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 Greetings! You are reading an article from The Mudville Gazette. To reach the front page, with all the latest news and views, click the logo above or "main" below. Thanks for stopping by! July 1, 2009 Epic FailBy GreyhawkThe news in a moment, but first, to properly set the stage - a quick flashback to April, 2007. "The surge" had been announced, the Senate had unanimously confirmed General Dave Petraeus as Commander, Multi-National Force - Iraq. Just two of the surge brigades were actually operating in Iraq, the others were in transit or still stateside. Then-Senator Joe Biden declared the effort a failure, claimed "no one" in the Army agreed with Petraeus that violence could be reduced, and proposed destroying the Iraqi Constitution and rebuilding their government in a manner more to his liking. Here's all that in a three minute video: The full version can be found through this link. (Biden looks even worse in the finer details to those who know what was going on at the time. For instance, his claims of increased violence in "the belts" around Baghdad were likely made in full knowledge that those locations were where the remaining surge brigades were to be deployed.) Which brings us to today's headline: Biden Tapped to Oversee Political Reconciliation in Iraq
If that doesn't get your blood pressure up - here's an even more egregious example of bad behavior by Obama's number two. This time in September, 2007, when in the immediate aftermath of General Petraeus' "progress report" to Congress, Biden went to Iraq. While there, he addressed a group of leaders of the Anbar Awakening movement, and told them that if the Iraqi Government didn't support them, we wouldn't either.
Bear in mind that it wasn't, strictly speaking, up to the Shieks at all if the Iraqi government was going to support them or not - they were just a bunch of potential insurgents trying to decide if they were going to stick with the U.S. or not. (Excerpt from Bing West's 2008 book The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq Certainly the Iraqis aren't looking forward to having him back for more milk and cookies. So given the history, don't you think maybe it would be better for all parties if he did this job from that closet under the stairs that everyone told him was Dick Cheney's bomb shelter? As long as he had no communications gear (okay - maybe one of those "help I've fallen and I can't get up" things...) I'd be okay with that. Otherwise this is FUBAR. Next: And then the clouds parted and a single ray of sunshine broke through... Posted by Greyhawk / July 1, 2009 4:28 AM | Permalink 3 TrackBacksTrackBack URL: http://www.mudvillegazette.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-tb.cgi/16384 I've read this three times and it still says the same thing:"There will be difficult days ahead," Obama said. "We see that already in the senseless bombing in Kirkuk earlier today. And there are those who will test Iraqi security forces and the resolve... Read More Before the beginning: Certainly the Iraqis aren't looking forward to having him back for more milk and cookies. So given the history, don't you think maybe it would be better for all parties if he did this job from that closet under the stairs that eve... Read More Washington Post:FIVE YEARS AGO, Sen. John F. Kerry argued during his presidential campaign that the United States had dangerously neglected the war in Afghanistan. On Thursday, when he convened a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to hea... Read More 1 CommentLeave a comment |
March 19, 2010Dawn Patrol 03/19/2003 [Greyhawk]
"Welcome to the Dawn Patrol, our daily roundup of information on the War on Terror and other topics - from the MilBlogs and various sources around the world." Mudville was founded in March, 2003. Our efforts to bring the thoughts, words, and deeds of milbloggers to a wider world evolved to become The Dawn Patrol in March, 2005. With today's entry we're going to reset the clock - but not re-write the history - and recreate the world as it was - on a day the world changed...
Updating... more to follow.... MILBOGSAndrew Olmsted, 19 Mar 2003, Stateside: It would appear that the liberation of Iraq has begun. Greyhawk, 18 Mar 2003, Germany: A united world could have, just maybe, brought down Saddam without firing a shot. We will never know. 19 Mar: We'll never know what a united world could have achieved... the UN could not agree on anything, the situation degenerated, and here we are. Status quo was not working. The French were too desperate for oil and trade at any cost. Well-intentioned Americans were led into the streets by Communists (and others) with an agenda. The media distorted the split. Many in America and abroad thought they could manipulate the situation to their personal gain. They miscalculated. The fire is lit. Pontifx ex Machina, 18 Mar, undisclosed location: Rolling out the gate, the guard gets a quick "hook-em, horns" sign as we weave through the barricades. Then we're off, cruising through the desert in a battered-up SUV. On the eve of war, only one thing passes through our minds: is there going to be any appropriate music on the radio? Lt Smash, 19 Mar, undisclosed location: Read the President's speech today. The clock is ticking. Chief Wiggles, 22 Mar, Kuwait: The war started Wednesday morning for us right after the president gave a speech to the American people that lasted about 4 minutes. We were all very anxious for this whole thing to be either over or get it on its way. Will, 22 Mar, en route: I am going to Baghdad to personally shoot that paper hanging son of a bitch! Lt Smash 20 Mar, undisclosed location: Sgt Stryker, 20 Mar, Stateside: Iraq to File U.N. Complaint About Attack Primary Main Objective, 30 Mar, undisclosed location I Dare Kofi to Come Get Me.
BruceR, Flit, 19 Mar, Canada: AND SO IT BEGINS. Godspeed, Yanks. Come home safe and soon. Andrew Olmsted, 20 Mar 2003, Stateside: The most important thing to remember over the next few days is this: the first reports are almost always inaccurate. First reports are generally submitted in the heat of battle before any real analysis can take place. Therefore, they're highly subjective, based on limited information, and rarely hit the mark. So as the first reports of 'surgical strikes' on Iraqi forces come in, it's best to take those reports with a grain of salt... Iraqi BlogsSalam Pax, Baghdad: The bombing aould come and go in waves, nothing too heavy and not yet comparable to what was going on in 91. all radio and TV stations are still on and while the air raid began the Iraqi TV was showing patriotic songs and didn't even bother to inform viewers that we are under attack. at the moment they are re-airing yesterday's interview with the minister of interior affairs. THe sounds of the anti-aircarft artillery is still louder than the booms and bangs which means that they are still far from where we live, but the images we saw on Al Arabia news channel showed a building burning near one of my aunts house... American BlogsGlenn Reynolds has a ton of links. Newpapers
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We sure like to root for losers (e.g. Biden) in this country don't we. It's pathetic. Patton would be sooo proud.