General Cotter on CNN, "There are new cars and cellphones in Baghdad
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:26 PM
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General Cotter on CNN, "There are new cars and cellphones in Baghdad
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:27 PM
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Ah, yup. And those new cellphones
are being used to trigger the bombs that blow up the new cars.
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:27 PM
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1. Good - bring our troops home them
Mission Accomplished - Iraqis can now drive in their cars while chatting on their cell phones. We don't need troops in Iraq anymore
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:28 PM
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2. New cars replacing the ones that were used as bombs, eh?
It's a virtual Garden of Eden over there! Did he say whether they were Fords or Toyotas? rah rah rah!
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Fri Mar-23-07 02:09 PM
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28. This is just from memory
but I do remember saying that some of these new cars had Texas plates.
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:28 PM
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3. more cars and cellphones in gang areas in US too
of course, gang violence is increasing but don't let a little facts deter you from leaping to completely unfounded conclusions.
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:28 PM
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4. And satellite dishes on many roofs!
:eyes: If life is so grand there, it's time to bring the troops home!
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:38 PM
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14. that was my first reaction as well.
Holy joe used that as signs that things were going great - what - 2 years ago?
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:29 PM
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5. There are new cars and cellphones
in my neighborhood too but that doesn't mean life is improving for me. I still have a 15 year old truck and no income to speak of.
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:29 PM
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6. The true test of a society's worth
New cars and cellphones. I don't own either so I guess I'm just scum.
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:30 PM
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Are they getting clean water and electricity? Is he just talking about the green zone? nt
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:30 PM
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7. The first two are true.
Cell phones are about a hundred times more common than they were pre-war. Unfortunately, by nearly every non-cell-phone-related metric, life is worse now than under Saddam.
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:40 PM
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16. That's because the land-line phone system is basically defunct.
If you don't have a cell, you don't make a call.
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:42 PM
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18. True, but availability is up too.
I mean, that's a positive. I guess.
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:30 PM
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8. uh... oh... there Were new cars and cellphones in Baghdad
B4 03/03... but, hey... therr general thinks we're all idiots...
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:30 PM
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9. with all the "missing" billions in cash
I *bet* there are some new toys in Baghdad
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:32 PM
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10. Ahh but life doesn't really improve until.
You get an Olive Garden. :sarcasm:
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:35 PM
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11. It sounds like a great vacation destination for conservatives
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:37 PM
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12. Sorry we've heard this song before - trouble is
right after you finish singing it - usually there is a motor attack.
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:38 PM
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13. To go along with violence, anarchy, and rockets being fired at UN officials.
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:38 PM
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15. all belonging to halliburton and blackwater mercenaries?
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:40 PM
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17. Only in areas that have been successfully ethnically cleansed.
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:42 PM
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19. Tell that to the General Secretary of the UN
cuz he didn't seem impressed when his pres conference was interrupted by a mortar attack. Some people refuse to see the good.
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:45 PM
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20. Did Cotter bother to find out who is driving those cars?
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:46 PM
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21. Yes, but what do the native Iraqis have?
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:50 PM
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22. Great, war policy by anecdote.
Just what we need. :eyes:
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:51 PM
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23. There's no reliable power for the cellphone towers, but oh well.
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Fri Mar-23-07 12:53 PM
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24. Yes, they recharge the cell phones in the cars using adapters . . .
'Cuz the electricity sure as hell still isn't working.
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Fri Mar-23-07 01:26 PM
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25. That's our money - Blackwater cars and phones and money distributed
without accountability and with kickbacks a la Cunningham and aBRAMOFF.
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Fri Mar-23-07 01:28 PM
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26. Uh, Iraqis always had cell phones, sheesh
Soldiers paid to use cell phones belonging to Iraqis back in 2003
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Fri Mar-23-07 01:39 PM
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27. They can charge the cell phone batteries on 2 hrs. of electricity a day.
I guess that's so as long as they don't forget to plug in during that window!
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