1,000 Years in Iraq
Finally. I was afraid that America would never be a colonial power. But now, word comes from a report leaked to The Independent that there is a deal to keep US troops in Iraq indefinitely, irrespective of what the results of the election in November.
The terms of the impending deal, details of which have been leaked to The Independent, are likely to have an explosive political effect in Iraq. Iraqi officials fear that the accord, under which US troops would occupy permanent bases, conduct military operations, arrest Iraqis and enjoy immunity from Iraqi law, will destabilise Iraq’s position in the Middle East and lay the basis for unending conflict in their country.
This will ensure that McCain’s 1,000 years in Iraq will be fulfilled. And let me take this opportunity to thank Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid for having the foresight to allow President Bush to continue this abortion of a war long beyond when it was feasible, winnable, and justifiable.
Depressing.
This war is (through no fault of their own) corrupting the moral character of our armed forces:
He recalls the order his unit got after a nighttime firefight to roll back out and collect the enemy dead. When LeJeune and his buddies arrived, they discovered that some of the bodies were still alive. “You don’t always know who the bad guys are,” he says. “When you search someone’s house, you have it built up in your mind that these guys are terrorists, but when you go in, there’s little bitty tiny shoes and toys on the floor – things like that started affecting me a lot more than I thought they would.”
The article goes on to explain how this soldier was treated with anti-depressants so he could return to the “fight.”
Don’t international treaties need to be ratified in the Senate?
Yes, Jason. The Constitution gives the Senate the power to approve, by a two-thirds vote, treaties made by the executive branch.
This is so sad. Will congress stop this?
McCains 1000 years? When he announced this redicules ‘plan’ it was 100 years….just saying’.
We still have a constitution?
Did anyone happen to see the Op-Ed in WSJ about how detainees are treated so “nicely” at Gitmo. One prisoner even received back surgery so as to avoid paralysis.
What they don’t mention is he needed surgery because the guards hog tied him and jumped on his back.
This fucking executive branch is a rouge gov’t onto itself.
Please be patient. It gets worse.
We still have a constitution?
Yes, as a matter of fact, we do. It’s been sighted neatly rolled up on cardboard tubes, then cut into 5 or 6 inch lengths in and near the White House. One can see them (the sectioned tubes), and even utilize their softness when visiting a restroom while touring your favorite capitol attraction. Please, be wary of how hard you utilize them, you may break the fibers and end with stinky-finger dilemma.
They are calling it a framework accord or some such — the uusal “if we call it something else maybe they won’t notice” crap that BushCo is really good at (and too many people are good at just accepting).
But there is no deal — not really — until the Ayatollah Sistani says there is and he is on record not only against this, but for wanting a nationwide referendum to approve this. The Ayatollah has a better track record of frustrating the idiocy of BushCo than our Congress does. But BushCo badly needs to be able to say that he won something here before he goes and they’ll do anything to make that claim.
Anon, Time magazine’s cover story this week is about the Defense Department’s use of anti-depressants to keep soldiers available to fight or otherwise serve in Iraq and Afghanistan. The cover of the magazine is an anti-depressant tablet, and under it are the words “The Pentagon’s (Military’s? Can’t recall exactly) Secret Weapon.
Yes, that is the linked article.
Finally, a chemical antidote for the Nuremberg Principles.
Why anyone here would think that congress would take any action is beyond belief. Harry and Nancy have taken no action against the crimes of this White House so why would you expect these two wimps to act now
FYI to you guys thinking congress will be able to stop this…
The pact, which Bush has said he does not intend to submit for Congressional approval, would take effect shortly before he leaves office. Reversing it, while possible, would force a future president to break an international commitment.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2008/06/05/BL2008060501746.html
Please folks the stress of deployment is very serious for our young soliders. Take out the frustration you have with this ridiculous proposal on the Administration’s policy…. I think we all know, except the congress and administration that things need to change.