US may send more troops as deaths rise

[Fridays Child]

-snip-

The Bush administration was last night considering sending more troops to Iraq to reinforce the 130,000 already there as a Shia uprising continued to rock parts of the country and threaten Washington's plans to hand over sovereignty this summer.

With 1,200 US Marines and two battalions of Iraqi security forces poised to march into the sealed-off city of Fallujah, and with an arrest warrant having been issued for a radical Shia cleric, many observers were predicting an increase in the bloodshed.

An edgy President George Bush tried to brush off the problems, insisting America's plan to transfer sovereignty to the Iraqis on 30 June would not alter. In a speech in North Carolina, he said: "The deadline remains firm. Terrorists can't stand freedom. We're still being challenged in Iraq and the reason why is a free Iraq will be a major defeat in the cause of freedom."

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But there is little doubt that the violence that broke out across Iraq over the weekend causing the deaths of at least 52 Iraqis, eight US troops and a Spanish soldier, has unsettled Washington and that questions are increasingly being asked about the planned transfer to a provisional Iraqi government and the staged withdrawal of coalition troops.

More at http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=508890

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Draft now the question is... BEFORE OR AFTER

the November election and yes there will be no choice as troops will leave the army as soon as they can...

[Qanisqineq]

2. soldiers in my husband's platoon

and in other platoons he knows are leaving by the droves, NCO's choosing to get out just short of retirement. No one wants to re-enlist.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. My hubby JIUST LEFT the USN

after 20 years in... and I was swaeting it, stop loss and all that.

Good luck to your hubby and tell him, KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN, YOU HEAR ME?

[Qanisqineq]

5. He kept his head down and returned safely

today he learned he will return to Iraq in a year.

It is sometimes amazing the little things he has missed or has not yet seen (he returned 2 weeks ago from Iraq). Today he saw a "re-defeat Bush" bumpersticker and thought it was hilarious. He said he wants one (I have no idea where to get one) and I said, "aren't you afraid of what people on post will say?"
His response-- "they will carry me around on their shoulders" :)

[DieboldMustDie]

10. Try...

http://www.redefeatbush.com/modules.php?name=ShopStop

[Qanisqineq]

11. Thanks! (n/t)

[Mari333]

21. Those bastards! send him back again??!! those bastards

IF and when Michael comes home and he says he wont go back..thats IT.
God damn the USA for allowing this to happen to our loved ones. God damn them.

[Qanisqineq]

25. yep, it's a year from now

but I have been so depressed since I found out yesterday, I haven't been able to sleep.

[Iceburg]

15. What does your husband and other active

soldiers think of the proposed draft?

[Qanisqineq]

17. they know nothing about it at all

haven't heard a thing about it. I tried telling him, but he doesn't really believe me.

[Quetzal]

3. None of my friends really took me seriously

about the whole draft thing. I'm sure they will change their minds very very soon.


I just asked my mom if she would still accept me as a son if I became a draft dodger. She said "totally" and would send me to South America. She would be kind of bummed about twin brother though - he attends MIT and she wants him to graduate from there.

I don't know where he would go. As for my older brother, he is graduating in June, so he can at least have a future in another country.

If a president pardoned draft dodgers, could they return to the US and attend college and recieve loans?

[hadrons]

18. Quetzal, you could tell the draft board you're gay .....

and there are other ways to get out of the draft

[Quetzal]

19. LOL ...great idea

thanks :-)

[saigon68]

26. kick

[Mari333]

23. Draft board wont care its been tried

My kid was sent with scoliosis of the spine, other kids are being sent back with shrapnel in them, and severe PTSD.
A Bush draft wont care if you are gay, or disabled.
They are throwing kids into the blackhole with severe medical and psychological problems. They
dont
care

[Supormom]

39. You are exactly right.

If you are gay during peacetime you are not allowed to serve. During wartime? Not a problem.

[Mari333]

22. send them this www.bushdraft.com

www.bushdraft.com
wake up USA, your kid is next.

[ClintonTyree]

6. Just what the hell...............

is THIS supposed to mean?

"We're still being challenged in Iraq and the reason why is a free Iraq will be a major defeat in the cause of freedom."

Is it just me in this early hour, that thinks this statement doesn't make a lick of sense? Shouldn't it read, "a free Iraq will be a major defeat in the cause of terrorism"?

Of course nothing the Moron in Chief makes much sense, but this sticks out as another of his more notable fuck ups.

Or am I reading this the wrong way?

[Qanisqineq]

7. I think you are right

but it is late and I could be reading it wrong, too.

[RoyGBiv]

8. Just another example...

...of the Shrub's inability to articulate and the reason he needs poppa Cheney to testify before the 9/11 commission with him. It's just a poorly worded sentence signifying his tortured attempts to insert the catch phrases his propagand team feed to him into each and every comment he makes. He just knows the words he's memorized. He has no idea what they actually mean.

