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Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

December 12, 2006 03:43 AM Forum: Politics

Perspectives on Iraq

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Here's an interesting link from a retired general's commentary on what Bush ought to do now in Iraq.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/11/shepperd.analysis/index.html

In addition to outlining Bush's exit strategy, where none previously existed(it's always been "stay the course"), I have some thoughts on where the troops should've been in the first place: Afghanistan. In a recent LA Times article, only 1/5 of the country is said to be under government control. The next few months will be pivotal in determining the outcome of the war in Afghanistan. Now is the time for Bush to heed the words and recommendations of the commission's report, and redirect American troop concentrations to Afghanistan before it is lost...

December 15, 2006 06:47 PM Forum: Politics

Rice: The Baker Rejections Begin

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Condi Rice has spoken: No talks with Syria or Iran on Iraq, period. The Baker commission has said it's recommendations must be taken in total for any chance for success in stabilizing the situation in Iraq.
Condi Rice has spoken: The violence in Iraq might contiunue after the Bush administration leaves office. Tell us something we don't know! And it means there's little hope of Bush implementing the commission's recommendations even though point is probably moot since the entire package would need to be adopted for any chance for success.
Condi Rice has spoken: "Get ready! We're going to the middle east, a lot!" Golly gee, all of us can't wait to go!
Condi Rice has spoken: "I've been thinking about Iraq, a lot." Oh, really! Heavens to Betsy, We're saved!
Condi Rice: remains true to her description in the LA Times, "Happy and clueless"...
Bush! Total Bush voters!!!

December 21, 2006 07:11 PM Forum: Politics

Re: Lied to about immigration

Posted By Rod Kaufman
From what I've heard, the swift plants were raided, in part, because a number of the illegal aliens were accused of "aggravated identity theft".
As far as the issue of employers and illegals is concerned, some employers are now doing the perp-walk and it's about time that it's happened. A fence company in San Diego, for example, has recently been fined 5 million for repeated violations of rehiring illegals and the president and vice president of the company were reportedly facing five years in jail, along with personal fines for their role in it. These execs are expected to be in jail for a minimum of six months so they will reportedly do some time.
Halting illegal immigration has to start with employer sanctions...

December 28, 2006 05:50 AM Forum: Politics

Ford On Bush's War In Iraq

Posted By Rod Kaufman
"a big mistake"
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/27/ford.iraq/index.html
Read Ford's comments on Bush's plans of spreading democracy around the middle east...

January 8, 2007 03:40 PM Forum: Politics

A month for my peeps

Posted By Rod Kaufman
How about a month devoted to birth control...

January 9, 2007 04:17 AM Forum: Politics

Best Bushisms of 2006

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Here are the top Bushisms for 2006, quoted directly from George W Bush, and based upon a poll of language observers and a global language monitor:
1."I'm the decider."
2."I use the google."
3."It was not always certain that the U.S. and America would have a close relationship."
4."I've got an ek-a-lecttic reading list."
5."The only way we can win is to leave before the job is done."
6."Stay the course."
7."When the final history is written on Iraq, it will look like a comma."
8."The congress was right to renew the terrorist act." (It's the patriot act)
9."I want to be a war president, no president wants to be a war president."
10."The fiscal year that ended on February the 30th." (Ends Sep 30/Oct 11).
The hit parade just keeps on coming...

January 31, 2007 09:16 PM Forum: Politics

The Money In Iraq

Posted By Rod Kaufman
According to the latest audit, 36 million designated for armored vehicles has "disappeared". An olympic-size swimming pool for Iraqi police cadets goes unused. Billions more in potential overcharging by American companies looms on the horizon.
But here's the kicker: An American contractor was asked how bad it is in Iraq and he responded, "I'll put it this way, the currency in Basra is now the Iranian toumar and not the Iraqi dinar."
Geez...

February 5, 2007 06:19 PM Forum: Politics

Run vs. Contain it

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Lee,
You mean the lightbulb suddenly flashed on and somebody finally concluded the region is even more unstable that it could have ever been under Hussein?
Well, golly gee, why didn't you say so?
The scenario you've described has already been stated by so many that all you're doing is repeating an echo...
PS If you think 21000 more troops is going to "contain it", then you are even more detached from reality than our president...

February 7, 2007 04:33 PM Forum: Politics

Bush's Budget

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Another round of 146 billion or more for funding the black hole in Iraq. The US military industrial complex is said to be doing cartwheels in the streets.
At the expense of programs such as medicare, education, ie the usual suspects in the GOP hit parade.
Then I see a novel way Bush and crew are contemplating paying for their war in Iraq. They're considering removing toilet facilities from areas served by the US Forest Service. Something like 147 or more of them, scattered around the national forests of the USA.
So the next time you have to go in a national forest, you may have to make like a bear. It's going to give a whole new meaning to "In an Out Burgers"...

February 12, 2007 03:57 PM Forum: Politics

Rod's Been Labeled A Terrorist!

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Well, it's finally happened. I'm waiting with my family in our favorite restaurant for a Sunday morning breakfast. I just happened to be reading "The Bush Hater's Handbook" by Jack Huberman when the regular Sunday morning church going crowd shuffles in for breakfast.
The restaurant offers complimentary coffee and cake while you're waiting for your table so I belly up to the bar and chow down on some freebies while I open and read my book. Before I know it, a woman is telling her husband, "He's A Terrorist!" A second grossly obese woman takes one look at my book and literally runs out of the restaurant! I kid you not! She must of set some kind of world class speed record!
The manager gives me a dirty look and seats us in the back, the far back.
Ah yes, the joys of living in Bushland, also known as jerk-water USA...

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