DISQUS

That is what he said.

But, if Cheney doesn't open his emails, did it really happen?

I'll stop laughing when I see Feith being sworn in...

But, will the rest of the MSM, Sunday gasbag shows even acknowledge it? The Pentagon's patriots-for-pay story has gotten mileage on the tubes; on TV, not so much...

"...a 10-year pricetag of $51.8 billion." I guess a year, or less, of funding the occupation, and the attendant contracts, trumps all that nonsense about "supporting the troops." I wonder how many flag lapel pins that kind of cash would buy?

What do the "late '70's" and "1999-2000" have in common? That's right: Democratic administrations, which apparently invite and allow criticism of the military (particularly procurement and readiness), which are immediately forgotten as soon as a Republican is voted into the White House, especially if that Republican decides to start making shows of American military power abroad, i.e. the '80's and the present.

"And that is expressly in order to protect people like you just mentioned."
So, "we" killed a pregnant woman in order to protect her...

"extremely costly"
How much was that Whitewater/Starr witch-hunt again?

"5. Overhaul the census and cut its budget radically."
WTF? They can't be represented if they are not counted?
"8. Protect the workers' right to a secret ballot."
How about protecting non-Republicans right to have their ballots counted?
Too partisan?

Too bad they didn't have a hurricane to do the dirty work for them.

"But, of course, every issue needs to fit on a bumper sticker, so now the Obamapress is reporting that Clinton is

"the U.S. Army needs a corps of advisers to train foreign militaries."
I think we tried that once in Georgia. Didn't seem to work too well (depending up on your perspective, of course), what with all dead nuns, priests, women and children...

What guarantee is there that gas prices will actually go down as a result of suspension of the tax?

Someone is looking to get called an anti-semite.
/irony

But, Bush had an election to win, and what better way than to dress up in military drag, use a bunch of sailors as photo op props, and pretend to be the conquering hero? Either that, or he was trying to make up some of that time he missed in '72.

"The change would serve to impede justice..."
They really have a way with hypocritical bullshit. Injustice 5, Decency 4...

Less benefits, more bodies. Supporting the troops, one body bag at a time...

With friends like these... No wonder the Republicans love the Saudis: when that uppity woman speaks out of turn, you can just remind her that she's your property. Problem solved.

1. Invade and occupy oil-rich, Middle Eastern country that has not attacked the U.S.
2...
3. Victory!

How about- Bush to troops: drop dead, don't expect some government handout for college.

"we can stipulate this was a reasonable belief at the time."
Umm, sorry, no "we" can't. There was never any credible evidence to support any of the claims made in support of invading Iraq. Fuzzy photos of water trucks, intentionally mistranslated phone conversations (of whom?), made from whole cloth allegations of procurement of uranium, and intentionally conflating Iraq and al Qaeda are not supportive of "reasonable beliefs." Hindsight justifications for support of war crimes and aggressive war seem much more like backing away from culpability. You have to know that, or you are as intellectually dishonest as the neocons and Bush.

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Well, that trillion dollars of accounted for equipment the Pentagon can't seem to remember where it misplaced had to show up somewhere. Sign of the times that it would end up on eBay and Craigslist. Who is it that's always railing on about government inefficiency and waste?

You would think that with the ridiculous cost of the occupation (that we are not acknowledging or paying for), the $2.5 billion cost (for the first year), this would be a no-brainer. I guess Lockheed, Raytheon, Grumman, and Blackwater, et al, need support more than the troops do.

So, that's all it takes to determine the curriculum at a major university. So much for all the "self determination" and "individualism" nonsense. If you won't do it voluntarily, we'll make it compulsory.