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Post by Justin R. Wilkerson on Mar 29, 2007 18:29:50 GMT -6
what are your thoughts on the current US sitatuation as far as President Bush is concerned?
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Post by Justin R. Wilkerson on Mar 29, 2007 18:31:13 GMT -6
I support the president, he is the leader of my country and for that i respect him, but i have to admit there have most assuredly alot of mistakes made over the past 6 years!
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Post by Justin R. Wilkerson on Mar 29, 2007 18:31:49 GMT -6
please respond to this one i really want to hear outside opinions on the topic!
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Post by Zach on Mar 29, 2007 20:00:53 GMT -6
Well I, as most of you already know, do not support the Bush Administration because of the bad decisions they make. One of these decisions being to send thousands of American civilians to war. Now, 3/4s of the soldiers in Iraq do not support the exact war they are fighting for.*
As for the upcomming presidential election, I would hope to see either Senator Barack Obama, who is one of the first African American men who has a chance of winning. Others might be John Edwards or maybe Dennis Kucinich.
*Summer 2005 Poll
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Post by darkme on Mar 29, 2007 23:20:07 GMT -6
I have to agree with Zach... I do not support the current gov in a any way... Bush has sorta messed up Iraq and now in the name of wanting Iraq to be bak the same he's staying and he's refusing to even give a plan of the removing of the soliders!
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Post by alyssamilanofan on Mar 31, 2007 11:16:06 GMT -6
I don't support Bush he's made a lot of mistakes after 9/11.. With Iraq and Afghanistan as much as I want Saddam and Bin Laden gone I can't support those wars all these innocent people that died before they had Saddam captured and even now. It seems like it's Vietnam all over... He spends way to much money on those wars, money that was supposed to go to the cancer fund even (at least that's what I heard) he should focus more on the problems in the US and how he can make a contribution to solve world problems, like poverty, HIV, global warming the cure for cancer you name it... All those billions of dollars he wasted on the wars, can you imagine what kind of good he could have done with that.
Like Bill Clinton once said about Bush senior: "It's economics stupid"
Yes Iraq needed to be liberated from Saddam but that wasn't the job of the US and I don't think he went in for that or for the mass weapons he went in for the oil and to finish his dads deeds... but that's my opinion.. Do they use landmines in Iraq???
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Post by travisboddie on Apr 4, 2007 15:30:11 GMT -6
I don't support President Bush nor any political figure that stand behind him for these reasons.
"The President is dead wrong" on Iraq funding, argues Edwards. "If the President vetoes the bill that provides funding for the troops, it's President Bush who's not providing the support and funding for the troops."
Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
Dear Mr. President: Send Even MORE Troops (and you go, too!) ...from Michael Moore
Dear Mr. President,
Thanks for your address to the nation. It's good to know you still want to talk to us after how we behaved in November.
Listen, can I be frank? Sending in 20,000 more troops just ain't gonna do the job. That will only bring the troop level back up to what it was last year. And we were losing the war last year! We've already had over a million troops serve some time in Iraq since 2003. Another few thousand is simply not enough to find those weapons of mass destruction! Er, I mean... bringing those responsible for 9/11 to justice! Um, scratch that. Try this -- BRING DEMOCRACY TO THE MIDDLE EAST! YES!!!
You've got to show some courage, dude! You've got to win this one! C'mon, you got Saddam! You hung 'im high! I loved watching the video of that -- just like the old wild west! The bad guy wore black! The hangmen were as crazy as the hangee! Lynch mobs rule!!! .
US troops will pay if war funding blocked: Bush
(AFP) -- President George W. Bush lashed out at US lawmakers Tuesday, warning that a fight over war funding will only hurt US troops in Iraq and scolding Congress for going on holiday despite unfinished business.
If Congress does not approve a war funding bill in coming weeks, "the price of that failure will be paid by our troops and their loved ones," Bush told reporters.
"The bottom line is this: Congress's failure to fund our troops on the front line also means that some of our military families could wait longer for their loved ones to return from the front lines," Bush warned.
"And others can see their loved ones headed back to the war sooner than they need to. That is unacceptable to me, and I believe it is unacceptable to the American people."
Bush renewed his vow to use his presidential powers to veto a bill which ties funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to a timetable to end the US presence in Iraq.
Monday, Senate Democrats raised the stakes in the bitter fight, unveiling a new bid to cut off nearly all funding for the Iraq war after March 31, 2008 if Bush vetoes the bill they plan to submit to the White House.
