.........if democracy sucks so much, why did we bother...??......

why vote when you can strap some schmuck with a belt bomb to do the job?

if my swami hat still works, I see another Iraqi strongman rising above to replace the last one.

same as it ever was.

In other news Iraqi Defense Minister,

Hazim Al-Shaalan al Khuzuei, no wait a minute,
Saadun al Dulaimi, no wait a minute,
Salaam al Zobaie, no wait a minute,
Abdul Qadir Muhammed Jasim al Mifarji

has called for the resignation of Donald Rumsfeld, American Secretary of State.

I would have never let the Iraqi congress go on vacation. That right there I see as a slap in the face. You want our asses out, then get your asses to work and pass some legislation.

Iraq is a Sovrin Nation. What that means, you see, is that they are makin their own decisions about how to govern Iraq. That's what a Sovrin Nation is. - G W Bush

"I would have never let the Iraqi congress go on vacation. That right there I see as a slap in the face."

Thats the bitch of democracy, I guess. We don't get to dictate what the "freely" elected government of another country does or doesn't do.

And, it WAS intended as a slap in the face. There was a quote posted on here a week or so ago from an Iraqi cabinet minister saying parliament going out for August was, in part, a response to the US trying to dictate to the government.

Ahhh, they'll just cut his fuckin' head off if he dares to go out in public. That's assuming he comes back from vacation.

then get your asses to work and pass some legislation.
Posted by lapuscalami at 2007-08-21 11:54 AM |


YEAH!

Cause "Legislation Brings Peace"!



Always fun to hear a "GOVERNMENT CAN NOT SUCCESSFULLY RUN THINGS EFFICIENTLY" champion DEMAND the g o v e r n m e n t provides the solution (thru legislation)!

And, it WAS intended as a slap in the face. There was a quote posted on here a week or so ago from an Iraqi cabinet minister saying parliament going out for August was, in part, a response to the US trying to dictate to the government.
So did your representative slap you in the face when congress went on its "summer reccess". We only have 20 million "illegal alien criminals" in the country. We now have a fugitive, illegal alien holding press conferences and claiming to have a "human right" to be in the US. We have out of control health care cost, which are largely due to the government reimbursment policy's. The SSN "mythical" trust fund will not deliver as promised to millions of Americans.

But I'm sure we are investigating somebody during this break.

The trial lawyers have the saying "Don't ask a question unless you already know the answer".
Well, shouldn't the foreign policy experts have a similar saying?

"Don't do regime change unless you already know what government will replace it."

Maybe if Cheney had remembered his '94 speech, he would have remembered that we weren't going to like what we got.

So did your representative slap you in the face when congress went on its "summer reccess".

Perhaps, but they had to wait their turn because the Executive Branch was busy slapping all Americans in the face considering who's job it is to enforce existing immigration laws.

"So did your representative slap you in the face when congress went on its "summer reccess". We only have 20 million "illegal alien criminals" in the country"

YEAH!

Alberto Gonzalez isn't part of congress fool!

Figures you don't know who the top law enforcement officer is ------- in addition to not knowing who appointed him and keeps him on the job!


The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see 28 U.S.C. 503) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government.

"We have out of control health care cost, which are largely due to the government reimbursment policy's"

The single largest expense in Medicare is prescription drugs, yet the GOP controlled Congress made it illegal to negotiate price. Doctors are paid less by Medicare than any private insurance plan per procedure.

"The SSN "mythical" trust fund will not deliver as promised to millions of Americans."

So, why did Bush go on the most massive spending spree in my lifetime? if he cared about shoring up SS he wouldn't have turned a projected 10 Trillion dollar surplus into deficits and debt. Please don't say it was the 'war on terror' - the war we're losing ground on worldwide (not counting the OTHER war in Iraq we're not 'winning'...where 'private contractors' are sucking that effort dry).

"But I'm sure we are investigating somebody during this break."

It is the Constitutional duty of Congress to oversee the Executive Branch - something not done for 6 years. After 8 years of looking into Bill Clinton's sex life, I think some investigation of Bush over his official duties as president is appropriate after the first 6 got a rubber stamp and a blind eye with zero oversight.

We have out of control health care cost, which are largely due to the government reimbursment policy's. The SSN "mythical" trust fund will not deliver as promised to millions of Americans.

