Ask bush why fallujah had to wait til a week after the election

[democrat in Tallahassee]

the bastard should be impeached for this; for playing politics with our soldiers lives. He didn't want casualties before the election so he let things fester for 6 months. someone please ask him about this?

[bluedog]

1. I know this

and so do some reporters but some say that Iraq was to give the order..I know I read somewhere that bush wanted to wait until after the elections...because of the casualities.but don't know where it was......

[deadparrot]

2. He needed his goddamn man date.

Fucking, lying, murdering, arrogant, pompous asshole.

Don't get me started on this war.

[Roland99]

3. From Oct. 11 - Bush Administration Plans to Delay Major Assaults in Iraq

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/la-fg-strategy11oct11,1,7977309.story?coll=la-home-headlines

The Bush administration will delay major assaults on rebel-held cities in Iraq until after U.S. elections in November, say administration officials, mindful that large-scale military offensives could affect the U.S. presidential race.

Although American commanders in Iraq have been buoyed by recent successes in insurgent-held towns such as Samarra and Tall Afar, administration and Pentagon officials say they will not try to retake cities such as Fallujah and Ramadi -- where insurgents' grip is strongest and U.S. military casualties could be the greatest -- until after Americans vote in what is likely to be a close election.

"When this election's over, you'll see us move very vigorously," said one senior administration official involved in strategic planning, speaking on condition of anonymity.

"Once you're past the election, it changes the political ramifications" of a large-scale offensive, the official said. "We're not on hold right now. We're just not as aggressive."


Let's give the insurgents a chance to flee the city along with the residents or to remain and entrench themselves for the fight.

Either way, Bush gave up a lot of advantage.

[central scrutinizer]

4. I am conflicted

Delaying the assault allows most of the "insurgents" time to escape or time to hide their weapons. So maybe casualties (in the short run) may be less. On the other hand, if we had gone in earlier, and casualities were heavy, the right wing would have spun it as the "insurgents" want Kerry to win so they are pulling out all the stops trying to inflict heavy casualities so Murika will lose its resolve, blah blah blah. Of course, the real question is why in the fuck are we fighting the Iraqi people at all? I thought we were liberating them so they could form their own government, but instead we are propping up the latest stooge who will allow Halliburton and American oil companies to steal the resources.

[zulchzulu]

5. Ask Bush why he needs 4,000 troops at his inauguration

This fucker will stoop to no level.

[Mike L]

6. Timing the assualt prior to the election would have given Chimp

even more votes. Dead troops, dead Iraqis-- just watch-- his approval ratings will spike up. Americans love the entertainment.

[maxsolomon]

7. dead iraqis arent' real. dead american troops arent' real.

if they're not on tv.

and they never will be again. the corporate media has learned the lessons of vietnam, even if the american people have forgotten.

[BlueManDude]

8. because his second term was more important than the lives of

our men and women in the field.