My War My Way
Which candidate do you think has the best plan for ending the War in Iraq?
Read and respond.
Posted Sept. 14, 2007 – President Bush told the American people last night two things: His strategy is working, and the job of ending the war will be on the next president.
As predicted the president called on Congress to “come together on a policy of strength in the Middle East” and to support the recommendations of Army Gen. David Petraeus on troop levels.
“Now, because of the measure of success we are seeing in Iraq, we can begin seeing troops come home. The way forward I have described tonight makes it possible, for the first time in years, for people who have been on opposite sides of this difficult debate to come together,” Bush said.
Congress, the American people and now the president agree bringing troops home is a good idea – but they differ on the important issues of how many should come home and when.
Last night, the president called for decreasing the number of Americans in Iraq in 2008, which would reduce the the troop level by the time he left office. But it would strap the next president 100,000 troops still in Iraq and the challenge of ending the war. In other words, Bush will leave office fighting the war his way and pass the aftermath of his stubborn approach to future presidents.
Last night every presidential candidate was put on notice: The job you’re seeking will be a tough one, and this war will be your war.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) responded to the president’s speech saying, “The president has offered only a commitment to endless war that will continue to take American lives, deplete our treasury, and divert our focus from fighting an effective war on terrorism against Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda operatives.”
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), in his televised response to the president, reminded American’s of the domestic sacrifices. “We think it’s wrong that the president tells us there’s not enough money for our veterans and children’s health care because he is spending $10 billion a month in Iraq.”
Democrats want a plan to begin a reduction of troops and place more responsibility on the Iraq government to run its country. That message has been hard to get in the headlines.
Now those seeking to take on the job as president in 2009 know what their getting into, but will they know how to get us out?
THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS DISCUSS OTHER THAN GEORGE W WAR HE WILL GET HIS WE HAVE OUR OWN WAR TO FIGHT AGAINST CONTINUAL INJUSTICES
ANOTHER GRAVE INJUSTICE HAS OCCURRED AGIANST ONE OF MY HEROS. OJ IS MY HERO BECAUSE HE CAME FROM NOTHING AND BECAME SOMETHING. THAT IS AN ACCOMPLISHMENT NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT. I WAS PRIVILIGED TO MEET JHONNIE COCHRAN AS A YOUNG CHILD, WHO ENCOURAGED ME TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL THAT WAS MY INTENTIONS UNTIL AFTER HAVING MY OWN ENCOUNTERS WITH THE CRIMNAL JUST-A-SYSTEM, BUT HE REMINDED ME THROUGHOUT THE YEARS WHATEVA I DID CHOOSE TO DO WITH MY LIFE I WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL. I STILL REMEMBER THAT AND THAT IS MY ONLY GOAL TO BE SUCCESSFUL. I CHOSE MUSIC BECAUSE I AM ABLE TO CRATIVELY EXPRESS MYSELF AND CHANGE HEARTS THROUGH MUSIC. THERE ARE TOO MANY RULES OF LAW AND CODES AS AN ATTORNEY. SO I AM AND WILL ALWAYS BE A PRETTY PIMP!
IF YOU DON’T KNOW THE FACTS THESE ARE THE REAL FACTS OF THIS SO CALL “STING” THAT THE MEDIA IS DELIBERTALY OMITTING.
