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quinnox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:20 PM
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"liberals are hoping for the worst in Iraq"
Edited on Tue Mar-21-06 02:21 PM by quinnox
Have you heard this, some republicans say liberals and those on the left are hoping for the worst outcome in Iraq, a full scale civil war, which would cause Bush and the republicans in even deeper trouble than they already are in now over Iraq.

My response is no, I don't hope for the worst, but I expect the worst! There is a big difference between them. And the bloody happenings in Iraq that is in the news everyday doesn't help the republicans case. That is a reality that they seem to overlook and want to ignore.

Yea, sure, I would like the Iraq situation to resolve itself peacefully and they turn into a good Democracy but that is more than likely a pipe dream thought of by republicans.

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Coexist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:22 PM
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1. yeah, I always pray for more war dead, right after my weekly abortion
ya' know, just for kicks.
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:23 PM
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2. And when the civil war really heats up
They will blame the left for "hoping" too hard I'm sure. Us nasty libs and our evil hoping magic.
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IsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:23 PM
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3. I've heard that over and over again by Repukes, why do I have to hear it
Edited on Tue Mar-21-06 02:25 PM by IsItJustMe
again. Damn it. Is there no sanctity on a liberal blog? Is there no place to go without hearing this shit?
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bunkerbuster1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:25 PM
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4. Been hearing it since the damn war started.
They're simpletons, and they assume that their opposites are simpletons as well.
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Lefty-Taylor Donating Member (310 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:27 PM
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5. Here's my LTTE I've submitted regarding this very issue ...
in response to the ill-bred lout, right-wing nut columnist in The Oregonian who plays the liberals-want-Iraq-failure card:

Don't Insult War Opponents

No doubt I’m not the only Oregonian reader who noticed just who David Reinhard’s
sources were in his assertion that Iraq is not plunging into civil war ("Are we
losing an unwinnnable, unjustified war?" 3/19/06). Next time, he wants to
advance such an implausible argument he’d be better off to quote someone other
than his two ultra-right-wing sources – Ralph Peters on realclearpolitics.com
and Victor Davis Hanson with The Hoover Institution on National Review Online.
But then, more moderate voices with that view are nearly impossible to come by.

What’s more, these were the same sort of mouthpieces who helped propagate the
lies that led to this immoral – and yes, likely “unwinnable” – war. And of
course, it’s civil war. The two major factions fighting it and killing innocents
everyday have held centuries-long ethnic and religious differences. Many of us
who opposed the “shock-and-awe” bombings and bloodbath that followed expected
this would happen.

Finally, despite Mr. Reinhard’s supposition that war opponents relish Iraq-war
failures, most of wish for a successful peace. It’s an insult for him to suggest
otherwise.
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quinnox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:29 PM
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10. very good letter
I agree fully.
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Lefty-Taylor Donating Member (310 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:41 PM
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20. Thanks Q. We'll see if they run it.
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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:28 PM
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6. "some republicans say liberals and those on the left are hoping for ..."
SOME SAY?

Which ones? The straw ones?

We've spent all morning bashing Bush's straw man tactics...it doesn't help us if we resort to the same stuff here.

Some say? Which ones? Be specific, not Bushific.
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physioex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:29 PM
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11. Well....
"some liberals hope that most of america will come to its senses"....
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quinnox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:31 PM
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15. Oh, this has been around for awhile
Edited on Tue Mar-21-06 02:32 PM by quinnox
I've heard this talking point from the right wingers on tv a few times.
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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:36 PM
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19. Hey, I don't deny it is being said
I've heard it myself, and I am sure a thorough search would yield some of my one posts utilizing the "some say" straw man tactic. My point is that right now, today, the last couple of days, Bush's straw man building has been in the news. Therefore, it can only help our own arguements if we avoid such generalities and whenever possible, stick to demonstrable facts backed up with names.
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Flying Dream Blues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:51 PM
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29. My own sister said it to me right after the heady "success"
of "Shock and Awe"...."I guess the DEMOCRATS are sorry more people (meaning, US soldiers, not Iraqis, who clearly don't count in repuke-world) didn't DIE."

I lost my breath, my knees went weak, and then I basically took her head f'ing OFF. I was well and truly sick of biting my tongue and taking the high road to keep the peace and make my mom happy.

How could we have been raised in the same family?? I'll never know.
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sui generis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:28 PM
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7. that doesn't make any sense at all
Liberals don't want the war BECAUSE of the financial cost and the cost in human lives. Liberals Want a civil war is just another stupid thing for stupid people to say.

I'd tell them that.
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smoogatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:28 PM
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8. Tell them we try not to indulge in wishful thinking
unlike Bush, Cheney, Rummy, Wolfie, Condie and the rest of the idiot cabal that got us into this mess.
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warrens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:29 PM
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9. We tikd the stupid, incompetent fucks this would happen
Fuck off, pig boys. You're not smart enough to vote. Admit it and we might stop taunting you.
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sutz12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:30 PM
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12. I thought the worst was already happening..
don't have to wish, it came about just like anybody with any sense knew it would from the beginning.
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Zenlitened Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:30 PM
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13. Republicans have COMPLETELY fucked up the situation in Iraq...
... regardless of what liberals may or may not hope for.

Bush bungled Iraq. That's not an opinion, that's a fact.



