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Comments (10) The End of the Bush-Cheney Disaster
in Iraq To read Dr. Tremblay's new book The
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My Son was
Deployed Four Times to the Middle East!
Posted,
Sunday, December 25, 2011 6:40 pm
I Couldn't
agree more with your assessment of the Iraq "war" (occupation). The lies
from Bush/Cheney were obvious (like LBJ's in Vietnam). Howard P.S.:
My oldest son has been deployed 4 times to the Middle East. New
A Pleasure
to Read
Posted,
Thursday, December 22, 2011 12:39 pm
Your
article "The "Official End" of the Bush-Cheney Disaster in
Iraq" has been succinctly and well phrased and was a pleasure to read. Roland
New
Most Factual
Posted,
Thursday, December 22, 2011 01:09 am
Your article is most factual. It was said by Bush-Cheney-and company in the defence of their
administration, and not a single fact was given to justify the war. Indeed, Saddam Hussein was a brutal
dictator and probably he has killed one thousand people. But, after he was
eliminated, there has been at least one thousand Iraqis killed every month
and probably more. Nowadays, Iraq has been divided between north and south. The war has
created ethnic animosity...And, there is no democracy. Electricity is
available about two hours a day, and water also is also only available two
hours a day. There is no peace or security in Iraq. Personally, I lived and practiced as a Family Physician between 1952
and1959 in Kirkuk, Iraq, during King Fasal, one year during Abdul Kareem
Kasim, and visited Iraq two years ago. What I saw is that there were only few light poles at night, the
steets werefull of potholes, the streets names were missing, there were piles
of garbage every where...I was shocked . Iraq is one the richest countries in the world even though
the wealth was sucked by the British after World War On. For almost seventy
years, Iraq was a paradise. After the USA ocupation, it became a HELL and it
will remain a HELL for many many years to come. Vahdettin
New
A Lot of
Window Dressing?
Posted,
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 5:31 pm
I have read more than one article that refutes this contention. In one case the point is made that by technically abandoning Iraq, the
airspace is free for overflights by Israel without claims that the U.S. aided
and abeted Israel. In reality the American Embassy, already the largest in the world, is
continuing to expand. Many troops will remain but will avoid the
"count" as they will be relabelled security forces for the embassy
or training personnel for Iraqi troops. In addition there will be large
numbers of XE (Blackwater) mercenaries. In reality the U.S. went into Iraq for the benefit of Big Oil and
Defence Contractors. Big Oil is not finished exploiting the oil and
essentially they will stay. Al Maliki, the prime minister, is a globalist puppet. His demands that
the Americans leave is pure theatrics. As soon as he falls out of favor with
the Globalists, he will suffer the same fate as Noriega, Sadaam, and Gadaffi. After investing so heavily in Iraq in terms of blood and $$, there is
no way the U.S. is not abandoning it. They are setting the stage for the next
move. I cannot say how exactly it will play out but I believe it has
something to do with the next phase of the conquest of the Middle East i.e.
Iran. Perhaps by stepping aside while overflights occur in Iraq; the Russians
and Chinese cannot claim that the U.S. is directly participating in attacks
on Iran. Much has to do with the 2012 election as well. Americans are tired
of wars and Obama promised 4 years ago to end the Iraq war. Many voters are
dumb enough to believe that he is finally making good on that promise. I also believe that the decisions have been made to go into Iran. I do
not know how exactly how that will play out. It is clear that if Israel goes
in, the U.S. will be right there with them. If the U.S. steps in before the
Nov. 2012 election it might not look good if there are candidates on the
other side of the aisle that are staunchly against the war. In closing, I cannot see the U.S. abandoning Iraq. Just my opinion. Rick _________________ Answer by R.
