Bill219
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Fri Feb-27-09 12:42 PM
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On MSNBC they are talking about how Bush's "Surge" is making the withdrawal from Iraq possible
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Fri Feb-27-09 12:44 PM
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1. The Withdrawal Was Possible Long Ago |
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Fri Feb-27-09 01:02 PM
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7. Yes, let them be heroes. |
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Whatever. Just get this done already.
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Fri Feb-27-09 12:52 PM
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3. that's called re-writing history |
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Fri Feb-27-09 12:54 PM
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I just turned it on, and Gregory was saying "Does this vindicate Bush?" Uh, whatevs, Stretch.
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Fri Feb-27-09 12:58 PM
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5. Vindicating bush for the "surge" would mean vindicating him |
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Edited on Fri Feb-27-09 01:22 PM by Jennicut
for the whole entire Iraq War. That does not fly for a lot of people.
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Fri Feb-27-09 12:59 PM
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bc he started with "Yeah, Obama's supporters might get MAD that he told them he doesn't want to re-litigate how we got into war, and that we need to move on. Anway, moving on. Doesn't this vindicate Bush?"
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Fri Feb-27-09 01:22 PM
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11. Lurch's "reporting" is hysterically all over the place. |
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Fri Feb-27-09 01:09 PM
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8. I was going to write the same thing. And after Gen. Barry McCaffrey said, |
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he had tears in his eyes while watching Obama, with his straight-forward talk to the troops after 8 years of weasel words, and how well he connected to the troops, Gregory said, "Let me push back on that a little bit..." and went on to "remind" them how Obama was against the surge which made these conditions possible for him to talk about, etc. :eyes:
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Fri Feb-27-09 01:12 PM
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9. John Yang, WH reporter for MSNBC, said it really struck him that Obama "went out of his way to |
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Edited on Fri Feb-27-09 01:13 PM by jenmito
praise the troops..." even though he was against the Iraq War, as if Obama was ever AGAINST the troops or held it against them for BUSH sending them to war! :eyes:
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Fri Feb-27-09 01:13 PM
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10. Okay. Whatever. Give him props, deserved or not, if |
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it'll get more people on board with getting out.
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