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Good grief, is this the new style of reporting now...or still?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_04:45:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "a8c5723488b75e76dd2bd95ec132d4fa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2963969": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "good reasonable thinking thank you General...<br>And now where is General Powell???<br><br>Where are you Mr. Secretary?? Your country needs you. Stand up for what you believe and tell us from your heart what you really think of the McCain/Palin ticket and their beahviour.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-09_11:47:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "dbdfe349c8eafc3b5c1b91fa75c2e2c6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2967537": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Petraeus is a political pawn of W, and, more than likely, never been involved with the \"grunts\" in Iraq. It's easy to run a war from an air-conditioned office.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-09_15:17:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "7e07dfb03df9c599e521491edc060f63", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2972932": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Actually, in 2003, when he was CG of the 101st Airboure he was on the ground with the grunts all the time.  What have you done for the GWOT Christopher besides write clever posts on blogs?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-09_21:14:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "37455c0a9557cdbdd82e69240cfb4c01", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2967537, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2971273": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Obama has been right about 97% of the things that have backfired on this administration.  The people have been fooled and tricked so long, they don't know how to react to someone who is genuine and more than capable.  Obama 08 and 12!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-09_18:50:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "0c3599ce697c1d893d002da5aa241aa6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6971146": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "General David Howell Petraeus, USA (born November 7, 1952) is the 10th and current Commander, U.S. Central Command. Speaking at the change of command ceremony on October 31, 2008, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said of Petraeus: \"He is the preeminent soldier-scholar-statesman of his generation and precisely the man we need in this command at this time.\"[5]. Petraeus previously served as Commanding General, Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I) from January 26, 2007 to September 16, 2008.[1] As Commander of MNF-I, Petraeus oversaw all coalition forces in Iraq.[2][3] Petraeus was the General George C. Marshall Award winner as the top graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College\u2014class of 1983.[4] He subsequently earned a M.P.A. degree (1985) and a Ph.D. degree (1987) in International Relations from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. He later served as Assistant Professor of International Relations at the U.S. Military Academy and also completed a fellowship at Georgetown University. He has a BS from the U.S. Military Academy\u2014class of 1974\u2014from which he graduated as a distinguished cadet (top 5% of his class).<br><a href=\u201dhttp://www.unclepayday.ca\u201d rel=\"nofollow\">payday loan canada</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-06_21:10:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "helend22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2966539": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "McCain's favorite general....<br>     <br>talking with the enemy....<br>               <br>without preconditions....<br>                        <br> \"the horror, the horror\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-09_14:21:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "08d8eaf1cdd3f27ab9f24f4fd377e0e8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2976524": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Of course, Patraeus isn't going to take sides in this election...the next man to be president will be his boss.  I see nothing in what he said that disagreed with or supported either one.  And it is encouraging that he said there was now a more stable footing in Iraq since his April.  If there is a stable democracy in Iraq when we leave, I'd call that a victory or a success.<br><br>McCain has said that there should be talks with our enemies but not at the highest level of the presidency without preconditions.  Kissinger agreed with that.  By the president meeting without preconditions, you are giving the enemy status in the world view, and this is a tactical error.  I don't see where Petraeus disagreed with that.  <br><br>McCain also has acknowledged that the same surge would not work in Afghanistan the same way and that action had to account for the differences in the two countries, but the general concept of the surge could also work in Afghanistan.<br><br>Obama and McCain are essentially agreed about Pakistan and the conditions we should go in, if we must.  They disagree about a time table for withdrawal in Iraq.   McCain said the generals would let us know when it is time.  They are the ones in the field and the only ones who know.  When politicians interfere with strategy, you have another Vietnam where they are the ones that lose the war for us.  We were defeated in Vietnam because of the politicians running the war, not because the military wasn't capable of winning the war.  We pulled out when we did because of pressures from the people at home and the south fell almost the minute we pulled out.  At least that is something McCain understands and I don't think Obama does.<br><br>McCain has not changed his views on Iraq, Afghanistan, or Pakistan...Obama has often.  What I know McCain would do is let General Petraeus have what he needs to get it done and not to second-guess him every step of the way.  Yes, Petraeus has to get an okay to enter Pakistan or pull out of Iraq, but he would have that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_05:21:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "a8c5723488b75e76dd2bd95ec132d4fa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2973197": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "And it's even easier to make ridiculous attacks about a great general in the anonymity of your parents' basement, Christopher Flynn.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-09_21:39:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "GuyLeDouche", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "20879388": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is a true steatment, i like this..", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-23_15:44:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "9b4c9bc56ea8b1cd09294e03235ddef3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2973197, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3099565": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Listen to Rush Limbaugh much....seriously, why don't you try growing a thought of your own. I really wish that people would take a look at how we got into the eccomomic trouble we are in now, and who was in office, and in control of the House and Congress! come on!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-16_16:45:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "1ade88fca7f048d18c9b2b42d0e1b652", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2995049, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6588820": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Management needs those who practice what they preach<br>\"Whatever the excellent and best ones do, the commoners follow,\" says Sri Krishna in the Gita. The visionary leader must be a missionary, extremely practical, intensively dynamic and capable of translating dreams into reality. This dynamism and strength of a true leader flows from an inspired and spontaneous motivation to help others. \"I am the strength of those who are devoid of personal desire and attachment. O Arjuna, I am the legitimate desire in those, who are not opposed to righteousness,\" says Sri Krishna in the 10th Chapter of the Gita. The philosophy contained in the pages of the Bhagavad Gita is today considered relevant and essential to our understanding of ourselves even in the western world. Leading business schools in the USA such as Kellogg have included the Bhagavad Gita as an elective subject in their curriculum. Terms such as 'Karma Capitalism', 'Exit Plan' and the likes are being explained on the basis of the teachings of Lord Krishna and the message of the Bhagavad Gita.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-24_23:16:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "f307a48cd296330f437b7a07f06974f2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3018134": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Im voting for Barack Obama. It is time for a change. If Mrs. Clinton did not drop out i would have voted for her. Im not rich, so im not a republican. I want a President i can actually be proud of working for. All we get as soldiers are increase in pay every year. WOW, big ole' 3.9% raise. Been in for over 10 years. The economy is getting crazy now. Gas is high. We need a change. Go OBAMA!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-13_00:46:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "ea6ae9735a786c74df8caa2a237e0e21", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3048985": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think a fruitful line of attack to counter McCain's specious \"terrorist\" campaign is to repeat that Sarah Palin's husband, Todd, may STILL be a member of the Alaska Independence party.  The past leader of that group made many statements about his hatred for the \"lower 48\" United States.  Calling for \"secession\" of the state of Alaska is clearly treasonous. Sarah Palin, moreover, made statements supporting this sinister group.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-14_16:09:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "1c2acd9c1143f794da7c4f1736b44654", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10670620": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "when is obama stoping the imigration", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-09_17:34:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "14eb37e8304cc87b5f63ece14cb2d144", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "24141342": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "yep... when is obama stoping the imigration", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-11-26_13:38:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "b6081594e80c90d1a3f3283a18bcc14b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 days ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2968737": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks so much for this enlightening reporting.  I've linked this story on <a href=\"http://RealityChex.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">RealityChex.com</a> at <a href=\"http://www.realitychex.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.realitychex.com</a> -- a one-stop shop for news and opinion on the presidential race.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-09_16:12:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "6ee6fb97106144c13b5a70235c6c9d21", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2976802": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Is telling the public that he supports Petraeus' job in Iraq shameful?  Strange that you should think so.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_06:27:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "a8c5723488b75e76dd2bd95ec132d4fa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2965524, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "22530979": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "obama stoping the imigration", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-11-10_06:41:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "pencere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "3 weeks ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6971174": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "A poll recently conducted by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines selected Petraeus as one of the world's top 100 public intellectuals.[5] And in April of this year, the Static Line Association named Petraeus as its 2008 Man of the Year.[6] In 2007, Time named Petraeus one of the 100 most influential leaders and revolutionaries of the year as well as one of its four runners up for Time Person of the Year.[7][8] He was also named the second most influential American conservative by The Daily Telegraph[9] as well as The Daily Telegraph's 2007 Man of the Year[10] and \"America's most respected soldier\" by Der Spiegel in 2008.[11] In 2005, Petraeus was selected as one of America's top leaders by US News and World Report.[12] Some news reports have speculated that Petraeus may have interest in running for the presidency. Despite these accounts, Petraeus has categorically stated that he has no political ambitions.[13][14][15][16][17][18] Most recently, GQ Magazine (December 2008) named Petraeus as the \"Leader of the Year: Right Man, Right Time\",[19] Newsweek named him the 16th most powerful person in the world in its December 20, 2008 edition,[20] and Prospect magazine named him the \"Public Intellectual of the Year\".<br><a href=\"http://www.unclepayday.ca\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.unclepayday.ca</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-06_21:13:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "helend22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "16083751": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have ever known him.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-09-07_00:02:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "nganhang", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2973980": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Onvce again, an Obama \"talking point\"  has been justified -- corroborated by someone in a position of command, in a position to make a difference, General Petraeus. ... Not so much with McCain.<br><br>McCain and Palin both have publicly praised Petraeus on the campaign trail and have spoken highly of him in their respective debates -- yet, he sides with Obama on this matter.<br><br>Because they hold Petraeus in such high regard, will McCain and Palin now switch their stance, and say something to the effect of, \"Because we respect the general so much, we will also favor talks with 'enemy' leaders.\" <br><br>No way. Not a chance.<br><br>Instead, they are banking on trying to establish some far-fetched Obama-Ayers connection that just doesn't exist. They -- and Fox News -- are hanging every shred of political hope on painting Obama as a terrorist.<br><br>Good luck with that. LOL ...<br><br>McCain was wrong about Iraq's participation in 9-11. He was wrong about the war in Iraq. He was wrong about WMDs ... and now, he's wrong about the U.S. not needintgto understand the mindset of its enemies.<br><br>What is it , then, that McCain's right about, anyway?? And people say his strength is in foreign relations? Are you SERIOUS?????", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-09_22:56:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "a0908661b1fa9ac09ca6800a269fee22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4205741": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "One would think that Gen Petraeus had been reading and re-reading Gen Eisenhower's biography. <br><br>At least IKE had no \"BLOODY LIPS\"  . . . . . . . <br><br>BUCKHEADDAD", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-05_12:10:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "b92cfa88e4238804794a9faa91baca46", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "12 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "24141486": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Terms such as 'Karma Capitalism', 'Exit Plan' and the likes are being explained on the basis of the teachings of Lord Krishna and the message of the Bhagavad Gita.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-11-26_13:42:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "52c875bbea66adff39d63591acd0a1cc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 days ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "21109933": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "McCain was dropping bombs on innocent Vietnamese who had never attacked America, just like the Iraqi's never attacked America.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-27_11:53:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "8585dfe60d3cbf7257fea60c0a5b0660", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2964046, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2966453": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think we actually should look at fairness in our tax system:<br>The Blue states own virtually all the intellectual property, create the vast majority of wealth, have all the best colleges. The Red states have the highest incest rates, the highest alcoholism rates, the highest spousal abuse rates, the highest toothless rates, the lowest IQ rates, the most Biblical Literallists (reflected in the low IQ's), and the most welfare recipients per capita.<br>The Blue states should receive huge tax cuts to reflect the proportion of their contribution.<br><br>For those of you from the Blue states: it is obvious that McCain has little respect from the military elites  such as Patraeus, and it is equally obvious that the General must maintain a semblance of regard for the fact that it is still possible for McCain and Palin to win. <br>McCain still adheres to the idea that the surge was a great success, Patraeus is under no delusion as to what actually took place and he is happy that he was as lucky as he was and that much credit has been handed to him where little was warranted. However, that said, we do all give him koodos for the job he is doing in light of the phenomenal bunglings of the Bush Jr. operation prior to his arrival. It is nice to see an elite, someone who graduated in the upper reaches of his class, someone who is our best and brightest, someone who read books and believes in science, someone who has not been promoted because of his willingness to wear kneepads, but because of clear thinking and good judgment base at least in part from an unwillingness to wear kneepads and look beyond the feckless meanderings of bullies and twits.<br><br>For those of you from the Red states: General Patraeus has been a great spearhead in this oil war clusterfuck. He has rallied our tired and war weary soldiers and been a great inspiration to our men and women in uniform.  He has risen to the occasion and we wish him the very best in dealing with the new clusterfuck in Afganistan. We will once again lead the battle against the elitist Democrats who continue to maintain that the surge was not a great success. <br>We can be certain that General Patraeus will win on all fronts as we did indeed win in Vietnam. It is with the certain hope that poppies will grow and arms will flow to the great people of Afganistan that hold us in their hearts as we liberate them from their fathers and mothers and aunts and uncles and relatives and religious beliefs. We will not talk or converse with any of the evil doers until they are ready to hand us their balls on a platter in front of their countrymen. Then and only then will we bring to them plane loads of money and hopefully in some time before the End Times, shiploads of arms and training.<br>For God knows, and only the true Christian God, that if they do not prostrate themselves before us, we must kill every last one of them (with the exception of the growers) - the nuclur option is completely on the table throughout the world in all of our affairs - AMEN! AND GOD BLESS AMERICA!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-09_14:16:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "da9c78f0eea0be37961e6adec2ac2699", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3058361": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I heard General Petraeus speak recently and found him to be forthright and non-committal to any one party or agenda.  He has been given a task and purpose, and is arguably the most educated man on the topic of counter-insurgency.  As a Soldier - thank God he is on our side!  When he speaks, all should listen and expect to hear someone who presents a realistic situation, with options which may be unpopular but cannot be dismissed.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-14_23:53:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "4c2cab53a87a1bac4961e83f2a75d802", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3002044": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Petraeus might  make a good secretary of defense.  I'm thrilled to hear he has the intelligence and global understanding that, while perhaps unbeknownst to him, has endorsed Barack Obama for President.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_19:04:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "5d7dbefabd0500d5a7fb03e5ab3087cd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000766": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "We just finished a conservative majority, and look at the country...  Great values...  Not to mention that that congressional approval rating is bipartisan, and when broken down to party, the repubs have a lower rating than the dems.  Although you may have a point about corruption, cause the republican party certainly doesn't partake in that.  All so pure and innocent...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_16:26:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "bfc2891ce3df9f3fe15f1e7ba44a623b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2995049, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "24620226": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The election is over and America has appointed a new leader. The people have chosen \u201cchange\u201d by electing Barack Obama for the next President of the United States.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-12-02_13:57:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "b642a572fa0eb7ccc4f6af8f5d4d93a7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "12 hours ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "21566660": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "WE NEED TO MAKE ARE ARMY ALOT LIKE THE AIRBORNE A FAST MOVING ARMY. THE US ARMY IS LIKE A SLEEPY BEER.... ---------&gt; lol :D", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-11-01_21:04:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "81b0e67aa7bebb2b44b59c451ddec379", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "23168710": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "One would think that Gen Petraeus had been reading and re-reading Gen Eisenhower's biography.... :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-11-15_23:43:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "bb357c9b13b080a3f2be88610185e8df", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 weeks ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "23914820": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "i agree with you", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-11-23_20:14:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "b82094dd8469792abe915174b9a3cb32", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 week ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2966453, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3657289": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "We should all take pride in the fact that we once again displayed for the world the power of our democracy, and reaffirmed the great American ideal that this is a nation where anything is possible. It didn\u2019t matter who they were or where they came from; what they looked like or what party they belonged to \u2013 they came out and cast their ballot because they believed that in this country, our destiny is not written for us, but by us.  <br><br>The election is over and America has appointed a new leader. The people have chosen \u201cchange\u201d by electing Barack Obama for the next President of the United States. Whether the United States changes for the better or for the worse, there is no doubt that change is in store for our country. It\u2019s clear that Americans believe Obama will bring a positive change to our country. We\u2019ve heard many of the promises he has made to the U.S. from lowering taxes for the middle class to putting a timeline on the war in Iraq and trimming the federal budget \u201cline by line.\u201d However, Obama also supports the elimination of the payday loan industry. He believes that eradicating the payday loan industry will protect low-income and families in general from falling victims to predatory lenders. On higher ground, it will be a violation to our financial freedom if the option to utilize affordable payday loans is wiped out. Threatening our rights to financial freedom is not a great start to creating positive change. <br><br>Click to read more on <a href=\"http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2008/11/06/obama-to-bring-change-how-will-payday-loans-change/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Payday Loans</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-10_01:10:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "AngelP", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2964046": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "McCain was lucky because he missed the Vietnam war after being captured and put in the Hanoi Hilton,he also came out looking pretty good and only needed crutches when he got stateside.<br>McCain was dropping bombs on innocent Vietnamese who had never attacked America, just like the Iraqi's never attacked America.<br>McCain could never bring himself to say that the 9/11 attackers were Saudi nationals whose government is kept in power by the US, no democracy required there.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-09_11:51:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "99ef3fb8404690018077eb5a0efdc2ea", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2968275": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "why does general petraeus hate america?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-09_15:50:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "812fd1b84fdeb40b62dae9b4dea0d9cc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3035604": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "he didn't endorse him pinhead.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-13_23:52:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "6c3557dc3d21737ee3f34bcfca56449f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3002044, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3099224": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "He didn't say Patraeus endorsed him, moron.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-16_16:24:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "95de7ca600043f48093b4c342c8322b0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3035604, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3073506": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "At times I think Obama is the only one who realizes that we are not in a war with Iraq. We are in a war on terror.  We have had successful surges in Iraq before, but given time, the insurgents regroup, are fed into Iraq from other countries, and again you start to hear about soldiers dying in roadside bomb attacks.  If we are going to win this war, we need to open other fronts.  We need to \"win\" the Iraq front but cannot do so unless we regain control in Afghanistan and Yes, sit down and talk with the bad guys to stop the terrorist infiltration of Iraq.  Everytime MccAin starts to talk about the war, I only hear \"Iraq\" and the \"recent surge\".  Obama always seems to bring up the larger picture and to me, at least, seems to have a better understanding of what is actually going on.  Just my thoughts.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-15_14:23:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "f1255e4ce96e38dd3396f59377361ca0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2976524, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995049": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It's funny how opinions vary depending on which side of the aisle your from in reference to General Patraeus and the accomplishments in Iraq. Iraq is and will continue to be a success and become a strategic ally in the middle east. It's a shame, all of you older libs had visions of Vietnam all over again. For those of you younger libs, this was your chance to live through your Vietnam. Sorry it didn't work out that way.<br><br>As for the coming presidential election, I am supporting John McCain for one reason. To keep the messiah from becoming president number 44. The Democrats in my country and specifically in Congress are on a corse to change our Constitution and feed their hunger of greed and corruption. I'm hoping that the White House remains red and with a 9% approval rating of the Congress, the House has a chance to turn red again. <br><br>Fortunately, I see a silver lining if the election doesn't turn out as I would hope. I lived through the Jimmy Carter presidency and it was one of the lowest times in our history. His policiess and tax increases sent our economy into a dissaster and left our country weak in the eyes of our enemies. All of you libs that have grown comfortable with credit come easy and financing your fat lifestyles with record setting low interest rates will see the light. The messiah and his Congress will send us into another era of high interest rates and inflation (rates in the high teens - try and make those monthly payments!). When this happens a landslide of true conservative candidates will return to the Congress and White House and bring those values back as well.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_00:33:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "989c6749bdc7ba0b1b9afc5dcd3bbfa9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3073386": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree with your final question concerning McCain's foreign relations experience.  Being in the Vietnam war mostly imprisoned, returning home to eventually run for political office, making several trips to Iraq and most recently to various other countries does not  constitute foreign relations experience in the deepest sense of the term experience.  It is so strange to me that Americans choose the least factors on which to make a decision.  There were many other presidents who had no war experience who managed to create foreign policies for the United States.  Long ago, or so it seems, in this campaign, I wondered when John McCain's P.O.W. time would begin to tarnish -  in many different ways.  It's like saying because I survived cancer, I could run a hospital.  I notice that Sen. Obama never really uses justifiable information when it comes to this I was a warrior therefore I know how to save America.  McCain doesn't really agree with Petraeus.   The desire for power will change us into unrecognizable creatures.<br><br>LR", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-15_14:17:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "23ea66b9c67c64bf86481c40ae3976cb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2973980, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "24076967": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "A poll recently conducted by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines selected Petraeus as one of the world's top 100 public intellectuals.[5] And in April of this year, the Static Line Association named Petraeus as its 2008 Man of the Year.[6] In 2007, Time named Petraeus one of the 100 most influential leaders and revolutionaries of the year as well as one of its four runners up for Time Person of the Year.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-11-25_14:40:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "b82094dd8469792abe915174b9a3cb32", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 week ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3048985, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2997501": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "McCain another  NEOCON?  I suspect so.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_09:13:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "f9cff760a9f2a1e57a01eaba849eca03", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3049072": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You are right on target.  Vice President Dick Cheney was promoting war with Iraq on the FIRST day of the George W. Bush administration--as was John McCain.  The tragedy here was that we pulled resources out of the \"just war,\" where the enemy was, in Afghanistan, and the Taliban there are stonger than ever", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-14_16:14:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "1c2acd9c1143f794da7c4f1736b44654", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3000701, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3035633": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "its a democratic majority in congress and their approval rating is lower than Bush's, all this shit has gone downhill in the last two years! during a  democrat majority in the house and senate.  democrats are scum.  Obama has two advisers that were previous CEOs of Freddie Mac, does anyone do any of their own thinking anymore or do you all have a direct line from the liberal media to your brains.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-13_23:56:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "6c3557dc3d21737ee3f34bcfca56449f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3000766, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2984946": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "McCain and Fox blowhards like to think that Petreaus is the beginning and the end of all military decisions in Iraq and beyond.  Truth is Bush shopped for a lot of Generals until he found one that completely agreed with his way of presenting the situation in the Middle East.  Just because of his association with Bush and Bush's influence, I wouldn't trust Petraeus as far as I could spit.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_14:44:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "8f5462e8c4f2228b011f7ac2b53ecb33", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "22523256": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "While the general warned that there were several \u201cpotential storm clouds\u201d threatening to undermine progress, he said that Iraq was on a more stable footing since his last appearance on Capitol Hill in April. He never said terms like \u201cvictory\u201d or \u201csuccess\u201d that McCain uses, and which the GOP nominee frequently chides Obama for avoiding.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-11-10_01:22:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "8585dfe60d3cbf7257fea60c0a5b0660", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 weeks ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6971174, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2965524": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Petraeus is a military man who bears great responsibilities, and who must not involved in politics.  It is shameful of McCain to try and draw him into his campaign.  But actions speak louder than words.  It is obvious from his actions that Petraeus agrees with the strategy of Obama who will soon be his supreme commander.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-09_13:17:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "7cf46b4f24210ca5e35174fbdc624aa4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000701": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I speak as a former Marine and  Vietnam Veteran just for reference purposes. Let me begin by saying that Iraq like Vietnam was a war that needn't have happened. It was of our own creation. Anybody who was really paying attention to history or events and not either lying to themselves or the believing in the lies of our Politicians knows better. I can tell you unequivocally that mistakes were made from the first once we did decide to attack Iraq. In order to have avoided needless casualties they should have dropped huge amounts of leaflets detailing exactly what would happen to those who immediately surrendered and what would definitely happen to those that didn't. Also they should have dropped leaflets to the population telling them that once our troops were in command that they should remain in their homes and stay there until told that they could come out. The first might well have prevented the need for large scale combat and the second one have prevented mass looting and rioting. Those who came out to loot armaments would be fair game as targets. These things were not done. In addition they immediately called for the disbanding of the Iraqi military and we all know  the result. Many Iraqis were killed in front of American roadblocks simply because no one had the brains to instruct citizens early on of what to do if they approached one. Their should have been numerous warning signs alerting the Iraqis. American troops who engaged in killing Iraqis to perpetrate crimes should have been punished and there should have been greater discipline to insure these things did not happen. Every time such deaths were caused it led to more anger and hostility from the Iraqis. Totally counterproductive. Our troops should have been trained better so that they would have relied on and developed the skills necessary to pull their own asses out of the fire instead of relying on tanks , artillery and airpower which in many cases led to collateral deaths. Again just another way we increased Iraqi hostility. These Mercenary forces which we employed in Iraq should have been kept in better check and should have  been immediately investigated and punished if they had violated the rules of warfare. Finally, I think that the reason we had so much trouble relying on newly trained Iraqi troops was because of the dearth of training that they received. I was given to understand the initially most received a mere 4 weeks of training. That would have been totally insufficient. As a boot recruit we usually spent at the minimum 12 weeks in Boot Camp and sometimes as much as 14 depending on the situation, then after that they sent you to Advanced Infantry Training which could be another month or more. Then even after that training is ongoing. Iraqis were not only given insufficient training but were then expected to take up arms and go into possible firefights. No wonder they weren't up to the task. I could name other mistakes but I think that these in and of themselves were the main ones. 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		} else if(document.body.scrollTop && document.body.scrollWidth) {
			scrollWidth = document.body.scrollWidth;
			scrollTop = document.body.scrollTop;
		}

