What happened the CHENEY'S "full steam ahead" on Iraq?

[savemefromdumbya]

Poor old Cheney, Nancy has grabbed the reins.

(meanwhile Bush and Cheney are running about the world asking Jordan, Saudi what they should do, aw!).

The Bush administration’s strategy in Iraq will remain “full steam ahead” regardless of the outcome of US mid-term elections that take place on Tuesday, Dick Cheney, the vice-president, said in an interview with ABC news on Sunday.

“ABC News asked: ‘ow do you explain the failure to anticipate more of these problems, the failure to prepare for them?’” -- Cheney replied: “I don't buy the analysis, basically. . . . I think we've got the basic strategy right, that is, the Iraqis have to ultimately take responsibility for their own fate, both militarily, as well as from a political standpoint. That's the strategy.” ...

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/59d608b4-6d0f-11db-9a4d-0000779e2340.html
http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/11/23/full-steam-ahead/
http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/5258/2/

[Turbineguy]

1. "full steam ahead"

Put water in the boiler. Warm up the fuel, start the fan, light the burners. Warm up the lines and turbines.

Knowledge of the system and proper preparation. They missed that part.

[savemefromdumbya]

2. wonder what happened to 'Mission Accomplished?'

[opihimoimoi]

3. Dats not whot dey said when dey first went into Iraq...It was supposed to be for da WMD

then came FREEDOM

Then DEMOCROCY

Then OVER THROWING SADDAM

Then Installing a New Gov't

Then rebuilding their Army

Then rebuilding their Cities, Schools, Hospitals, etc....

That Cheney dude is full of crap./...

[savemefromdumbya]

5. Cheney certainly looks stupid now

after saying that

[mentalsolstice]

4. Perhaps he was referring to Chimpy's flatulence? eom

[MurrayDelph]

6. No, he was just confusing steam

with being full of hot air.

[calimary]

7. Okaaaaayyy...

"I think we've got the basic strategy right, that is, the Iraqis have to ultimately take responsibility for their own fate, both militarily, as well as from a political standpoint. That's the strategy.”

You think so, dick? Well, doesn't that mean we LEAVE??????? Just sayin'...

[savemefromdumbya]

8. yes