Cheney's night in Iraq: 'Central front' in 'war against terror'

Photo spray? More like continued bs spray.

Yeah right, broken-record Cheney skips again. I note that the "terrorists" who planned to attack Fort Dix were NOT from Iraq. And not from Afghanistan either. They were from right here in the good ole USA and they cooked the scheme up all on their own, with no orders from bin Laden or any other al-qaeda type. Just further proof the Bush-Cheney regime is not only dishonest, but ignorant too.

LOL RomanB you're a funny person. If you had any sense of well being, purpose, or fortitude you would understand the story that was written. Have a great life.

I'm curious about a few things.
1. How do the soldiers Cheney spoke with feel about their extended deployments?
2. Was the real purpose of his trip to push the Iraqi government to pass the Iraq Hydrocarbon Law?
3. Why isn't the press covering the Iraq Hydrocarbon Law? I think it's the Bush administration's primary objective.
This law (that we drafted for them) opens up two thirds of Iraq's oil fields to foreign oil companies like Exon, Shell, BP, Aramco, etc. Leases will be granted to these companies by a board that will be partly comprised of representatives of the same companies doing the bidding. The companies that get the leases will have no obligation to hire Iraqis or share the profits with the Iraqi people.
I understand that economic development is important for Iraq's recovery but we shouldn't let these carpetbaggers and war profiteers steal Iraq's oil. We should be helping Iraq rebuild it's damaged infrastructure so the Iraqis can develop their oil fields and reap the profits themselves. We should not be pressuring them to give away their main hope for a prosperous future.

“Our soldiers are smart, they read and we have good television connections here – AFN, CNN, Fox,'' Mixon said. "They watch it, they listen to it. It doesn’t affect their morale or their performance."

Then why does the Bush Administration say we are hurting their morale. Help me Republics. Is the Administration right or the commander on the ground?

Couldn't help but laugh at this:

“He has a great love for the army, he has a great love for the military.''

Sure he does, so much love he has sent the same soldiers to fight in Iraq without the gear, the rest or the training they need!

And when his number was called? He had "other priorities."

Yeah, he LOVES the military.

Thank you Tim, very effective perspective; the facts. May I? OK all you single-emotion, deluded, mouth-foaming "Fox-pseudo-intellectuals"...Your move!

Profit, as an incentive to provide freedom is not, unto itself, a bad thing. However, one does not have to venture too far from the idealistic center to discover a bloated, corrupt, self-righteous and dangerous agenda; One that is thinly veiled with apple-pie and spray-painted fear, and which continues to fatten it's architects, while starving it's "first-time homebuyers."

Fortunately, each night we all can watch the drama unfold, right from the safety and comfort of our own homes; knowing that for maximum enjoyment of the show, all we have to do is turn down the volume of the facts.

Talk about laying it on thick:

“He has a great love for the army, he has a great love for the military"

Is he talking about "Five Deferments" Cheney? I guess it wasn't love at first sight.

"And he’s been on point in this global war on terrorism since 9/11.”

On point? Yeah, I hear those terrorist quail hate our freedom.

Let's look at some facts and make a conclusion.
Pakistan has an arsenal of nuclear weapons, and other WMD. Pakistan has sold/shared nuclear weapons technology with other "rogue" states like North Korea, and radical islamic countries.
Pakistan was an enabler of the Taliban in Afghanistan pre 9/11, and was one of only three countries to grant diplomatic recognition to the Taliban when they seized power. Pakistan was instrumental in the creation of the al queda terrorist organization, and Pakistan still provides safe harbor and support for al queda after 9/11. Pakistan nationals constitute a large part of the terrorists locked in Gitmo.
Pakistan hides and protects the notorious al queda terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden. Pakistani terrorists were responsible for the London subway bomb attacks. Pakistan is not a democracy, but very much a military dictatorship.
Conclusion: Let's play a game, and make Iraq the "central front in the war on terror" Let's show our respect for the citizens of Iraq by creating a "terrorist killing field in country" just so the terrorists won't be able to "come here and get us" This game will give us a lot of international respect and credibility, and the world will regard us in the highest esteem.

Thank you for sharing about the 'Iraq Hydrocarbon Law' Mr. Chapman!
I feel like a moron for not knowing about it, particularly after I looked up what it was all about!
Where is the media on this?
Gosh, and 'they' seemed so repentant about their misguided ways in hyping the administrations line which dragged us into this conflict without questioning.
Seems the fourth estate is cow towing to the first.

This is funny, "he has a great love for the military, he loves the Army", well why has he never served, and why did he try so hard to stay out of it? All he cares about, is his abilty to play general.

LOL RomanB you're a funny person. If you had any sense of well being, purpose, or fortitude you would understand the story that was written. Have a great life.
Posted by: 911NeverForget | May 10, 2007 8:05:25 AM

Be kind enough to share with us your sense of well being, purpose, or fortitude and tell us if you agree with the following and why:

"We’re fighting a war against terror,'' Cheney told the troops. "We are here, above all, because the terrorists who have declared war on America and other free nations have made Iraq the central front in that war."

the terrorists who have declared war on America and other free nations have made Iraq the central front...

This raises a good question which isn't as easy to answer as one might suspect.

Had the U.S. just stayed in Afghanistan until a full-blown democracy without a booming poppie seed industry was in place, would the terrorists have fought us there?

It seems likely that Saddam Hussein would have lent his considerable financial resources to fight us in Afghanistan. Then we would have had the case to fight him in Iraq.

That might have changed history.