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

	this.addEventListener = function(instance, eventName, listener) {
		var listenerFn = listener;
		if (instance.addEventListener) {
			instance.addEventListener(eventName, listenerFn, false);
		} else if (instance.attachEvent) {
			listenerFn = function() {
				listener(window.event);
			};
			instance.attachEvent("on" + eventName, listenerFn);
		} else {
			throw new Error("Event registration not supported");
		}
		return {
			instance: instance,
			name: eventName,
			listener: listenerFn
		};
	};

	this.removeEventListener = function(event) {
		var instance = event.instance;
		if (instance.removeEventListener) {
			instance.removeEventListener(event.name, event.listener, false);
		} else if (instance.detachEvent) {
			instance.detachEvent("on" + event.name, event.listener);
		}
	};

	this.fixIframesIE = function(id) {
		var disqusThread = Dsq.$(disqus_container_id);
		var iframes = disqusThread.getElementsByTagName('iframe');

		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-content');
		}

		for(i = 0; i < iframes.length; i++) {
			if (container) {
				iframes[i].style.width = container.offsetWidth;
			}
		}
	};

	this.getElementsByClassName = function(oElm, strTagName, strClassName) {
	/* Credit: Jonathan Snook [http://www.snook.ca/jonathan], Robert Nyman [http://www.robertnyman.com] */
		var arrElements = (strTagName == "*" && oElm.all)? oElm.all : oElm.getElementsByTagName(strTagName);
		var arrReturnElements = new Array();
		strClassName = strClassName.replace(/\-/g, "\\-");
		var oRegExp = new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + strClassName + "(\\s|$)");
		var oElement;
		for(var i = 0; i < arrElements.length; i++) {
			oElement = arrElements[i];
			if(oRegExp.test(oElement.className)) {
				arrReturnElements.push(oElement);
			}
		}
		return (arrReturnElements);
	};

	this.postToUrl = function(url, post_data, opt_redirect) {
		var form = document.createElement('form');
		var iframe_container = document.createElement('div');
		var id = 'dsq-temp-iframe-' + (new Date()).getTime();

		form.method = 'POST';
		form.action = url;
		if (!opt_redirect) {
			form.target = id;
		}
		iframe_container.innerHTML = '<iframe style="display:none" name="' + id + '" id="' + id + '"></iframe>';

		for(var key in post_data) {
			if(post_data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var input = document.createElement('input');
				input.name = key;
				input.type = 'hidden';
				input.value = post_data[key];

