I don’t mean to be too in your face, but I’m not sure I agree with this. Anyhow, thanks for sharing and I think I’ll write a post on this on my blog soon….

Iraqis expressed anger on Saturday at news the United States had renewed the contract of Blackwater, a private security firm blamed for killing up to 17 people in a shooting incident last year.

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The FBI is investigating whether Blackwater employees broke the law during the shooting last September when Blackwater staff, apparently believing they were under attack, fired into cars in heavy traffic, killing civilians.

In spite of the criminal probe, the State Department announced on Friday the firm’s contract to protect U.S. personnel in Baghdad would be renewed.

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Yes, their duly-elected and 100 percent democratic government isn’t free to kick out companies that murder its citizens in cold blood.

Wow, some democracy. That democracy sounds a hellovalot like a military dictatorship–and George W. Bush is now the dictator like Saddam Hussein.

The poster who goes by “Right Angle” says that you can vouch for him that he’s not the same poster as Regular.

True or false?

“They have had, are having, and will have “disasters” for their country because that’s the culture of the people. Their governments are uncivilized and the people seem uninterested in ever doing anything about it.”

Yeah, boy: “White Man’s Burden,” eh Boxlick? Given how undeserving those Arabs are of the oil under the ground of their countries, it’s only right that we take it. Or so one could infer from your post.

I would call you a racist, Boxlick, but that’s a bit obvious. It is clear, however, that you could use a history lesson regarding who is and is not “civilized.” So here’s a little backstory about how the United States and Great Britain, in the 1950’s, helped to overthrow a democratically-elected government in Iran and install the Shah, who was more, shall we say, amenable to international petroleum interests. It’s called “Operation Ajax,” by the way.

http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/hrj/iss17/booknotes-All.shtml

I’m sure you’re a fine grandpa, Boxlick. But as a commentator ’round these parts, your racist attitudes and information deficit leave a bit to be desired.

Mr. bush? I know you don’t listen to the American people.

Why don’t you try listening to the Iraqi people?

“Iraq: 1,300 men mutinied or wouldn’t fight - Entire infantry battalion was among the deserters during Basra offensive”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24094518/

“including an entire infantry battalion — had mutinied, on some cases handing over vehicles and weapons to the militias.”

Yep, just show a little patience and this will be a great victory.

Just a little while longer.

You did it better than I did.

Good post!

Don’t ask me I don’t give a sh*t, next stop is near Tikrit.

I thought that was you, Doc! ;-)

Hey, ignorant douchebag, the largest number of foreign fighters in Iraq are wearing the US army uniform.

What a maroon.

stay the course, just keep doing what continues to fail, spend more money (2 billion a week) and charge it to generations yet unborn, criticise anyone who disagrees with continuing the idiocy, call them unpatriotic and “defeatocrats,” ignore the majority who want out now.

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Boxlock has no answer to the logical dilemma he created for himself: the Iraqis are “barbaric” and “incapable of governing themselves,” why did his fearless leader insist on overthrowing the existing gov’t and imposing a “democracy”?

Yup, you can’t have it both ways. Looks like Boxlock has boxed himself in . . .

“You liberals have nothing to offer except for surrender. How can you criticize the efforts there when you offer no solutions?

It is kind of hypocrtical to pretend like you care about success when the only thing you care about is getting out regardless of the cost to the Iraqis.”
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Nathan — Withdrawal of troops is NOT surrender.. The best way to protect those troops is to bring them home. THAT is a solution!!

Secondly, I dont see the Iraqi’s being all that concerned about how much our presence there is costing US!!

Please read up on your definition of surrender.. Cause Surrender has not been offered as a solution to Iraq!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V30tyaXv6EI

Don’t ask me I don’t give a sh*t, next stop is near Tikrit.

Yada yada, stay the course, 9/11, mushroom cloud, dead-enders, victory is around the corner, last throes, 100 years war, lies, damned lies, and more lies.

That about does it, axcept for blaming anything that goes wrong on Bill Clinton.

Must be great to go around so totally oblivious to what is going on and to take zero responsibility for the consequences of ones actions.

Echoes from another era: And it’s 1-2-3, what are we fighting for?

Blah blah, failed-bushco, surrender, disasters, whine, moan, complain, glass half empty, bitch, more of same, spew, spit, venom, blah blah, no solutions, white flag,

That about does it, except blaming the entire history of bad things that have happened to mankind on Bush.

Must be awful to go around life hating and not having one good thing to say ever unless it’s bashing on someone or something.

sad…

THERE ARE NO SOLUTIONS!

“We just want all the foreigners to leave and stop causing disasters for our country”

Note: To an Iraqi an American is a foreigner.

Correct, for once. No I don’t care about the Iraqi people.

I care about Americans first.

Some how they are able to ignore the fact that for over five years their hero has not had a single solution.

Both Hilary and Obama are going to pull out the troops over a period of time and that will do what exactly to make this situation better?

You liberals have nothing to offer except for surrender. How can you criticize the efforts there when you offer no solutions?

It is kind of hypocrtical to pretend like you care about success when the only thing you care about is getting out regardless of the cost to the Iraqis.

In one sentence you care about the people there, how many are being hurt, and in the next sentence you are saying leave them to their own devices regardless of what happens to them.

Either you care about the Iraqi people or you don’t. It seems the only thing the Iraqi people mean to you liberals is a political tool to beat the Republicans over the head with.