Franks speaks out (a must read)

[doxieone]

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/190943p-165097c.html


Franks, who retired last year after heading up Operation Iraqi Freedom, is all for bringing in Iraqi troops to root out insurgents in Fallujah.

But what if those Iraqi troops side with the insurgents?

"If they aren't true to our cause, we'll kill 'em," Franks told us at a Vanity Fair party the other night.

Franks' wife, Cathryn, who was standing next to him, sensed the heat of that sound bite during a week when President Bush has had to apologize for the treatment of war prisoners.

"Don't quote him saying that!" she interjected.

"You can quote me!" Franks countered.
(snip)

"We have, without a doubt, delivered them their country. Let's see if we can create a model, and if the model doesn't work, I don't mean literally kill them, I mean take it away from them."

[chelaque liberal]

1. Is there any doubt that the attitude toward the Iraqis comes from the top?

The arrogance!

We "delivered" them their country and if they don't do want we want we will take it back?

Makes me want to puke.

[saigon68]

7. ANOTHER WAR CRIMINAL

LIKE PIG BOY (Oh, I never read the report)MYERS

[Wright Patman]

2. In order to

keep it '"taken away" from them, you would have to have a perpetual occupation of at least 200,000 or more soldiers, just as Gen. Shinseki counseled before he was sacked.

The cost of such occupation would in time probably be more than just one country, even the U.S.A., could handle. It would be one thing if we were running huge surpluses, but we are in fact the largest debtor nation in world history.

[Frederic Bastiat]

3. Franks is a cuddly teddy bear

If you believe Barbara Walters :eyes:

[Kinkistyle]

4. "Killing" = taking some away?

I have never seen or heard the word "kill" as a euphemism for taking something back or away from someone (other than their lives).

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

6. You have now.

[Neshanic]

5. So Franks is quite the social butterfly. A Vanity Fair party.

"You can quote me!" Franks countered....hilarity ensued!

[lovedems]

8. The leadership in our country sucks.

If this is the best we can come up with, we really are screwed.

[BiggJawn]

9. This, along with his bit in "Stogie Sucker's Monthly"....

"Cigar Afficienado" where he mused that most Murkan Sheep would scream for Martial Law if Al-Kaseltzah hit us where we live again.....

Ahat's the chances of Kerry rooting out this Promise-Keeper "Divine Warrior" CANCER that seems to have infiltrated the upper ranks?

[NNN0LHI]

10. We are going to liberate them Iraqis even if we got to kill them all...

...in order to accomplish it.

Don

[xchrom]

13. how genghis khan of us.

[Wind Dancer]

11. Disgusting as usual!

Comes right from the top.

We invade their country, kill innocent civilians, torture people regardless of guilt or innocence but the kindly, Mr. Franks, will take our good intentions away.

I want to vomit.

[bacchant]

12. Take our "democracy" or die

Where do we find these twisted, ignorant, pieces-O-shit?

[Moderator]

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