Well, above all, they need to thank Bush and Cheney. Even though they were chicken to fight for their country, they were brave enough to lie America into invading Iraq. -I guess they should also thank Curveball and whoever fed him information, Paul Wolfowitz and the NeoCons, and Rumsfeld. And Haliburton, Blackwater, and all the other war profiteers.
This outcome is as surprising as sunrise and sunset. It’s also notable that his group is just ONE faction of “Al Qaeda” or that equally nebulous “Taliban”. At least the whacko ARVNs managed to destroy a lot of our equipment as the higher ups crashed the birds when they left the “Yards” and others behind when they fled to profits in the U.S. , like Ky for instance.
Which, this is Iraq, care to guess how many BILLIONS it will cost us just to bring our equipment out of Afghanistan to keep the nuts there from getting their hands on it??? Just the ransom to cross through our friends in Pakistani territory will increase considerably the cost of BUSH’S WARS!!
Which, the only “good way” out of a stupid, unnecessary war, is NOT GO IN! ALL costs and deaths are directly the result of Bush administration stupidity. Getting out is good, and Obama has been listening to the military (the “surge”) and trying to let them run military operations. Unfortunately, he just didn’t realize how many totally incompetent morons had risen to power in the Pentagon thanks to a couple decades of Republicans, and yes, Democrats in Congress as well, letting the MIC run the show and choose who’d get promoted in the revolving door to industry!!
Hmm, maybe Obama should have just gotten a contract with ISIS instead of Halliburton/KBR/“Blackwater”(whatever it’s current corporate name for Prince is now)???
During the Boxer Rebellion in early 1900’s China, an international coalition was sent to rescue the diplomatic legation in Peking. A German gunboat was proceeding up the river when it came under accurate gunfire from the heights. German marines landed and took the position, and to their surprise, the Chinese gunners were using the latest Krupp model! When this was reported to Berlin, the Kaiser wrote an angry letter to the Krupp office; “Dear Fritz, this is not the time to be making money when I am sending my soldiers out to fight for our interests!”
Enoki almost 10 years ago
Like the Russians would complain if it happened to theirs… Nah, like them the US will make their money off repeat business selling them ammunition…
louieglutz almost 10 years ago
and now barry is talking big again. that will last at least a week.
braindead Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Well, above all, they need to thank Bush and Cheney. Even though they were chicken to fight for their country, they were brave enough to lie America into invading Iraq. -I guess they should also thank Curveball and whoever fed him information, Paul Wolfowitz and the NeoCons, and Rumsfeld. And Haliburton, Blackwater, and all the other war profiteers.
braindead Premium Member almost 10 years ago
^^ And, of course, Fox “news”.
Dtroutma almost 10 years ago
This outcome is as surprising as sunrise and sunset. It’s also notable that his group is just ONE faction of “Al Qaeda” or that equally nebulous “Taliban”. At least the whacko ARVNs managed to destroy a lot of our equipment as the higher ups crashed the birds when they left the “Yards” and others behind when they fled to profits in the U.S. , like Ky for instance.
Which, this is Iraq, care to guess how many BILLIONS it will cost us just to bring our equipment out of Afghanistan to keep the nuts there from getting their hands on it??? Just the ransom to cross through our friends in Pakistani territory will increase considerably the cost of BUSH’S WARS!!
Which, the only “good way” out of a stupid, unnecessary war, is NOT GO IN! ALL costs and deaths are directly the result of Bush administration stupidity. Getting out is good, and Obama has been listening to the military (the “surge”) and trying to let them run military operations. Unfortunately, he just didn’t realize how many totally incompetent morons had risen to power in the Pentagon thanks to a couple decades of Republicans, and yes, Democrats in Congress as well, letting the MIC run the show and choose who’d get promoted in the revolving door to industry!!
Hmm, maybe Obama should have just gotten a contract with ISIS instead of Halliburton/KBR/“Blackwater”(whatever it’s current corporate name for Prince is now)???
moosemin almost 10 years ago
Don’t forget Russia, France, Britain and a veritable international sales force of independent distributors who supply anyone or group with the money!
moosemin almost 10 years ago
During the Boxer Rebellion in early 1900’s China, an international coalition was sent to rescue the diplomatic legation in Peking. A German gunboat was proceeding up the river when it came under accurate gunfire from the heights. German marines landed and took the position, and to their surprise, the Chinese gunners were using the latest Krupp model! When this was reported to Berlin, the Kaiser wrote an angry letter to the Krupp office; “Dear Fritz, this is not the time to be making money when I am sending my soldiers out to fight for our interests!”
pirate227 almost 10 years ago
The Bush/Cheney legacy lives on. And, yes, this one is definitely, clearly Dumbya’s fault for invading Iraq in the first place.
Dtroutma almost 10 years ago
Just a note: those who wanted Obama to support those fighting the Assad regime in Syria: this is THEM!!
BE THIS GUY almost 10 years ago
Start with Churchill for creating a country that had no reason to exist.