How come no DC chickenhawks went to Iraq thisThanksgiving?

[TheCowsCameHome]

[Rick Myers]

1. Too dangerous!

Happy Thanksgiving from Minneapolis!!!

[expatriot]

2. They didn't want to get caught with another plastic-coated turkey nt

[rzemanfl]

3. The plastic turkey (I actually saw this referred to by a right-winger

as a "plastic ceremonial turkey" like it was a sword or something) was destroyed by an IED.

[leftchick]

4. condi did

the hen hawk was in Mosul for a ew seconds.... Bwuck bwuck Bwuckkaaawwck!

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[Wetzelbill]

5. I read that as "DU" chickenhawks

LOL

I was like, What the hell is this about?

Oh lord, don't you know Iraq is dangerous? People are getting shot there, why would anybody want to go there? Better to stick around and hang with lobbyists. :)

[VOX]

13. I did the same thing, Wetzelbill!

For a second I thought, What? Huh?

It's gonna be a long day...

Happy T-Day! :toast:

[Wetzelbill]

14. same to you

Happy Thanksgiving! :toast:

[Kierkegaard]

6. They don't care for plastic turkey?

They didn't have time to set up any staged dialogs with the 'troops.' so why bother when there is no PR opportunity?

They didn't want to be branded as cowards because they will ultimately have to 'cut & run' after the dessert course.

They are allergic to IEDs.

Jean Schmidt is having the annual 'asshole's dinner' at her house this year, and all the pResident's men were invited.

[MrTriumph]

7. They'd like to help the MSM keep Iraq out of the news

And the MSM would prefer not to give Iraq too much attention. They believe upbeat stories and celebrity gossip get a greater audience. They want to you to know all about Jessica Simpson's marriage.

[C_U_L8R]

8. No Political Gain

Face it - these politiocians are
a vain self-serving bunch.
Going to Iraq... just doesn't look
good these days.

[grytpype]

9. I find it odd that there were no public events over there.

No turkee for the troops this year. Strange.

[napi21]

10. I'm not sure who you're catagorizing as chickenhawk, but I read

the other day that several people fron Congress were going to Iraq for Thanksgiving. I remember because one of them was Saxby, who is my Senator.

[SharonAnn]

11. 4 governors are going to Iraq for Thanksgiving, including Jennifer Granho

[TheCowsCameHome]

17. I hope the keep him until the war is over (2090 or so)

[adriennui]

12. the chimp

isn't up for re-selection, he doesn't give a damn.

[RebelOne]

15. I heard on the radio that our Georgia governor

Sonny Perdue when to Kuwait to serve troops there. Big deal, safely out of fire.

[leftchick]

16. Joe LIEberman was in Baghdad today...

I am sure he is long gone by now....





In this picture made available by the US. Army, U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman delivers a Thanksgiving Day message to Task Force Baghdad Soldiers at the Blizzard Inn Dining Facility of Camp Liberty, in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 24, 2005. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, Sgt. Andrew Miller, Task Force Baghdad PAO)