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Posted By David MTL Ca : December 2, 2007 12:21 pm

Congrats David, as a frequent poster for a long period of time, I believe your posting may be the stupidest and most bigoted that I have seen.

I am not even a Rudy supporter and I hope that by remarking on your moronic and smallminded post that I do not encourage you to respond or post again, EVER.

The Surge is working? then how come it has been the deadliest of times for American troops?
Bush has turned the world against America remember they will have the NWO either by consent or by conquest
Perhaps America will be conquered they tried the nice way and Americans objected now they will elect Rude E jewliani to make war with China and russia at a time when America is least capable to defend itself

I can see it coming a short war with a few nukes fired and Jewliani proclaiming they won
bye bye constitution bye bye America
the NWO has spoken

"We don't want the smoking gun to be in the form of a mushroom cloud..."

"The war will take six days, six weeks, I don't think six months..."

"This war will be paid in full by Iraqi oil...."

Don't you wingnuts ever get tired of the lies??? Do you not mind that BILLIONS of $$$ are being spent to rebuild Iraqi, while U.S. infrastructures, schools, etc. are neglected?

Saying the "surge" is working, because it's reducing violence but the Iraqi govenment is no closer to becoming stabilized is like your mechanic saying he's fixed your water pump, but your car still doesn't work. Come on down and pick your car up!(Oh, and the bill is $500.00)

I'm here..., just know better than to fight against the obvious.

I find the Democrats constant complaint that the Iraqi Govt is disfunctional to be ironic, since it appears the same is true of our own more mature Govt. Perhaps, we as Americans can learn something from the Iraqi grassroots reconciliation that appears to be taking place. Who knows, perhaps constructive change for Iraq will occur from the ground up rather than from the top down. Maybe, we as Americans, from both sides of the aisle, should take note.

Murtha you need to say I am Sorry to the Troops and then resign!

Murtha's finding Pelosi's panties are too tight for him and he's trying to extricate himself.

John Murtha. What a disgrace to the Marine Corps, and as a Congressman, pitiful. He came from the same school as John Kerry on "How to get a Purple Heart in three easy lessons". Just like John, Purple Hearts awarded, no overnight hospital stay required. My Father, a Sgt. USMC, WWII was wounded twice, shot in the hip when outflanked by the enemy, shrapnel from a hand grenade. Either case, band-aid or ace bandage, wouldn't help. His Purple Hearts, none. Didn't apply for them. His commanding officer never turned in the reports. My Dad didn't care. Murtha’s comment that "we cannot win militarily in Iraq"; it’s not consistent with The Marine Line of Thinking. So to the real subject, like trusting Congressman Murtha because he needs to clarify his comments? Forget it.

The democrats are proving that they will take personal interests ahead of national security. If the War is turning around, then lets all come together and win it!

where is lefty loosey?

Murtha was clearly wrong to say that the surge is working. If the purpose of the surge is to let the Iraqi government take control then it obviously is NOT working. The Iraqi government has no intention of taking responsibility of its own country anytime soon. It is a shame that those who support President Bush don't even listen to what he actually says.

John, A Current U.S. Army Officer, Atlanta, GA

the reports coming from Iraq are not the same thing as FOX NEWS LIVE

Funny that, a member of the 110th Congress saying that Iraqi politicians have, "failed to capitalize on political and diplomatic steps", when he is a representation of the worst, do-nothing, Congress in American history.

Funny that..

Posted By therealist : November 30, 2007 1:54 pm

just like a republican to blame the people that dont have enough votes to stop the REAL culprit, and just IGNORE the real problem!

Mac, Severn, Md

you know what i love mac? that the republicans are going to lose. and then maybe all the people with the wool over their eyes will finally see how a government is supposed to work!!

Tom – Dedham, Mass

i love the comment WE NEED NEW LEADERSHIP IN BOTH PARTIES!!! well thats not going to happen and if they are both evil as you think then i think demorcats are the lesser evil.

Brad, from the great state of Texas

YEA THATS what happened.....or maybe not.....either way youll never be able to figure it out anyway

WHO REALLY CARES ABOUT WHAT MURTHA SAYS? GEEZZZZZZZZ!

The surge is looking like it is working because our soldiers have taken things into their own hands and begun the "search and avoid missions". Since these cessation of hostilities have worked by actually removing our troops from the fight; we can see exactly what will happen if all our fighting force is removed. The path has been proven, our soldiers have shown us the way, lets make it official.

THE SURGE IS WORKING! Even Murtha has realized that now. I just don't read a lot of Dems' comments on this blog. Why are you guys hiding? Too cowardly to admit the truth I bet.

I just wonder what Hillary and the rest of the Dems will be singing since things are looking better in Iraq.

Hey Former US Army Officer, Kansas - or should I call you "A Kansas Vet, Kansas"? - you should try posting next time under yet another name so we think there's a real groundswell of angry vets in Kansas. Maybe try "A Service-Completed Kanasan Who Was Overseas But Now Isn't, Kansas."

You are completely wrong about today's plans being no different than they were before...ummm, the presence of so many additional forces kind of proves that, doesn't it? Not to mention the fact that we are finally back on the offense, where we belong.

The Honorable Congressman Murtha and so very disgustingly many of his comrades are doing little more than denying reality in order to pursue a perceived political gain.

Only a fool can look at the reports coming from Iraq and actually *believe* there's been no progress. And hey, look! The senior commander on the ground says there's been progress. Maybe we should trust him more than these politicians. Just a thought.

