Rumsfeld: We will 'outlast' guerrillas

[dArKeR]

Tokyo - United States Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld denies that the US-led forces in Iraq is in trouble because of a surge of attacks against the occupying forces.

He made the remark on Friday en route to Tokyo to meet with Japanese leaders, who on Thursday backed off from sending troops to Iraq to help with humanitarian assistance this year following a suicide bombing that killed 18 Italians and nine Iraqis in Nasiriyah.

Rumsfeld told reporters on the flight from Guam to Tokyo that every country should make its own judgement about whether to send their troops to Iraq.

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=3&art_id=iol1068797993289I622&set_id=1

Outlast you in $500 a night hotels, eating $200 a sitting meals, flying $3,000,000 dollar a day trips, throwing thousands of American children's bodies into Iraq! The only thing I hope for you is you 'Outlast' Satan's torture cell in Guantanamo Hell!

[izzie]

1. I do not believe it. Terror only stops when the reason is gone.

n/t

[loudnclear]

33. "What do you mean 'we', whiteman?"

Rummy reminds of the old Lone Ranger/Tonto joke.

[Best_man23]

2. Wait a minute...

I thought Rumfilled said we didn't fight guerillas?

[saigon68]

28. Its IRAQ-NAM-- Plenty of Guerrillas

And more created by the day.

1. Every child who has a relative killed has a score to settle.

2. Every husband whose wife was killed has a score to settle.

3. Every man whose daughter was strip searched has a score to settle.

4. Every shop owner whose business was looted has a score to settle.

Going to take a long time to SETTLE all of this.

And this old, tired bastard is going to OUTLAST them? What a joke !!!

[ConcernedCanuk]

29. "Its IRAQ-NAM-- Plenty of Guerrillas" - ur right, and more to come

. . You don't win the minds and hearts of people by killing them

. . and with over 10,000 CIVILIANS killed so far in this "war"

. . that's leaves alot of relatives with hate for the USA

. Granted, Saddam was not a "nice" guy,

but now the Iraqis know who to blame for their relatives deaths -

The USA, right ? - and the USA expects Iraqi affection ?

In My Opinion, the USA Administration is insane -

pure and simple Insanity

Just a Humble Canuk Opinion

[SpiralHawk]

3. Oh great - a war of attrition. How lovely

Who elected these monkeys?

Oh wait, I forgot, they weren't elected....

[Stanchetalarooni]

32. Bonesman holds the pilfered skull of Sitting Bull in his hands and asks...

..."Has the US ever won a geurilla war by means of attrition?".

[Don_G]

4. I Heard The Same Thing During Vietnam Too

:grr:

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Reemmeber Rummy was

under secretary of Defense for the Nixon Administration

Seems he learned well from the Nixon Administration

[ConcernedCanuk]

6. Zactly - and the whole World knows how well THAT idea worked -

. . Bu$hco and thugs seem to furget something

- the USA is in SOMEBODY ELSE'S country

. . the so-caled "geurillas" ain't moving out !

. . the problem will not end until the USA is gone

this was/is and INVASION

- so even normal peacefull people in Iraq will do what they can to get the USA out

I mean - gewhiz, it's not as if the Iraqi's life has improved so greatly since the USA "freed" them, - right ?

People who used to have water, - don't

People who used to have electricity, - don't

People who used to have jobs, - don't

People who used to have mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, - don't

People who used to have all their arms and legs, - don't

And so on - -

Aaaaah - the "price" of the Amerikkkan version of freedom

(sigh)

[0007]

22. Those words are familar

Who does Rummy think he's fooling?

[ConcernedCanuk]

23. Unfortunately, I believe he's fooling too many Americans

. . there are still TOO MANY people in the USA that support this "war"

. . it was/is an invasion on a Sovereign Country that was NOT at war with anyone,

. . and apparently NOT a "clear an present danger" as it was sold to the American public

. .but they are still "buying" it

(sigh)

[booksenkatz]

7. Who's "we?"

Does this mean that bastard is going to suit up and join the cannon fodder?

[Gman]

8. Only one problem... They live there

and we don't.

[truthisfreedom]

9. sure we will~! all we need is the draft, and a few more hundred thousand

kids to go over there and suffer for bushco!

[dbt]

10. Sure we will, Rumass!

And just exactly what have you been right about so far in this little adventure?

:freak:
dbt

[teryang]

11. Our illegitimate regime could care less

...what happens over there while they are lining their pockets with millions daily and distracting the people from the demise of the Republic.

Did anyone hear Chretian's speech on Cspan? Compare what he has to say about government by the people to the nauseating garbarge that comes out of our regime every day.

