One wonders how much further along American forces in Iraq would have gotten had not Liberal Utopian Americans offered incentive to al-Qeada to keep on fighting.

And one wonders how much further along the Iraq coalition might have gone had they not been listening to Liberal Utopians calling for immediate withdrawal and no longer supporting the Iraqi coalition from renewed al-Qaeda insurgency.

The American voters, of all persuasions, should ask themselves if the right of free speech by Liberal Utopians aided and abetted the enemy's will to fight on.

Now, let's hear from the Liberal Utopians who claim it was the American CIA who committed the attack on the World Trade Center.

Or, have you finally become ashamed of yourselves?

No, probably not. You are just hiding again.

fred camorra call

Sent by fred camorra call | 6:16 PM ET | 03-14-2008

The end of any war is not profitable. Gotta keep our young people killing each other over non-issues.

You could stop this. Wake up.

Sent by Jody Sol | 6:37 PM ET | 03-14-2008

Fred certainly likes relying on simplistic terms for defining large populations of diverse individuals.

Nice jab at the constitution in paragraph four Fred.

Sent by Jody Sol | 6:57 PM ET | 03-14-2008

The LU front and the war are unrelated, unless fred is calling all the media the LU. The economy is crumbling with the war going on. The war has not boosted anything. Is the war even still going on? Nobody would know now that the LU is not reporting on it, but rather liking escorts and bankruptcies. So what if Spitzer pays for sex (unless you're his family). Lets solve issues, not create new ones. Lets reveal that the housing failure is due to prostitution - the big bankers sleep with the lenders, the lenders sleep with the appraisers, and the appraisers sleep with the realtors. Unknowing and unsuspecting wanna-be homeowners walk around blind to it all - to much fault of there own. But wait, the cover is blown, and the feds sleep with the lenders to get rid of the illegitimate kids born out of the muck. Who is taking care of the honest home buyer who is now stuck short paying yesteryear home prices when the value of their home is now 60% what it was when they bought it. Lets Attila-the-hun the war without the media and solve the housing crisis for everyone, not just the losers who were too stupid to ask about a too-good deal when the signed the mortgage papers. Let the stupid fall. Remember, some of the USA is not into Nascar, the NFL, or the almighty beltway. Lets take care of the people of this nation.

Sent by Fred's nemesis | 7:27 PM ET | 03-14-2008

Fred: "The American voters, of all persuasions, should ask themselves if the right of free speech by Liberal Utopians aided and abetted the enemy's will to fight on."

They should? OK, I have. And I've concluded that the insurgents in Iraq couldn't care less what opinion I hold of what goes on in Iraq, but I'm not getting shot at.

Sent by George de Man, Rome GA | 8:23 AM ET | 03-15-2008

Sent by George de Man, Rome GA: And I've concluded that the insurgents in Iraq couldn't care less what opinion I hold of what goes on in Iraq, but I'm not getting shot at.

George, I find it almost inconceivable that anyone can say what you have said.

By the way, did you know that Detroit has the largest Arabic population in the non-Arabic world, and Chicago (by last count I researched) was second.

So, George, if for a moment you actually believe that al-Qaeda is not receiving firsthand information about the sympathy they are receiving from Michael Moore Liberal Utopians.....well, what can I say?

Not much to you. Because you apparently actually believe that anti-American, pro al-Qaeda conversation does not reach terrorist's ears. Escpecially in this internet age. And when terrorists hear so many Americans denouncing American troops in Iraq, you somehow think that al-Qaeda doesn't use this information to terrorist advantage.

You actually believe that Free Speech entails putting our American troops in even more harms' way makes no difference.

George, if anyone should be drafted into the Army or the Marines, it should be you. But, thankfully, the Army and the Marines only takes those who are dedicated to erradicating al-Qaeda's danger to America.

Well, George, it's those of you with this attitude who are supporting Barack Obama.

And Barack Obama's campaign is quickly becoming known as the American al-Qaeda Party.

fred camorra call

Sent by fred camorra call | 10:57 AM ET | 03-15-2008

MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
PRESS DESK
BAGHDAD, Iraq
http://www.mnf-iraq.com
703.343.8790

Press Release 080314a
March 14, 2008

Transcript of General Petraeus Interview with the Washington Post on Government of Iraq Progress

Today's Washington Post inaccurately characterized the discussions General Petraeus and their reporters had yesterday. During the one-hour interview General Petraeus never intimated or stated that Iraqi leaders have "failed to take advantage of a reduction in violence to make adequate progress toward resolving their political differences."

