Comments on: Rearranging the deck chairs http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/05/01/rearranging-the-deck-chairs/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:45:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: grumpypilgrim http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/05/01/rearranging-the-deck-chairs/#comment-18081 grumpypilgrim Mon, 05 May 2008 23:58:06 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2528#comment-18081 Violence is up in both Iraq and Afganistan, while the latter has seen a resurgence of Taliban extremists. For more on this endless occupation, and the clever tricks that Republicans have been using to forever promise "victory," see this video: http://pol.moveon.org/sixmonths/?rc=homepage/. For half a decade, the Republicans have been telling us that "victory is right around the corner" and things in Iraq will be better "in six months," and every time their time expires, they just keep moving the goalpost. They never offer any accountability for this stagnating occupation, they simply keep asking for more installments of the same failed policies. Violence is up in both Iraq and Afganistan, while the latter has seen a resurgence of Taliban extremists.

For more on this endless occupation, and the clever tricks that Republicans have been using to forever promise “victory,” see this video:
http://pol.moveon.org/sixmonths/?rc=homepage/.

For half a decade, the Republicans have been telling us that “victory is right around the corner” and things in Iraq will be better “in six months,” and every time their time expires, they just keep moving the goalpost. They never offer any accountability for this stagnating occupation, they simply keep asking for more installments of the same failed policies.

]]> By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/05/01/rearranging-the-deck-chairs/#comment-18062 Erich Vieth Sun, 04 May 2008 23:34:58 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2528#comment-18062 Here's an example of how badly the"surge" is going. Notice that claims of how "well" the surge is going are not accompanied by open air press conferences outside of the Green Zone. And it's not even safe in the Green Zone anymore. <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080503/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestussadrcity_080503112533;_ylt=Au401g9vXWx3WiJpdQfbhLtX6GMA" rel="nofollow">Here's the story from Yahoo. </a> Here’s an example of how badly the”surge” is going. Notice that claims of how “well” the surge is going are not accompanied by open air press conferences outside of the Green Zone. And it’s not even safe in the Green Zone anymore. Here’s the story from Yahoo.

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