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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:56 PM Original message |
what is the evidence that the "surge" is working? |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
1. because the media has joined in lockstep to pronounce this. |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. that's obvious |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Evidence? We don't need no stinkin' evidence |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:49 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. It's a good ol' catch-22 - no matter what, we're winning but must also stay. nt |
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Skink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. There is no one left to fight. Iraq is now mostly American. |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. they don't need no stinking evidence. all they have to do is repeat this |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. It's the number of US casualties. The numbers are way down. |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
5. depends on what constitutes working - a short-term decline in violence |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. well, how bout this? read a bit of this last week: |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. General Odom talked about the money too - just posted about it |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. amazing how the dems aren't talking about this, yes? |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Unless something dramatic has happened since April, I don't buy it |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 01:53 AM Response to Reply #8 |
18. So what happens when the bribes and protection money behind the SPLURGE run out? |
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PerfectSage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
13. It's working: The surge is a Karl Rove psyop to buy time to run out the clock on Bush's presidency |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 11:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. the surge is ONLY working from the standpoint in US troop casualties, which |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 12:09 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. thanks, ol' friend |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 12:22 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. and I appreciate your appreciation! I'm driving myself nuts. time for a break, but first.... |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 12:25 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. here's the Cole/Palast bit |
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