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mwb970 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-20-07 08:16 AM
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6. You want idiocy? Try this wacky item from the same site.
Stop The Nonsense Liberal!
by Duane Shoemaker
October 18, 2007

If you asked a liberal if they support the troops, they will immediately say "yes". But do they really support the troops? Try this the next time you talk to a liberal about our troops. Ask them: "What are the successes that our troops are having in Iraq?." The liberal will probably look at you as if you just challenged their patriotism and either walk away or just come back with a sarcastic comment about Pres. Bush.

You see, if you really support our troops, you would KNOW what successes our troops are having. You would encourage them to WIN the war. You would look to the positive things that our troops are doing to bolster them to victory. If you really want to succeed at something, you do so through positive reinforcement and not through negativity.

So the next time you converse with a liberal, tell them this: Our troops have:

1. Liberated a country from a terrible tyrant who ruined a culture and the infrastructure of a nation.

2. Provided hope to a people who had been trodden down by fear and brutality.

3. Offered freedom of speech and the pursuit of happiness to millions of suppressed people.

4. Built water treatment plants, highways, hospitals, and schools to provide the basic human needs for a people who were neglected for many years due to the pride and ego of one tyrant.

5. Provided medical assistance to men, women, and children who suffered from the lack of medical attention.

6. Secured the future of our country by removing the possibility of terrorists who desire a safe haven to plan their attacks on United States of America Citizens.

7. Established an Ally in the cause of freedom throughout the world.

8. Gave hope to surrounding nations that freedom in the area is possible.

9. Paved the way for future generations to enjoy similar freedoms that we enjoy today.

10. Trained a military and police force that can protect and defend themselves from those who desire to destroy their way of life and freedom.

Yes, our troops are having great successes in spite of what you hear in the bias liberal media. It still amazes me that politics over shadows the truth about our men and women in the military. Stop the nonsense by telling everyone about the good things that our troops are doing. Please spread the word! Visit http://www.patriotman.com for more articles like this.

http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/28702.html

Wow, what a load of hooey! Meanwhile, here's a current item from the "bias liberal media" suggesting that things in Iraq are not quite as rosy as daffy Duane believes:

Ex-top envoy calls Iraqi government a failure: Former ambassador says country ‘falling apart,’ blames ministers, U.S.
by Aram Roston
October 19, 2007

A principal architect of Iraq’s interim constitution, who resigned in August as one of the country’s top diplomats, has laid out a devastating critique of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the U.S. occupation, telling NBC News that, functionally, “there is no Iraqi government.”

(snip)

Istrabadi made it clear in an exclusive interview with NBC News that he was dismayed by al-Maliki’s government and the U.S. occupation, saying the government was stocked with incompetent administrators who had helped bring about “chaos and instability.”

The Iraqi government is an illusion, said Istrabadi, who is now a visiting professor at the Indiana University Law School. “You’ve got patently incompetent men appointed to important positions.”

Many government departments were apportioned to religious parties for political reasons, Istrabadi said, citing the Health Ministry, which he said was dominated by the Mahdi Army militia loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr, a radical anti-U.S. cleric. “You cannot have this sectarian doling out of the Cabinet ministries,” Istrabadi said. “You’ve got to bring in competent technocrats to try to run those ministries, the service ministries.”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21364048/


Gee, that business about totally incompetent people assigned to key positions based on their political and religious views sounds so familiar!

So is Istrabadi right, or daffy Duane? Well, Istrabadi is an Iraqi who helped write Iraq's interim constitution and is considered a "top diplomat". Duane Shoemaker is a deluded right-winger who wrote a silly, fact-free opinion piece in a patronizing, condescending tone. My money is on Istrabadi.
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