Oh look, Slickster wants to discuss domestic spending. Sorry, the Chineese Express Platinum card is a little maxed out at the moment.

How about we first stop the slap in the face that is the Trillion dollar war based on lies that we can't afford.
Then we can spend money on America instead.

"I've concluded that this is a government which cannot, is unable to, achieve a political settlement," said Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.).

That ain't G W Bush that said that, it's one of your own libs.

Sniper - your beloved leader Bush supports Maliki. Do you? If not, are you critical of Bush? Why do you think Bush has a hard-on for Maliki?

That ain't G W Bush that said that, it's one of your own libs.

It's not a lie, the government of Iraq is quite broken. But I'm not sure if it was a good idea to say it or not.
I doubt the Iraqis will take it as constructive criticism.
Bush's Axis of Evil speech didn't have the desired effect. I highly doubt Levin's will either.

Which is why it's time to admit the war is over and get the hell out of Dodge.

I think Sen. Levin is a great guy and I agree that the Maliki government is broken but I doubt that there is anyone else they could elect who could fix Iraq.

Sniper - your beloved leader Bush supports Maliki. Do you? If not, are you critical of Bush? Why do you think Bush has a hard-on for Maliki?

Posted by mOntecOre

I don't get to vote for or against him so what does it matter what I think of him.

Senator: Iraqis Should Vote Out Al-Maliki

I agree. What the Iraqis needed was their George Washington, or Thomas Jefferson.

Instead they got Ray Nagin.

and as I said earlier....
READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE.....

or does it matter that he also pointed out success due to the surge......

BUT WAIT A MINUTE........the surge isnt working.,

just ask any lib here or OBAMA BABY...........


well which is it?

and YES I know he is speaking here politically, but I read here all the time that the military surge
ISNT WORKING.,....and yet one of the biggest socialist in the senate says it is......


well which is it???????????


and I wonder how long the party will go on in the caves when the enemy hears this on cnn.......

haditha massacre of 2005...

and murtha was QUOTED as saying that the marines "KILLED IN COLD BLOOD"........

sharratt said that he shot only after three men pointed a gun at him.......



nice going murtha....you big piece of horse shit.

where are you now....asswipe.........

oh yeah...the dickhead is ON VACATION.........

Compare this:

We are finally getting somewhere in Iraq, at least in military terms....we were surprised by the gains we saw and the potential to produce not necessarily "victory" but a sustainable stability that both we and the Iraqis could live with. [However], we still face huge hurdles on the political front. Iraqi politicians of all stripes continue to dawdle and maneuver for position against one another when major steps towards reconciliation--or at least accommodation--are needed.

"While we believe that the surge' is having measurable results, and has provided a degree of breathing space' for Iraqi politicians to make the political compromises which are essential for a political solution in Iraq, we are not optimistic about the prospects for those compromises," the joint statement said.

and as I said earlier....READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE....


YEAH!


The interesting part of all this is Bush's own words!

Today when citing his dissapointment in the Iraqi Prime Minister and his "failure" the first thing out of his mouth is "Oil Law"!

Not his dissapointment in the bloodshed, the lack of "law" or "justice" or "freedom" or "democracy" ---- just the "oil law" is what Bush complains about!

Says everything don't ya think!

Didn't Dubya get allawa punted as PM so he could get maliki the job?
Maliki is running iraq the way the majority of iraquis want, by keepng the sunnis in the outhouse Before he became leader, the Bushies were warned he wasn't very fond of the sunnis,but did they listen?

Oh well, Chalabi is still looking for a job, besides Iranian spy.Rummy is gone but I'm sure Dick Cheney still has a crush on him.
George Tenet sure thought Rummy and Dickless loved thelittle fart back in 2003.

and of course you fail to acknowledge that the terrible 'oil law' you speak of, if passed could be the missing link in iraq becoming more stable.
of course that would be a success story in iraq, so its little wonder that you demean and attack it.
a secure iraq is the LAST THING THAT YOU WANT......

"and of course you fail to acknowledge that the terrible 'oil law' you speak of, if passed could be the missing link in iraq becoming more stable."

YEAH!

That is if you can convince yourself that "Oil Law Brings Peace" I guess!

20% might buy it however ---- far short of even the "Bush Mandate" measure though!