Bush is postponing his speech to the nation because...

[kentuck]

Gates is planning on replacing General Pace as Joint Chiefs of Staff and Bush wants to bring in the military for their advice. If he brings in Pace and then Pace is replaced, then his plan looks even more illegitimate than it is already. So, his speech that was planned before Christmas to the American people has been temporarily postponed because Robert Gates wants a new person in charge of the military. It appears the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing with this new "plan"..

[leveymg]

1. Please give us links. Thanks!

[havocmom]

8. Doesn't GD allow for posts comprised of speculation and general DISCUSSION?

There are not links to all observation, speculation and educated theory.

Links required in LBN, not always mandatory here.

[xultar]

10. I think the elite crew is forgetting what GD is all about.

[havocmom]

15. since some are generally the first to post to such speculative OPs

and the post is ALWAYS the same, it seems more than 'forgetting; ;)

Seems more like blatant attempts to stifle through intimidation and it smacks of attempted censorship of the free exchange of ideas.

Hey, my folks were musicians. I KNOW for a fact that some of the best jazz came from jam sessions and had nothing to do with ANYTHING on any written score ;)

Always happy to see ya, xultar. You get right down to the root. :hug:

[Horse with no Name]

13. Nope.

Not allowed anymore.
AND if someone just shares what they are told by someone else...then they are automatically liars and flamed accordingly.
I actually think your answer deserves it's very own post.

[havocmom]

28. Horse, if I every post a thread on the subject, I'll give you a heads up

and ask for backup. You game? ;)

[Horse with no Name]

31. What?Me?Fight?

A flamewar?
You betcha!:thumbsup:
Like moths to a flame the trolls will come...

[havocmom]

36. dun know about trolls coming, but operatives from just barely outside the Beltway

are bound to showup ;)

[madokie]

30. I sure would hope so cause if not I am not even here any more

[xultar]

9. WTF we can't even say what we think without links in GD anymore?

GAWD people? WTF?

[kentuck]

12. As if the links are automatically more credible...?

:)

[xultar]

14. Someone did the same to me recently. I wanted to do some things rules won't let me say.

[leveymg]

26. My apologolies, Kentuck

I've seen that rumour about Pace somewhere else, and all Iwas doing was asking for a link.

Sorry. Didn't mean to step on anyone there with my size 11s.:toast:

[havocmom]

16. Don't think the pattern will stop some of us LOL

I wonder about locations and possible affiliations sometimes. Now, who wouldn't want free speech in the DU? ;)

[KansDem]

21. "GAWD people? WTF?"

Gotta a link for that?

:D

[xultar]

22. yeah baby...I got your link...right here...

Buhwawawa!

[xultar]

25. Ahem? Where'd ya go?

[leftofthedial]

2. they have no left hand

just two right hands

[BurtWorm]

3. That is the MO of the Bush admin with respect to Iraq

and has been from Day 1.

Read Fiasco by Thomas Ricks for support of this thesis.

[notadmblnd]

4. He was Rumsfelds echo wasn't he?

seems only right that he should go too.

[bigtree]

5. and . . .

he's waiting for the muckraking he's been doing with Iraqi politicians, to undermine Maliki and wedge Sadr, to take root.

He's still determined to proceed with Rumsfeld's old plan, with the old team still mostly in place. He doesn't seem to have the same closeness with Gates that he enjoyed with Rummy.

[kentuck]

7. True...

good points.

[itsmesgd]

6. why doesn't he "pull a Napolean" and call himself king?

it would make it easier for those citizens out there who still don't get it. Chimpy rules- the rest are fools. Then maybe the whispers of revolt will change from picking a dem in 2008 to screams demanding change NOW.

[xultar]

11. I want to say I agree. But while he waits people are dying. I can't get over that.

Shit needs to be done NOW.

[screembloodymurder]

18. Like he cares.

He's got some important "decidering" to do.

[xultar]

24. You got me there cuz we all know he don't give a shit. On being the decider...and decidering...

you got me there too.

[spanone]

17. He hopes to get an etch-a-sketch from Santa to help plot his 'way forward'.

[elehhhhna]

23. I'm thinkin' Magic 8 Ball

[Blackhatjack]

19. ... he is still searching the Cracker Jack Boxes For A Secret Answer To Iraq. n/t

[OregonBlue]

20. Could you just state "my opinion is" or "I've been speculating that"

so we'd know it was speculation?

[bigtree]

27. that's LBN

this is an essay. It's understood in an essay that it's from the author's POV.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

29. He's having trouble getting enough flags for the backdrop.

Not to mention an obedient group of cami-clad generals to look constipatedly sanctimonious to nod in agreement.

[Binka]

34. That Is A Great Turn Of A Phrase Constipatedly Sanctimonious

Perfect. Every time I see Pace I think "how long since he took a shit?"

[underpants]

32. Do people reallly want to hear an Iraq speech the week before the Holidays?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3013081

[librechik]

33. Oh yeah, it's because he really wants to do something...

don't make me laugh. He is not doing anything because not doing anything is his God-given strategery and eventually people will see he is right (and Dad is wrong) if he just keeps on doing it (like his Dad didn't)PERIOD!

You want a way forward? MAKE ME!!!

[Hubert Flottz]

35. He forgot to learn his lies for the Christmas play?