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

		Dsq.$b.appendChild(iframe_container);
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(form);
		form.submit();
	};

	// Strips integer id from id of element in the form ('some-id-###')
	this.extractId = function(e) {
		var chunks = e.id.split('-');
		if(chunks.length <= 1) {
			return 0;
		} else {
			return parseInt(chunks[chunks.length-1]);
		}
	};

	this.getStyle = function(el, styleProp) {
		if(el.currentStyle) {
			var y = el.currentStyle[styleProp];
		} else if(window.getComputedStyle) {
			var y = document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(el, null).getPropertyValue(styleProp);
		}

		if(y == 'transparent' || y == '') {
			this.getStyle(el.parentNode, styleProp);
		} else {
			return y;
		}
	};

	this.execScript = function(url, append_qs, container) {
		var script = document.createElement('script');
		append_qs = typeof append_qs == 'undefined' ? true : append_qs;
		container = container || Dsq.container;

		if(append_qs) {
			var j = (url.indexOf('?') >= 0) ? '&' : '?';
			url += j + (new Date()).getTime();
		}
		script.type = 'text/javascript';
		script.charset = 'UTF-8';
		script.src = url;
		container.appendChild(script);
		return script;
	};

	this.pluralize = function(num, singular, plural) {
		return (num != 1) ? plural || 's' : singular || '';
	};

	this.getRequestParams = function(queryString /* optional */) {
		var pairs, tuple;
		var params = {};

		queryString = queryString || window.location.search.substring(1);
		pairs = queryString.split('&');

		for (var i = 0, pair; pair = pairs[i]; i++) {
			tuple = pair.split('=');
			params[tuple[0]] = (tuple[1] || true);
		}

		return params;
	};

	this.addCssRule = function(selector, styleText, index) {
		var stylesheet;
		index = index || 0;

		if(!this._styleSheet) {
			var styleEl = document.createElement('style');
			document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(styleEl);
			this._styleSheet = styleEl.sheet;
			if(!this._styleSheet) {
				// IE does not like our newly created stylesheet.
				this._styleSheet = document.styleSheets[document.styleSheets.length-1];
			}
		}
		stylesheet = this._styleSheet;

		if(stylesheet.insertRule) {
			var ruleText = selector + ' { ' + styleText + ' }';
			if(index == -1) {
				index = stylesheet.cssRules.length;
			}
			stylesheet.insertRule(ruleText, index);
		} else if(stylesheet.addRule) {
			stylesheet.addRule(selector, styleText, index);
		}
	};

	this.forEachIn = function(obj, callback) {
		for(var key in obj) {
			if(obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				callback(key, obj[key]);
			}
		}
	};

	this._interpolateGlobalContext = {
		// values that get used a lot and are global to the request
		'profile_url': Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE,

		'disqus_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url,
		'media_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url,
		'request_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.username,
		'request_display_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username,
		'forum_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name
	};

	this.renderFromContextStack = function(key, contexts) {
		// Returns the first instance of `key` in the array of objects `contexts` or else ''
		for (var i=0; i<contexts.length; i++) {
			if (contexts[i][key] !== undefined) {
				return String(contexts[i][key]);
			}
		}
		throw new Error('key ' + key + ' not found in context');
	};

	var that = this;
	this.interpolate = function(fmt, opt_localContext) {
		// Interpolate `fmt` named-format string with an assumed global context.
		// Based on `interpolate` in django.views.i18n
		var contextStack = [opt_localContext || {}, that._interpolateGlobalContext];
		return fmt.replace(/%\(\w+\)s/g, function(match){
			return that.renderFromContextStack(match.slice(2,-2), contextStack);
		});
	};

	this.stripTags = function(s) {
		// Removes HTML tags from `s`
		return s.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/g,"");

	};

	this.assert = function(b) {
		if (!b) {
			throw new Error('Assertion error.');
		}
	};

};
// Dsq.Utils

/**
 * Dsq.Popup: Popup helper functions.
 */
Dsq.Popup = new function() {
	this.timeHide = new Array();
	this.timeShow = new Array();
	this.activePopup = {};
	this.profileCache = {};
	this.statusCache = {};

	this.showTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the hide timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeHide[post_id]);

		// start the timer
		if(!Dsq.Popup.profileIsOn && !Dsq.Thread.adminIsOn) {
			this.timeShow[post_id] = setTimeout("Dsq.Popup.popProfile(\"" + post_id + "\")", 400);
		}
	};

	this.hideTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the show timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeShow[post_id]);
	};

	this.updateProfile = function(username) {
		// Callback from /embed/profile.js
		if (this.statusCache[username]) {
			var statusEl = Dsq.$('dsq-profile-status-' + username);
			statusEl.innerHTML = this.statusCache[username];
			statusEl.style.display = 'block';
		}

		if (this.profileCache[username]) {
			var _cache = this.profileCache[username];

			var _genhtml = function(text) { return '<span><big>' + text + '</big></span>'; };
			var _no_comments = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS(_cache.comments_count));
			var _no_likes = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_LIKES(_cache.likes_count));
			var _no_points = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_POINTS(_cache.points));

			var statsEl = Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + username);
			statsEl.innerHTML = '';

			if (Dsq.jsonData.users[username].registered) {
				statsEl.innerHTML = _no_comments + _no_likes;
			}
			statsEl.innerHTML += _no_points;

			var activeSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.active_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.active_sites[i];
				activeSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (activeSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = activeSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = 'This site.';
			}

			var moderatedSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.moderated_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.moderated_sites[i];
				moderatedSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (moderatedSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + username).innerHTML = moderatedSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + username).innerHTML = '';
			}
		}

		// Reposition popup after full HTML is rendered
		if(Dsq.Popup.activePopup && Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el) {
			Dsq.Popup.initPopup(Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.type);
		}

	};

	this.showCookieMsgs = function() {
		var title = '';
		var message = '';
		var numAlerts = 0;

		Dsq.Utils.forEachIn(Dsq.jsonData.cookie_messages, function(k, v) {
			if (!v) return;

			switch(k) {
				// Cookie: Twitter
				case 'post_twitter':
					if (v === 'error') {
						title = 'Twitter Error!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-error">Oops, we couldn\'t tweet this comment. Please check your <a href="http://disqus.com/account/services">account settings</a>.</li>';
					} else {
						var _msg = v.split(':');
						title = 'Tweeted!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-success">Your comment was successfully tweeted. <a href="http://twitter.com/' + _msg[0] + '/status/' + _msg[1] + '">Click here to view the tweet</a>.</li>';
					}
					break;
				// Cookie: Unapproved Post
				case 'post_not_approved':
					title = 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-not-approved">Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.</li>';
					break;
				// Cookie: Profile Found
				case 'post_has_profile':
					title = 'Use your existing commenter profile';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-has-profile">You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a></li>';
					break;
				case 'user_created':
					var _data = v.split(':');
					title = 'Profile created!';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-user-created">You have just created a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, the best way to claim, manage, and track your comments all over the web. \
					<br /><br />A confirmation is being sent to <strong>' + _data[1] + '</strong>. Please check for this email in order to verify your profile. \
					<ul class="dsq-list-tick"> \
						<li>Your username is <strong>' + _data[0] +'</strong>. <a href="http://disqus.com/people/' + _data[0] + '/" target="_blank">Click here to view your public profile</a>.</li> \
						<li>Be sure to set your profile picture, as well as connect your <span class="dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> and <span class="dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> accounts. <a href="http://disqus.com/account/" target="_blank">Click here for account settings</a>.</li> \
					</ul> \
					</li>'
					break;
				default:
					break;
			}
			numAlerts++;
		});

		if(numAlerts > 1) {
			message = '<ul class="dsq-list-bluebullet">' + message;
			message += '</ul>';
			title = 'Thanks for posting!';
		}
		if(numAlerts > 0) {
			if(typeof(disqus_cookie_msgs) == 'function') {
				disqus_cookie_msgs(message, title);
			} else {
				Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
			}
		}
	};

	this.helpBadges = function(post_id) {
		var html = ' \
			<ul class="dsq-popup-help"> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile with a confirmed email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, but has not yet confirmed his or her email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span> is not logged in with any account and has not claimed his or her comments.</li> \
				<li class="dsq-help-otheraccts">Other accounts</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> is using his or her Facebook profile via Facebook Connect.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> is using his or her Twitter profile via Twitter Sign-in.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-openid">OpenID</span> is using his or her OpenID.</li> \
			</ul> \
		';

		this.popModal(html, 'Help: Types of Commenters', post_id);
		return;
	};

	this.permalink = function(post_id) {
		var header = 'Link to this comment';
		var body = '<strong>You are anchored to</strong>:<br />' + document.location.protocol + '//' + document.location.host + document.location.pathname + document.location.search + '#comment-' + post_id;

		this.popModal(body, header, post_id);
	};

	this.login = function(header, body) {
		var h = header || 'Login or Register';
		var b = body || '';
		b += Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: 'dsq-popup-login'});
		b += '</iframe>'; // HACK: Sometimes there is something funky with the IFRAME SRC that causes no end tag
		this.popModal(b, h, null, true, 'dsq-popup-login');
	};

	this.blacklist = function(id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		var title = 'Add to Blacklist';
		var message = ' \
		Adding this person to the blacklist will block him or her from commenting on this site. Check the following types that you would like to add to the blacklist:'
		+ (userData['registered'] ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-username" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-username"><strong>Username</strong>: ' + userData['username'] + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ (_meta.email ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-email" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-email"><strong>Email address</strong>: ' + _meta.email + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ '<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
			<input id="dsq-blacklist-ip" type="checkbox" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-blacklist-ip-warning\').style.display=\'block\'"> \
			<label for="dsq-blacklist-ip"><strong>IP address</strong>: ' + _meta.ip + '</label> \
		</div> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p id="dsq-blacklist-ip-warning" style="display:none">	\
				Note: Blocking this person\'s IP address may also unintentionally prevent others, who share his/her IP address, from commenting on this site. \
				This may include people who are sharing the same computer, living in the same house, or using the same Internet provider. Only block an IP address as a last resort. \
			</p> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p style="text-align:center"><button onclick="Dsq.Post.blockUser(' + id + '); this.disabled=true; this.innerHTML=\'Just one moment...\'">Add to Blacklist</button></p> \
		';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
	};

	this.remoteAccountSettings = function() {
		var body = '';
		// Set up IFrame.
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/_auth/embed/remote_settings/';
		var attributes = {id: 'dsq-popup-account-settings'};
		if (typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}

		body = Dsq.Templates._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
		this.popModal(body, 'Account Settings', null, true, 'dsq-popup-account-settings');
	};

	this.popModal = function(message, title, post_id, use_listener, extra_classes) {
		var container = document.createElement('div');
		var header, body;

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

		if(typeof(title) == 'undefined') { title = ''; }
		if(typeof(use_listener) == 'undefined') { use_listener = true; }

		if(post_id) {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message-' + post_id;
		} else {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message';
		}

		header = title;
		body = message;

		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupModal(header, body);
		Dsq.Popup.initPopup(container, post_id, 'message', extra_classes);
		if(use_listener) {
			Dsq.Popup.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', Dsq.Popup._closePopup);
		}
	};

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

	this.loading = function(post_id) {
		var title = Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
		var body = '<div style="text-align:center; padding: 5px 0 10px 0"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif" alt="" /></div>'
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
	};

	this.lightbox = function(message, title, post_id) {
		// Wraps Dsq.Popup.popModal

		var overlay = document.createElement('div');
		overlay.id = 'dsq-overlay';
		overlay.className = 'dsq-overlay';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(overlay);
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, post_id, false, 'dsq-lightbox');
	};

	this.popProfile = function(post_id, userKey) {
		var post = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id];
		if (post && post.has_been_anonymized) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('This message was anonymized by its previous owner.', 'Anonymized', post_id);
			return;
		}

		if(post_id) {
			userKey = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id].user_key;	
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][userKey];
		var elId = 'dsq-popup-profile-' + userKey;
		var container = document.createElement('div');

		if(this.activePopup.el) {
			this._closePopup(null, true);
			if(this.activePopup.linkClicked) {
				this.activePopup.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		container.id = elId;
		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupProfile(userKey);

		this.initPopup(container, post_id, 'profile');
		this.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._closePopup);

		if(!this.profileCache[userKey]) {
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/embed/profile.js'
				+ '?username=' + userKey
				+ '&anon=' + (userData['registered'] ? 0 : 1)
				+ '&f=' + Dsq.jsonData['request'].forum);
		} else {
			this.updateProfile(userKey);
		}
	};

	this._closePopup = function(e, force) {
		var activePopup = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el;
		var id = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id;
		var link = 'dsq-avatar-' + id; // HACK: Specific to profile toggle target

		// HACK: This event should be gone if there is no active popup.
		if(!activePopup) {
			return;
		}
		if(force || !Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, activePopup.id)) {
			// TODO: This is breaking iE?
			if(Dsq.Popup.popupListener) {
				Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Popup.popupListener);
			}
			
			// Kill overlay
			var overlay = Dsq.$('dsq-overlay');
			if(overlay) { Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(overlay); }
			
			try {
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(activePopup);
			} catch(e) {
				// HACK: IE6 throws an error when using deleteNode() with a node containing a <table> in the html.
				activePopup.parentNode.removeChild(activePopup);
			}
			Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {};
		}

		if(!force && Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Popup.activePopup.linkClicked = true;
		}