He should have used the word "victory" instead of "defeat" or picked a different catch phrase in favor of something like "major defeat for those who hate freedom," another of his favorites.

[Old and In the Way]

9. No, I am as confused as you are on this.

Really, is it any surprise that this country is totally screwed, considering we have a veritable idiot at the helm who can't string a coherent thought into an understandable sentence?

This administration needs a pResidential Interpreter on staff to help decode this guy's sentences.

Seriously, I think the stress is getting to him. This may be a precursor to a nervous breakdown. I expect him to start speaking in tongues at any moment.

[montana_hazeleyes]

13. More likeley a precursor to a bottle of Jack Daniels

Although,I think he's been boozin' all along.

[leftchick]

12. I just finished my first cup of coffee and can assure you....

It makes no FUCKING sense! What a fucking idiot we have running our country!!..... :grr:

[sandnsea]

14. rotflm

"...a free Iraq will be a major defeat in the cause of freedom."

Okay, this is one for the moveon stupid shit these people say contest.

http://www.moveon.org/news/radio-contest.html

[yardwork]

24. I think Chimpy accidentally told the truth right there.

Good catch!

Also, what do you suppose he did to make the writer note that he was "edgy?"

Chimpy's losing what few marbles he had, imo.

[Athame]

27. It was in that "press conference"

when he admonished the reporter for calling him sir, instead of "Mr. President." He said, "Who you talkin' to?" and the reporter quickly addressed the shrub* as Mr. President.

As a mom, I just want to shake him by the shoulders and say, "Who do you think you are? You think you're better than that reporter? This is America, we're all EQUALS, and the president should be the most gracious of all. Behave yourself!"

[saigon68]

16. reason why is a free Iraq will be a major defeat in the cause of freedom

WTF]




A U.S. Marine honor guard carries the casket of Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Charles Burgess, 20, of Plymouth, Mass., from Christ Parish Church, Monday, April 5, 2004 in Plymouth. Burgess, serving with the U.S. Marine 1st Infantry Division in Iraq (news - web sites), was killed March 25, 2004, due to enemy action near Fallujah, Iraq. (AP Photo/Julia Malakie)



Mourners for Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Charles Burgess, 20, of Plymouth, Mass., embrace outside Christ Parish Church, following a funeral service Monday morning, April 5, 2004 in Plymouth. Burgess, serving with the U.S. Marine 1st Infantry Division in Iraq (news - web sites), was killed March 25, 2004 due to enemy action near Fallujah, Iraq. (AP Photo/Julia Malakie)

[Minstrel Boy]

20. Fresh meat?

"Bring 'em on!"

[saigon68]

29. Its a Fresh idea

I imagine there are a lot of GI wives sweating right now.

[Mari333]

31. GI parents too.watching my husband shaking and crying all day

all day for the last few days. And no word . no help for us, just us two alone in a house wondering if Michael will survive this.
No friends, they all left.
Town ignores us, we are anti war.
No one but us,holding each other, waiting for Michael to let us know everyday he is alive.
bring them home now.
http://www.bringthemhomenow.com

[americanstranger]

28. Didja catch the Bushism?

"...a free Iraq will be a major defeat in the cause of freedom."

Wotta maroon.

-as

[KansDem]

33. And this: "Terrorists can't stand freedom"

He must inject this in every speech he makes (ie, reads on a teleprompter). Haven't we heard this before? Makes me want to say "OK, George, OK Now give us the details!"

Once a cheerleader, always a cheerleader...

[Stuckinthebush]

37. What a moronic rabbit-holeesque statement

Terrorists can't stand freedom. Hell, my 6 year old can do better than that! What the f*ck does that mean, W?

You piece of flying monkey crap, do you really believe that the Iraqis are killing our soldiers because they can't stand freedom?

What a moron. He pisses me off more every day simply because he is a blithering idiot who occupies the highest office of the world. Moron.

[daleo]

38. You read my mind

Of course the word association "Bush - moron" is getting pretty popular.

[laruemtt]

30. so their logic is

you got a hole in your pocket? just put in more coins and it'll be fine. makes sense to me... :crazy:

[Karenina]

32. Whatever happened to...

"When you find yourself in a hole... STOP DIGGING?"

[The_Casual_Observer]

34. An edgy President George Bush tried to brush off the problems

This clown is well practiced at this posture. He has been practicing his entire life.

[saigon68]

35. They don't call him shrub for nothing

Sad

[seasat]

36. A friend of mine is going back.

He is National Guard. I hadn't heard from my old college roommate in 10 yrs. He managed to look me up and call out of the blue. He is returning to Iraq and will be stationed near Fajullah this time. I told him that we would pray for him. He is one of the toughest bad asses that I know but I couldn't help but think that he was finally contacting us after this time because of what he faces there. :(