T.: You are
probably right. There may be more than meets the eye. The
cost of the Iraq war will be felt for decades to come. I include Israel and
the oil companies in the “war profiteers“ category. In the immediate
future, U.S. combat soldiers will be replaced by 15,000 mercenaries supplied
by Blackwater (now called Academi). As you say, they will guard the largest
American embassy in the world! And until the end of 2011, some 50,000
American soldiers, camped in a dozen bases, will remain in Iraq to
“support” the Iraki army. More over, most of the U.S. soldiers
leaving Iraq are going to be “redeployed” to Afghanistan, the
‘graveyard of empires'. As ancient Greek philosopher Plato (428/427-348/347 B.C.) once said: “When
the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there
is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or
other, in order that the people may require a leader.” You can expect the same in
the coming years. Indeed,
there could be a lot of window dressing here. New
A Stunt as
much a sham as the 'peace' negotiated by H. Kissinger
Posted,
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:03 pm
Let's see: (1) American advisers/trainers/spies will remain. (2) US policy in Iraq is 1930's English policies of maintaining
balance of power between pan-tribal nationalists and local warlords, which
leaves the colonizer at the power vertex. (3) This stunt is as much a sham as the 'peace' negotiated by Henry
Kissinger, which saved face for Dick Nixon and got Kissy a Nobel as bogus as
Obama's. However, I doubt this 'peace' will result in U.S. 'advisers' having to
be evacuated by helicopter from the embasst rooftop. 4) Iraq was hardly a disaster for America, Inc, Wall Street, and their
political vassals and commission agents. The people who really govern this
'republic' made out like the bandits they are, as did their lackeys.
Worldwide Bushwhackings were hard only on the "99%" of American
serfs who were taxed (overtly and especially covertly) close or into poverty
to fund wars-for-fun-&-profit. Vraiement,
j'en ai assez! John New
Thanks.
Posted,
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 1:20 pm
Thanks
for this article. Here's something by Pat Buchanan which
I'm sure you will find of interest. lm New
A Fabulous
Summary.
Posted,
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 3:11 pm
Thanks. A
fabulous summary of an unnecessary, unmitigated, disaster! Jim New
A $4
trillion War?
Posted,
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 2:35 pm
We will be paying medical costs for 40 more years for these
unfortunate war veterans. This will drive the cost to around $4 trillion
before we are free of costs again, IF we can pay at all. Thank you; nice article, very somber and dark Michael New
Leaving
Iraq, sort of?
Posted,
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 4:35 pm
Yes ! The U.S. is “leaving”
Iraq. Sort of... The winner is Blackwater in it's 3rd name change. Now Blackwater is
called ACADEMI. They will have 15,000 mercenaries in Iraq who can commit all
the war crimes they want because they never signed the Geneva Convention! So
the dog and pony show is that “we” are leaving and Obama is a
hero ! In reality though there won't be much of a change because now
Hillary's little State Department will be in charge of the (Blackwater)
ACADEMI “privatized contractors”. Unfortunately BILLIONS of
dollars of equipment is being left behind and Blackwater gets it for
FREE!!!!!!!!!! Yippee! Blackwater sure is pretty lucky! A Blackwater goon
gets a minimum of $200,000 a year. Others make more. Quarter million half
million and all they can steal! So $200,000 a year x 15,000 goons.-- On top of
that? They get FREE US MILITARY equipment because it's just rummage sale junk
because the US soldiers are coming home so we have to give the equipment
away. But cheer up because it all won't go to Blackwater, some will go to the
locals at ROCK BOTTOM prices because it's just um, junk now. Yeah ! That's
it. It's just junk now. Read
more here. Hillary has her own Blackwater army of 15,000+ and no one will even
pay attention. Who pays for that? You do! Lets rejoice ! hehehehe I hope our
military will have enough equipment after we leave it all there for free.
Maybe we'll have to buy them some more! Probably, and they will say they
urgently need to spend for YOUR defense because we gave all our Iraq
equipment away and now the military needs some new stuff from the Defense
Contractors. Looks like a sucker play to me. Pazzums
New
The Winner
is Israel?
Posted,
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 5:27 pm
The winner
is not Iran but Israel. samel New
My
Sentiments Exactly
Posted,
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 2:55 pm
I just read
the article :"The end of the Bush /Cheney Era in Iraq.” Nicely
done. My sentiments exactly. So
very frustrating to watch that chapter of American history grow and fester
into such an ulcerated mess. The
thing is, you cannot begin to convince some people of the utter stupidity of
the whole thing. The total unmitigated waste and corruption/perversion of
American values. Fox
News is totally dedicated to telling people what to think instead of giving
them information with which to think. Okay, I'm not as articulate about
it as you, but I'm glad to see you presenting your views of that ignominious
era. How
can people experience all that and begin a new to rattle sabers against Iran? ...
Thinking of the Bush era is definitely not good for my blood pressure Rick The
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