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... I'll meet you 'round the bend my friend, where hearts can heal and souls can mend...
Saturday, June 10, 2006

Zarqawi...
So 'Zarqawi' is finally dead. It was an interesting piece of news that greeted us yesterday morning (or was it the day before? I've lost track of time…). I didn't bother with the pictures and film they showed of him because I, personally, have been saturated with images of broken, bleeding bodies.

The reactions have been different. There's a general consensus amongst family and friends that he won't be missed, whoever he is. There is also doubt- who was he really? Did he even exist? Was he truly the huge terror the Americans made him out to be? When did he actually die? People swear he was dead back in 2003… The timing is extremely suspicious: just when people were getting really fed up with the useless Iraqi government, Zarqawi is killed and Maliki is hailed the victorious leader of the occupied world! (And no- Iraqis aren't celebrating in the streets- worries over electricity, water, death squads, tests, corpses and extremists in high places prevail right now.)

I've been listening to reactions- mostly from pro-war politicians and the naïveté they reveal is astounding. Maliki (the current Iraqi PM) was almost giddy as he made the news public (he had even gone the extra mile and shaved!). Do they really believe it will end the resistance against occupation? As long as foreign troops are in Iraq, resistance or 'insurgency' will continue- why is that SO difficult to understand? How is that concept a foreign one?

"A new day for Iraqis" is the current theme of the Iraqi puppet government and the Americans. Like it was "A New Day for Iraqis" on April 9, 2003 . And it was "A New Day for Iraqis" when they killed Oday and Qusay. Another "New Day for Iraqis" when they caught Saddam. More "New Day" when they drafted the constitution… I'm beginning to think it's like one of those questions they give you on IQ tests: If 'New' is equal to 'More' and 'Day' is equal to 'Suffering', what does "New Day for Iraqis" mean?

How do I feel? To hell with Zarqawi (or Zayrkawi as Bush calls him). He was an American creation- he came along with them- they don't need him anymore, apparently. His influence was greatly exaggerated but he was the justification for every single family they killed through military strikes and troops. It was WMD at first, then it was Saddam, then it was Zarqawi. Who will it be now? Who will be the new excuse for killing and detaining Iraqis? Or is it that an excuse is no longer needed- they have freedom to do what they want. The slaughter in Haditha months ago proved that. "They don't need him anymore," our elderly neighbor waved the news away like he was shooing flies, "They have fifty Zarqawis in government."

So now that Zarqawi is dead, and because according to Bush and our Iraqi puppets he was behind so much of Iraq's misery- things should get better, right? The car bombs should lessen, the ethnic cleansing will come to a halt, military strikes and sieges will die down… That's what we were promised, wasn't it? That sounds good to me. Now- who do they have to kill to stop the Ministry of Interior death squads, and trigger-happy foreign troops?
Basehead will provide letters from the "troops".
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Now where did I put that link...

Oh, here it is:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-10-03-bush-troops_x.htm

An unscientific survey of U.S. military personnel shows they support President Bush for re-election by a 4-to-1 ratio. Two-thirds of those responding said John Kerry's anti-war activities after he returned from Vietnam make them less likely to vote for him.

In the survey of more than 4,000 full-time and part-time troops, 73% said they would vote for Bush if the election were held today; 18% said they would vote for Kerry. Of the respondents, 59% identified themselves as Republicans, 20% as independents and 13% as Democrats.

:finger::nopityA:
 

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On further breakdown, 50% percent of the democrats will be interviewed by the media and run for congress some day.
 

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Also, I'm equally certain "the courageous war hero" Martha Murtha is held in even higher esteem among the troops than Kerry was, after he pulled a John Kerry berating and prejudging them hoping to score partisan brownie points.
 

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Two-thirds of those responding said John Kerry's anti-war activities after he returned from Vietnam make them less likely to vote for him.
Yes, but those turned out to be lies. Do we really have to expose swift boat via cut and paste for the hundreth time in here? Thought we were all on the same page on this.

Whatever it is it wouldnt be 4-1 anymore, besides the '04 presidential race is not the issue here.
 

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Real nice thanks for spamming the thread.
Want to address the article, it's by someone in Iraq that we're supposed to be helping. Remember?
 

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RobFunk said:
Yes, but those turned out to be lies. Do we really have to expose swift boat via cut and paste for the hundreth time in here? Thought we were all on the same page on this.

Yes, of course, Rob. All lies. But then why even bother with a patriotic truth squad when there are "anti-war" quotes like this lying around:

"They told the stories at times they had personally raped, cut off ears, cut off heads, tape wires from portable telephones to human genitals and turned up the power, cut off limbs, blown up bodies, randomly shot at civilians, razed villages in fashion reminiscent of Genghis Khan, shot cattle and dogs for fun, poisoned food stocks, and generally ravaged the country side of South Vietnam in addition to the normal ravage of war, and the normal and very particular ravaging which is done by the applied bombing power of this country...."

-- John Kerry

Whatever it is it wouldnt be 4-1 anymore, besides the '04 presidential race is not the issue here.

You're right, again. Faced with a choice between a "we'll stand up when they stand down" policy toughening this out, ultimately achieving victory, versus one of the endless Democrat cut'n run proposals -- ooops, I mean "redeployment strategies" -- the ratio would be even higher in Bush's favor.
 

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I guess it is difficult to comment on this post as it puts a bad face on the right wings little war (and from someone we're bringing DEMOCRACY too). So it gets spammed by JoCo. Not one post pertaining to the subject.
Some assholes were having vapors and rending there clothes over Doc doing this.
Business as usual. Fucking dirtbag.
 

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Awww, Jinn, you're upset I allegedly trashed your thread with off topic spam? I did no such thing. I would never do such a thing. Quite the opposite:

You see, I hold your contributions in high regard. Hence, I did you a favor, reviving your thread, because, if you'll notice, nobody cared. That’s because each point raised in the letter you posted has been debated and refuted in these parts and across the country ad nauseam. To put the letter into a historical context, I'm confident there were many soldiers back in WW II who shared this guy's rosy outlook. He's entitled to his opinion. But he doesn't speak for the vast majority of his colleagues (the letters Basehead posts) which is precisely why I posted the source citing the 4-1 ratio for Bush over Kerry in the armed forces. Although the Martha Murthas would have us believe otherwise, the troops love their current Commander-In-Chief and believe strongly in their mission. Obviously, judging by his anti-Bush cynicism at every stretch, the letter you posted was written by one of those misguided souls who voted for Kerry. What’s the point, again? So this particular soldier wishes he was home safe and sound, making us all sitting ducks for the next 9-11. What can I say, Jinn? Democracy's a bitch.
 

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Stupid fuck stick this is a blog from an Iraqi woman that lives in Iraq.
If you would have taken the time to actually READ IT you would have ferreted out that little tidbit.
:assmad: truly worthless.
 

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Taking a vote of the military about the president or administration policy is like taking a poll of popes to see how they view pro-life stances on the abortion issue.....

Obviously biased crowd there.

Dentists will tell you that sugar is good for your teeth, and gas station owners will tell you those gas sucking SUV's are really hip to have on the highway these days....
 

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JinnRikki said:
Stupid fuck stick this is a blog from an Iraqi woman that lives in Iraq.
If you would have taken the time to actually READ IT you would have ferreted out that little tidbit.
:assmad: truly worthless.

You'll to forgive Joe ©. The Iraqi woman has a writing style that is virtually identical to that of Vince Carter..or is it Tiki Barber...no wait...maybe it's that black dude that Joe © nodded to in fear that one time while waiting for a taxi.
 

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