Comments on: “Withdrawing troops from Iraq is no longer seen as an option.” http://donklephant.com/2006/11/18/withdrawing-troops-from-iraq-is-no-longer-seen-as-an-option/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:53:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bruce http://donklephant.com/2006/11/18/withdrawing-troops-from-iraq-is-no-longer-seen-as-an-option/comment-page-1/#comment-117592 Bruce Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:42:59 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/11/18/withdrawing-troops-from-iraq-is-no-longer-seen-as-an-option/#comment-117592 Oh and as for Liberman vs Lamont. That was a matter of a split democrat party vote with Liberman winning because he reviving basically every Republican vote worth a damn because the Republicans threw their own candidate to the wolves. Liberman vs Lamont had little to do with the war and more to do with Lieberman's willingness to suck up to the White House in public and trash his fellow party members. If a Republican did that to other Republicans his party would have made damn sure he'd be found under the wheels of some bus. Oh and as for Liberman vs Lamont. That was a matter of a split democrat party vote with Liberman winning because he reviving basically every Republican vote worth a damn because the Republicans threw their own candidate to the wolves. Liberman vs Lamont had little to do with the war and more to do with Lieberman’s willingness to suck up to the White House in public and trash his fellow party members.

If a Republican did that to other Republicans his party would have made damn sure he’d be found under the wheels of some bus.

]]> By: Bruce http://donklephant.com/2006/11/18/withdrawing-troops-from-iraq-is-no-longer-seen-as-an-option/comment-page-1/#comment-117590 Bruce Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:40:14 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/11/18/withdrawing-troops-from-iraq-is-no-longer-seen-as-an-option/#comment-117590 "This is really interesting. The Democrats have rejected John Murtha as House Majority Leader, an implicit rebuke to Speaker Pelosi’s clear antiwar views (as well as to Rep. Murtha’s ethics troubles) and in a sense a replay of Lieberman’s victory over Lamont." You are joking right? Murtha lost the run because Hoyer was well known to be a far better fund raiser, had the support of freshman and many established members because of his fund raiser and didn't have the visible ethics taint of Murtha. Your assumption that the typical lack of goose stepping synchronization demonstrated by Republicans not existing in Democrats to be commentary on anti-war or pro-war leanings is wingnut pr0n. “This is really interesting. The Democrats have rejected John Murtha as House Majority Leader, an implicit rebuke to Speaker Pelosi’s clear antiwar views (as well as to Rep. Murtha’s ethics troubles) and in a sense a replay of Lieberman’s victory over Lamont.”

You are joking right? Murtha lost the run because Hoyer was well known to be a far better fund raiser, had the support of freshman and many established members because of his fund raiser and didn’t have the visible ethics taint of Murtha. Your assumption that the typical lack of goose stepping synchronization demonstrated by Republicans not existing in Democrats to be commentary on anti-war or pro-war leanings is wingnut pr0n.

]]> By: SaneInSf http://donklephant.com/2006/11/18/withdrawing-troops-from-iraq-is-no-longer-seen-as-an-option/comment-page-1/#comment-116607 SaneInSf Sun, 19 Nov 2006 17:36:15 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/11/18/withdrawing-troops-from-iraq-is-no-longer-seen-as-an-option/#comment-116607 What drives voters to vote for something or someone is not as simple as what pundits like the make. It's amazing how talking heads like to think that people are simpletons. What drives voters to vote for something or someone is not as simple as what pundits like the make. It’s amazing how talking heads like to think that people are simpletons.

]]> By: grognard http://donklephant.com/2006/11/18/withdrawing-troops-from-iraq-is-no-longer-seen-as-an-option/comment-page-1/#comment-116588 grognard Sun, 19 Nov 2006 16:24:41 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/11/18/withdrawing-troops-from-iraq-is-no-longer-seen-as-an-option/#comment-116588 I have changed my opinion on he subject of troop levels. At one time I thought that we had a chance of putting down the insurgency with more troops and a concentrated effort. I now feel that time has passed, the cycle of violence and he desire for revenge has made any attempt of reconciliation to the point of Iraqi citizens trusting the Iraqi government fruitless. From what I been reading over one million Iraqis have moved to escape the violence, that means the lines are drawn and a split of the country is inevitable. We can only keep a lid on things, but for how long? Eventually we have to face up to the fact that this country is no longer viable. I have changed my opinion on he subject of troop levels. At one time I thought that we had a chance of putting down the insurgency with more troops and a concentrated effort. I now feel that time has passed, the cycle of violence and he desire for revenge has made any attempt of reconciliation to the point of Iraqi citizens trusting the Iraqi government fruitless. From what I been reading over one million Iraqis have moved to escape the violence, that means the lines are drawn and a split of the country is inevitable. We can only keep a lid on things, but for how long? Eventually we have to face up to the fact that this country is no longer viable.

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