Jackpine Radical
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Wed May-30-07 09:21 AM
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Did we go a whole day with no new US KIA in Iraq? |
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Proof the Surge is finally working, I guess.
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ShortnFiery
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Wed May-30-07 09:23 AM
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1. I don't thing the numbers are in yet. |
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If you wish to know the best sources are either the BBC or Al Jazeera (online through RealPlayer).
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Wed May-30-07 09:23 AM
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shain from kane
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Wed May-30-07 09:26 AM
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3. Well, it is in its last throes. Of course, we didn't know that last throes = 2 years. |
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On May 30, 2005, Vice President Cheney declared that the insurgency in Iraq was in its “last throes” and predicted “the level of activity that we see today from a military standpoint, I think, will clearly decline.”
Virtually every administration national security official publicly defended his statement. Then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld claimed that “last throes” could be “violent,” and told critics of Cheney’s phrase to “look it up in the dictionary.” Cheney insisted 10 months after his statement that it was “basically accurate” and “reflected reality.” One year later, he again stood by his words.
All the while, violence in Iraq has continued unabated. Since Cheney’s statement two years ago, 1,799 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq, roughly half of all U.S. fatalities. At least 12,378 U.S. soldiers have been wounded.
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Wed May-30-07 09:27 AM
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4. haven't been able to access the MNF site all day |
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let's hope no news is good news
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