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986 - Donald - 9/6/2004 12:58:46 AM
- "Bring 'em on!" George Walker Bush, July, 2, 2003. Oh, and by the way, - - - - Bowser - 9/6/2004 1:05:37 AM
  - It seems that.... - Donald - 9/6/2004 1:10:25 AM

Senator: Commander Told of Military Drain - Donald - 9/6/2004 12:56:06 AM
- Didn't see this one before I posted. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/6/2004 1:06:29 AM

Once again, with time, reality. Versus propaganda. - Bowser - 9/6/2004 12:40:15 AM

Is there a website anyone knows of to express sympathy and concern to the Russian people? - ebnelson - 9/4/2004 8:18:30 PM
- The Chechnya problem is really bad. At one time negotiations might have worked. Now, since Al Qaeda has hijacked the independence movement, there is no hope for a peaceful settlement. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 9/5/2004 4:31:22 AM
- I have this... - Tom Brosz - 9/5/2004 1:08:19 AM
  - Found it here... - Tom Brosz - 9/5/2004 1:52:46 AM
    - True Evil - Mark Eby - 9/5/2004 2:29:53 AM
      - Michael Moore, for one. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/5/2004 4:25:34 AM
        
        Bullsh!t tom... even you dont believe that! - R.L. - 9/5/2004 8:08:53 AM
        
        Moore compared the Iraqi insurgency to the Minutemen. - Tom Brosz - 9/6/2004 12:01:48 AM
        
        re: Bullsh!t tom... even you dont believe that! - Mark Eby - 9/5/2004 1:58:05 PM
  - It's legitimate. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/5/2004 1:48:13 AM
- Russian massacre like 911... - Buck Galaxy - 9/4/2004 11:19:10 PM
  - Yup. - RobVG - 9/5/2004 2:21:34 AM
- I Wish I Knew - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 9:48:45 PM
  - Maybe the International Red Cross? - Mary Anne - 9/4/2004 10:22:32 PM

Quagmire Update: Insurgents controlling more Iraqi cities - Donald - 9/5/2004 7:40:04 PM
- Meanwhile: Iraq Casualty Count Hits 984 - Donald - 9/5/2004 7:49:27 PM
  - re: Meanwhile: Iraq Casualty Count Hits 984 - E.P. Grondine - 9/5/2004 10:09:06 PM

For John Kerry & EPG who think the UN is a viable solution - p - 9/5/2004 5:46:29 PM
- Can we just cut the BS? - E.P. Grondine - 9/5/2004 7:11:42 PM
  - Sure But Most Of Us Voted Against Banning You - Mark Eby - 9/5/2004 8:41:36 PM
    - as usual, you all got together and found that you did not know what to do - E.P. Grondine - 9/5/2004 10:04:06 PM
- what about Bush saying the "War on Terrorism" can't be won? (n/t) - Publius - 9/5/2004 6:51:45 PM
  - You obviously didn't hear his actual comment. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/5/2004 8:18:40 PM
    - re:Then either did you... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/5/2004 9:53:28 PM
- I think Bush promised to get US troops out of there. - Bowser - 9/5/2004 6:42:47 PM

It's too easy to blame bin Laden - Chris Vancil - 9/5/2004 10:16:43 AM
- I would suggest that is much easier for left - ebnelson - 9/5/2004 4:49:17 PM
  - re: Again you didn't read the whole article did you? - Chris Vancil - 9/5/2004 9:44:17 PM
  - I would suggest that is much easier for everyone - E.P. Grondine - 9/5/2004 7:19:45 PM

