New GOP talking point.

[onehandle]

"The MANY troops coming home from Iraq are SHOCKED by the negative reporting here at home".

I've heard this from three different Republicans on TV in the last day or so.

Apparently it's been a 24 hour a day party for our troops over there according to General Rove.

Except for the 900+ dead and Thousands of maimed soldiers.

[Raster]

1. that ties in with the "support the troops, support the president" meme...

[Tellurian]

11. In talking to some who are being called back for a 2nd tour in Iraq...

they are refusing to go..

returning troops are in touch with remaining troops. They know how dangerous the situation is over there and the shortfalls of necessary logistics, such as ammunition and vests..

This is an outright lie by the GOP..

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

2. Balls.

No, they are not. SOP for the repukes. Start a blue-sky meme today and see it in the LTTEs all week.

[name not needed]

3. Bullshit.

Negative reporting? They don't even REPORT most of the shit that goes on there! Cause they're too busy fellating the Thief in Chief to show that he fucked up.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

4. Yes I just heard that from some GOP robot on CNN. Is it appearing

elsewhere too? What about all the new troops going there? Still 140K last time I saw. Trying to make it appear that people are coming home now. Shameless liars.

[ChocolateSaltyBalls]

6. In addition to making it seem like they're coming home............

it's a jab at the 'Liberal Media' for only covering the negatives with regard to Iraq.

[merh]

5. What troops are allowed to come home???

They are keeping them all there.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

9. There is a rotation. The talking point is designed to give the appearance

that there is a net withdrawal of troops. But the overal same number of trooops is being maintained by new troops (many of them reservists and National Guardsmen) being sent over. So there is no withdrawal, only a rotation.

[ps1074]

7. I liked it when the asshole republican on Late Edition

Said that things are going great in Iraq and then wolf asked him "But we have 900 american troops dead. how do you see things going great?"

It was some congressman from California.

[AVID]

8. Iraq was not a news vacuum

My brother just got back from Iraq - but we emailed monthly and his entire Armored Division watched CNN, FOX, and BBC. They were, and are up on the news, the opinions, and the zeitgeist of this war.

This is purely Rovian Propaganda - Again using the US Armed Forces as a political tool.

FUCK YOU Chicken Hawk Neocons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rocktivity]

10. Are they shocked because it's so negative

Or because it's so true?

:headbang:
rocknation

[Spygame]

12. That is crazy