Comments on: The “Gut” Primary: Russ Feingold Is Making Sense http://www.oliverwillis.com/2005/08/21/the-gut-primary-russ-feingold-is-making-sense/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:30:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Bushwacked http://www.oliverwillis.com/2005/08/21/the-gut-primary-russ-feingold-is-making-sense/#comment-4378 Bushwacked Tue, 23 Aug 2005 01:08:38 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=314#comment-4378 What is going to cause the Iraqi's to suddenly wake up and all go out and crush the resistance? If they don't want democracy and freedom bad enough to fight for it themselves, its never going to happen. As long as our soldiers are there to do most of the heavy lifting, most of them are going to sit around and bitch because there's no water or no power. This quagmire belongs to the chickenhawks and this adminstration. As Colin Powell said, they own it. But its American soldiers who are are having to pay the bill. What is going to cause the Iraqi’s to suddenly wake up and all go out and crush the resistance? If they don’t want democracy and freedom bad enough to fight for it themselves, its never going to happen.

As long as our soldiers are there to do most of the heavy lifting, most of them are going to sit around and bitch because there’s no water or no power.

This quagmire belongs to the chickenhawks and this adminstration. As Colin Powell said, they own it. But its American soldiers who are are having to pay the bill.

]]> By: southpaw http://www.oliverwillis.com/2005/08/21/the-gut-primary-russ-feingold-is-making-sense/#comment-4377 southpaw Mon, 22 Aug 2005 22:08:33 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=314#comment-4377 If we tell the whole world right now that we have a plan to be out of Iraq By Dec 06, that makes it look like we are calling the shots and determining how our involvment will come to an end on our terms. That should motivate the Iraqi Army to be fully ready to take over by that time. It also tells the terrorists that we do not intend to be there for many years. The whole purpose behind the 9/11 attacks against us was to draw us into a holy war on their turf. Besides, we already won the war in Iraq in April 2003. If we tell the whole world right now that we have a plan to be out of Iraq By Dec 06, that makes it look like we are calling the shots and determining how our involvment will come to an end on our terms. That should motivate the Iraqi Army to be fully ready to take over by that time. It also tells the terrorists that we do not intend to be there for many years.

The whole purpose behind the 9/11 attacks against us was to draw us into a holy war on their turf. Besides, we already won the war in Iraq in April 2003.

]]> By: Dugger http://www.oliverwillis.com/2005/08/21/the-gut-primary-russ-feingold-is-making-sense/#comment-4376 Dugger Mon, 22 Aug 2005 20:08:42 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=314#comment-4376 Feingold can be a bright guy, but I'm not sure he thought this out real well or at all: "why wouldn t they just stop blowing us up right now? Why wouldn t they just let us leave and then take over?" C'mon. Think! Because the terrorists/insurgents/ Baathists know they can't defeat us militarily, they hope to be able to "out will" us. By making us pay a high price for staying the course, we fat , dumb and happy Americans will begin fighting within and lose our will and pull out. If we are not attacked while in Iraq, we don't need a large military presence; the cost in terms of money and lives is low. We could stay the course almost indefinitely and certainly long enough to build up the democratic Iraqi state - with an effective army and police force. Don't quit your Senator job, sir. Dugger, Sheesh Feingold can be a bright guy, but I’m not sure he thought this out real well or at all:

“why wouldn t they just stop blowing us up right now? Why wouldn t they just let us leave and then take over?”

C’mon. Think! Because the terrorists/insurgents/ Baathists know they can’t defeat us militarily, they hope to be able to “out will” us. By making us pay a high price for staying the course, we fat , dumb and happy Americans will begin fighting within and lose our will and pull out. If we are not attacked while in Iraq, we don’t need a large military presence; the cost in terms of money and lives is low. We could stay the course almost indefinitely and certainly long enough to build up the democratic Iraqi state – with an effective army and police force. Don’t quit your Senator job, sir.

Dugger, Sheesh

]]> By: SaveFarris http://www.oliverwillis.com/2005/08/21/the-gut-primary-russ-feingold-is-making-sense/#comment-4375 SaveFarris Mon, 22 Aug 2005 16:08:40 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=314#comment-4375 Let's follow your "logic" then. If alQaida is staying in Iraq only because we are there, if we leave, where does AQ go? Let’s follow your “logic” then. If alQaida is staying in Iraq only because we are there, if we leave, where does AQ go?

]]> By: pionar http://www.oliverwillis.com/2005/08/21/the-gut-primary-russ-feingold-is-making-sense/#comment-4374 pionar Mon, 22 Aug 2005 16:08:08 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=314#comment-4374 SaveFarris, al Qaida will be in Iraq as long as we are. So, by your logic, we'll always be there. SaveFarris, al Qaida will be in Iraq as long as we are. So, by your logic, we’ll always be there.

]]> By: SaveFarris http://www.oliverwillis.com/2005/08/21/the-gut-primary-russ-feingold-is-making-sense/#comment-4373 SaveFarris Mon, 22 Aug 2005 13:08:18 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=314#comment-4373 So... he says that Al Qaida is in Iraq "now" and his answer is to leave? How on God's green Earth does that "make sense"?!? So… he says that Al Qaida is in Iraq “now” and his answer is to leave?

How on God’s green Earth does that “make sense”?!?

]]> By: Bushwacked http://www.oliverwillis.com/2005/08/21/the-gut-primary-russ-feingold-is-making-sense/#comment-4372 Bushwacked Mon, 22 Aug 2005 02:08:40 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=314#comment-4372 Russ Fiengold is a no BS, tell it like it is kind of guy. He is the one who did not take any soft money in the Wisconsin senatorial campaign, because he wanted to practice what he preached. A lot of media "experts" predicted he would lose, but the Wisconsin voters proved them otherwise. If he decided to run, he would have my vote over Hillary, Kerry, Edwards, or anyone else that I can think of in the democratic party. Of course there is no guarantee that's going to happen. Russ Fiengold is a no BS, tell it like it is kind of guy. He is the one who did not take any soft money in the Wisconsin senatorial campaign, because he wanted to practice what he preached. A lot of media “experts” predicted he would lose, but the Wisconsin voters proved them otherwise.

If he decided to run, he would have my vote over Hillary, Kerry, Edwards, or anyone else that I can think of in the democratic party. Of course there is no guarantee that’s going to happen.

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