McCain Declares Victory In Iraq: De-Baathification Law Means ‘We’re Succeeding Politically’

[rodeodance]

His marbles are loose------


http://thinkprogress.org/?tag=Iraq

McCain Declares Victory In Iraq: De-Baathification Law Means ‘We’re Succeeding Politically’

mccain446.gifSen. John McCain (R-AZ) repeatedly and misleadingly labels any gains in Iraq as breathtaking victories. As early as November, he said that “we’ve succeeded militarily.” Last week, he declared that “the surge worked.”

After the Iraqi government this weekend passed its new de-Baathification law — which “would allow thousands of former Baathists who were not involved in past crimes against Iraqis to fill posts in the Shiite-dominated government” — McCain added “political reconciliation” to his victory list. At a campaign stop today, McCain said that the new law is evidence that “we’re succeeding politically”:

Now, six months ago, the Democrats were saying we’ve lost the war militarily. <…>

My friends, you would have to suspend disbelief to believe that it’s not. So then they said, after we succeeded militarily, Well, you can’t succeed politically. You’re not moving forward politically. Well, now we’re succeeding politically.

[Muttocracy]

1. the professionals who we fired and who left the country...

...well, they can come back again. If they're still alive. Pretty please? And the Hussein politicos too. All one big happy bunch. La la la. Mission Accomplished :party:

[maxsolomon]

2. McCain is not "my friend"

all these options (letting baathists stay in the government, paying off sunni insurgents to coorperate with us rather than AlQ) were available to us in 1993.

figuring out you've dug a pit, filled it with corpses, & starting to climb out of it is not "victory".

John McCain, read my sig line. You douche.

[jasmine621]

3. 3 more US soldiers killed today. No joy in this news. nt

[stillcool]

4. Success!!

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL1069138220080110?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

U.S. warplanes pound southern Baghdad outskirts
Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:06pm EST
By Peter Graff

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. warplanes launched their biggest air strike in Iraq since at least 2006 on Thursday, bombarding date palm groves on Baghdad's southern outskirts with more than 40,000 pounds of bombs in a matter of minutes.


"Thirty-eight bombs were dropped within the first 10 minutes, with a total tonnage of 40,000 pounds," the military said in a statement. "Each bomber passed over twice and the F-16s followed to complete the set."

Massive U.S. air strikes pound insurgent havens south of Baghdad
By Hamza Hendawi, The Associated Press
http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=w011081A
ZAMBARANIYAH, Iraq - U.S. warplanes unleashed one of the most intense air strikes of the Iraq war Thursday, dropping more than 18,000 kilograms of explosives in a thunderous 10-minute onslaught on suspected "al-Qaida in Iraq" safe havens in Sunni farmlands south of Baghdad.

The mighty barrage, recalling the Pentagon's "shock and awe" raids during the 2003 invasion, appeared to mark a significant escalation in a countrywide offensive launched this week to try to cripple remaining insurgent strongholds.
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Conway said the air attack "was one of the largest air strikes since the onset of the war" in March 2003.
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"Thirty-eight bombs were dropped within the first 10 minutes, with a total tonnage of 40,000 pounds" the statement said. That tonnage would equal just over 18,000 kilograms.

[sb5697]

5. fine then let's pack up our bags and leave---period end of story.