The date was set as a goal for withdrawing most combat troops in the 122 billion war budget bill passed by the Senate.
The measure, co-sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Russ Feingold, would permit funding only for operations against Al-Qaeda, training and equipping Iraqi troops, and protecting US personnel and installations.
But Bush hit out at US lawmakers for being irresponsible, and urged Congress to make good on its pledges of support for US troops.
"Congress's most basic responsibilities (are) to give our troops the equipment and training they need to fight our enemies and to protect our nation. They're now failing in that responsibility," he said.
"Now they have left Washington for spring recess without finishing the work. Democrat leaders in Congress seem more interested in fighting political battles in Washington than providing our troops what they need to fight the battles in Iraq."
Democrats plan to officially unveil the new legislation on April 10 when the Senate returns from its Easter break.
Senator Hillary Clinton, who is seeking the Democratic Party's nomination for the 2008 presidential election, urged supporters to petition Bush to drop his veto threat.
"The American people have had enough of the president's failed strategy in Iraq," read the message on Clinton's presidential campaign website.
"Join Hillary in telling him to listen to the will of the people and to Congress, withdraw his veto threat, and begin phased deployment of the troops out of Iraq."
Reid said Monday he would aim to bring the bill back before Senate if the president were to veto it, and Feingold told supporters via email: "Our bill funds the troops, it just de-funds the war."
It is a high-stakes poker game. Democrats who swept to power in November's election still lack the large majorities in the two-chamber Congress needed to overcome a Bush veto, and they are depending on widespread fatigue over the war to keep the public on their side.
The White House is also playing to the public, declaring that Congress is giving the enemy a timetable to take over.
Negotiators in Congress are spending the current recess reconciling the House and Senate versions of the budget bill so a compromise version can be sent to Bush's desk for signing.
The House version of the war budget contains a withdrawal deadline of August 31, 2008.
Vice President **** Cheney warned on Monday the United States faced defeat in Iraq if Democrats succeed in imposing withdrawal.
"When members of Congress speak not of victory but of time limits, deadlines, or other arbitrary measures, they're telling the enemy to simply watch the clock and wait us out," he said.
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Post by Justin R. Wilkerson on Apr 4, 2007 16:22:36 GMT -6
you make a very good argument travis karma for u! uhmm as most of you prbly dont know i support president bush, and most people hate that, but u know i support ither peoples ideas also, i mean this is a free world we have to learn to accept all peoples opinions!
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Post by darkme on Apr 4, 2007 23:29:24 GMT -6
we're not against ur opinions.... every one is free to have them! ;D
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Post by Zach on Apr 5, 2007 12:32:22 GMT -6
Yup Yup! Karma for both of you! ;D
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Post by Justin R. Wilkerson on Apr 7, 2007 22:22:32 GMT -6
what is everybodys thoughts on vice-president Cheny
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Post by Zach on Apr 8, 2007 9:34:20 GMT -6
Well, I don't really care for him. But, he's okay I guess...
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Post by darkme on Apr 11, 2007 12:47:54 GMT -6
no idea... I dunno about him.... ;D and thanx 4 the karma Zach  |
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Post by winmsn on Apr 11, 2007 14:17:51 GMT -6
what is everybodys thoughts on vice-president Cheny Well, it's not just Bush who's cause all this mess. It's the whole administration. |
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Post by Zach on Apr 11, 2007 19:05:41 GMT -6
Exactly.
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Post by Justin R. Wilkerson on Apr 16, 2007 17:59:57 GMT -6
very well founded arguments karma for both of u, uhmm i actually really dont mind Cheny, i think that he has too many conflicts of interest, but then again what politician does not!
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Post by Justin R. Wilkerson on Apr 29, 2007 12:33:45 GMT -6
I guess no one has an opnion about this>>>>  ?? |
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Post by Zach on Apr 29, 2007 13:03:14 GMT -6
very well founded arguments karma for both of u, uhmm i actually really dont mind Cheny, i think that he has too many conflicts of interest, but then again what politician does not! True, True. He's ok I guess, but he was kinda stupid to shoot his friend a year ago.. But accidents happen right? |
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Post by darkme on May 1, 2007 12:23:46 GMT -6
he shot his friend? really? why?
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Post by Zach on May 1, 2007 15:50:07 GMT -6
Okay, well his was bird hunting with his friend, and he shot him accidentally. He was hunting phesant, so you don't hunt right next to each other. He must have thought his friend was a bird or something  But, luckilly, the guy is ok! |
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