Cheney says US support for Iraq 'unwavering'

[maddezmom]

Source: AFP

BAGHDAD (AFP) - US Vice President Dick Cheney declared Washington's "unwavering" support for Iraq during a surprise visit to Baghdad on Monday just days before the war enters its sixth year.

A series of bomb blasts greeted Cheney's high-security and secrecy-shrouded arrival, underscoring the deadly violence that still grips the nation five years after US bombs began dropping on Baghdad.

Cheney, on a visit aimed at highlighting security gains and promoting political progress, said he had been sent by President George W. Bush to thank Iraqi leaders for their efforts in steering the country towards democracy.

He was in Baghdad, he added, to "reaffirm to the Iraqi people the unwavering commitment of the United States to support them in finishing the difficult work that lies ahead."



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080317/wl_afp/usiraqcheney_080317114336

[bdamomma]

1. cheney can eff off.

[saigon68]

18. More Ranting from a 5 deferrments "DRAFT DODGER"

[Botany]

2. So Cheney comes in under high security and in secret but the ....

.... President of Iran comes in announced and in public 5 years
after we started this bloody mess.

Guess which side is doing better?

[jaxx]

3. cheney lies

[mwb970]

4. More of the same old crap.

cheney himself could hardly be said to have "the unwavering commitment" of the American people.

[atjrpsych]

5. delusional!!

I really think this man is delusional. I am not even saying this as a joke....he fits all the criteria.

[maddezmom]

6. welcome to DU, Newest quote: Cheney says Iraq changes "phenomenal, dramatic"

Cheney says Iraq changes "phenomenal, dramatic"
Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:39 AM BST
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, an architect of the U.S-led invasion of Iraq, on Monday hailed "phenomenal changes" in Iraq on a visit to assess the success of a troop build-up five years after the war began.

Cheney arrived as Republican candidate John McCain, who will be the Republican choice in November's presidential election, was meeting Iraqi leaders as part of a Senate Armed Services Committee fact-finding mission.

"Especially significant is to be able to return this week to mark the fifth anniversary of the beginning of the campaign that liberated the people of Iraq from Saddam Hussein's tyranny," Cheney said after meeting Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.


Cheney said he sensed "phenomenal changes" since his last visit 10 months ago and described security gains as "dramatic".

more:http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyid=2008-03-17T125848Z_01_L17572705_RTRUKOC_0_UK-IRAQ.xml

[acmavm]

12. The changes ARE phenomenal. No electricity, the water (what

water there is) is poisoned, can't walk down the streets, women are now living like they did back in the bad old days of the Middle Ages, there's no food, and the infrastructure has been blown completely to hell.

That's pretty damn dramatic in my book.

[NJSecularist]

7. Oh, the irony.

The fact that a draft dodger is declaring his unwavering support for a war...

[MurrayDelph]

8. To, oonce again, paraphrase Moe Howard

We will fight to the last drop of .... YOUR blood!

[bdamomma]

9. yup, it is not their a$$es on the line.

they are making their blood money, these are our own homegrown terrorists, and again, they are spreading their poison, when will enough be enough. When will the rest of the american population wake up to see what is being done in our names (exluding DU'ers)

[DLnyc]

10. Sounds like they're getting ready to cut Iraq loose.

When Cheney declares "unwavering" support, forgive me, but I sense a knife behind my back.

[Javaman]

11. Damn straight it's unwavering!! he has a pipeline to complete!!! nt

[tuckessee]

13. And the South Vietnamese can verify that we mean it. n/t

[BigDogDistrict44]

14. Cheney is a theif

And a prick!

[question everything]

15. This explains why last week Cheney went on a "peace" mission to the Middle East

which made no sense.

Now we know it was just a diversion from his real mission to "affirm" the war.

[and-justice-for-all]

16. Well what do you know..

.Cheney is fucking delusional!!

That fucker has lied so much that he believes his own bullshit! FUCK CHENEY!!! crooked mouth son-of-a-bitch!

[Canuckistanian]

17. I think he meant "air support"

The bombings will proceed until the morale improves.