O J WAS “INVITED” TO A HOTEL TO RETRIEVE MEOMRABILLA THAT WAS STOLEN FROM HIM YEARS AGO FROM A DISGRUNTLE MANAGER. THIS WAS AN INCIDENT THAT IS COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT OF PROPORTION. I MUST REMIND YOU THESE ARE THINGS THAT WERE TAKEN FROM HIM. THESE WERE MAFIA TYPE DEALERS HE WAS DEALING WITH. THIS IS LAS VEGAS AND IF YOU KNOW THE HISTORY OF HOW IT WAS CREATED OR SEEN THE MOVIE CASINO THEN YOU KNOW THE BUISNESS. THESE WERE THUGS. NOW HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A VICTIM OF A THEFT AND NEVER KNEW WHO DID IT AND THEN FIND OUT LATER? WELL ALL I CAN SAY IS THE SOB’S THAT STOLE MY CAR LAST SUMMER; IF I WERE TO FIND OUT WHO THEY WERE I WOULD GO GET MY S**T TOO, IF THEY TRIED TO SELL MY SHIT BACK TO ME AND IT WAS RIGHTFULLY MINE, S**T COULD GET UGLY TOO. BECAUSE I HAVE KNOWN PERSONALLY HOW VINDICTIVE MANAGERS AND EXTORTERS CAN BE. I FEEL ALL ARTISTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF HOW CUT THROATS THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY IS. I HAVE A GOOD FRIEND WHO WAS ATTACKED AND BEAT UP AT A GUCCI MANE “VIDEO SHOOT” (INVITED) AND SOMEONE TOOK HIS CHAIN AND I GOT A CALL LATER THAT WEEK SAYING THEY KNEW HAD THE CHAIN AND WOULD GET IT FOR THE A FEE. I NEVER LET THAT CONVERSATION GO PASS MY EARS BECAUSE I LIKE PEACE AND I KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO IF I WAS IN THIS SITUATION. O J’ S EX- MANAGER PERPATRATED THIS INCIDENT AND REECIO WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP OJ GET HIS STUFF BACK BUT SEE HE IS WHITE AND OJ IS BLACK. WHITE PEOPLE DON’T KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A BLACK MAN LET ALONE A BLACK MAN WHO WAS ACQUITTED FOR THE MURDER OF 2 WHITE PEOPLE. SO HE REALLY DIDN’T REALIZE THAT THIS WAS NOT THE RIGHT THING TO DO. WE LIVE BY A DIFFERENT SET OF PRINCIPLES AND CODE OF ETHICS. ALL I AM SAYING IS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN ME OR YOU. WE MUST SUPPORT OJ JUST LIKE WE DID IN 1995 BECAUSE THIS IS A 13 YEAR OLD VENDETTA THAT WHITE PEOPLE AND PROSECUTORS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO AVENGE FOR YEARS. DON’T LET THEM RAILROAD OJ. MY MENTOR WORKED HARD AND MADE HISTORY FOR US TO HAVE A FAIR GAME IN THE CRIMNAL JUST-A-SYSTEM. REMEMBER RODNEY KING, REMEMBER SLAVERY, REMEMBER HOW THIS COUNTRY F**CKS US OVER EVERYDAY AND OPENS THE BORDERS TO MEXICANS BUT PUTS US ON BACK ON BOATS AND SENDS OUR PEOPLE BACK TO HATTI, REMEMBER THE 6 IN JENA WHO TOOK A STAND AGAINST TAUNTS OF OUR HISTORY, REMEMBER, ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED AT THE HANDS OF THE POLICE AND THEY SAID THAT THE WALLETS AND CELL PHONES THEY WERE HOLDING WERE GUNS ESPECIALLY THE 12 YR. OLD LIL BOY IN ARKANSAS. I SAY REMEMBER….REMEMBER THE OJ CASE SET PRECEDENT FOR OUR PEOPLE. OJ DID WHAT ANYBODY ELSE WOULD DO BUT HE DIDN’T USE ANY WEAPONS. ALSO, I URGE YOU TO NOT LISTEN TO FOX NEW THEY ARE BIASED AND THEY ARE NOT TELLING THE WHOLE STORY AS A MATTER OF FACT WE SHOULD BOYCOTT THEM UNTIL THEY DO WHAT JOURNALIST ARE SUPPOSE TO DO WHICH IS REPORT THE NEWS NOT TRY A MAN THORUGH THE MEDIA.
REMEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Which candidate do you think has the best plan for ending the War in Iraq?……..” I disagree with the premis. We shouldn’t look for who has the best plan to end the War in Iraq, we should find the canidate who has the best plan to win the war in Iraq. By winning I mean stay until no Islamist Group can claim victory. Victory is determined by the will of one group submitting to the will of another.
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War Games
Who shot the first rocket
really doesn’t matter does it?
Who suffered the first casualty?
the answer doesn’t flatter, does
it?
How much blood’s been splattered?
in the air is chit chatter, codes and
doors shut tight, locked forever closed
well to the public for sure
Leaders leading us in the wrong direction
taking no constructive criticism, hearing no
objections, families being torn apart, how can
we tell the difference between two exposed hearts?
Flags folded neatly, words chosen carefully, discretely
sons lost in the mayhem, daughters never to be seen
again, the cause has yet to be defined, while the
lives and limbs disappear, from roadside mines
The news report 65 souls in one month alone, why
isn’t that enough to bring them home? how can
they fight and win, that which they can’t see, would
our leaders deploy their children? ask and see
Oil, oh did I mention Oil? Is there any honesty left
in this world? a Pandora’s box has been unleashed
too much grief from Iraq’s streets, what a crooked
hand we were dealt, is this war all about wealth?
Shame on those who know it is, have they ever thought
about those who died, probably wanted to live? I know
it’s not politically correct to say these things, yet we desperately
need a change, because let’s face it, no one wins at “War Games”
Poet:Tina Marie Clark
Copyright: 2007
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