	};

	this.initPopup = function(popup, post_id, type, extra_classes) {
		popup.className = 'dsq-popup dsq-popup-' + type + ' ' + (extra_classes ? extra_classes : '');
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6 || Dsq.Utils.ie7) {
			// HACK: We can't modify the body before it's ready, so we need
			//       to use an IE-safe "DOMReady" workaround before loading
			//       our popup.
			Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(function() {Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup); });
		} else {
			Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup);
		}

		popup.style.display = 'block';

		var xPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[0] - popup.offsetWidth) / 2;
		var yPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[1] - popup.offsetHeight) / 2;

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
			yPos += Dsq.Utils.getScrollPos()[1];
		}

		popup.style.left = xPos + 'px';
		popup.style.top = yPos + 'px';

		Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {
			'el' : popup,
			'id' : post_id,
			'type': type,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};
	};

	this.isClicked = function(e, id) {
		var t = e.target || e.srcElement;
		while(t && t.parentNode) {
			if(t.id == id) {
				return true;
			}

			t = t.parentNode;
		}
		return false;
	};
};
// Dsq.Popup

/**
 * Dsq.Templates
 */
Dsq.Templates = new function() {
	/*
	 * Counter keeping track of the number of posts iterated over.
	 */
	this.postLoopCounter = 0;
	this.filters = {};
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-post-add';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-post-add';

	this.registerTemplate = function(name, func) {
		this['$$_' + name] = func;

		if(typeof DsqLocal.Filters != 'undefined'
		&& typeof DsqLocal.Filters[name] == 'function') {
			// Push filters to this.filters to unify code.
			this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
			this.filters[name].push(DsqLocal.Filters[name]);
		}

		this[name] = function() {
			var ret;

			if(typeof DsqLocal.Templates != 'undefined'
			&& typeof DsqLocal.Templates[name] == 'function') {
				ret = DsqLocal.Templates[name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(ret === undefined) {
				ret = this['$$_' + name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(this.filters[name]) {
				var args = [ret];

				args.push.apply(args, arguments);
				for(var i = 0; i < this.filters[name].length; i++) {
					ret = this.filters[name][i].apply(this, args);
				}
			}

			return ret;
		};
	};

	this.registerFilter = function(name, func) {
		this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
		this.filters[name].push(func);
	};

	/**
	 * Dsq.Templates.Filters
	 */
	this.Filters = new function() {
		this.commentContainer = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var classes = [];
			if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page > 1) {
				classes.push('dsq-append');
			}

			//
			// Extra classes used for custom themes
			//

			if(_meta.depth) {
				classes.push('dsq-comment-child', 'dsq-depth-' + _meta.depth, 'dsq-parent-is-' + _meta.parent_post_id);
			}


			//

			if(_meta.author_is_creator) {
				// TODO: We need to deprecate the "special" class since it is not properly prefixed.
				classes.push('special', 'dsq-special');
			}
			if(_meta.author_is_moderator) {
				classes.push('dsq-moderator');
			}
			classes.push(['dsq-odd', 'dsq-even'][Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter % 2]);

			s = s.substring(0, s.lastIndexOf('>'));
			return s + ' class="dsq-comment ' + classes.join(' ') + '" style="margin-left:' + _meta.depth*30 + 'px">';
		};

		this.commentContent = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			if (_meta.killed) {
				return '<em>Comment removed.</em>';
			} else if (!_meta.approved) {
				return '<em>This comment was flagged for review.</em>';
			}

			s = s.replace(Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE, Dsq.MediaPostHandler);
			return s;
		};
	};

	//
	// Thread
	//
	// TODO: These need to be stripped of all Django template tags.

	this.authPost = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			return '';
		}
		var result = [];
		result = result.concat([
				'<div id="dsq-auth"',
						Dsq.jsonData.integration.reply_position ? 'class="dsq-auth-bottom"' : '',
						'>',
					'<div class="dsq-by">',
						'<a href="http://disqus.com" target="_blank">',
							(Dsq.jsonData.integration.disqus_logo ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/by-disqus.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">') :
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/dsq-button-120x19.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">')
							),
						'</a>',
					'</div>',
					'<div class="dsq-auth-header">',
						'<h3 id="dsq-add-new-comment" class="dsq-h3-addcomment">',
								Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT,
						'</h3>',
						'<div id="dsq-login">',
						(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
								? '<p class="dsq-login-message" id="dsq-login-message">You are commenting as a <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. You may log into:</p>'
								: '')
		]);
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			result = result.concat([
							Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
								'<a id="dsq-login-toggle" href="%(disqus_url)s%(login_url)s?next=article:%(thread_id)s" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsq-profile-btn.png" title="%(log_into)s" alt="%(log_into)s"/></a>',
								{login_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGIN, thread_id: Dsq.jsonData.thread.id, log_into: Dsq.Strings.LOG_INTO_DISQUS}
								),
							'&nbsp; ',
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ?
								'<div id="dsq-fbc-login" onlogin="DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin()" size="medium" background="light" length="short" style="display:inline; margin-right:7px"></div>' :
								''
							),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-twitter-login" class="dsq-twitter-login" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect();" style="display:inline; cursor: pointer"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/twitter-signin-short.png" style="margin-right:7px" /></div>', {}) : ''),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-openid-login" class="dsq-openid-login" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL();" style="display:inline; cursor:pointer;"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/openid-login-button.png"/></div>', {}
								) : '')
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
						'</div>', // dsq-login
					'</div>', // dsq-auth-header
					'<div id="dsq-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated" ',
						Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated ? 'style="display:block"' : '',
						'>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-pic">',
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">' +
																			'<img class="dsq-post-avatar" src="%(avatar_url)s" alt="" /></a>',
																			{avatar_url: Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR,
																			url: (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
																					 ? Dsq.jsonData.request.url
																					 : Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE) }),
						'</div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>', {url:Dsq.jsonData.request.url})
										  )
										: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(profile_url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>')
											)
									),
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">',
									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsqicon12.png" alt="%(logged_in_as)s"/>&nbsp',
											{logged_in_as: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username)})
										: ''),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="%(logout_from_disqus)s">',
											{logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN, logout_from_disqus: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('DISQUS')})
										: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'twitter')
												? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using Twitter (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
												 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
												: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'openid')
													 ? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using OpenID (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
													 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
													 : ''
													)
											)
									),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote ? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('<span class="logo-disqus">DISQUS</span>') : ''),
									'</a>',
								'</li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
		]);
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect) {
			result = result.concat([
					'<div id="dsq-fbc-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated">',
						'<div id="dsq-fbc-profilepic" class="dsq-authenticated-pic" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.ProfilePic" size="square" facebook-logo="true"></div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									'Logged in as <span id="dsq-fbc-name" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.Name" linked="true" useyou="false"></span>',
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">using Facebook Connect <a href="#" onclick="javascript:DisqusFbcParentController.logout();return false;">(Logout)</a></li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
				'</div>', // dsq-auth
				'<div id="dsq-toolbar-items">',
				'</div>'
		]);
		result = result.concat([
					//
					//
					//
				((!Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) ?
					// Needs to be translated:
					('<p id="dsq-no-anon-msg">Required: Please log into <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> ' +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? 'or connect with Facebook ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? 'or sign in with Twitter ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? 'or sign in using OpenID ' : '') +
					Dsq.Utils.interpolate('to comment on <strong>%(forum_name)s</strong>.</p>')) :
					''
				),
				'<div id="dsq-post-add"></div>',
				'<div style="margin:10px 0">',
				((Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media) ?
						'<a href="#" id="dsq-media-link" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, false, \'media\'); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.USE_MEDIA + ' <small>&#9660;</small></a>' :
						''),
				'</div>'
		]);
		return result.join('');
	};


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 Showing <span id="dsq-num-posts">50</span> of <span id="dsq-total-posts">173</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/petraeus_talk_seems_to_bolster_obama/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" >Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" selected="selected">Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/petraeus_talk_seems_to_bolster_obama/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 </div>\
		';

		
			html = Dsq.Templates.authPost() + html;
		

		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) { 
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-alert-message dsq-upgrade-message"> \
				<strong>Disqus upgrade available.</strong> Hi ' + Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username + ', this message is being displayed to you because you are a moderator of this site. <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-upgrade-message\').style.display=\'block\';this.style.display=\'none\';return false">Click here for details.</a> \
				<div style="display:none; margin-top:10px;" id="dsq-upgrade-message"> \
					A new theme is available with added features. <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/settings/' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url + '/?p=customize">To change your theme, click here</a> and choose the theme Narcissus. \
					If you do not upgrade, you are missing out on features such as: real-time commenting, new sign-in integrations, and an upgrade interface. \
					<strong>This message will automatically go away in one week.</strong> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			' + html; 
		}
		return html;
	};

	this.footer = function() {
		var html = Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		

		return html;
	};

	this.pagination = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) { Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = ''; }
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.thread.paginate) { return ''; }

		//
		// TODO: num_paginator still uses the template tag for pagination, 
		// 		while append_paginator does it all in JavaScript.
		//		This should all be in JavaScript.
		//

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages > 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.page < Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages) {
			html = ' \<a class="dsq-paginate-append-text" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this); return false">Show more comments...</a>\
	 <button class="dsq-button-small dsq-paginate-append-button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this);">Load more comments</button>\
			';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = html;
			return '';
		} else {
			return '<div id="dsq-pagination" class="dsq-pagination">' + html + '</div>';
		}
	};

	this.trackbacks = function() {
		var html = '';

		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
			var trackbacks = DsqLocal.trackbacks;
			var trackback_url = DsqLocal.trackback_url;
		} else {
			var trackbacks = [
			
			
			];
			var trackback_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/petraeus_talk_seems_to_bolster_obama/trackback/';
		}

		html += '<div class="dsq-item-trackback">Trackback URL&nbsp;&nbsp;<input class="dsq-trackback-url" onclick="this.select()" readonly="true" value="' + trackback_url + '"></div>';

		if(trackbacks.length) {
			html += '<ul id="dsq-references">'
			for(var i = 0; i < trackbacks.length; i++) {
				var trackback = trackbacks[i];
				html += '<li><cite><a href="' + trackback.author_url + '" rel="nofollow">' + trackback.author_name + '</a></cite> \
						<p class="dsq-meta">' + trackback.date + '</p> \
						<p class="dsq-content">' + trackback.excerpt + '</p></li>';
			}
			html += '</ul>';
			html = '<h3 class="dsq-h3-trackbacks">Trackbacks</h3>' + html;
		}

		return html;
	}

	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		/* Reaction HTML begins */
		var item = '<li class="dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-header-avatar">';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'">';
		} else {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="#" onclick="return false;">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {
			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar32.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png"/>'
			+ '</a></div>'
			+ '<cite><span>' + reaction.author_name + '</span></cite>'
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"><a class="dsq-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</a></span>'
			+ '</div><div class="dsq-reaction-body">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-footer">From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
			+ 'via ' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? '<a href="http://backtype.com/">BackType</a>' : '<a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">UberVU</a>')
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator ? '&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<a class="dsq-hide-reaction" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + '); return false;">Hide</a>' : '') + '</div></div>';

		if(reaction.retweets) {
			var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
			if (num_retweets > 0) {
				item += '<div class="dsq-reaction-retweets">';
				if (num_retweets == 1) {
					item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
				} else {
					item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');

					item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
					var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 15) ? 15 : num_retweets;
					item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);

					if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
						item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
							+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
					}
				}
				item += '</div>';
			}
		}

		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '';
	};

	//
	// Post
	//

	this.prependPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="comment-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-comment-reply-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
				<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
				? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '</a>'
			+ '</div> \
		';
	};

	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];

		return ''
			+ (_meta.author_is_moderator
				? '<img class="dsq-mod-star" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/bullet-star.png" title="Moderator" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"> \
				<a id="dsq-time-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-' + post_id + '" title="Permalink">' + _meta.date + '</a> \
			</span>';
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		return '';
	}

	this.postBody = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Deprecate flagging conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		return ''
			+ (_meta.edited
				? '<p class="dsq-editedtxt">(Edited by a moderator)</p>'
				: '')
			;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Use media should be conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed) { return ''; }

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
								 	<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You are commenting as a Guest. You may choose to log into an existing DISQUS Profile, your Facebook, Twitter or OpenID account to comment on The Washington Independent" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Optional:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:5530405" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
								 \
								 \
							 \
						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Iframes
	//

	this._makeAttributes = function(attributes) {
		// Makes a tag attributes string out of an object.
		// Caller is responsible for making sure nothing needs to be escaped.
		var result = [];
		for (key in attributes) {
			result.push(' ' + key + '="' + attributes[key] + '"');
		}
		result = result.join('');
		return result;
	};

	this._frameGeneric = function(base_url, params, attributes) {
		if(typeof(disqus_callback_params) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_callback_params = '';
		}

		var default_params = {
			// TODO: These should be moved to Dsq.jsonData.
			'f'				: 'washingtonindependent',
			't'				: 'petraeus_talk_seems_to_bolster_obama',
			// Do we need encodeURIComponent here?
			'ifrs'			: encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css),
			'to_redirect'	: encodeURIComponent(window.location),
			'cbp'			: disqus_callback_params,
			'ff'			: Dsq.Thread.ff,
			'fc'			: Dsq.Thread.fc,
			'ac'			: Dsq.Thread.ac,
			'default_text'	: disqus_default_text
		};

		base_url += '?' + (new Date()).getTime();
		// Add params to default_params.
		if(params) {
			for(var key in params) {
				if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					default_params[key] = encodeURIComponent(params[key]);
				}
			}
		}
		// Build querystring.
		for(var key in default_params) {
			if(default_params[key] && default_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				base_url += '&' + key + '=' + default_params[key];
			}
		}

		return [
			'<iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0"',
			(' allowtransparency="true" src="' + base_url + '"'),
			this._makeAttributes(attributes),
			'</iframe>'].join('');
	};

	this.frameLogin = function(opt_attributes) {
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/login.html';
		var attributes = opt_attributes || {};
		attributes['class'] = 'dsq-post-login';