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The_Casual_Observer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:31 PM
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14. So when the worst happens, it will be the liberals fault.
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long_green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:44 PM
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23. it's an interesting admission when looked at that way
they know it's falling to pieces so let's get ready to start blaming people.
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mitchtv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:50 PM
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26. You'll find Clenis somewhere in that
rogues gallery of the guilty
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asjr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:32 PM
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16. Republicans will say those things, because
that is all they have. I am so ashamed to have been a Republican at one time. I was an Eisenhower Republican. He was an American. I don't know what Republicans are these days except clueless. They have become rabid wolves who prey on the rest of us. This country is more divided now than ever before. I can remember my great-grandfather telling me about the Civil War and how even states were divided. He remembered the army (and I can't remember if it was the Union army or the Confederate army) coming to his house and conscripting his father. That was the last he ever saw him and he was 10 years old. We do have the most corrupt regime ever now. It will only get worse. Even if Shrub is impeached we are left with Cheney. This administration gave us tax cuts for the wealthy, an energy program for big oil companies, a deficit we may never overcome, an illegal war, a prescription drug program for seniors that may kill us, lies and more lies. How in hell did this happen!!
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:32 PM
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17. Just another bullshit Limbaugh talking point.
Rule #1 - when things go bad in Iraq (or everything else for that matter), blame the liberals.
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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:34 PM
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18. Liberals just wish
that these conservative crooks
would stop fucking everything up.

Do we have to clean up ALL your messes ????

Geez... i always wondered what conservatives
actually conserved... now I see...
it's intelligence and integrity.
they conserved so much.. they have NONE.
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cboy4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:43 PM
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21. AWWWW...Are the widdle republicans going to take their ball home and cry?
:shrug: :cry: :rofl:
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:43 PM
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22. "What a hateful, unchristian thing to say! You should be ashamed
of yourself!"

Then walk away.

It gets to them. Trust me on this.
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Emit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:47 PM
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24. Yes, I hear it frequently. Warning: Puke alert here
Sorry, had to post this as testimony to my frustration with the messages these fanatics spew. But this one irks me to no end. What is it with these people? Most of this is just plain drivel. But this is your neighbor, your boss, co-worker, the school bus driver, whatever. This is that 30% that will support Bush & Co. no matter.

Three Year War in Review

Today I reflect back and think how proud I am to be an American! I think about how close we came to having a Democrat run this country in a time of war. These people are not loyal and would have made a disaster of the war in Iraq.

After voting for the war (including Democratic control in the Senate at the time), the first month of being in Iraq the Democrats were already calling it a "quagmire." They wanted out. These are the same people that argued that Kerry was not a flip-flopper. I'm sure they couldn't have stayed the course in Afghanistan either. Little things scare them and they have no loyalty to America, what it stands for, or the people that make up this great country. When things get a little tough they want to cut and run like cowards. Make no mistake about it, they are cowards and not patriotic.

~snip~

The Democrats always question their decisions. They decided what we should do then with great fanfare told us why we should go to war, then voted on it, but when WMD wasn't found, they were ready to abandon Iraq. Yeah, we got the answer. Even if they had WMD and we destroyed all of it, why in the world would we leave? Only to a Democrat does that make sense and that is the very reason they can't be trusted to run this country.

~snip~

If we elected Democrats today, they would turn their back on our allies, let Iran build nukes and attack whom ever they wish and when that time would occur, as it certainly would, America would be taken down to their knees but this time it wouldn't be students but a direct nuclear threat to much more than just a few World Trade center buildings.

I think it is so easy to see the quality of the character where the Democrats have evolved. These are not decent people as a whole. They couldn't or wouldn't protect the country. They would allow our troops to leave and watch the slaughter of every Iraqi that ever helped an American, got paid by an American or supported America in any way. That is their loyalty and speaks volumes of their decency. This is why they were so quickly to defend Clinton as they really don't understand quality of an individual. A persons integrity, decency, loyalty, respect are all tied together. They are the first to pretend they care about the safety of troops in Iraq. Those old enough to remember the Vietnam war know this self-serving claims all too well. Ditto the little children and women of Iraq. We abort so many children in the USA in one year that our troops would have to stay in Iraq for 1,951 years to suffer the same number of fatalities. Half of these abortions happening for the second time and many happening for the "fifth" time. And what happens, they go nuts with fear that one of these qualified Supreme Court justices will be put on the court that won't legislate from the bench.

~snip~

We should think our lucky stars that George Bush is our president. The war could have gone better but we know for a fact it would have been a terrible disaster if they would have be leading this war.

~snip~

Democrats are not to be trusted; are dangerous for America; have only their self-serving interest as priority; and has been shown to be weak on defense for decades. We can not let these people get elected to any of our governmental position. It is imperative for our survival and for this great nation's survival to vote them out of office. Do all you can to stop these tramps from getting any power at any level of our government.

http://discussions.pbs.org/viewtopic.pbs?t=51130

Again, I'm sorry for posting the above filth, which is what my response was to this person's hate speech prolix: "filth"

But, I always think it's wise to know what the opposition looks like.
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NoPasaran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:47 PM
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25. Liberals can only "hope for the worst"
Neocons can actually ensure it!
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:51 PM
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27. it was always the worst since they decided
to invade iraq. anyone who had a decent knowledge of the iraq knew that this "mission" was doomed. shit his dad knew it...
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Call me Deacon Blues Donating Member (512 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:51 PM
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28. What the hell difference does it make WHAT I want?
I want a Z-4. I want world peace. I want the New York Yankees to stink it up every season. I want Kate Beckinsale waiting for me when I get home. And Kiera Knightly. It doesn't matter a hoot in hell what I want -- what I may or may not want has no effect whatsoever on what's going on in Iraq. They're just trying, once again, to cloud the issue so they don't have to face the fact that they and their dry drunk President is responsible for every dead Marine, every dead child, every dead mother, every dead father, every ruined life, every ruined city, every ruined economy that has occurred on his watch.

Idiots.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:51 PM
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30. We told them it would be a disaster. They didn't listen.
Now they look to deflect blame. Fuck 'em all.
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Donkeykick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 03:20 PM
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31. WOW!
Didn't know that wishing could make the left take control of policy making in Washington. :eyes:
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