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LiberalAndProud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 02:17 PM
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The Battle for Fallujah begins.
US planes bomb Fallujah, killing 4 Iraqis - Xinhua - 2 hours ago
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/30/content_2156200.htm

US Marines Poised to Storm Fallujah and Ramadi - Washington Post - 3 hours ago
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8960-2004Oct29.html

Iraqis Flee as US Troops Mass at Fallujah - NPR (audio) - 3 hours ago
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4132403
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 02:19 PM
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1. Shit.
Now we're supposed to get all fired-up in support of our Commander in Chief?

That asshole will murder anyone for power.
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boneygrey Donating Member (651 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 02:33 PM
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8. This could be good for us.
Especially if they screw it up like everything else.
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knowbody0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 02:20 PM
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2. slaughter
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Love Bug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 02:21 PM
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3. I have a friend who's son is stationed in Fallujah
Shit.
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nosmokes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 02:28 PM
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4. too bad the co$t of the bombs and the bullets can't be
charged to the sqWorm/cheney campaign coffers, because that's what it's about.
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Goldmund Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 02:28 PM
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5. I've been posting for the last 2 days...
...saying "no way will they try to pull this.".

Seems I was wrong. Incredible. This is a desperate roll of the dice, an all-or-nothing play.
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DuctapeFatwa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 02:36 PM
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12. This is as close to a sure bet as they've got. Every dead Iraqi equals

X votes for Bush. And it is late for Kerry to throw together and deploy a company of "private security contractors."
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Goldmund Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 02:38 PM
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14. "Major combat operations over."
"Mission accomplished."

"Steady progress."

It flies in the face of everything they've been saying.

And it's timed in such a way that it looks like a cheap political trick.
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Just Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 02:29 PM
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6. Blood for oil. Death in lieu of "freedom" and "democracy".
,...sad,...
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NewYorkerfromMass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 02:31 PM
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7. I thought "major combat operations" were over?
was Bush lying to us?
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 02:33 PM
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10. Republicans don't lie...they always tell the truth...
It's Reality that changes...
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Zorra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 02:33 PM
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9. Over 100,000 innocent Iraqi civilians have been murdered by Bu$h.
Guess we better "revise that figure upward."
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nolabels Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 02:35 PM
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11. Only a fool turns the gas spigot on during a blaze
Edited on Fri Oct-29-04 02:36 PM by nolabels
I dunno, but would be thinking even this will backfire on bushco the way things are breaking for the scumbags
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killbotfactory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 02:37 PM
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13. Operation: Save Bush's Ass
hmx? what? were at war! rally behind the pres!
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Moderator DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-29-04 02:39 PM
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15. Locking--let's not jump the gun
None of thos sources validates the subject of this thread
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