Why Press Secretaries Are Bad
Later, Snow said it was impossible to say if U.S. troops would remain in Iraq for some 50 years, as they have in South Korea. "I don't know," he said. "It is an unanswerable question. But I'm not making that suggestion. ... The war on terror is a long war."
The war on terror is a long war??? What's that? Could you repeat that, Tony? WTF? Tony... Tony... are we talking about the war in Iraq or the war on terror?
It just makes me want to friggin' choke somebody! OK, calm down. I know choking people is wrong, although it can be a total rush (It's a guy thing; try Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu).
Snow said this on Wednesday after Bush said something about envisioning a U.S. presence in Iraq similar to our presence in South Korea -- you know, the tens of thousands of troops we've had stationed there since the 1950s.
Sweet! So ... for a war we American stooges were told (VP Cheney said so; I heard it with my own eyes) would last six whole months, now the boss of America is letting slip how we may have a considerable military presence in Iraq for the next 50 years?
I feel so Sam Jackson right now.
Snakes on a Plane! Die muthuf*cka!
- May 31, 2007
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"are we talking about the war in Iraq or the war on terror? "
Earth to blue steel - Al Qaeda has been in Iraq for years, and the US military has been fighting them every single day. This *IS* the war on terror. It is in Iraq.
"This time last year, Ramadi was arguably the most dangerous city in Iraq. Nowadays, it’s not exactly a model of peace and stability, but the threat to U.S. troops in some sectors of the city has gone down considerably.
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With the help of Iraqi police and army soldiers, “We’ve eradicated that threat, primarily,” Johnson said.
The relative peacefulness in Ramadi is in large part thanks to local tribal leaders who changed alliances. Those who made the switch decided to help the U.S. and turned against al-Qaida, which is responsible for most violence in the city.
Since the switch, local Iraqis have joined the police and army in droves, and they’re doing what they hadn’t done before: They’re standing up to al-Qaida."
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"Sheikh Hamid Alhays one of the leaders of the Save the Anbar province had confirmed that the Board had submitted a request to the Iraqi government to allow the prosecution of members of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization stationed in the neighborhoods west of the capital. Alhays pointed to the importance of uniting the efforts of all Iraqi forces to limit the activity of Al-Qaeda because of the danger it poses to national security."
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Earth to blue steel - Al Qaeda has been in Iraq for years, and the US military has been fighting them every single day. This *IS* the war on terror. It is in Iraq.
"This time last year, Ramadi was arguably the most dangerous city in Iraq. Nowadays, it’s not exactly a model of peace and stability, but the threat to U.S. troops in some sectors of the city has gone down considerably.
...
With the help of Iraqi police and army soldiers, “We’ve eradicated that threat, primarily,” Johnson said.
The relative peacefulness in Ramadi is in large part thanks to local tribal leaders who changed alliances. Those who made the switch decided to help the U.S. and turned against al-Qaida, which is responsible for most violence in the city.
Since the switch, local Iraqis have joined the police and army in droves, and they’re doing what they hadn’t done before: They’re standing up to al-Qaida."
http://www.estripes.com/art...
"Sheikh Hamid Alhays one of the leaders of the Save the Anbar province had confirmed that the Board had submitted a request to the Iraqi government to allow the prosecution of members of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization stationed in the neighborhoods west of the capital. Alhays pointed to the importance of uniting the efforts of all Iraqi forces to limit the activity of Al-Qaeda because of the danger it poses to national security."
http://64.233.179.104/trans...
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Like I said, I just can't relate to Tony Snow. I hope he gets better because as far as I can tell he's a decent person, but he's got alien DNA or something if he actually enjoys his job.