Not for the faint of heart - "U.S. Near Seizing bin Laden, Official Says" - Bowser - 9/5/2004 1:05:09 AM
- I will believe it AFTER it happens. Not before. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 9/5/2004 4:20:59 AM
  - re: I will believe it AFTER it happens. Not before. - Bowser - 9/5/2004 6:05:54 PM
- They've been saying stuff like this for a long time now. What's new? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/5/2004 1:57:46 AM
- If the Kerry campaign continues with their current stunning incompetence - m - 9/5/2004 1:12:20 AM
  - Kerry's campaign seems to be faltering severely. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 9/5/2004 4:29:47 AM
    - W. Bush campaign exploiting high road/low road technique effectively - E.P. Grondine - 9/5/2004 7:30:52 PM
      - Kerry also fails to exploit coat-tails - E.P. Grondine - 9/5/2004 7:35:11 PM

Two More Marines Die In Bush's Iraq War - Derek - 9/5/2004 3:32:46 PM
- Better--at least more than ciphers. - Tom Brosz - 9/5/2004 6:48:04 PM
- True Patriots serving their nation in a just and legal war - ebnelson - 9/5/2004 4:46:45 PM
- and another one. - Derek - 9/5/2004 4:36:11 PM
- "Bring 'em on!!" (Sounds like an invitation to attack the US and it's forces, doesn't it?) (n/t) - Bowser - 9/5/2004 3:46:47 PM

Zell Miller Why the Democratic senator loathes Democrats. - Chris Vancil - 9/5/2004 9:41:14 AM
- Why the democrats loathe Zell - ebnelson - 9/5/2004 5:03:41 PM
- Typical Of Demcorats These Days - Mark Eby - 9/5/2004 1:42:38 PM

Cheney and Halliburton - Chris Vancil - 9/5/2004 9:51:31 AM
- Keep spamming it - ebnelson - 9/5/2004 4:47:48 PM

U.S. Troops Death Toll Mounts as Iraq Danger Persists - Donald - 9/4/2004 1:23:14 AM
- Got the invites out for the "1000 Party?" (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/4/2004 1:38:59 AM
  - Sack of feces. Get a little perspective. (n/t) - et - 9/4/2004 4:21:38 AM
  - At least pretend to have a little respect, will you? Fake it! (n/t) - Bowser - 9/4/2004 2:56:48 AM
    - Save it for the rubes, guys. - Tom Brosz - 9/4/2004 6:32:00 AM
      - Stop projecting and get serious, Tom. - Bowser - 9/4/2004 1:53:34 PM
      - Fine. Never mention the number 3000 in the same breath with WTC again. - Mary Anne - 9/4/2004 12:49:37 PM
        
        You don't see me typing a goddam terrorism total here every day, do you? - Tom Brosz - 9/4/2004 8:04:40 PM
        
        You have accused Don of using the number of war dead for political purposes. - Mary Anne - 9/4/2004 8:56:31 PM
        
        re: You have accused Don of using the number of war dead for political purposes. - Tom Brosz - 9/5/2004 4:57:24 AM
        
        "And believe me, if we weren't in Iraq, he would be posting the numbers from Afghanistan, where the terrorists from all over the Middle East would then be focusing their rage." - Mary Anne - 9/5/2004 2:37:50 PM
        
        Again - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 10:01:39 PM
        
        It's The Comments Not The Number - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 2:50:39 PM
        
        The war from then on... - Mary Anne - 9/4/2004 3:08:07 PM
        
        Again - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 5:41:15 PM
        
        Where do you get this stuff? - Mary Anne - 9/4/2004 6:28:44 PM
        
        Fom the Links Tom Posts With Soldiers Letters, Letter's Published In Newspapers, and From Interviews On TV - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 6:39:02 PM
        
        re: Fom the Links Tom Posts With Soldiers Letters, Letter's Published In Newspapers, and From Interviews On TV - Chris Vancil - 9/5/2004 12:24:21 AM
        
        Few Jobs Are Without Critics Or Cheerleaders - Mark Eby - 9/5/2004 1:44:59 AM
        
        Self-selection - Mary Anne - 9/4/2004 6:43:50 PM
        
        Right - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 7:01:38 PM
        
        We didn't hear about Abu Graib for a very long time, even after the Red Cross had protested prisoner treatment. - Mary Anne - 9/4/2004 8:18:39 PM
        
        re: We didn't hear about Abu Graib for a very long time, even after the Red Cross had protested prisoner treatment. - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 8:53:44 PM
        
