Comments on: One Year Later: Did Obama Win the Iraq War? http://www.juancole.com/2010/01/one-year-later-did-obama-win-iraq-war.html Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:17:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: GeneralOreo http://www.juancole.com/2010/01/one-year-later-did-obama-win-iraq-war.html#comment-1783 GeneralOreo Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:53:24 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=4923#comment-1783 I keep hearing deluded progressives talk about obama 'lies' on leaving Iraq, this is a nice change of pace.<br /><br />Hell, just a few days ago i watched hamid dabashi repeat this and another one - apparently obama promised not to escalate things in afghanistan. Now I know dabashi is a progressive, but how dumb does a columbia professor has to be to watch a multi-year campgaing of obama saying he'll 'win' afghanistan and escalate drone attacks and believe the opposite? Amazing. <br /><br />Now I'm reading about the US occupying Haiti, I thought this was too crazy even for the left but the link above proved me wrong. Maybe the US should pull out of haiti completely and let them deal with the earthquake themselves, though I'm sure then the 'humanists' will condemn cruel america for not helping. I keep hearing deluded progressives talk about obama 'lies' on leaving Iraq, this is a nice change of pace.

Hell, just a few days ago i watched hamid dabashi repeat this and another one – apparently obama promised not to escalate things in afghanistan. Now I know dabashi is a progressive, but how dumb does a columbia professor has to be to watch a multi-year campgaing of obama saying he'll 'win' afghanistan and escalate drone attacks and believe the opposite? Amazing.

Now I'm reading about the US occupying Haiti, I thought this was too crazy even for the left but the link above proved me wrong. Maybe the US should pull out of haiti completely and let them deal with the earthquake themselves, though I'm sure then the 'humanists' will condemn cruel america for not helping.

]]> By: blue photon http://www.juancole.com/2010/01/one-year-later-did-obama-win-iraq-war.html#comment-1767 blue photon Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:02:10 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=4923#comment-1767 For all those people who claim that the Iraq has been won, I say this: go to your nearest travel agency and book a vacation spot for a two week trip to Iraq.<br /><br />Don't worry about any language barriers, I have heard Blackwater (or Xe) has fluent English speakers. For all those people who claim that the Iraq has been won, I say this: go to your nearest travel agency and book a vacation spot for a two week trip to Iraq.

Don't worry about any language barriers, I have heard Blackwater (or Xe) has fluent English speakers.

]]> By: DMoloney http://www.juancole.com/2010/01/one-year-later-did-obama-win-iraq-war.html#comment-1762 DMoloney Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:16:13 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=4923#comment-1762 "For example: if McCain had won the election, he would have just instructed Maliki to amend the SOFA to extend the occupation for another 100 years."<br /><br />And Maliki in turn would have told him to go take a long run off a short cliff "For example: if McCain had won the election, he would have just instructed Maliki to amend the SOFA to extend the occupation for another 100 years."

And Maliki in turn would have told him to go take a long run off a short cliff

]]> By: Dolly http://www.juancole.com/2010/01/one-year-later-did-obama-win-iraq-war.html#comment-1756 Dolly Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:30:37 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=4923#comment-1756 The SOFA is meaningless, it was a deal between Bush and his doorman Maliki.<br />This withdrawal planned by Obama is more serious, because he made a promise to his own voters. <br />And the electorate of the United States is much more relevant to the war in Iraq than the puppet moron Maliki.<br /><br />For example: if McCain had won the election, he would have just instructed Maliki to amend the SOFA to extend the occupation for another 100 years. The SOFA is meaningless, it was a deal between Bush and his doorman Maliki.
This withdrawal planned by Obama is more serious, because he made a promise to his own voters.
And the electorate of the United States is much more relevant to the war in Iraq than the puppet moron Maliki.

For example: if McCain had won the election, he would have just instructed Maliki to amend the SOFA to extend the occupation for another 100 years.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.juancole.com/2010/01/one-year-later-did-obama-win-iraq-war.html#comment-1754 Anonymous Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:46:04 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=4923#comment-1754 Wiener boy Bush is the one who yapped about making Iraq a Democracy. That is as much an impossibility now as it was when he was yapping that lie to the stupid American people.<br /><br />Obama said he would end the war in Iraq which, as Dr. Cole correctly points out, he has done. Obamas detractors can't stand that so they have to bad mouth it. Of course.<br /><br />davr Wiener boy Bush is the one who yapped about making Iraq a Democracy. That is as much an impossibility now as it was when he was yapping that lie to the stupid American people.

Obama said he would end the war in Iraq which, as Dr. Cole correctly points out, he has done. Obamas detractors can't stand that so they have to bad mouth it. Of course.

davr

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.juancole.com/2010/01/one-year-later-did-obama-win-iraq-war.html#comment-1748 Anonymous Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:44:51 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=4923#comment-1748 I don't want to give Bush any credit but Obama is just carrying out the SOFA of his predecessor. I don't want to give Bush any credit but Obama is just carrying out the SOFA of his predecessor.

]]> By: The Familiar Strange http://www.juancole.com/2010/01/one-year-later-did-obama-win-iraq-war.html#comment-1746 The Familiar Strange Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:45:07 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=4923#comment-1746 Ah, but permanent bases are different than armed conflict. We have permanent bases all over the world. Ah, but permanent bases are different than armed conflict. We have permanent bases all over the world.

]]> By: Razer http://www.juancole.com/2010/01/one-year-later-did-obama-win-iraq-war.html#comment-1745 Razer Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:08:25 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=4923#comment-1745 In response to your headline.<br /><br />Not if our stated goal of bringing 'democracy' (small 'd' intentional) to Iraq is the measure of 'winning:<br /><br />"If you think it's going to be easy to get out of Iraq with an 'American Democracy' in-place you might note the Iraqi government just banned 500 Sunnis (the American fostered group 'Sons of Iraq') from the government and absorption into the Iraqi military." [<a href="http://razedbywolves.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-20-2010-travus-t-hipp-morning.html" rel="nofollow">More</a>] In response to your headline.

Not if our stated goal of bringing 'democracy' (small 'd' intentional) to Iraq is the measure of 'winning:

"If you think it's going to be easy to get out of Iraq with an 'American Democracy' in-place you might note the Iraqi government just banned 500 Sunnis (the American fostered group 'Sons of Iraq') from the government and absorption into the Iraqi military." [More]

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