		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameReply = function(post_id, extra_params, attributes) {
		// Returns the HTML for a reply iframe. Called by Dsq.Iframes.setReplyIframeToContainer
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY;
		var params = {
			'def_email'		: disqus_def_email,
			'def_name'		: disqus_def_name
		};
		if(extra_params) {
			for(var key in extra_params) {
				if(extra_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					params[key] = extra_params[key];
				}
			}
		}
		if(_meta) {
			params['parent_post'] = post_id;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			params['per_page'] = disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			attributes['class'] += '-authenticated';
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameEdit = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/edit.html';
		var params = {
			'p' : post_id
		};
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, {'class': 'dsq-post-edit', 'name': 'dsq-edit_' + post_id + '-frame'});
	};

	//
	// Menus
	//

	this.menuMore = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: "Remove post" button should hide menu.
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')">Link</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Profile</a></li>'
	+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
		? '	<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>' + (_meta.email ? '<li class="dsq-admin-email">' + _meta.email + '</li>' : '')
		+ '	<li class="dsq-admin-ip">' + _meta.ip + '</li> \
			<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>'
		+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
			? ' <li class="dsq-admin-edit"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
			: '')
		+ ' <li class="dsq-remove"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Remove Comment</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-report-spam"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-block-user"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li>'
		: '');
	};

	this.menuMedia = function(post_id) {
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(this, ' + post_id + ', \'seesmic\'); return false;">Record video</a></li> \
		';
	};

	this.dropProfile = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};


		var menu = '<li class="dsq-drop-showlnk"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Expand &#8663;</a></li>';
		var pointsMessage = '';
		if (userData['registered']) {
			pointsMessage = 'with ' + userData['points'] + ' points (more points are better).';
		}

		if (userData['is_remote']) {
			var domain = userData['remote_domain_name'];
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' is a ' + domain + ' user ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
			menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-' + domain.toLowerCase() + '">' + domain + '</span></li>';
		} else if (userData['registered']) {
			if (userData['verified']) {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a verified commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span></li>';
			} else {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a registered, but unverified, commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span></li>';
			}
		} else {
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has not claimed this commenter profile." onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()"><span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span></li>';
		}

		menu += _includeServices();
		return menu;
	};

	//
	// Popups
	//

	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-top"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-body" class="clearfix"> \
				<div class="dsq-popup-body-padding"> \
					<div class="dsq-popup-header"> \
						<a class="dsq-close-link" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/modal-close.png" alt="" /></a>'
						+ content['header']
					+ '</div>'
					+ content['body']
					+ '<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
				</div> <!-- padding --> \
			</div> <!-- body --> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-bottom"></div> \
		</div> \
		';
	};

	this.popupProfile = function(user_key) {
		var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(user_key, null);
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var html = '';
			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == 0
					? '<h4>Connections</h4><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li> \
					<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" title="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" /> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>'
				+ (i+1 == userServices.length ? '</ul>' : '');
			}
			return html;
		};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<table> \
				<tr> \
					<td> \
						<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><img class="dsq-popup-profile-avatar" src="' + userData['avatar'] + '" alt="" /></a> \
					</td> \
					<td> \
						<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user"> \
							<h3>' + userData['display_name'] + '</h3> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats" id="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + user_key + '">Loading...</div> \
						</div> \
					</td> \
				</tr> \
			</table> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-state"> \
				This is a&nbsp;<span class="'
					+ (userData['registered']
						? (userData['verified']
							? ' dsq-badge-verified'
							: (userData['is_remote']
								? ' dsq-badge-' + userData['remote_domain_name'].toLowerCase()
								: ' dsq-badge-registered')
							)
							: ' dsq-badge-guest') + '">'
			+ (userData['registered']
				? (userData['verified']
					? 'Verified'
					: (userData['is_remote']
						 ? userData['remote_domain_name']
						 : 'Registered')
					)
				: 'Guest')
			+ '</span>&nbsp;commenter profile.'
			+ '&nbsp;<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><strong>View more comments </strong></a>'
			+ (!userData['points']
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice">If this is you, <a href="http://disqus.com/profile" target="_blank">claim it now</a> to manage your comments.</p>'
				: '')
			+ ((userData['registered'] && !userData['verified'] && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username == userData['username'])) && !userData['is_remote'])
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice"><strong>Alert</strong>: You have not verified this account. <a href="http://disqus.com/verify">Verify it now.</a></p>'
				: '')
			+ '</div> \
			<div id="dsq-profile-status-' + user_key + '" class="dsq-popup-profile-status" style="display:none"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-snapshot"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td> \
							<div id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Most active sites</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
						<td>'
							+ _includeServices()
							+ '<div id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Moderator of</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupReblog = function() {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<cite><span>Reblog this comment</span></cite> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div id="dsq-reblog-form" class="dsq-reblog-form"> \
			</div> \
		';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupModal = function(title, message) {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<h3>' + title + '</h3> \
		';

		bodyHtml = message;

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.alertContent = function(name, post_id) {
		var alert = {
			'post_not_approved': {
				'title': 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator',
				'message': 'Thanks for posting. Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.'
			},
			'post_has_profile': {
				'title': 'Use your existing commenter profile',
				'message': 'You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> commenter profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a>'
			}
		};
		return alert[name] || false;
	};

	//
	// Actions
	//

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {
		// Update number of points
		Dsq.$('dsq-points-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.';

		// Update link text
		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.';
		}
	};

	this.subscribed = function(status) {
		var title, message;

		if(status) {
			title = 'Subscribed!';
			message = 'You have subscribed to this comment thread. New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox, where you may read and respond by email.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">Unsubscribe</a> \
			';
		} else {
			title = 'Unsubscribed';
			message = 'You have unsubscribed to this comment thread. New comments will no longer be sent to your email inbox.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a> \
			';
		}

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);

	};
	
	this.highlighted = function() {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('This comment has been highlighted.', 'Highlighted comment');
	};

	//
	// Media
	//

	this.mediaSeesmic = function(id, thumb) {
		return ' \
			<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_preview" class="dsq-seesmic-preview"><a href="http://www.seesmic.com/video/' + id + '" target="_blank" class="see_link">&nbsp;</a> \
				<div style="display:block;width:160px; height:120px; border:none; background-image:url(http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/' + thumb + ')"> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_hide" class="seePlayOverlay" style="display:none;"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',false)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/stopOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_show" class="seePlayOverlay"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',true)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/playOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; border:none; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			<div id="' + id + '_content" style="display:block; width:100%; padding-top:5px"></div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Callbacks
	//

	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(parent_post_id) {
		// Increment post count
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');
		
		if (num_posts) { 
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) { 
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
	};
};
// Dsq.Templates


/**
 * Dsq.Post
 */
Dsq.Post = new function() {
	this.openedMenu = {};
	this.menuEventListener = null;
	this.stateReplyToggled = {};
	this.stateEditToggled = {};
	this.stateRecordLink = {};

	/**
	 * Inserts a new post into the document.
	 *
	 * @param after_id {Number}	Insert a post before specified id.  If after_id
	 *							evaluates to false, then post in the front.  If
	 *							after_id is -1, post at the end.
	 */
	this.insert = function(after_id, id, message, author) {
		// Skeleton template from thread_posts.html.
		var skeleton = ' \
			<li id="dsq-comment-%(id)s"> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-header-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-header"> \
					<cite id="dsq-cite-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-cite"> \
						<a id="dsq-author-user-%(id)s" href="%(author_url)s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">%(author_name)s</a> \
					</cite> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-body-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-body"> \
					<div id="dsq-comment-message-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-message">%(message)s</div> \
				</div> \
			</li> \
		';
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var _user_meta = Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key];
		var markup = Dsq.Utils.interpolate(skeleton, {
			id: id,
			message: message,
			author_url: _user_meta.blog,
			author_name: _user_meta.display_name
		});
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		markup = markup.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
		div.innerHTML = markup;

		if (after_id === -1) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').appendChild(div);
		} else if (!after_id) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').insertBefore(div, Dsq.$('dsq-comments').firstChild);
		} else if (Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + after_id)) {
			// Get next node after "after_id", so we can insert before it.
			// If "after_id" is the last comment, the target node is the
			// last node.
			
			// var append_post_id = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(after_id).replace('<div id="','').replace('"></div>', '');
			var append_post_id = 'dsq-append-post-' + after_id;
			var node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			while (node = node.nextSibling) {
				if (!node || node.nodeType == 1) { // 1 == Node.ELEMENT_NODE
					break;
				}
			}
			if (!node) {
				node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			}
			node.parentNode.insertBefore(div, node);
		}
	};

	this.incrementPostCount = function() {
		
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');

		if (num_posts) {
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) {
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
	}
	
	this.outlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className += ' dsq-comment-outline';
		setTimeout("(function () { Dsq.Post.clearOutlineComment(" + post_id + ") })()", 3000);
	};
	
	this.clearOutlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className.replace('dsq-comment-outline', '');
	};

	this.showMenu = function(el, id, name) {
		var anchorPos = Dsq.Utils.findPos(el);
		var menu = document.createElement('ul');

		if(this.openedMenu) {
			if(this.openedMenu.linkClicked) {
				this.openedMenu.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		switch(name) {
			case 'more':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMore(id);
				break;
			case 'media':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMedia(id);
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}

		// Add menu to document body
		menu.id = 'dsq-menu-' + id;
		menu.className = 'dsq-menu';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(menu);

		// Position and show
		anchorPos[1] += 15;
		menu.style.left = anchorPos[0] + 'px';
		menu.style.top = anchorPos[1] + 'px';
		menu.style.display = 'block';

		// Set global reference
		this.openedMenu = {
			'el' : menu,
			'id' : id,
			'name' : name,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};

		// Set listener
		this.menuEventListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._hideMenu);
	};

	this._hideMenu = function(e) {
		var el = e.target || e.srcElement;
		var openedMenu = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el;
		var id = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.id;

		if(!id) {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link';
		} else {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link-' + id;
		}

		if(!openedMenu) {
			return;
		}

		if(!Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, openedMenu.id)) {
			openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Post.menuEventListener);
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(openedMenu);

		} else {
			// Hide the menu if a link was clicked inside the menu.  We can't
			// completely remove the menu until the onclick event on the link
			// fires, but the menuEventListener will prevent multiple menus
			// from polluting the DOM.
			if(el && typeof el.href != 'undefined') {
				openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el = null;
			}
		}

		if(Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Post.openedMenu.linkClicked = true;
		}
	};


	this.getUserServices = function(user_key, id) {
		if(!user_key && id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
			user_key = _meta.user_key;
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var userServices = [];

		// Keep a full list of supported services. This is the order they will display in the drop-profile.
		// Each service must have a corresponding case in _buildServiceUrl()
		var supportedServices = ['blog', 'twitter', 'facebook', 'tumblr'];

		function _buildServiceUrl(serviceName) {
			var data = userData[serviceName];
			var services = {
				blog:		function(d) { return d; },
				twitter:	function(d) { return d; },
				facebook:	function(d) { return d; },
				tumblr:		function(d) { return 'http://' + d + '.tumblr.com'; }
			};
			return services[serviceName](data);
		}

		for(var i = 0; i < supportedServices.length; i++) {
			if(userData[supportedServices[i]]) {
				var serviceUrl = _buildServiceUrl(supportedServices[i]);
				userServices.push({'name' : supportedServices[i], 'url' : serviceUrl});
			}
		}
		return userServices;
	}

	this.dropProfile = function(id) {
		var dp = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-profile-' + id);

		// IE6 needs JS to display/hide. All other browsers use CSS.
		if(dp) {
			if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) dp.style.display = (dp.style.display == 'inline') ? 'none' : 'inline';
			return false;
		} else {
			dp = document.createElement('ul');
		}

		dp.id = 'dsq-drop-profile-' + id;
		dp.className = 'dsq-drop-profile';

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) { dp.style.display = 'inline'; }

		var container = Dsq.$('dsq-header-avatar-' + id);
		dp.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.dropProfile(id);
		container.appendChild(dp);
	};

	this.dropProfileMore = function(el, id) {
		var hiddenItems = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-hidden-' + id);

		hiddenItems.style.display = 'inline';
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
	};

	this._updateReplyLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "reply / cancel" links based on state.
		var displayDict = {};

		if(id) {
			if(this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				el.innerHTML = 'Cancel';
				displayDict['media'] = 'inline';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'none';
			} else {
				el.innerHTML = 'Reply';
				displayDict['media'] = 'none';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'inline';
			}
		}

		for(var key in displayDict) {
			if(displayDict.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var	linkEl = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-el-' + id),
					spacer = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-spacer-' + id);

				if(linkEl) {
					linkEl.style.display = displayDict[key];
					if(spacer) spacer.style.display = displayDict[key];
				}
			}
		}
	};

	this._updateMediaLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "use media / cancel" links based on state.
		var appendId = (id) ? ('-' + id) : '';
		var link = Dsq.$('dsq-media-link' + appendId);

		if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			link.innerHTML = 'Cancel Media';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(link, id); return false; };
		} else {
			link.innerHTML = 'Use Media <small>&#9660;</small>';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.showMenu(link, id, 'media'); return false; };
		}
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(el, id) {
		// Create reply IFrame
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			if (!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				// Create IFrame if it doesn't exist.
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-frame-' + id), id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].init();
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].setState(id, _meta.depth);
				}
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
			}
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			if(!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				// Reply toolbar
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id), id);
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Iframes.hideAllInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id));
				if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
					// HACK: Cancel media before canceling self.
					this.toggleMediaReply(Dsq.$('dsq-media-link-' + id), id);
				}
			}
		}

		this.stateReplyToggled[id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[id];
		this._updateReplyLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-reply-' + id); }

