http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:07:49 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/26/110106.php#comment-714108 And who are the "normal people"? 714108@blogcritics.org Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:07:49 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/26/110106.php#comment-713956 The comment "McCain or no McCain" makes absolutely no sense, unless the writer knows something we don't. 713956@blogcritics.org Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:11:22 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/26/110106.php#comment-713931 I look forward to the crying from the left when they lose another presidential election...I just wonder who they'll blame it on this time...when Obama wins this nomination and the NORMAL people in this country see just how far out there he really is he won't stand a chance in the general election. McCain or no McCain...hell, Pat Paulsen has a better chance! Or even Joe Walsh! 713931@blogcritics.org Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:02:12 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/26/110106.php#comment-713830 I say again: We cannot indefinitely meet our military obligations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the globe without 1) a draft and 2) a tax to pay for it all. It cannot be done, IMO, and to believe it can, flies in the face of evidence, military testimony, experience and logic. Even Newt Gingrich believes we fell off a cliff in Iraq(but not McCain.) So, unless an advocate for the war will also advocate and support what is necessary and fundamental to fight it, his opinion is worthless, a belief in what can never be. 713830@blogcritics.org Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:27:31 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/26/110106.php#comment-713788 "59K American soldiers dead in Vietnam compared to around 3000-4000 in Iraq." - Archie/Bing The implication being "only" 3000-4000, which of course has no meaning if someone never risks being one of the "3000-4000." ---------------------------- "No combatant in any war should expect to win if they are not prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice." - Archie/Bing Worthless rhetoric unless spoken from personal experience. 713788@blogcritics.org Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:26:53 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/26/110106.php#comment-713781 "It may be naive, even pandering, when both Clinton and Obama talk about a quick troop withdrawal." It's much more than that. It is them asking us to beleiev soemthing that they know that we know they will never do. The Decmoracts big win in 2006 was pretty much due to Iraq and all of the promises that were made about Iraq. yet the Dems ahve failed to deliver on anything that they promised. Ruvy is correect in saying that Iraq is not Vietnam when considering mere casulaties. 59K American soldiers dead in Vietnam compared to around 3000-4000 in Iraq. However Derek is also correct in saying that nobodu in America supports the war in Iraq. This is exactly why we lost Vietnam. The American military did not lose a single military engagement with the enemy during Vietnam. Not one! It was our the loss of our will at home to win that did us in. THis is what's happenign with Iraq. No combatant in any war should expect to win if they are not prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice. While the Iraq war may be an unpopular venture, there can ne denying, that based on events in the world over the last ten years, taht radical islamic terrorism is a global problem that must be confronted, wether in Iraq today or someone else tomorrow. Anyone who does not understand this very simple reality has no business being president of the USA or head of state of any other westernized nation. 713781@blogcritics.org Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:14:02 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/26/110106.php#comment-713772 McCain's problem is that he can't win new supporters by just slightly changing his positions. He would have to alter his stances on Iraq, Iran, McCain-Feingold, Bush's tax-cuts-and-deficts, etc. by 180 degrees to attract the independents(and some Republicans) he needs. And he really has no credibility on Iraq. Our military is not sustainable for the long haul there unless we have a draft and a war-tax to pay the cost. It is likely to both fail and bankrupt us otherwise. McCain hasn't--and can't--explain how we can be there for decades without sufficient troops, equipment and money. 713772@blogcritics.org Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:58:43 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/26/110106.php#comment-713755 Looks like McCain is volunteering to Reap The Whirlwind. 713755@blogcritics.org Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:25:25 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/26/110106.php#comment-713750 Ruvy: I guess it depends on what your definition of "terribly small." Over 4000 U.S. soldiers have died thus far, thousands upon thousands have been injured. The estimates on the number of dead Iraqis vary, but it's somewhere around 100,000 from the figures I've seen. 713750@blogcritics.org Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:59:54 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/26/110106.php#comment-713740 The sport of politics and politics of sport suit you to a tee. I had that same conversation with a stranger in a gallery this evening--I said McCain will never win because nobody in America wants that war in Iraq.I don't see why McCain does'nt see that. Bush is arrogant and stupid enough to stay stuck---McCain is stuck without explanation. Appreciated this one, Gary. 713740@blogcritics.org Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:48:00 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/26/110106.php#comment-713738 One small quibble with this article; Bodies piling up in Iraq? Grieving is painful for any parent who has lost a child to war, or any spouse who is widowed due to war, or for any orphan who will no longer see his parent. I'm not minimizing any of this. Nor am I minimizing sacrifices that American soldiers make for their country in Iraq. But this is no Vietnam. The American economy is going over the edge, and the cliff comes closer daily due to continued involvement in the Middle East. And when it does tip over, it will be no fun for you all. But considering what it could be, the butcher's bill for Iraq is terribly small. 713738@blogcritics.org Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:43:00 EDT