narrow sense – yes. but there are frequently peripheral issues that may have important bearing on the main topic. and there’s no way to know what i don’t know – so there’s always an element of uncertainty.

]]> By: perris http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530522 perris Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:02:44 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/07/the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-1530522 <p>well, the new “winning in Iraq” IS staying</p> <p>interesting, “winning” USED to be leaving, now winning is staying</p> <p>when did th goal in Iraq switch to staying?</p> <p>I know that’s the intention privately but when did it swithc publicky?</p> well, the new “winning in Iraq” IS staying

interesting, “winning” USED to be leaving, now winning is staying

when did th goal in Iraq switch to staying?

I know that’s the intention privately but when did it swithc publicky?

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