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[id]
		});
	};

	this.toggleMediaReply = function(el, id, xtype) {
		id = id || 0;
		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(!this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id, {xtype:xtype}, 'dsq-post-video');
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id);
		}
		this.stateRecordLink[id] = !this.stateRecordLink[id];
		this._updateMediaLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};

	this.edit = function(el, id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.frameEdit(id);
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-comment-message-' + id); }
	};

    this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
                Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
            }

            Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/vote.js'
                + '?post_id='    + id
                + '&vote='        + vote);

		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login(Dsq.Strings.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN);
		}
    };

	this.report = function(id, confirmed) {
		if(confirmed) {
			Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/petraeus_talk_seems_to_bolster_obama/post_report/', {'post_id': id});
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Thank you. This comment has been flagged for moderator attention.', 'Successfully flagged');
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$('dsq-post-report-' + id));
		} else {
			var title = Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT;
			var message = Dsq.Strings.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR + '? \
			<br /><br /> \
			<button onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.NO + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.NEVER_MIND + '</button>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<button onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + id + ', true);"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.YES + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT + '</button><br /><br />'
			+ Dsq.Strings.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION + '. \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, id);
		}
	};



	this.showAlert = function(id, msg) {
		var msgEl = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id);
		var alert = '<div class="dsq-comment-alert">' + msg + '</div>';

		msgEl.innerHTML = alert + msgEl.innerHTML;
	};

};
// Dsq.Post


/**
 * Dsq.Thread
 */
Dsq.Thread = new function() {
	this.fc = null;
	this.ff = null;
	this.ac = null;

	
	this.adminIsOn = false;

	
	
	

	this.hlComment = null;
	this.hlCommentClass = null;

	this.getNextComment = function(el) {
		var start_id = el.id;
		while(el = el.nextSibling) {
			if(el.id && el.id.indexOf('dsq-comment-') != -1 && el.id != start_id) {
				return el;
			}
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.getActiveCommentId = function() {
		if (document.URL.indexOf('#comment-') >= 0) {
			var anchor = document.URL.slice(document.URL.indexOf('#') + 1);
			return anchor.replace('comment-', '');
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.highlightAnchor = function() {
		var i = this.getActiveCommentId();
		if (i == null) return false;
		var id = 'dsq-comment-' + i;
		var hash = window.location.hash;

		// Toggle the hash incase the comment isn't available when the page loads
		// for WebKit-based browsers.
		if (Dsq.Utils.webkit) {
			window.location.hash = '';
			window.location.hash = hash;
		}

		this.hlComment = Dsq.$(id);
		// Adding this conditional guard pending #289
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlCommentClass = this.hlComment.className;
		this.hlComment.className += ' dsq-hl-anchor';

		setTimeout("Dsq.Thread.highlightClear()", 3000);
	};

	this.highlightClear = function() {
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlComment.className = this.hlCommentClass;
	};

	this.login = function(toggle) {
		// toggle id is #dsq-reply-login-[id]
		var postId;
		if(toggle.id.indexOf('dsq-reply-login') != -1) {
			postId = toggle.id.slice(16);
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + postId);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(toggle) {
			if(toggle.className == 'dsq-login-active') {
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(container, postId);
				toggle.className = '';
			} else {
				Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
				toggle.className = 'dsq-login-active';
			}
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
		}

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};


	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked, per_page) {
		// Use extra_params to pass any override parameters that we need to persist.
		var extra_params = '';

		// "Per page" can either be overriden by providing it as an argument
		// (per-call) or setting the disqus_per_page override variable (global).
		if(typeof per_page == 'undefined') {
			per_page = null;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined' && per_page === null) {
			per_page = disqus_per_page;
		}

		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}
		if(per_page !== null) {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + per_page;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			el_clicked.style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'petraeus_talk_seems_to_bolster_obama'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};

	this.sortBy = function(sort) {
		var disqus_script = document.createElement('script');
		var disqus_date = new Date();

		if (location.hash != '') {
			location.hash = '#disqus_thread';
		}

		if(typeof(disqus_url) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_url = disqus_href;
		}
		disqus_script.type = 'text/javascript';
		disqus_script.src = 'http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'petraeus_talk_seems_to_bolster_obama'
			+ '&sort='	+ sort
			+ '&title='
			+ '&'		+ disqus_date.getTime();

		Dsq.$('dsq-comments').innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif">';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(disqus_script);
	};

	this.subscribe = function(status, email) {
		// `status` is an int -- 1 to subscribe, 0 to unsubscribe
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || email) {
			// If authenticated user OR anonymous email provided

			if(email) {
				Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
			}

			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/subscribe.js'
				+'?status=' 	+ status
				+ '&slug='		+ 'petraeus_talk_seems_to_bolster_obama'
				+ '&email=' 	+ encodeURIComponent(email));

		} else if(!email) {
			// If anonymous user and no email has been provided yet, prompt for email

			var title = 'Subscribe to this comment thread';
			var message = ' \
				New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox! \
				<div class="dsq-subscribe-submit"> \
					<p><strong>Enter your email address below.</strong></p> \
					<input type="text" id="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
					<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1, Dsq.$(\'dsq-subscribe-email\').value)">Subscribe</button> \
				</div> \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
		}
	};

	this.showSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return;
		}

		/* The form has to be re-designed when more options will come out. */
		var html = 'Automatically close comments after <input size="3" id="dsq-thread-days-alive" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.days_alive + '" type="text" /> days. Existing comments will still be displayed.<br /><br />(Using 0 days will disable this feature)<br /><br />'
								 + '<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.updateDaysAlive();" class="dsq-button-small"><span>Save</span></button>'
								 + '<span id="dsq-thread-settings-status" class="dsq-options-status"></span>';
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Settings');
	};

	this.updateDaysAlive = function() {
		var days = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-days-alive').value;
		var status = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-settings-status');
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/update_days_alive.js', {days:days,thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
		status.innerHTML = 'Saved!';
		window.setTimeout(function() { status.innerHTML = ''; }, 1000);
	};
};
// Dsq.Thread

Dsq.Events = function() {
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var handlers = {};
	var getHandlers = function(event) {
		if (handlers[event] === undefined) {
			handlers[event] = [];
		}
		return handlers[event];
	};

	// Public
	// Value keys : postId, node, xtype
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED = 1;
	// Value keys : postId, opened
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED = 2;
	obj.fire = function(event, opt_value) {
		if (!event) {
			throw new Error('Unknown event');
		}
		var value = opt_value || {};
		for (var i=0; i<getHandlers(event).length; i++) {
			getHandlers(event)[i](value);
		}
	};
	obj.addHandler = function(event, callback) {
		getHandlers(event).push(callback);
	};

	return obj;
}();

/**
 * Dsq.Realtime
 */
Dsq.Realtime = new function() {
	var initialized = false;
	var interval = null;
	var last_checked = Dsq.jsonData.request.timestamp;
	var new_posts = [];
	var ongoing_request = false;
	var prev_script = null;

	function updateNewPostCount() {
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-alert').style.display = new_posts.length ? 'block' : 'none';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-queued').innerHTML = new_posts.length
		+ ' new '
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, 'comment', 'comments')
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, ' was', ' were')
		+ ' just posted.';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.SHOW + ')';
	}

	function insertNewPosts() {
		var post_id = null;
		var after_id = Dsq.$('dsq-sort-select').value === 'oldest' ? -1 : null;

		for (var i=0; i<new_posts.length; i++) {
			post_id = new_posts[i];
			Dsq.Post.insert(after_id, post_id, Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id].message);
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		}
		new_posts = [];
	}

	this.enableInterval = function() {
		interval = setInterval(Dsq.Realtime.check, Dsq.jsonData.context.realtime_speed);
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.ENABLED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.PAUSE + ')';
	}

	this.disableInterval = function() {
		if (interval) {
			clearInterval(interval);
			interval = null;
		}
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.PAUSED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.RESUME + ')';
	}

	this.toggleInterval = function() {
		if (!interval) {
			Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
		} else {
			Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
		}
		return false;
	}

	this.initialize = function() {
		if (!initialized) {
			initialized = true;
			Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').onclick = this.toggleInterval;
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').onclick = this.show;
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
			if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.realtime_paused) {
				Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
			} else {
				Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
			}
		}
	}

	this.show = function() {
		insertNewPosts();
		updateNewPostCount();
		return false;
	}

	this.check = function() {
		if (!ongoing_request && Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			if (prev_script) {
				prev_script.parentNode.removeChild(prev_script);
			}
			ongoing_request = true;
			prev_script = Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/5530405/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

	this.update = function(timestamp, posts, users) {
		ongoing_request = false;
		last_checked = timestamp;

		if (users) {
			for (var user_id in users) {
				if (users.hasOwnProperty(user_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id] = users[user_id];
					}
				}
			}
		}

		if (posts) {
			for (var post_id in posts) {
				if (posts.hasOwnProperty(post_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] = posts[post_id];
						new_posts.push(post_id);
					}
				}
			}

			if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				insertNewPosts();
			} else {
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
		}
	};

}();

// DEPRECATED
Dsq.Iframes = function() {
	// Different style of object from the above. Hoping to switch to this for some reason.
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var showIframeInContainer = function(container, id, markup) {
		// Look through container for iframes, hiding them, except show one that matches id
		// If none of them matched id, create a new iframe using markup and insert it.
		// Returns the iframe node if and only if it was newly created.
		var found = false;
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				if (child.id == id) {
					child.style.display = 'block';
					found = true;
				} else {
					child.style.display = 'none';
				}
			}
		}
		if (found) {
			return;
		}
		// The iframe wasn't found, so construct it and add it to the container.
		// Don't use innerHTML because it might reload iframes
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		div.innerHTML = markup;
		var iframe = div.childNodes[0];
		div.removeChild(iframe);
		container.appendChild(iframe);
		return iframe;
	};

	// Public
	obj.makeReplyIframeId = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var id = 'dsq-post-add-iframe';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			id += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			id += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return id;
	};
	obj.makeLoginIframeId = function(opt_postId) {
		if (!opt_postId) {
			return 'dsq-login-iframe';
		}
		return 'dsq-login-iframe-' + opt_postId;
	};
	obj.makeReplyIframeName = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var name = 'dsq-reply-frame';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			name += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			name += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return name;
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId, opt_extraParams, opt_className) {
		// Construct the id so we can check if it's already present.
		// Hide any other iframes we find, and show this one if it's found.
		var params = opt_extraParams || {};
		// use xtype in the id and name so we can distinguish media replies from text replies:
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeId(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var name = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeName(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var attributes = {
			'id': id,
			'name': name,
			'class': opt_className || 'dsq-post-reply'
			};
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameReply(opt_postId, opt_extraParams, attributes);
		var iframe = showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
		// It was newly created
		if (iframe) {
			Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, {
				postId: opt_postId,
				node: iframe,
				xtype: params.xtype
			});
		}
	};
	obj.showLoginIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId) {
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeLoginIframeId(opt_postId);
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: id});
		showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed = function(container, opt_postId) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			obj.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, opt_postId);
		} else {
			obj.hideAllInContainer(container);
		}
	};
	obj.hideAllInContainer = function(container) {
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				child.style.display = 'none';
			}
		}
	};

	return obj;
}();

Dsq.Twitter = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startTwitterConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._twitterWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/twitter/begin/', 'twitterWindow', popupParams);
		that._twitterInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeTwitterConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeTwitterConnect = function() {
		if (that._twitterWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._twitterInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Yahoo = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startYahooConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._yahooWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/yahoo/begin/', 'yahooWindow', popupParams);
		that._yahooInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeYahooConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeYahooConnect = function() {
		if (that._yahooWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._yahooInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.OpenID = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.requestURL = function() {
		var message = '<table class="dsq-openid-form"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2"><img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url + '/images/openid-icon-100x100.png" /></td>';
		message += '<td><label for="dsq-openid-url">OpenID URL:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-url" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td><label for="dsq-openid-username">Display name:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-username" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td class="dsq-openid-submit" colspan="3"><input type="button" value="Sign in" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.startConnect();" /></td></tr>';
		message += "</table>";

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sign in using OpenID');
	};

	this.startConnect = function() {
		var isblank = function(str) {
			return /^\s*$/.test(str);
		};

		var openid_url = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-url').value;
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-username').value;

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=500';
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/openid/begin/' + '?url=' + encodeURIComponent(openid_url) + '&username=' + encodeURIComponent(username);
		that._openidWindow = window.open(url, 'openidWindow', popupParams);
		that._openidInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeConnect = function() {
		if (that._openidWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._openidInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Reaction = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.hide = function(id) {
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/hidereaction.js?' + 'reaction_id=' + id);
	};

	this.reportMissingReactions = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled) {
			return;
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.queued) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Your report has been received. The system will automatically search for new reactions; if any are found, they will be displayed on this comment thread.<br/><br/>Thank&nbsp;you.',
												 'Reported missing reactions');
			return;
		}

		Dsq.Utils.execScript(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/forums/washingtonindependent/queueurl.js');
	};
};

Dsq.CNN = function() {
	var obj = {};

	obj.authenticate = function() {
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + "/saml/cnn/try/";
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl(url, {'target': document.location}, true);
	};

	return obj;
}();


if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
	(function() {
		DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE = /<div class="dsq-header-avatar"(.*?)>/gim;
		Dsq.Templates.registerFilter('postPrependHeader', function(html, post_id) {
			// Add "onmouseout" for dsq-header-avatar for dropProfile
			// functionality since IE6 cannot use :hover.
			function _headerAvatarReplace(content, inner, _unused, html) {
				return '<div class="dsq-header-avatar" '
					+ inner
					+ ' onmouseout="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')">';
			}
			html = html.replace(DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE, _headerAvatarReplace);
			return html;
		});
	})();
}









