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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:23 AM Original message |
Dodd stunned, angered that leading Dems would not commit to having troops out of Iraq by 2013 |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
1. OK I'm starting to like this guy. nt |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:37 AM Original message |
Dodd can say anything he wants because he's not running for re-election.. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
6. Whether they face reelection should not matter one bit |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:47 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. It shouldn't, but it does.. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:57 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. I've heard that, "they know more than they're telling us" crap before... |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 01:27 PM Response to Reply #15 |
46. It's nothing new.. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 01:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
47. Only if they sit on certain committees or hold leadership positions |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 04:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
51. He's on my very short list right now. Dodd and Biden have made gains |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
2. I seriously think it's time for us to start giving a good hard look at the |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
3. I was stunned by the "big three's" response, as well. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
4. I feel the same way. Are they courting the wishy-washy vote? |
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maximusveritas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
5. That's how I felt when Dodd and the others voted to authorize the war |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:42 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. There is no legit reason why we should be occupying |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:49 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. True, enough.. |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 12:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
38. Yeah, I'm sure they have all sorts of " inside information" -- just like they |
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maximusveritas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:50 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. The question wasn't about occupying. It was about having ANY troops in Iraq |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:54 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. No one is expecting that extreme of an interpretation |
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slick8790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:11 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. No? |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:18 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Seems it should be up to the candidates to clarify their positions |
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slick8790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:22 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. They have clarified their positions in the past. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:26 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. How is "now" comparable to six years from "now"? |
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slick8790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:43 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. I don't know about Obama or Hillary, but |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 01:36 PM Response to Reply #29 |
48. Clinton and Obama support leaving troops in to fight terrrorist groups |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:56 AM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Logistics?? |
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slick8790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 12:02 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. I understand what you're saying. |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 12:27 PM Response to Reply #22 |
42. If the problem is the logistics of moving 139,000 people across half the world, |
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slick8790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #42 |
50. Absolutely. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:46 AM Response to Reply #17 |
30. Well I for one want them out by 2013, even if the sky turns purple |
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slick8790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 12:04 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. It is entrapment. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
7. Joined the stunned disbelief wing of the democratic party. |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
12. Four more years of occupation -- it's no longer an invasion, but an occupation -- |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
13. There is no reason to have our troops there |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
16. Out by 2013 and leave all that lovely oil??? |
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Faux pas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
18. Politics is an ass. n/t |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
19. The U.S. still has troops in Korea correct? |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:20 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. The circumstances are completely different nt |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 12:09 PM Response to Reply #21 |
36. Yes, they are. It's interesting, though, that South Korea's president's |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
23. Dodd's an interesting man. He appears to have a pretty competitive campaign |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:33 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. At this point IMO he's still considering himself a dark horse |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:37 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Dodd's worth keeping an eye on, especially knowing that he has |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
25. I too am stunned. |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:58 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Who? |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 12:05 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. I knew someone would ask. LOL. And I'm so glad it was you! |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 12:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Evasion rather than information... tisk tisk tisk |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 12:13 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. I said it was FUCKING OBVIOUS. |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 12:24 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Will no one here in this post state the obvious -- Hillary, Obama and Edwards |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 08:35 PM Response to Reply #41 |
54. Why are you hiding. He has my vote too. |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
28. Isn't it interesting how the candidates who want to stop the war are lowest in the "polls". |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 12:19 PM Response to Reply #28 |
40. Those lowest in the polls get little coverage and have less name |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Those who get little coverage are lowest in the polls. |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 01:27 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. No appology is needed, Gregorian. I agree with you fully. |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
43. But I thought we were occupying Iraq to gain control of the OIL flow |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
49. You are mistaken |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
52. The top-3 contenders didn't have the luxury of falling into the trap -- |
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MalloyLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
53. Oh puhhlease |
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