LOL........what a hoot!
and who says that Americans and Canadians don't communicate well???? (hand signals and all :wink:
and who says that Americans and Canadians don't communicate well???? (hand signals and all :wink:
mrmom2 said:More Dubya cartoons
moghrabi said:I've done the same. Also same results - they disappear.
unclepercy said:moghrabi said:I've done the same. Also same results - they disappear.
Really, they disappear? I'm here. I see that you all backed off when I told you I had cancer. And, BTW, don't you think it is a little dangerous to post my degrees online? They do have my name on them, ya' know. If I blocked out my name, everyone would say it was some one else's. There is no winning this argument. I have already been the victim of identity theft, and I certainly don't want to go through that again.
Uncle
Pain is a way of life
Ocean Breeze said:http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-10/446384/warpresSMALL.gif
each little photo is at least one Iraqi DEAD from the bush invasion of choice.
moghrabi said:Ocean Breeze said:http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-10/446384/warpresSMALL.gif
each little photo is at least one Iraqi DEAD from the bush invasion of choice.
Correction: I think you meant a dead US soldier Ocean. Just checking. :!:
A year ago, President Bush boldly said: "Iraqis do not support an indefinite occupation and neither does America." Yet Congress is posed to finalize the president's $82 billion request for the Iraq war that includes a half-billion dollars for permanent military bases and another half-billion for building the world's largest embassy. Despite the president's assurances, the United States is preparing for a lengthy stay in Iraq.
Open-ended deployment in Iraq is bad news for the brave soldiers fighting the war and their families at home. And adding permanent facilities will actually decrease their security as they present a powerful recruiting tool for insurgent groups.
As the U.S. presence has escalated, so too has insurgent recruitment.
In November 2003, there were an estimated 5,000 insurgents. Today there are an estimated 18,000 insurgents and Iraqi officials estimate up to 200,000 additional supporters. The overwhelming common element between the 43 insurgent groups is resentment about the U.S. military presence.
Without context, spending a billion dollars on new facilities seems rather insignificant given that the United States has spent more than $200 billion on the Iraq war so far. But the extent of the U.S. occupation in Iraq is often overlooked. Currently, the United States operates out of about 50 locations including 14 "enduring bases" in Iraq.
That's a huge presence in a country the size of California.
Adding new and larger facilities will serve as a daily reminder that Iraq is under a foreign military occupation.