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papau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-21-05 11:12 AM
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3. We grade Troop readiness - other than the 700, the rest are at "C" grade
Which more or less means just off the street - and may, or may not, run away if shots are fired.
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  -Did anyone hear this quote from Russert yesterday on MTP? chimpsrsmarter  Nov-21-05 11:07 AM   #0 
  - yes 700  leftchick   Nov-21-05 11:09 AM   #1 
  - When were they gonna tell us that? I am actually shocked by this, i mean  chimpsrsmarter   Nov-21-05 11:10 AM   #2 
  - it was briefly in the news 9/29/05  DemReadingDU   Nov-21-05 11:15 AM   #9 
  - our troops are so screwed  leftchick   Nov-21-05 01:00 PM   #20 
  - And from what I understand, they are all from a predominate religious  WiseButAngrySara   Nov-21-05 11:13 AM   #4 
  - We grade Troop readiness - other than the 700, the rest are at "C" grade  papau   Nov-21-05 11:12 AM   #3 
  - My wife confirms that is what he said  tularetom   Nov-21-05 11:13 AM   #5 
  - Why would Iraqis  libertynliberalism   Nov-21-05 11:13 AM   #6 
  - Joe Bieden's been screaming this for months...  Neocondriac   Nov-21-05 11:14 AM   #7 
  - i know he has and others have as well b ut this is the first time i've  chimpsrsmarter   Nov-21-05 11:16 AM   #10 
  - That is amazing progress  liberal N proud   Nov-21-05 11:15 AM   #8 
  - That's what I heard --and Rummy insisted on all other shows this was the  feistydem   Nov-21-05 11:18 AM   #11 
  - From the Meet the Press Transcript >>>>  Roland99   Nov-21-05 11:19 AM   #12 
  - that's why that 90 battalion talking point is pure BS...  sabra   Nov-21-05 11:20 AM   #13 
  - Well, think about it--would you join the army and fight if some suckers  MADem   Nov-21-05 11:29 AM   #14 
  - I always thought it was a mistake to disband the Iraqi army.  A Simple Game   Nov-21-05 12:03 PM   #17 
  - I thought the same...  fooj   Nov-21-05 11:51 AM   #15 
  - Great! Only 40 more years and we should be good to go.  Oregonian   Nov-21-05 11:55 AM   #16 
  - But But But Rumsfeld said last week that they had 91  Horse with no Name   Nov-21-05 12:04 PM   #18 
  - Wolf Blitzer had a similar discussion with Rummy later in the  Skidmore   Nov-21-05 12:05 PM   #19 
  - Is it likely that we train them then they join the other side? n/t  laureloak   Nov-21-05 01:02 PM   #21 
  - Oh my heavens, this is worse than I had thought  GreenPartyVoter   Nov-21-05 01:04 PM   #22 
  - And those 700 are REPUBLICAN GUARDS, so you know ...  Hubert Flottz   Nov-21-05 01:06 PM   #23 
 

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