Speaking of which, Iraqi politicians risk their lives and the lives of their families EVERY SINGLE DAY as they work towards getting their government in order. And what's the last challenging issue our Congress – with all its history, experience, and safe environment to work in – actually resolved?

Put down your DNC talking points, dude. Consider – just consider – reading some reports and coming to a conclusion that fits the facts rather than fits your Defeatist views.

And try using another City and State next time you post so we can think your angry ignorant point of view is spreading.

Victory!

First of all John Murtha misrepresented himself as the all American war hero. Now he tells the truth about the surge and Nancy Pelousi tells him to shut up.

Politics at its' grandest, folks!!

It is understood by both parties that the surge is working. This is something the democrats are going to have to deal with. It helps the war supporters (Clinton) but hurts the house leadership. Be interesting to see how they spin it.

John Murtha, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi are a disgrace. They have continually put thier quest for political power/advantage ahead of what is good for the USA.

I sincerely hope their constituents "retire" them from office.

How pathetic that Pelosi has to spank Murtha for telling the truth!!

We are getting caught up in definitions.

The Iraqi War was won years ago with the defeat of the Iraqi military and the ouster of Saddam. After all those were the military objectives of the operation.

That ended the Iraqi War, then we went into a phase of military occupation that the administration refused to call occupation with a appointed adminstrator for Iraq outside the military.

What we have today in Iraqi is the failure of the administration to take the victory handed them by the military and stabilize the situation by putting in place a stable centralized government capable of governing Iraq, until such time real reforms could be made by the Iraqi people. This can not be acheived through military means.

It is time the war drums stop beating in Iraq and diplomacy take hold. The situation in Iraq can not be resolved purley through military means. A diplomatic solution must be acheived by the people of Iraq. Security for the people of Iraq must be provided by the Iraqi military and security forces. We can secure our bases and facilities, provide training and logistical support to the Iraqi forces, but day to day operations must be assumed by the Iraqi militay. By this point in time the Iraqi army should have been reformed and trained twice over.

The purpse of the surge was to provide a window, it provided a window. That window was not used, therefore it failed. So it sort of worked, it did what it was suppose to do, but it was not taken advantage of by the adminstration nor the Iraqi government.

John Murtha is not a coward, however we hear from cowards each and every day that call for the use of military forces that have never served a day in the military. It's easy to put the life of someone you do not know in harms way and its even easier to put someone else in harms way while you sit safely at home calling for military intervention. No soldier wants war, and ground becomes very valuable when it has been paid for once by a soldiers blood and sweat. But remmber, war is a result of a failure by someone, it is never the first means to an end, but the last means to an end. If it is used as a first means those holding office and ordering it are undeserving of thetrust the nation has place in their care.

Cowardice at its worst! Somebody slappped his wrist and read him the democratic riot act!!

John Murtha called innocent Marines murders on National TV and instead of offering an apology he is hiding behind Nancy's skirt. John, Nancy and Harry are our enemies only hope at winning the war in Iraq. I do not care what John Murtha says, I hope he is sued for defamation of character by every Marine in Iraq..

Funny that, our chair of the House Appropriations Committee’s Defense Subcommittee is saying, “the war in Iraq cannot be won militarily", when in fact, it was won on the battlefield in the first two weeks without losing a single battle.

Funny that, a member of the 110th Congress saying that Iraqi politicians have, "failed to capitalize on political and diplomatic steps", when he is a representation of the worst, do-nothing, Congress in American history.

Funny that..

How can CNN say that Murtha's comments "seemed to suggest" the Surge was working. That is what he said and that is the truth. No wonder CNN is widely known as the Clinton News Network.

i would like to see a poll that asks 'was or is murtha more or less corrupt than 'duke' Cunningham from calif?

how do you "misstate" that the surge is working?? Then after discussions with the Democratic leadership....you need to clarify?? Please...even the Democrats have to say "no...this is partisan politics....we will not vote for the socialist or the left wing candidates....no more games" (well...I tried to get them to think)

John was busy counting his ABSCAM money and all the kickback dough he has made over the years for his ENDLESS pork projects while he made his initial and TRUE AS HELL STATEMENT.

When he got home and Pelosi returned from getting her latest botox treatments, she called him TELLING him to change his story to previous talking points.

Like a good lackey John agreed to restate what "he meant".

We need NEW leadership in BOTH parties, this is brutal.

The purpose of the surge was to provide breathing room for the Iraqi government to get organized. They have done nothing. Naturally, the violence is down, US Combat Forces are not engaged in high intensity combat operations. And one would expect that reguardless of the over all success of the operation that it must accomplish something.

However, let us not forget that even General Petraus stated that the situation in Iraq can not be fixed through the use of military force. Nor let us forget that a major part of the Generals plans invole the invovlement of the Iraqi people and tribal leaders, and that where gains have been made it has been a result of the engagement of Iraqis and not the use of military force. And not by actions taken by the Iraqi central government.

So was the surge a failure, no it was not a failure, but in the same respect it was not a sucess either. Nor can the US military maintain troop levels in Iraq indefentely.

We need to withdraw unnecessary combat forces from Iraq. We need to maintain enough military force in Iraq to maintain security of our military and political interests and provide for the continued training of the Iraqi military and security forces.

The Administrations plans for Iraq today are no different than they were with the "stay the course" mentality.

One can do lots of things militarily and still never have a political or diplomatic grasp of the situation that uses windows of opportunity provided by the military to accomplish anything moving forward in the reconcilation of Iraq

I can just imagine what Nancy told Murtha after the original statement–"John! How could you let the truth slip out? Don't you know we're trying to win an election next year by keeping Americans in the dark?"