(function() {
	//
	// Load theme.  This overrides the base templates with template functions
	// from the respective themes.
	//
	if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
		var theme = 'narcissus';
		// HACK: Set variable on window to use post message.
		window.disqus_use_postmessage = true;

		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Themes[theme]) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Templates[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Post) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Post[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
	}

	//
	// Register templates.  This must be done after all themes are loaded.
	//
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('authPost', Dsq.Templates.authPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('header', Dsq.Templates.header);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('footer', Dsq.Templates.footer);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('trackbacks', Dsq.Templates.trackbacks);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('reactions', Dsq.Templates.reactions);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('prependPost', Dsq.Templates.prependPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('appendPost', Dsq.Templates.appendPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postPrependHeader', Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postAppendHeader', Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('preBody', Dsq.Templates.preBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBody', Dsq.Templates.postBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postFooter', Dsq.Templates.postFooter);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('_popupGeneric', Dsq.Templates._popupGeneric);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('voted', Dsq.Templates.voted);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('popupProfile', Dsq.Templates.popupProfile);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBox', Dsq.Templates.postBox);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('pagination', Dsq.Templates.pagination);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postComment_onSuccess', Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess);

})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-24620226">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-24620226" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-24620226" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-24620226" href="http://fotoartistelanjang.info/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">artis telanjang</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-24620226" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-24620226" class="dsq-comment-message">The election is over and America has appointed a new leader. The people have chosen “change” by electing Barack Obama for the next President of the United States.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-24141486">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-24141486" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-24141486" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-24141486" href="http://videobokepfotobugil.info/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">video bokep</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-24141486" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-24141486" class="dsq-comment-message">Terms such as \'Karma Capitalism\', \'Exit Plan\' and the likes are being explained on the basis of the teachings of Lord Krishna and the message of the Bhagavad Gita.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-24141342">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-24141342" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-24141342" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-24141342" href="http://fotobugilvideobokep.info/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">foto bugil</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-24141342" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-24141342" class="dsq-comment-message">yep... when is obama stoping the imigration</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-23168710">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-23168710" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-23168710" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-23168710" href="http://ceritaseksdewasa.info/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">cerita seks</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-23168710" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-23168710" class="dsq-comment-message">One would think that Gen Petraeus had been reading and re-reading Gen Eisenhower\'s biography.... :)</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-22530979">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-22530979" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-22530979" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-22530979" href="www.truvapvc.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">pencere</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-22530979" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-22530979" class="dsq-comment-message">obama stoping the imigration</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-21566660">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-21566660" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-21566660" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-21566660" href="http://cerita-dewasa.us/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">cerita dewasa</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-21566660" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-21566660" class="dsq-comment-message">WE NEED TO MAKE ARE ARMY ALOT LIKE THE AIRBORNE A FAST MOVING ARMY. THE US ARMY IS LIKE A SLEEPY BEER.... ---------&gt; lol :D</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-16083751">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-16083751" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-16083751" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-16083751">nganhang</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-16083751" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-16083751" class="dsq-comment-message">I have ever known him.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10670620">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10670620" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10670620" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10670620">maria</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10670620" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10670620" class="dsq-comment-message">when is obama stoping the imigration</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9871999">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9871999" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9871999" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9871999">LUCAS DALTON</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9871999" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9871999" class="dsq-comment-message">WE NEED TO MAKE ARE ARMY ALOT LIKE THE AIRBORNE A FAST MOVING ARMY. THE US ARMY IS LIKE A SLEEPY BEER.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6971174">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6971174" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6971174" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-6971174" href="http://www.unclepayday.ca" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Helen</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6971174" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6971174" class="dsq-comment-message">A poll recently conducted by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines selected Petraeus as one of the world\'s top 100 public intellectuals.[5] And in April of this year, the Static Line Association named Petraeus as its 2008 Man of the Year.[6] In 2007, Time named Petraeus one of the 100 most influential leaders and revolutionaries of the year as well as one of its four runners up for Time Person of the Year.[7][8] He was also named the second most influential American conservative by The Daily Telegraph[9] as well as The Daily Telegraph\'s 2007 Man of the Year[10] and "America\'s most respected soldier" by Der Spiegel in 2008.[11] In 2005, Petraeus was selected as one of America\'s top leaders by US News and World Report.[12] Some news reports have speculated that Petraeus may have interest in running for the presidency. Despite these accounts, Petraeus has categorically stated that he has no political ambitions.[13][14][15][16][17][18] Most recently, GQ Magazine (December 2008) named Petraeus as the "Leader of the Year: Right Man, Right Time",[19] Newsweek named him the 16th most powerful person in the world in its December 20, 2008 edition,[20] and Prospect magazine named him the "Public Intellectual of the Year".<br><a href="http://www.unclepayday.ca" rel="nofollow">http://www.unclepayday.ca</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-22523256">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-22523256" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-22523256" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-22523256" href="http://ceritadewasaseks.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">cerita dewasa</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-22523256" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-22523256" class="dsq-comment-message">While the general warned that there were several “potential storm clouds” threatening to undermine progress, he said that Iraq was on a more stable footing since his last appearance on Capitol Hill in April. He never said terms like “victory” or “success” that McCain uses, and which the GOP nominee frequently chides Obama for avoiding.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6971146">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6971146" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6971146" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-6971146" href="http://www.unclepayday.ca" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Helen</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6971146" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6971146" class="dsq-comment-message">General David Howell Petraeus, USA (born November 7, 1952) is the 10th and current Commander, U.S. Central Command. Speaking at the change of command ceremony on October 31, 2008, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said of Petraeus: "He is the preeminent soldier-scholar-statesman of his generation and precisely the man we need in this command at this time."[5]. Petraeus previously served as Commanding General, Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I) from January 26, 2007 to September 16, 2008.[1] As Commander of MNF-I, Petraeus oversaw all coalition forces in Iraq.[2][3] Petraeus was the General George C. Marshall Award winner as the top graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College—class of 1983.[4] He subsequently earned a M.P.A. degree (1985) and a Ph.D. degree (1987) in International Relations from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. He later served as Assistant Professor of International Relations at the U.S. Military Academy and also completed a fellowship at Georgetown University. He has a BS from the U.S. Military Academy—class of 1974—from which he graduated as a distinguished cadet (top 5% of his class).<br><a href=”http://www.unclepayday.ca” rel="nofollow">payday loan canada</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6588820">bhattathiri</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6588820" class="dsq-comment-message">Management needs those who practice what they preach<br>"Whatever the excellent and best ones do, the commoners follow," says Sri Krishna in the Gita. The visionary leader must be a missionary, extremely practical, intensively dynamic and capable of translating dreams into reality. This dynamism and strength of a true leader flows from an inspired and spontaneous motivation to help others. "I am the strength of those who are devoid of personal desire and attachment. O Arjuna, I am the legitimate desire in those, who are not opposed to righteousness," says Sri Krishna in the 10th Chapter of the Gita. The philosophy contained in the pages of the Bhagavad Gita is today considered relevant and essential to our understanding of ourselves even in the western world. Leading business schools in the USA such as Kellogg have included the Bhagavad Gita as an elective subject in their curriculum. Terms such as \'Karma Capitalism\', \'Exit Plan\' and the likes are being explained on the basis of the teachings of Lord Krishna and the message of the Bhagavad Gita.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4205741">buckheaddad</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4205741" class="dsq-comment-message">One would think that Gen Petraeus had been reading and re-reading Gen Eisenhower\'s biography. <br><br>At least IKE had no "BLOODY LIPS"  . . . . . . . <br><br>BUCKHEADDAD</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3657289">AngelP</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3657289" class="dsq-comment-message">We should all take pride in the fact that we once again displayed for the world the power of our democracy, and reaffirmed the great American ideal that this is a nation where anything is possible. It didn’t matter who they were or where they came from; what they looked like or what party they belonged to – they came out and cast their ballot because they believed that in this country, our destiny is not written for us, but by us.  <br><br>The election is over and America has appointed a new leader. The people have chosen “change” by electing Barack Obama for the next President of the United States. Whether the United States changes for the better or for the worse, there is no doubt that change is in store for our country. It’s clear that Americans believe Obama will bring a positive change to our country. We’ve heard many of the promises he has made to the U.S. from lowering taxes for the middle class to putting a timeline on the war in Iraq and trimming the federal budget “line by line.” However, Obama also supports the elimination of the payday loan industry. He believes that eradicating the payday loan industry will protect low-income and families in general from falling victims to predatory lenders. On higher ground, it will be a violation to our financial freedom if the option to utilize affordable payday loans is wiped out. Threatening our rights to financial freedom is not a great start to creating positive change. <br><br>Click to read more on <a href="http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2008/11/06/obama-to-bring-change-how-will-payday-loans-change/" rel="nofollow">Payday Loans</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3058361">BTR</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3058361" class="dsq-comment-message">I heard General Petraeus speak recently and found him to be forthright and non-committal to any one party or agenda.  He has been given a task and purpose, and is arguably the most educated man on the topic of counter-insurgency.  As a Soldier - thank God he is on our side!  When he speaks, all should listen and expect to hear someone who presents a realistic situation, with options which may be unpopular but cannot be dismissed.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3048985" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3048985">Edwin Sparn</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3048985" class="dsq-comment-message">I think a fruitful line of attack to counter McCain\'s specious "terrorist" campaign is to repeat that Sarah Palin\'s husband, Todd, may STILL be a member of the Alaska Independence party.  The past leader of that group made many statements about his hatred for the "lower 48" United States.  Calling for "secession" of the state of Alaska is clearly treasonous. Sarah Palin, moreover, made statements supporting this sinister group.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-24076967" href="http://makegosip.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">make gossip</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-24076967" class="dsq-comment-message">A poll recently conducted by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines selected Petraeus as one of the world\'s top 100 public intellectuals.[5] And in April of this year, the Static Line Association named Petraeus as its 2008 Man of the Year.[6] In 2007, Time named Petraeus one of the 100 most influential leaders and revolutionaries of the year as well as one of its four runners up for Time Person of the Year.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3018134">john scott, jr.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3018134" class="dsq-comment-message">Im voting for Barack Obama. It is time for a change. If Mrs. Clinton did not drop out i would have voted for her. Im not rich, so im not a republican. I want a President i can actually be proud of working for. All we get as soldiers are increase in pay every year. WOW, big ole\' 3.9% raise. Been in for over 10 years. The economy is getting crazy now. Gas is high. We need a change. Go OBAMA!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3002044">kathleen</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002044" class="dsq-comment-message">Petraeus might  make a good secretary of defense.  I\'m thrilled to hear he has the intelligence and global understanding that, while perhaps unbeknownst to him, has endorsed Barack Obama for President.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3035604">EadesMAn</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3035604" class="dsq-comment-message">he didn\'t endorse him pinhead.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3099224">EadesMAn eat it</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3099224" class="dsq-comment-message">He didn\'t say Patraeus endorsed him, moron.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3000701" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000701">Fred Mannheim</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000701" class="dsq-comment-message">I speak as a former Marine and  Vietnam Veteran just for reference purposes. Let me begin by saying that Iraq like Vietnam was a war that needn\'t have happened. It was of our own creation. Anybody who was really paying attention to history or events and not either lying to themselves or the believing in the lies of our Politicians knows better. I can tell you unequivocally that mistakes were made from the first once we did decide to attack Iraq. In order to have avoided needless casualties they should have dropped huge amounts of leaflets detailing exactly what would happen to those who immediately surrendered and what would definitely happen to those that didn\'t. Also they should have dropped leaflets to the population telling them that once our troops were in command that they should remain in their homes and stay there until told that they could come out. The first might well have prevented the need for large scale combat and the second one have prevented mass looting and rioting. Those who came out to loot armaments would be fair game as targets. These things were not done. In addition they immediately called for the disbanding of the Iraqi military and we all know  the result. Many Iraqis were killed in front of American roadblocks simply because no one had the brains to instruct citizens early on of what to do if they approached one. Their should have been numerous warning signs alerting the Iraqis. American troops who engaged in killing Iraqis to perpetrate crimes should have been punished and there should have been greater discipline to insure these things did not happen. Every time such deaths were caused it led to more anger and hostility from the Iraqis. Totally counterproductive. Our troops should have been trained better so that they would have relied on and developed the skills necessary to pull their own asses out of the fire instead of relying on tanks , artillery and airpower which in many cases led to collateral deaths. Again just another way we increased Iraqi hostility. These Mercenary forces which we employed in Iraq should have been kept in better check and should have  been immediately investigated and punished if they had violated the rules of warfare. Finally, I think that the reason we had so much trouble relying on newly trained Iraqi troops was because of the dearth of training that they received. I was given to understand the initially most received a mere 4 weeks of training. That would have been totally insufficient. As a boot recruit we usually spent at the minimum 12 weeks in Boot Camp and sometimes as much as 14 depending on the situation, then after that they sent you to Advanced Infantry Training which could be another month or more. Then even after that training is ongoing. Iraqis were not only given insufficient training but were then expected to take up arms and go into possible firefights. No wonder they weren\'t up to the task. I could name other mistakes but I think that these in and of themselves were the main ones. The first was getting into the conflict in the first place.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3049072">Edwin Sparn</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3049072" class="dsq-comment-message">You are right on target.  Vice President Dick Cheney was promoting war with Iraq on the FIRST day of the George W. Bush administration--as was John McCain.  The tragedy here was that we pulled resources out of the "just war," where the enemy was, in Afghanistan, and the Taliban there are stonger than ever</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2997501">Kay</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2997501" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain another  NEOCON?  I suspect so.