SLIME wncs: That have something to do with why we went into Iraq???
Is there a time limit about how ,ong we are allowed to stay in Iraq? The Mission Accomplished sign was for the completetion of the Mission for the aircraft carrier Bush was speaking on. The Mission was Accompished for ousting Saddam Hussein - but not for settling down Iraq. On Dec 22, 1:34�pm, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > March 2003: Saddam overthrown > May 2003: Bush declares "Mission Accomplished" > 2008: We're still there, and 97% of US casualties have come AFTER so- > called "mission accomplished." > > http://rawstory.com/news/2008/97_percent_of_US_death_toll_0324.html > > So, what was that about Saddam again? > > On Dec 22, 1:01 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The IRAQ invasion was L-E-G-AL and J-U-S-T-I-F-I-E-D. > > > Did you ever wonder why Saddam was a allowed to remain as president of > > Iraq after he got clobbered by the U.S. in the 1991 Gulf War? > > > Think he may have agreed to some surrender terms to allow him to stay > > in power? > > > Think he ever fulfilled those surrender terms?? > > > Read UN Resolution # 687. Saddam was given 15 days-- from April 3 > > until April 18, 1991 to fulfill the terms of his surrender. > > > By April of 2003 - 4,390 days AFTER his deadline, he still had not met > > the terms of his surrender. > > > Ever wonder why U.S. planes were over-flying Iraq all the years > > between 1991 and 2003, putting our pilots in danger? > > > P.S.: Read UN Resolution # 687 of April 3, 1991 THEN Read UN > > Resolution 1440 of the Fall of 2002 - which state that Saddam still > > had not fulfilled Resolution #687. > > > Do think you would be legally allowed to remain living in your house > > for 12 years (4,390 days) without ever making a mortgage payment - if > > you owed a mortgage??? > > > On Dec 22, 12:48 pm, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Most of those troops would still be alive if they weren't sent to a > > > needless invasion of Iraq. Nothing he does can ever atone for that, > > > try as he might. > > > > On Dec 22, 12:43 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > December 22, 2008 > > > > americanthinker.com > > > > Rick Moran > > > > > Many readers of this site - including yours truly - have disagreed > > > > vehemently with George Bush on numerous occasions. Unlike the left, > > > > however, most of us have seen the president as a decent, God-fearing > > > > man who took office and served during perhaps the most consequential > > > > period of American history since the Civil War. > > > > > He will never, ever be vouchsafed this decency by the left - no matter > > > > if the evidence comes up and smacks them over the head. > > > > > Here's the bludgeon: > > > > > For much of the past seven years, President Bush and Vice President > > > > Dick Cheney have waged a clandestine operation inside the White House. > > > > It has involved thousands of military personnel, private presidential > > > > letters and meetings that were kept off their public calendars or > > > > sometimes left the news media in the dark. > > > > > Their mission: to comfort the families of soldiers who died fighting > > > > in Afghanistan and Iraq since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and to > > > > lift the spirits of those wounded in the service of their country. > > > > > On Monday, the president is set to make a more common public trip - > > > > with reporters in tow - to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, home to > > > > many of the wounded and a symbol of controversy earlier in his > > > > presidency over the quality of care the veterans were receiving. > > > > > But the size and scope of Mr. Bush's and Mr. Cheney's private > > > > endeavors to meet with wounded soliders and families of the fallen far > > > > exceed anything that has been witnessed publicly, according to > > > > interviews with more than a dozen officials familiar with the effort. > > > > > Bush says the reason he did it is simply that he felt it his duty to > > > > do so. > > > > > Mr. Bush, for instance, has sent personal letters to the families of > > > > every one of the more than 4,000 troops who have died in the two wars, > > > > an enormous personal effort that consumed hours of his time and > > > > escaped public notice. The task, along with meeting family members of > > > > troops killed in action, has been so wrenching - balancing the anger, > > > > grief and pride of families coping with the loss symbolized by a flag- > > > > draped coffin - that the president often leaned on his wife, Laura, > > > > for emotional support. > > > > > "I lean on the Almighty and Laura," Mr. Bush said in the interview. > > > > "She has been very reassuring, very calming." > > > > > Mr. Bush also has met privately with more than 500 families of troops > > > > killed in action and with more than 950 wounded veterans, according to > > > > White House spokesman Carlton Carroll. Many of those meetings were > > > > outside the presence of the news media at the White House or at > > > > private sessions during official travel stops, officials said. > > > > > The first lady said those private visits, many of which she also > > > > attended, took a heavy emotional toll, not just on the president, but > > > > on her as well. > > > > > Vice President Cheney also made an extraordinary effort to meet with > > > > wounded soldiers and families of the deceased. > > > > > A purely political observation is if the public knew of this herculean > > > > effort on the part of Bush and Cheney - the sheer numbers being > > > > incredible - I daresay the president's approval ratings would not be > > > > hovering in the mid-20's. The demonization of Bush by the media and > > > > the left would have been much more difficult and perhaps less > > > > successful. > > > > > But in the end, they were right to keep it a secret. Any hint of > > > > politics in such an effort would have made the entire exercise seem > > > > hypocritical. And you can bet that the media and the left would have > > > > tried to paint any effort to visit and comfort the troops - such as > > > > the massive undertaking described in the article - as PR window > > > > dressing, nothing more. > > > > > Bush has come in for a lot of criticism - much of it deserved - over > > > > the years. But the portrayal of him as an unfeeling, uncaring man when > > > > it came to the suffering of soldiers or citizens as a result of war or > > > > natural disaster was always purely political. Even his most vigorous > > > > supporters, however, could not have imagined the extent to which he > > > > gave of his time and emotional energy to ease the suffering of > > > > Americans who have given so much for America during his time in > > > > office.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