The Washington Post has been asked to make a correction on this statement and we are awaiting their decision.

The following transcript is from an interview with the Washington Post???s Sudarsan Raghavan, Joshua Partlow and Cameron Barr of Gen. Petraeus??? comments on the Government of Iraq???s economic and political progress.

GENERAL PETRAEUS: ...The government does have to achieve legitimacy in the eyes of many in the Sunni Arab community, if not most. There???s no question. Actually, it has to achieve legitimacy in the eye of all Iraqis???... and that can only come by improving the level of services, again -- some of which are going to take some time, but some of which they can do in a???

WP: But they have political power. Anbar wants political power.

GENERAL PETRAEUS: And they will get it. But again, that???s why they want provincial elections. That???s why the provincial powers law and the subsequent provincial election laws are so important. I mean that???s why Ambassador Crocker and I have repeatedly noted that, you know, it???s crucial that the Iraqis exploit the opportunity that we and our Iraqi counterparts have fought so hard to provide them. And they did start down that road. They have made a start down that road. And, you know, the laws that were passed, some of them are steps toward the kind of progress that is needed to begin to cement the gains that have been achieved in the security arena.

WP: Do you think enough has been done? I mean last year, you know, you???ve even said it???

GENERAL PETRAEUS: Sure.

WP: ???a lot of commanders have said it that the key goal of the surge???

GENERAL PETRAEUS: Sure.

WP: ???is to foster political reconciliation.

GENERAL PETRAEUS: No. -- Let me take that again???don???t say that??????let me just answer that one.

WP: Yeah.

GENERAL PETRAEUS: No one???no one in the government or US???or even in the government of Iraq feels that there has been sufficient progress by any means in the area of national reconciliation, legislation to cement the gains, and so on. They are all keenly aware. And the same with respect to basic services. I mean I actually???today I was invited by the prime minister after we had our weekly meeting with him, the ambassador and I, he said, ???Will you stay around and sit in on the meeting with the ministers of oil and electricity???? And so I said, ???Okay. I guess so.??? I mean after three and one-half years of monitoring daily exports, towers up or down, you know, 400KV, 132KV, 11KV, the different oil lines, the different generators, and everything else, it???s actually helpful. And in fact, I just got a commitment from, you know, an enormous, maybe the biggest, electrical production company in the world to renew its efforts here after some pretty frustrating years, frankly. So???

WP: So you???re going to have???The surge is going to be gone by July. Are you???do you think the government has lost an opportunity to???

GENERAL PETRAEUS: No. I think???no. I think the opportunity is very much still there.

WP: You???re going to have less???you???re going to have the surge troops gone. One of the key goals of the surge troops is not???won???t be achieved by July.

GENERAL PETRAEUS: Well, again, the security progress, again, we certainly will do all that we can. I mean we???re going to fight like the dickens to maintain the progress and where we can to try to build on it. I mean we are really just embarking on the effort in Mosul which is of enormous importance to al-Qaeda and the related groups. It???s just very, very significant because of geography, politics, money.

WP: Yeah.

Sent by Press Desk | 11:06 AM ET | 03-15-2008

This baby is five years old. While Bush is tap dancing on the lawn of the White House or singing about Brownie and Scooter we had some of the worst days in recent time concerning the fatalities of US soldiers. Our good friends in the media keep throwing softballs or NO BALLS when questioning the administration on the success of the surge. What does success, when it comes to the surge mean? No political solutions by the Iraqis, paying off the Sunnis. Over one million Iraqis displaced by the war, and countless (only God knows) dead as a result of this misguided adventure.
Happy Fifth!!
Heck of a job Dubya.

Sent by Roger | 11:39 AM ET | 03-15-2008

Reconciliation ? It's becoming more certain that the current leaders of Iraq, the militias and their Iranian allies are playing a waiting game knowing that sooner we'll go home. The Shia under Sunni rulers have been waiting for a hundred years for their time so McCain's timetable for occupation may be realistic. But sooner or later the war will become unsustainable and we will come home. And even if we have forced reconciliation, civil war may yet be inevitable(as it was in our country) and our efforts to empower the Sunni will only have made things bloodier. So we are in Iraq(in addition to Afganistan) between the Shia and the Sunni fighting our enemy- the al Quadea- that wasn't there before we got were and one way or the other will be gone after we depart. A thought; if General Petraeus were free from political control what direction would he take us in this war on terrorism??

Sent by Garry C Harris, MD | 6:18 PM ET | 03-16-2008