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995049">Dave</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995049" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s funny how opinions vary depending on which side of the aisle your from in reference to General Patraeus and the accomplishments in Iraq. Iraq is and will continue to be a success and become a strategic ally in the middle east. It\'s a shame, all of you older libs had visions of Vietnam all over again. For those of you younger libs, this was your chance to live through your Vietnam. Sorry it didn\'t work out that way.<br><br>As for the coming presidential election, I am supporting John McCain for one reason. To keep the messiah from becoming president number 44. The Democrats in my country and specifically in Congress are on a corse to change our Constitution and feed their hunger of greed and corruption. I\'m hoping that the White House remains red and with a 9% approval rating of the Congress, the House has a chance to turn red again. <br><br>Fortunately, I see a silver lining if the election doesn\'t turn out as I would hope. I lived through the Jimmy Carter presidency and it was one of the lowest times in our history. His policiess and tax increases sent our economy into a dissaster and left our country weak in the eyes of our enemies. All of you libs that have grown comfortable with credit come easy and financing your fat lifestyles with record setting low interest rates will see the light. The messiah and his Congress will send us into another era of high interest rates and inflation (rates in the high teens - try and make those monthly payments!). When this happens a landslide of true conservative candidates will return to the Congress and White House and bring those values back as well.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3099565">sherman</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3099565" class="dsq-comment-message">Listen to Rush Limbaugh much....seriously, why don\'t you try growing a thought of your own. I really wish that people would take a look at how we got into the eccomomic trouble we are in now, and who was in office, and in control of the House and Congress! come on!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000766">B</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000766" class="dsq-comment-message">We just finished a conservative majority, and look at the country...  Great values...  Not to mention that that congressional approval rating is bipartisan, and when broken down to party, the repubs have a lower rating than the dems.  Although you may have a point about corruption, cause the republican party certainly doesn\'t partake in that.  All so pure and innocent...</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3035633">EadesMAn</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3035633" class="dsq-comment-message">its a democratic majority in congress and their approval rating is lower than Bush\'s, all this shit has gone downhill in the last two years! during a  democrat majority in the house and senate.  democrats are scum.  Obama has two advisers that were previous CEOs of Freddie Mac, does anyone do any of their own thinking anymore or do you all have a direct line from the liberal media to your brains.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2984946">Ricardo</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2984946" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain and Fox blowhards like to think that Petreaus is the beginning and the end of all military decisions in Iraq and beyond.  Truth is Bush shopped for a lot of Generals until he found one that completely agreed with his way of presenting the situation in the Middle East.  Just because of his association with Bush and Bush\'s influence, I wouldn\'t trust Petraeus as far as I could spit.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2976524">lawhite</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2976524" class="dsq-comment-message">Of course, Patraeus isn\'t going to take sides in this election...the next man to be president will be his boss.  I see nothing in what he said that disagreed with or supported either one.  And it is encouraging that he said there was now a more stable footing in Iraq since his April.  If there is a stable democracy in Iraq when we leave, I\'d call that a victory or a success.<br><br>McCain has said that there should be talks with our enemies but not at the highest level of the presidency without preconditions.  Kissinger agreed with that.  By the president meeting without preconditions, you are giving the enemy status in the world view, and this is a tactical error.  I don\'t see where Petraeus disagreed with that.  <br><br>McCain also has acknowledged that the same surge would not work in Afghanistan the same way and that action had to account for the differences in the two countries, but the general concept of the surge could also work in Afghanistan.<br><br>Obama and McCain are essentially agreed about Pakistan and the conditions we should go in, if we must.  They disagree about a time table for withdrawal in Iraq.   McCain said the generals would let us know when it is time.  They are the ones in the field and the only ones who know.  When politicians interfere with strategy, you have another Vietnam where they are the ones that lose the war for us.  We were defeated in Vietnam because of the politicians running the war, not because the military wasn\'t capable of winning the war.  We pulled out when we did because of pressures from the people at home and the south fell almost the minute we pulled out.  At least that is something McCain understands and I don\'t think Obama does.<br><br>McCain has not changed his views on Iraq, Afghanistan, or Pakistan...Obama has often.  What I know McCain would do is let General Petraeus have what he needs to get it done and not to second-guess him every step of the way.  Yes, Petraeus has to get an okay to enter Pakistan or pull out of Iraq, but he would have that.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3073506" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3073506">Moderate1</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3073506" class="dsq-comment-message">At times I think Obama is the only one who realizes that we are not in a war with Iraq. We are in a war on terror.  We have had successful surges in Iraq before, but given time, the insurgents regroup, are fed into Iraq from other countries, and again you start to hear about soldiers dying in roadside bomb attacks.  If we are going to win this war, we need to open other fronts.  We need to "win" the Iraq front but cannot do so unless we regain control in Afghanistan and Yes, sit down and talk with the bad guys to stop the terrorist infiltration of Iraq.  Everytime MccAin starts to talk about the war, I only hear "Iraq" and the "recent surge".  Obama always seems to bring up the larger picture and to me, at least, seems to have a better understanding of what is actually going on.  Just my thoughts.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2976384" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2976384">lawhite</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2976384" class="dsq-comment-message">You give a report on what Petraeus did NOT say against McCain?  Good grief, is this the new style of reporting now...or still?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2973980">Jeff</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2973980" class="dsq-comment-message">Onvce again, an Obama "talking point"  has been justified -- corroborated by someone in a position of command, in a position to make a difference, General Petraeus. ... Not so much with McCain.<br><br>McCain and Palin both have publicly praised Petraeus on the campaign trail and have spoken highly of him in their respective debates -- yet, he sides with Obama on this matter.<br><br>Because they hold Petraeus in such high regard, will McCain and Palin now switch their stance, and say something to the effect of, "Because we respect the general so much, we will also favor talks with \'enemy\' leaders." <br><br>No way. Not a chance.<br><br>Instead, they are banking on trying to establish some far-fetched Obama-Ayers connection that just doesn\'t exist. They -- and Fox News -- are hanging every shred of political hope on painting Obama as a terrorist.<br><br>Good luck with that. LOL ...<br><br>McCain was wrong about Iraq\'s participation in 9-11. He was wrong about the war in Iraq. He was wrong about WMDs ... and now, he\'s wrong about the U.S. not needintgto understand the mindset of its enemies.<br><br>What is it , then, that McCain\'s right about, anyway?? And people say his strength is in foreign relations? Are you SERIOUS?????</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3073386">lenore Rapalski rapalski</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3073386" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree with your final question concerning McCain\'s foreign relations experience.  Being in the Vietnam war mostly imprisoned, returning home to eventually run for political office, making several trips to Iraq and most recently to various other countries does not  constitute foreign relations experience in the deepest sense of the term experience.  It is so strange to me that Americans choose the least factors on which to make a decision.  There were many other presidents who had no war experience who managed to create foreign policies for the United States.  Long ago, or so it seems, in this campaign, I wondered when John McCain\'s P.O.W. time would begin to tarnish -  in many different ways.  It\'s like saying because I survived cancer, I could run a hospital.  I notice that Sen. Obama never really uses justifiable information when it comes to this I was a warrior therefore I know how to save America.  McCain doesn\'t really agree with Petraeus.   The desire for power will change us into unrecognizable creatures.<br><br>LR</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2973197" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2973197" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2973197">GuyLeDouche</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2973197" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2973197" class="dsq-comment-message">And it\'s even easier to make ridiculous attacks about a great general in the anonymity of your parents\' basement, Christopher Flynn.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-20879388">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-20879388" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-20879388" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-20879388" href="http://ceritapanasdewasasex.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cerita Dewasa</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-20879388" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-20879388" class="dsq-comment-message">This is a true steatment, i like this..</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2971273">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2971273" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2971273" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2971273" href="http://huffpost.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">RiggsMD KC,Mo.</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2971273" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2971273" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama has been right about 97% of the things that have backfired on this administration.  The people have been fooled and tricked so long, they don\'t know how to react to someone who is genuine and more than capable.  Obama 08 and 12!!!!</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2968737">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2968737" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2968737" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2968737" href="http://www.realitychex.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Marie Burns</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2968737" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2968737" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks so much for this enlightening reporting.  I\'ve linked this story on <a href="http://RealityChex.com" rel="nofollow">RealityChex.com</a> at <a href="http://www.realitychex.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.realitychex.com</a> -- a one-stop shop for news and opinion on the presidential race.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2968275">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2968275" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2968275" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2968275">Dick Weed</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2968275" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2968275" class="dsq-comment-message">why does general petraeus hate america?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2967537">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2967537" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2967537" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2967537">Christopher Flynn</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2967537" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2967537" class="dsq-comment-message">Petraeus is a political pawn of W, and, more than likely, never been involved with the "grunts" in Iraq. It\'s easy to run a war from an air-conditioned office.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2972932">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2972932" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2972932" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2972932">playerhater</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2972932" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2972932" class="dsq-comment-message">Actually, in 2003, when he was CG of the 101st Airboure he was on the ground with the grunts all the time.  What have you done for the GWOT Christopher besides write clever posts on blogs?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2966539">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2966539" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2966539" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2966539">MJB</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2966539" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2966539" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain\'s favorite general....<br>     <br>talking with the enemy....<br>               <br>without preconditions....<br>                        <br> "the horror, the horror"</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2966453">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2966453" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2966453" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2966453" href="http://WafffleMouth.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Coming sooon!</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2966453" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2966453" class="dsq-comment-message">I think we actually should look at fairness in our tax system:<br>The Blue states own virtually all the intellectual property, create the vast majority of wealth, have all the best colleges. The Red states have the highest incest rates, the highest alcoholism rates, the highest spousal abuse rates, the highest toothless rates, the lowest IQ rates, the most Biblical Literallists (reflected in the low IQ\'s), and the most welfare recipients per capita.<br>The Blue states should receive huge tax cuts to reflect the proportion of their contribution.<br><br>For those of you from the Blue states: it is obvious that McCain has little respect from the military elites  such as Patraeus, and it is equally obvious that the General must maintain a semblance of regard for the fact that it is still possible for McCain and Palin to win. <br>McCain still adheres to the idea that the surge was a great success, Patraeus is under no delusion as to what actually took place and he is happy that he was as lucky as he was and that much credit has been handed to him where little was warranted. However, that said, we do all give him koodos for the job he is doing in light of the phenomenal bunglings of the Bush Jr. operation prior to his arrival. It is nice to see an elite, someone who graduated in the upper reaches of his class, someone who is our best and brightest, someone who read books and believes in science, someone who has not been promoted because of his willingness to wear kneepads, but because of clear thinking and good judgment base at least in part from an unwillingness to wear kneepads and look beyond the feckless meanderings of bullies and twits.<br><br>For those of you from the Red states: General Patraeus has been a great spearhead in this oil war clusterfuck. He has rallied our tired and war weary soldiers and been a great inspiration to our men and women in uniform.  He has risen to the occasion and we wish him the very best in dealing with the new clusterfuck in Afganistan. We will once again lead the battle against the elitist Democrats who continue to maintain that the surge was not a great success. <br>We can be certain that General Patraeus will win on all fronts as we did indeed win in Vietnam. It is with the certain hope that poppies will grow and arms will flow to the great people of Afganistan that hold us in their hearts as we liberate them from their fathers and mothers and aunts and uncles and relatives and religious beliefs. We will not talk or converse with any of the evil doers until they are ready to hand us their balls on a platter in front of their countrymen. Then and only then will we bring to them plane loads of money and hopefully in some time before the End Times, shiploads of arms and training.<br>For God knows, and only the true Christian God, that if they do not prostrate themselves before us, we must kill every last one of them (with the exception of the growers) - the nuclur option is completely on the table throughout the world in all of our affairs - AMEN! AND GOD BLESS AMERICA!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-23914820">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-23914820" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-23914820" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-23914820" href="http://bergairah.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cerita Seks</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-23914820" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-23914820" class="dsq-comment-message">i agree with you</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2965524">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2965524" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2965524" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2965524">bodo</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2965524" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2965524" class="dsq-comment-message">Petraeus is a military man who bears great responsibilities, and who must not involved in politics.  It is shameful of McCain to try and draw him into his campaign.  But actions speak louder than words.  It is obvious from his actions that Petraeus agrees with the strategy of Obama who will soon be his supreme commander.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2976802">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2976802" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2976802" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2976802">lawhite</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2976802" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2976802" class="dsq-comment-message">Is telling the public that he supports Petraeus\' job in Iraq shameful?  Strange that you should think so.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2964046">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2964046" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2964046" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2964046">john </span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2964046" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2964046" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain was lucky because he missed the Vietnam war after being captured and put in the Hanoi Hilton,he also came out looking pretty good and only needed crutches when he got stateside.<br>McCain was dropping bombs on innocent Vietnamese who had never attacked America, just like the Iraqi\'s never attacked America.<br>McCain could never bring himself to say that the 9/11 attackers were Saudi nationals whose government is kept in power by the US, no democracy required there.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-21109933">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-21109933" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-21109933" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-21109933" href="http://fotocewekbugil.info/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">foto cewek bugil</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-21109933" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-21109933" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain was dropping bombs on innocent Vietnamese who had never attacked America, just like the Iraqi\'s never attacked America.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2963969">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2963969" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2963969" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2963969">XR</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2963969" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2963969" class="dsq-comment-message">good reasonable thinking thank you General...<br>And now where is General Powell???<br><br>Where are you Mr. Secretary?? Your country needs you. Stand up for what you believe and tell us from your heart what you really think of the McCain/Palin ticket and their beahviour.</div>\
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	 </li>\
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