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Staying the Course

By TChris, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Fri Nov 17, 2006 at 02:51:31 PM EST
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Voters sent an unambiguous message that it's time to begin reducing the number of U.S. troops in Iraq. This is the White House response:

The Pentagon announced Friday that 57,000 U.S. troops, including five combat brigades, have been told to deploy to Iraq early next year -- a move that will maintain current force levels there.

A/k/a, stay the course.

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    A new documentary (5.00 / 1) (#8)
    by Dadler on Fri Nov 17, 2006 at 06:46:20 PM EST
    Called THE GROUND TRUTH.  An eye-opener in terms of how the military treats its soldiers after their post-combat return home -- clue: it's gotten better at treating them piss poorly, with little humanity, much less gratitude.  Medals are nice, but they don't allow you to walk again, or feel again, or live right again.  Astonishing and infuriating and another reason to end this nightmare now, yesterday, a week ago.

    Check it out.

    gee head (3.00 / 1) (#4)
    by cpinva on Fri Nov 17, 2006 at 04:49:53 PM EST
    if allen lost this time because he was rude, etc., he'd never have been elected to begin with. he's always been rude, demeaning and elitist, as well as not very bright. so no, that isn't why allen lost. he lost because jim webb gave voters a very clear contrast in candidates: someone who knows what he's talking about (webb) vs someone who doesn't now, and never did, have a clue (allen).

    while some of the issues you note probably entered into those races, in some measure, the overriding issue for the republicans was their association with pres. bush, and their fairly well unified support for his war in iraq.

    stay the course=war of attrition

    Stay the course... (3.00 / 1) (#5)
    by Edger on Fri Nov 17, 2006 at 05:03:26 PM EST
    ...now means they've finally arrived at the "ends have to justify the means" stage, and they haven't got the cohones to say "we fu*ked up".

    Because, because, because... (3.00 / 1) (#6)
    by Che's Lounge on Fri Nov 17, 2006 at 06:18:34 PM EST
    ...they haven't got the cohones to say "we fu*ked up".

    That's because they should then go to prison.

    "Weeee'rrrr OFF to see the warden,
     the wonderful warden of OZ!"


    Is there... (none / 0) (#7)
    by Edger on Fri Nov 17, 2006 at 06:19:45 PM EST
    ...any left, Che? ;-)

    Parent
    aka (none / 0) (#1)
    by kdog on Fri Nov 17, 2006 at 03:02:49 PM EST
    maintain the profit center.

    troops (none / 0) (#2)
    by HeadScratcher on Fri Nov 17, 2006 at 03:26:14 PM EST
    It was unambiguous? Considering that it wasn't a direct referendum then by definition it was entirely ambiguous.

    Tester beat Burns partly because of corruption. Lieberman beat Lamont not because of troop reduction. McCaskill beat Talent partly based on stem cell research. Webb beat Allen because Allen was rude, demeaning, and elitist. Brown beat Dewine based mainly on protectionist policies.

    Some people don't support Bush because of the deficits, Katrina, Guantanamo, immigration, etc...

    Just one of those wacky coincidences that.... (none / 0) (#3)
    by jerry on Fri Nov 17, 2006 at 03:37:19 PM EST
    our new learn and adapt strategy happens to look like stay the course in this one peculiar instance.

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