The Nation: Rahm Emmanuel blames the victim.

[marmar]

BLOG | Posted 04/14/2008 @ 06:36am
"Skin in the Game"
Christopher Hayes



Rahm Emmanuel on those lazy Iraqis:

"We've put about $45 billion into Iraq's reconstruction . . . and they have not spent their own resources...They have got to have some skin in the game."

In the wake of Petraeus hearing, I'm quickly despairing that the Democrats' newest line on Iraq is: blame the wogs. I mean, really.


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[Solly Mack]

1. "They have got to have some skin in the game."

Gee, blood and guts don't count?

[htuttle]

3. GMTA....

[Solly Mack]

6. Like you said...horribly offensive thing to say

[htuttle]

2. "They have got to have some skin in the game...."

Now THAT has got to be the single most offensive, ignorant thing I've ever read anyone say about Iraq...

[spanone]

4. occupation carries some consequences, rahm

[elizfeelinggreat]

5. they have not spent their own resources

but WE have!

[tularetom]

7. We went in there and blowed up a million or so of them

tore the shit out of their country and now we're pissed off that they won't spend their money to fix the mess we made.

And we wonder why the rest of the world thinks we're assholes.

[Malikshah]

8. Please don't equate Rahm Emmanuel with Democrats.

At least real Democrats.

Rahm is a tool of the highest order. Think of Ford from Tennessee, Lieberman of CT, and the like.

Emmanuel unfortunately has a powerful place in the Dem Leadership. He's a hawk, an elitist tool, and power mad.

Simply put, he's an embarrassment to Democrats everywhere.

[devilgrrl]

9. You can say that again!

What a FRAUD!