[Spazito]

12. I listened to Chretien's speech and he made some very pointed...

remarks about Bush's right wing when he talked about Canadians beware of the right's policies of profits over people, etc. I was a very proud Canadian listening to a great leader. I will miss him.

[ConcernedCanuk]

15. I also watched the departing speech of Chretien, and was proud

. . of being a Canadian, and of our Chretien's steadfast resistance to Bu$hes threats.

. . not only that,

WE as Canuks can be proud that we don't have to hide our leader behind fences and guns!

. . and remember this,

the only country that has attacked Canada in the last two centuries, is, hmmm

- guess who -

yup - U got it , the USA

and I did not miss the inferences of Chretien's "BEWARE OF ..." sentences as referring to the USA's aggression

gonna miss that ugly crooked-face PM of ours,

hope our New PM doesn't cowtow to the US, I have my worries though

(sigh)

[Spazito]

19. I, too, am worried about Martin...

we are "safe" until after the election and I, for one, will be watching VERY carefully what Martin does after that. If he even comes close to kissing Bush's ass, I will be furious. Right now, I am giving him the benefit of the doubt but just barely.

I only hope that Martin follows his father who was very liberal and protective of social programs.

[ithacan]

13. "we"???? Is Rummie going over to personally fight?

that would be great, I think he should be over their experiencing the conditions himself. And he should bring along all his neocon buddies.

But, oh yeah, I forgot, these guys don't LIKE to be in combat...

[Jacobin]

14. Rummy has a new name: "Robert McNamara"

[DemonFighterLives]

16. Methuselah Rumsfeld

May outlast them, but the poor troops are the ones on the line.
He says about Italian soldiers: I believe they may even be sending replacement forces," he added.
Replacements is the key. Replace the goofballs who think they are running the show. They can't even run their own boots. Callous Bastards.

[soleft]

17. The strategy of Attrition failed miserably in Vietnam.

If you looked up debacle in the dictionary, new addition, see Iraq.

[Guaranteed]

18. Ummm...Rummy...that's THEIR strategy.

OUR strategy is to get in good with folks and get them a government of their own so we can get out. The last thing we want to do is to try to "outlast" them.

[ConcernedCanuk]

21. Right again ! - like where are they gonna go ?

. . Like, hmm - the USA can go "home"

. . these guys ARE home, and they ain't going anywhere !

. . AND the Iraqi'a are "awake" now -

. . they wouldn't have DARED to fight Saddam like this

sad to say, bad as Saddam may have been - he had CONTROL

sumthing the USA obviously DOESN'T have

Just My Humble Canuk Opinion

[edzontar]

20. Remember the old North Vietnamese/VC strategy

As outlined by the victorious (twice) General Giap.

We knew you had to leave eventually.

All we had to do was make it too miserable for you to stay, and not LOSE.

Rummy's claim absolutely REEKS of obsolete, arrogant, discredited thinking.

What a surprise!

[havocmom]

25. Shall we send Rummmy a history of the Viet Nam 'conflict'

for the upcoming holiday season? I'll kick in a buck to buy the ignorant idiot a bit of context and perspective. 'Course, he needs new glasses too cuz the ones he's wearin' don't seem to give him an accurate view of what is in front of his nose. They don't do much for any 20/20 hindsight either.

[ConcernedCanuk]

26. Feckadee - Don't do that !

. . he'll look at the 58,000 lost and say "we got a long ways to go" !!

. . better idea is to send him a pic of him shaking hands with Saddam in the 80's ?

. . then he might get an idea what you/we think of Rummy's "word" ?

Just a Dumm Canuk's Thot - - -

[saigon68]

31. Not just Giap's thinking.

This principle is as old as civilization.

The Huns and Goths used it against the Romans

[BiggJawn]

24. Shrub is stepping up the tempo and Rumsferatu is singin the same slow song

These asses really DON'T talk to each other, do they?
Shrub is saying how we're now in a rush to turn the place over and get the hell out of there, and Rumsferatu is still going "Oh, we're gonna be there for the LONG haul...Years...Maybe 2....maybe forever....who knows? (waves hands in front of face and flicks fingers at press)"

[realFedUp]

27. Rummy's gone next year if not earlier

I don't think he's going to outlast anyone.

[tabasco]

30. Wow, what a tough guy.

When talking about other people's sons and daughters.

[TheLastMohican]

34. I bet "the guerrilas" will outlast Rummy

OOps, double post

[TheLastMohican]

35. I bet "the guerrilas" will outlast Rummy

:)))) and will be there long after he retires to his secluded cave to write memories.

[bushisanidiot]

36. Just Like We Did In Vietnam. Pound Yer Chest Rummy! Yer A Loser!

pre-emptive war NEVER pays. It's a losing strategy because the world is against us.