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blitzen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:37 PM
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Stopping the war would be a "politically fatal mistake" for GOP
Sounds like Rove has decided that a few hundred more dead US troops (not to mention a few thousand dead Iraqis) will be a small price to pay for decent GOP results in the mid-term elections.


"But people who attended a series of high-level meetings this month between White House and Congressional officials say President Bush's aides argued that it could be a politically fatal mistake for Republicans to walk away from the war in an election year...."


http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/22/washington/22capital.html?hp&ex=1151035200&en=23087ca8c839a956&ei=5094&partner=homepage
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The_Casual_Observer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:40 PM
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1. It's quite a gamble. It could be a mighty shitty hot summer in Iraq.
Hard to believe they would jump on this one. They are dumber or more desperate than I even thought.
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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 12:18 AM
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11. Rocks are brilliant compared to these guys.
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:41 PM
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2. The war is over, the job is done
Bushy said take down Saddam and install democracy. Saddam is gone, Iraq has new government and constitution.

What else is there to do?
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blitzen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:45 PM
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3. he forgot to mention the part about colonial occupation n/t
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:49 PM
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6. You mean we may occupy their country
for our corporate profit? And our troops are dying for corporate profits.

Imagine that.
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:46 PM
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4. Fight their civil war for them n/t
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NoAmericanTaliban Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:47 PM
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5. War is a winner for the GOP - what else to they have other than fear
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:50 PM
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8. Iraq has had nothing to do with our safety.
Ever.
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Fovea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:50 PM
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7. Oh Yes!
Please you republicans, pay close attention to Karl's words.
It would be a politically fatal error to walk away from the war...
No, really. Honest.
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 11:53 PM
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9. Now you know Iraq is our enemy.
Right? They threatened us. Rummy/Condi/Powell told us so.
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Fovea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 10:31 AM
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13. But somehow, they tell us, NKorea does not...
Even though the NK whackjobs are publically, visibly building
the weapons with which they are going to blackmail the pacific rim.

Funny old GOP world, no?
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EVDebs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 12:09 AM
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10. Yet continuing the war appears to be financially impossible...
http://www.ips-dc.org/iraq/quagmire/
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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 01:48 AM
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12. Typical
Putting the political aspirations of the GOP over the lives of Americans and the resources/financial reserves of the nation.

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