Happy Thanksgiving

Excellent Post. I have no opinion on the financial side of this because I've never researched the facts of the finances.....only the efforts and the progress.

You're right on the money. The progress is overwhelming, the Iraqi troops are becoming more and more of a force and the insurgents are becoming less and less.

All things liberals fail to comprehend on a daily basis. Excellent Post.

What depressing news for the quitters and losers in the Congress. They must be fit to be tied. The dems say that we can't win militarily. How come the Iraqis can win militarily?

Nice post. It is unfortunate that the Cairo reconciliation conference was spun in the MSM as a rejection of the US efforts in Iraq. The assertion of Iraqi sovereignty and tying the departure of US forces to to Sunni participation in the political process is just plain common sense and a major step toward resolving the creation of an independently functioning, democratic Iraq. A lot of people, though, just can't or obstinately won't grasp the idea that this is a war of liberation, not one of empire.

Hardwriting is on the wall: American troops will retreat to enclaves that will just happen to be located where Iraq's oil is pumped. Iraq's military, such as it is, will get to fight the civil war. Call it your modified cut 'n run, Repubican style.

This is great news. Hopefully soon, they may be able to stand on their own and protect their own country.

It is great news, although it doesn't make the fact that we went to war based on lies and manipulated intelligence any better.

Hopefully, all of you "4 more years" people are second guessing your decision making process.

Actually, I thank God daily that Bush (with all his many imperfections) won instead of Cut-and-Run Kerry.

There is no evidence thus far that Bush lied to promote the war, though the second phase of the investigation still has yet to be released. The worst that can be said of Bush is that he gave Tenet a medal instead of firing him for the CIA's incompetence. If the Iraq experiment works, as appears increasingly likely, fair-minded historians will give Bush as much credit for transforming the Middle East as Reagan got for successfully concluding the Cold War.

Hey Jonathan, I understand there's also no evidence that the sun rises in the East. In any case, how about your Liar in Chief wanting to "take out" al-Jazeera? So much for freedom of the press, huh? Funny thing: In WW2 the allies never silenced Tokyo Rose or Axis Sally or Lord Haw-Haw. Torture of enemy combatants and civilians wasn't military S.O.P. either. We were more confident in ourselves back then, I guess.

http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00002072.htm

Wilson -- your consistent reporting of only half the story re: polls is more evidence of your own LYING than anything that "showed" the President lied about WMD.

Just remember ... words like yours will prolong this war, not end it ... for they give the enemy hope they can win, jast as similar words gave hope to General Giap in Vietnam.

And we will not foget those words ... along with the words of Leftists in leadership positions who want to see their failed policies reinstituted ... if and when those new "investigations" you threatened us with actually come to pass.

The American people are coming to the realization that the real liars are those who shout "BUSH LIED" the loudest ... and we have the history to corroborate that.

Hope you got that G-suit on, nice and tight ...

Hey Rich, speaking of national security, guess why that Jose Padilla guy couldn't be charged with a "dirty bomb" plot? Turns out the so-called "evidence" was extracted by torture.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/alqaida/story/0,12469,1650418,00.html?gusrc=rss

And we will not foget those words ... along with the words of Leftists in leadership positions who want to see their failed policies reinstituted ... if and when those new "investigations" you threatened us with actually come to pass.

Does it give you an exciting little quiver in a secret little place to write such dark 'n threatening words, Rich? I mean really -- go rent a movie, man. If I thought it was necessary I'd even suggest some titles, but I suspect you have plenty of tapes from Gitmo available for your, shall we say private enjoyment?

My response to the above -- you could say it is my motto:

In the blogosphere, revenge is a dish best served cold -- as in cold logic, cool and collected reasoning, and cold, hard facts.

With news like the original post of this thread coming out, you don't have a microwave big enough to warm up that dish, Wilson ... and the "hot sauce" you tried to drip on my views in the post above won't help either.

(BTW, if I recall correctly, both Tokyo Rose and Lord Haw Haw were executed by the Allies for their crimes ... they were not "silenced" before that, only because they were both located in the heart of enemy territory.)

And one more thing ... facts about the GWOT, and the Guardian, are usually mutually exclusive.

Rich you're correct about Lord Haw-Haw but not about Tokyo Rose. There was no particular "Tokyo Rose," but there was a woman who was prosecuted for her broadcasts on Radio Tokyo. In typical rightwingnut fashion, the evidence was stacked against her and she was railroaded as a result. Hey, it's what your Jawohl! crowd does.

In any case, the woman wasn't executed. I just thought I'd interrupt your latest wingnut screech with some facts.

http://ask.yahoo.com/20020221.html

As for The Guardian of course I understand your reaction: Like wingnuts everywhere, you can't stand it when someone tells the truth. Makes you scurry back between the walls where you live.

Thank you for correcting me about Tokyo Rose, Wilson ... it shows you can tell the truth, as long as it doesn't involve George W. Bush.

Thanks for the info on the progress in Iraq. It has been pretty much the "long, hard slog" that Rumsfeld warned us about but anything worthwhile requires sustained effort. Those who refuse to recognize the progress won't be able to keep their hats pulled down over their eyes and ears much longer.

Rich, it shows I can tell the truth, but that like your scumbag, degenerate, deserting, alcoholic Liar in Chief, you cannot.