        American soldiers have done remarkable humanitarian work. - Mary Anne - 9/4/2004 9:07:40 PM
        
        The Plan Certainly Appears Flawed - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 9:27:12 PM
      - re: You do realize the number Don post is of US military deaths in Iraq? (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/4/2004 7:04:36 AM
        
        And he dishonors their scarifice, and lies about why they are there, everytime (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/4/2004 12:50:07 PM
  - Typical - Donald - 9/4/2004 2:07:10 AM
    - You ahve to edit just about everything to make it fit into Donald-world (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/4/2004 4:16:41 AM
    - re: Typical, indeed. - Tom Brosz - 9/4/2004 2:17:35 AM

981 - Donald - 9/5/2004 3:13:43 AM
- Around 1,100 wounded in August. Highest since war began. Who said, "Bring 'em on!"? - Bowser - 9/5/2004 1:47:18 PM
- I get 979. Nobody has been killed since 8/30. - Tom Brosz - 9/5/2004 4:24:17 AM
  - Four killed since 8/30 - Donald - 9/5/2004 2:10:05 PM

Bush's 'war' on federal workers - Chris Vancil - 9/5/2004 10:24:05 AM

On Thursday's Speech - Chris Vancil - 9/5/2004 10:02:27 AM

Osama bin Laden - Update on his reported capture??? - Chris Vancil - 9/4/2004 6:55:49 AM
- What? I leave the net for a week and Chrissie starts channeling Lindy's news sources??? (n/t) - p - 9/5/2004 1:25:40 AM
  - re: Okay I should have warned you that they had UFO and ESP stuff...sorry... - Chris Vancil - 9/5/2004 8:22:01 AM
- A few other items from this "news source:" - Tom Brosz - 9/4/2004 7:58:22 PM
  - re: Other news sources - Chris Vancil - 9/4/2004 9:11:37 PM
- Stupid Conspiricists - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 2:14:47 PM
  - re: Stupid - Chris Vancil - 9/4/2004 7:37:05 PM
  - I suspect Osama is dead - Gary - 9/4/2004 6:18:26 PM
- October surprise! Poppy flies to Paris in SR-71! Fox Mulder wants to believe! (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/4/2004 12:57:50 PM

President Bush glossed over some complicating realities - Chris Vancil - 9/4/2004 8:01:38 AM
- Liberals Missing the Big Picture - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 2:05:42 PM
  - re: Liberals Missing the Big Picture - Chris Vancil - 9/4/2004 7:47:24 PM
    - re: Liberals Missing the Big Picture - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 8:14:52 PM
      - re: Liberals Missing the Big Picture - Chris Vancil - 9/5/2004 12:30:11 AM
        
        Small Enough - Mark Eby - 9/5/2004 1:07:02 AM
        
        re: Small Enough - Chris Vancil - 9/5/2004 8:12:58 AM
  - re: the Big Picture:democracy in Iraq - Raoul - 9/4/2004 6:24:04 PM
    - Of Course You Are Sure Of Something Opposite Stated Strategy And Obvious Trends - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 6:58:44 PM

Ted Kennedy can assure Kerry's victory if he comes out campaigning hard ... - David F Mayer - 9/5/2004 4:28:50 AM

Richard Cohen enters the "Plak Tow" of Bush Derangement Syndrome - Tom Brosz - 9/5/2004 3:08:40 AM
- Polls Show Bush gaining, Kerry losing, support. - David F Mayer - 9/5/2004 4:19:16 AM
- 'smart but silly slaute' - ebnelson - 9/5/2004 3:56:41 AM

