Mr Manifesto
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Frank Newgent
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Looked to me as if he were enjoying the enhancing effects of nitric oxide. I hope Laura told him that neither Viagra nor Levitra should be used more than once a day.
The Central Scrutinizer
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subgenius said:
I didn't see it, but I'm pissed that it caused The Restaurant to be bumped!
(Frank, I believe that's nitrous oxide. I could use a hit right now.)
The speech (and a translation)
"Iraq is now the central front in the war on terror"
If you say so George....all our "enemies" are "terrorists" so need to be treated differently than normal enemies....unfortunately our country will probably soon be the central front...
"The swift removal of Saddam Hussein's regime last spring had an unintended effect."
Well, you mean, several unforeseen (by your boneheaded advisors) effects.
"And by removing a source of terrorist violence and instability in the Middle East we also make our own country more secure. "
I guess he means by spurring rage and hatred and increased enrollment in terrorist organizations, we are more secure.
"...encourage more international support ..."
(have others clean up our mess)
"On June 30, the coalition provisional authority will cease to exist and will not be replaced. The occupation will end ..."
(he doesn't mean to imply we are withdrawing our forces, does he?)
"America and other countries will continue to provide technical experts to help Iraq's ministries of government."
Oh, I getcha, nod nod, wink wink.
"But keeping our promise on June 30, the coalition will demonstrate that we have no interest in occupation."
Wait, are we leaving or not?
"Working as allies, we will defend Iraq and defeat these enemies. "
Whew, I thought you meant we were leaving.
"America will provide forces and support necessary for achieving these goals. Our commanders had estimated that a troop level below 115,000 would be sufficient at this point in the conflict. Given the recent increase in violence we'll maintain our troop level at the current 138,000 as long as necessary. "
Oh there's that Gore and his fuzzy math again.
"If they need more troops I will send them."
Getting fuzzier.
"The eventual goal is an Iraqi army of 35,000 soldiers in 27 battalions fully prepared to defend their country. "
Hmmm, 138,000 of us, but only 35,000 of them to do the same job?
"After June 30, American and other forces will still have important duties. American military forces in Iraq will operate under American command as a part of a multinational force authorized by the United Nations. Iraq's new sovereign government will still face enormous security challenges and our forces will be there to help."
Ooooh, that useless debating society?
" A new Iraq will also need a humane, well-supervised prison system. Under the dictator prisons like Abu Ghraib were symbols of death and torture. That same prison became a symbol of disgraceful conduct by a few American troops who dishonored our country and disregarded our values.
America will fund the construction of a modern maximum security prison. When that prison is completed detainees at Abu Ghraib will be relocated. Then with the approval of the Iraqi government we will demolish the Abu Ghraib prison as a fitting symbol of Iraq's new beginning."
Why? It wasn't a mistake using it in the first place was it? Rummy's still around.
"Despite past disagreements, most nations have indicated strong support for the success of a free Iraq. And I'm confident they will share in the responsibility of assuring that success."
And you know what, crow tastes good, if prepared correctly.
" Completing the five steps to Iraqi elected self-government will not be easy. "
Especially since we just came up with them after the latest polls.
And now, my brother has some valuable wetlands in Florida you might be interested in.
The speech (and a translation)
"Iraq is now the central front in the war on terror"
If you say so George....all our "enemies" are "terrorists" so need to be treated differently than normal enemies....unfortunately our country will probably soon be the central front...
"The swift removal of Saddam Hussein's regime last spring had an unintended effect."
Well, you mean, several unforeseen (by your boneheaded advisors) effects.
"And by removing a source of terrorist violence and instability in the Middle East we also make our own country more secure. "
I guess he means by spurring rage and hatred and increased enrollment in terrorist organizations, we are more secure.
"...encourage more international support ..."
(have others clean up our mess)
"On June 30, the coalition provisional authority will cease to exist and will not be replaced. The occupation will end ..."
(he doesn't mean to imply we are withdrawing our forces, does he?)
"America and other countries will continue to provide technical experts to help Iraq's ministries of government."
Oh, I getcha, nod nod, wink wink.
"But keeping our promise on June 30, the coalition will demonstrate that we have no interest in occupation."
Wait, are we leaving or not?
"Working as allies, we will defend Iraq and defeat these enemies. "
Whew, I thought you meant we were leaving.
"America will provide forces and support necessary for achieving these goals. Our commanders had estimated that a troop level below 115,000 would be sufficient at this point in the conflict. Given the recent increase in violence we'll maintain our troop level at the current 138,000 as long as necessary. "
Oh there's that Gore and his fuzzy math again.
"If they need more troops I will send them."
Getting fuzzier.
"The eventual goal is an Iraqi army of 35,000 soldiers in 27 battalions fully prepared to defend their country. "
Hmmm, 138,000 of us, but only 35,000 of them to do the same job?
"After June 30, American and other forces will still have important duties. American military forces in Iraq will operate under American command as a part of a multinational force authorized by the United Nations. Iraq's new sovereign government will still face enormous security challenges and our forces will be there to help."
Ooooh, that useless debating society?
" A new Iraq will also need a humane, well-supervised prison system. Under the dictator prisons like Abu Ghraib were symbols of death and torture. That same prison became a symbol of disgraceful conduct by a few American troops who dishonored our country and disregarded our values.
America will fund the construction of a modern maximum security prison. When that prison is completed detainees at Abu Ghraib will be relocated. Then with the approval of the Iraqi government we will demolish the Abu Ghraib prison as a fitting symbol of Iraq's new beginning."
Why? It wasn't a mistake using it in the first place was it? Rummy's still around.
"Despite past disagreements, most nations have indicated strong support for the success of a free Iraq. And I'm confident they will share in the responsibility of assuring that success."
And you know what, crow tastes good, if prepared correctly.
" Completing the five steps to Iraqi elected self-government will not be easy. "
Especially since we just came up with them after the latest polls.
And now, my brother has some valuable wetlands in Florida you might be interested in.
Bush to `stay the course,' has no Iraq exit strategy
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/2589830
Well I guess that's it in a nutshell.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/2589830
Well I guess that's it in a nutshell.
Mycroft
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subgenius said:
I don't know about others, Subgenious, but when I see multiple posts of yours all in a row I just skip over them. Especially when many of them are one-liners.
It’s not that you’re the only one who does this, it’s that you do it a lot.
Lothian
should be banned
Can some one please tell me what Mycroft said. Whenever I see one of his posts I skip over it.
Lothian
should be banned
I said I wanted to buy you a couple of pints., Shame you will not ever get to see the offer.The Fool said:
The Fool
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Dammit you've found the obvious flaw in my argument.....BillyTK said:
<>You skip over your own as well? Doesn't that make posting difficult?
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Its a bit like withdrawing when nobody actually goes home...It seems ok if you say it quick enough.
shemp
a flimsy character...perfidious and despised
Could someone please explain this entire thread to me. I have all of the posters on ignore.
The Central Scrutinizer
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shemp said:
Could someone please explain this entire JREF forum to me? I have never seen it.