I ask for a retraction to your article about Vice President Cheney's visit to Iraq and over night stay at Camp Speicher. In the article you incorrectly make a statement about Captain Michael Scott Speicher who Camp Speicher is named for. You state: "Speicher is a “Contingency Operating Base.” It is also sometimes called Camp Speicher -- named for Navy pilot Scott Speicher, who was shot down the first day of the Gulf War in 1991. He originally was listed as missing in action, but now is presumed dead."

This information is disgustingly incorrect. Captain Speicher was orginally presumed dead and due to evidence on the contrary, the Navy and US Government took the unprecedented step of reclassifying Captain Speicher as missing/captured which remains his current status to this day. What a serious disservice you have done to this true American Hero. I demand a retraction and the correct information stated about this American Pilot.

Sincerely,

Julie Michaels

The GOP are starting to eat their own:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/09/AR2007050902461.html?hpid=topnews

Well thankfully enough astute readers caught the comical, "he loves the military..." line. How could that even have made it into print? Hilarious! Now keep heaping the old baracuda's plate with scrambled eggs, toss in some fat back and gravy while you're at it.

We are here to get Saddam and his arsenal of WMD.
We are here because I have been on point in this global war on terrorism since 9/11.
We are here because the terrorists that declared war on America still roam free somewhere outside Iraq.
We are here because there has never been a terrorist attack against the U.S. in or by Iraq.
We are here because Iraq is now the central front in the war on terror.
Cheney landed in secrecy in Baghdad.
Cheney made a two- hour and 20-minute flight to the United Arab Emirates, home of Haliburton facilities and he shared his position with Fox News.
A soldier on extended tour from Wyoming asked the vice president if he gets home much.
The VP’s plate was piled high with scrambled eggs.
Cheney spoke to U.S. commanders, then ate lunch with Gen. David Petraeus.
When He left Iraq, military commanders began parroting the administrations position that the congressional debate over war spending is bad for the war business.
One commander outside Baghdad indicated has seen an increase in violence as the U.S. has increased military pressure on Baghdad.
The vice president's visit reinforced what the mission is.
A military commander discussed the fight between Democrats and the White House over war funding and binding deadlines but conceded “It doesn’t affect troop morale or their performance”, then indicated, it is not appropriate to tie the funding of troops to political issues. politics to me is inappropriate. ''
Cheney had dinner with the prime minister and leaders of the Iraqi government then left Baghdad in a security blackout.
In a testament to the efficacy of Cheney’s 4+ years, multi-billion dollar war on terror, he never ventured beyond the relative safety of the green zone. Amidst all these circumstances, the VP remains well fed.

Cheney has a great love for the army? He took a deferment 5 times! Boy did he miss out and sacrificed by not going into the army when he could go to war. I now find out he deprived himself...... Trying to make up with sending other people Dick?

While it is impossible to fool all of the people all of the time, it is sure easy to fool some of the people some of the time.

The "mouthpieces" are now marching to a different beat. That's because the Bush team's original goal, Iraq, was beyond the Bush team's ability to handle.

So now, knowing they can't handle Iraqi terrorists, they are targeting WORLD TERRORISTS. Mainstream might have trouble with the reasoning there but:

The Bush team is different.

Is the Iraqi mess something that could have been avoided? Probably.

Mainstream would have likely used more troops to maintain "law and order" while transitioning from the Hussein government to a new government. That was mainstream thinking.

But the Bush team is different.

The Bush team still requested more troops, but not at the beginning. It would not have been much of a fight for the Bush team to handle the "not dug in" and "not well organized" insurgents at that time. The Bush team gave the insurgents four years to prepare. That would make it a better fight - Right?

So, now the Bush team wants to use its terror fighting skills world wide - from a permanent base in Iraq? Mainstream might disagree with that idea totally.

But Iraq might be a never ending saga. Fighting world terrorist or at least renaming the terrorist they are currently fighting may give the idea that the Bush team is making progress in the fight against WORLD TERRORISM. They have already blown the fight against Iraqi terrorism.

It is easy to fool some of the people some of the time, but it is downright "undoable" to fool all of the people all of the time. Mainstream would not attempt to do that - but the Bush team is different.

LOL RomanB you're a funny person. If you had any sense of well being, purpose, or fortitude you would understand the story that was written. Have a great life.

Posted by: 911NeverForget

Maybe you don't understand. The WTC attcks, the 1st or second, had nothing to do with Iraq, Saddam, wmd's or terrorists in Iraq. Cheney was quoted saying at one point in Iraq this is a "photo spray" & wouldn't be answering questions. Then has a one-on-one with FOX. Next, he'll go onto his conservative tabloid radio show, chumming it with Rush, where he'll answer more slanted questions.

If you loved this country, you would have had the fortitude & purpose to challenge the Iraqi invasion before it started. But go ahead & continue being Cheney's lap dog.

American's will have a better life after 08.

Cheney has a great love for the army? He took a deferment 5 times! Posted by: Sjaak | May 10, 2007 4:59:46 PM

Hey, he said he loved the Army. He never said he slept with the Army.

Bud McFarlin said:

"the terrorists who have declared war on America and other free nations have made Iraq the central front..."

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Terrorist didn't make Iraq the central front. The Bush team did, after it failed miserably to handle the Iraqi terrorist - after it failed miserably to accomplish its objective.

If the Bush team missed its stated objective - why not just rename that objective?

That should fool some of the people.

While it is impossible to fool all of the people all of the time, it is easy to fool some of the people some of the time.