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Real Time Panel Discusses the Iraq War (April 13th 07)

Bill Maher and his panel that includes Scott McClellan, Bill Bradley and Comedian Dana Carvey.

The discussion is about the Iraq War, Maher points out the mind blowing fact that the green zone got bombed earlier in the week (video on the sift)

Also lists the following changes have been made to fuel the surge.
- Training reduced to 10 days
- 20% of the Army don't have highschool diplomas
- Commit a felony? You can get in
- No More "Ready Brigade"

New York Times - Army Stretched Thin
PostMortemsays...

He always looked a bit like a woman, an old woman, that's why the "Church Lady" worked so well. My first thought wasn't that he had plastic surgery though. It was "WOW his heart problems have really taken a toll on his looks".

quantumushroomsays...

Imagine if the drive-by media--which is still 99% liberally-biased no matter how many times you whine about Fox news--was around in 1941. All throughout WW2, you'd hear nothing but complaints that the military wasn't ready and Hitler is unstoppable, and Roosevelt would be continually badmouthed and blamed for his 'failure to provide adequate training to the fleet at Pearl Harbor.'

Liberals own defeat, their opinions on this war are a reflection of their defeatism in every other arena: America is bad, evil and kiling the planet, the US military is made up of torturers, Bush is only in it for his oil buddies, life is a random lottery, if you're a minority you're automatically oppressed, the evil rich control everything and only a big government fueled by high taxes can save you.

You think pulling out of Iraq is going to end the jihad against America by islamofascist scum? Think the nutjob in Iran is going to 'stand down' if we leave Iraq? Be less foolish than that.


Fletchsays...

Oh, QM! I wish you were right here so I could pinch your cheek! You are absolutely PRECIOUS! It is so CUTE how you can type as if you actually believe what you say! It's like listening to a Rush Limbaugh, a David Koresh, or a Tom Cruise. Props to you, QM. You saw a need here at VideoSift for a devil's advocate, and you took on the role of ignorant nationalist lemming with aplomb! Amazing how you stay in character and absolutely SELL the role with every moronic post, regurgitating right-wing dogma, talking points, and catchphrases as if they were your own. Outstanding! It's just so CUTE!

nickreal03says...

the war is for everyone. we all want cheap oil dont we? well this is a away to do it, by destroying someone else nation. who cares about their lives anyways? we have our own priorities and we know how to choose. money is always First! too bad is just a tittle money to us but allot to big oil companies and weapon factories.


justinianrexsays...

It's possible to be a patriot and believe the war is illegal. Look at Pat Tillman. IMHO the main reason dissident voices on the left may sound Anti-American tone is that bigoted nationalists wrap themselves in the flag and use false patriotism as a ruse to dupe the public. How is it supporting the troops to rush them in with less training? How are we prosecuting the real struggle with Islamic terrorism when we sought to overthrow Saddam Hussein?

Far better if we had succesfully completed the war in Afghanistan, found bin Laden, and bargained with Iran from a position of strength. We would still have the goodwill of the world on our side which acts as a force multiplier. We would be pressuing Pakistan to quell its own radical elements and we would have the military capacity to offer a credible deterrent to Iran, or to more forcefully fight the serious elements of Islamic Terrorism in Northern Africa. YES, I know Al Qaeda is in Iraq but we are also fighting sectarian groups and in addition to the sheer wrongness of it, it's also a diversion of necessary resources.

It's possible to think this administration is completely incompetent without being Pollyanna. Conservatives pride themselves on their hard-headed pragmatism, but they refuse to admit that this situation is a fiasco of our own making.

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