"Promises, promises, I'm all through with promises - - - - Bowser - 9/3/2004 8:02:30 PM
- Keep trolling for the dumb ones...you will feel at home (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/4/2004 3:35:52 AM
- Who do you think you're fooling - FrankC - 9/3/2004 9:05:21 PM
  - Not you, FrankC. Not you. I'm trolling for the dumb ones. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/3/2004 9:43:30 PM
- I see your two articles, and raise you... - Tom Brosz - 9/3/2004 8:28:39 PM
  - Methodology of the survey - Mary Anne - 9/4/2004 1:21:01 AM
    - re: Methodology of the survey - gbaikie - 9/4/2004 5:29:39 AM
      - Roads? NGOs have jeeps these days. - Mary Anne - 9/4/2004 12:21:47 PM
        
        re: Roads? NGOs have jeeps these days. - gbaikie - 9/4/2004 1:36:44 PM
        
        So you do see that the reason the survey was limited to 8 provinces was security. - Mary Anne - 9/4/2004 3:16:49 PM
        
        re: So you do see that the reason the survey was limited to 8 provinces was security. - gbaikie - 9/5/2004 3:10:43 AM
    - Remember... - Tom Brosz - 9/4/2004 1:35:10 AM
  - Interesting articles. The blog I don't trust, but the other one seems credible. - Bowser - 9/3/2004 9:01:39 PM
    - re: Interesting articles - Tom Brosz - 9/3/2004 11:06:25 PM

Democrat counterattack, continued: "scream, and leap." - Tom Brosz - 9/4/2004 12:38:27 AM
- And so it begins... - Tom Brosz - 9/4/2004 9:36:37 PM
- Pardon posting twice, but I just got Susan's link to work and all I can say is - ebnelson - 9/4/2004 5:24:47 AM
- The Kerrycrat Koolaid Kids are in a real hissy fit - ebnelson - 9/4/2004 4:17:58 AM
- re: Democrat counterattack, continued: "scream, and leap." - gbaikie - 9/4/2004 3:59:32 AM
- Who the hell is she? And does she speak for the Dems? - Bowser - 9/4/2004 1:12:11 AM
  - You make the positive assertion, prove it. Prove Bush has not shown any character once in his life. Then move on the rest of the VRWC you slime. - ebnelson - 9/4/2004 4:56:34 AM
  - Who the hell is she? - Tom Brosz - 9/4/2004 1:18:11 AM
    - If Dukakis had had a Karl Rove, Rove would never have gotten away with the Willie Horton campaign. - Mary Anne - 9/4/2004 1:34:21 AM
      - Kerry a coward? Compared to Bush? - Bowser - 9/4/2004 2:55:28 AM
        
        Why yes, abandoning your fellow soldiers and lying about them is cowardly. - ebnelson - 9/4/2004 5:07:10 PM
      - Come On Mary Anne - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 2:13:18 AM
        
        "Thank you for your time"? - Mary Anne - 9/4/2004 2:59:44 AM
        
        Side Tracking - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 3:08:14 AM
        
        Huh? - Mary Anne - 9/4/2004 3:30:40 AM
        
        Like I Said You Dodged The Dirt Issue - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 4:40:14 AM
        
        So if a reply doesn't agree with your position it's a dodge. - Mary Anne - 9/4/2004 11:59:38 AM
        
        No It's A Dodge When You Don't Address It - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 2:20:04 PM
        
        Worldview - Mary Anne - 9/4/2004 3:10:41 PM
        
        That is not a uniquely conservative trait. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/4/2004 12:51:08 PM
        
        I'm Not A Conservative - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 2:58:22 PM
        
        I was referring to the poles of our political spectrum, not to you sepcifically. - ebnelson - 9/4/2004 5:14:00 PM
        
        Who said it was? - Mary Anne - 9/4/2004 1:08:36 PM
      - You might remember that Al Gore invented the "Willie Horton" campaign. - Tom Brosz - 9/4/2004 1:46:58 AM
        
        First of all, please explain. - Mary Anne - 9/4/2004 2:40:56 AM
        
        re: First of all, please explain. - Tom Brosz - 9/4/2004 6:49:15 AM

Media Bias. - Chris Vancil - 9/4/2004 8:29:42 AM
- An Example - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 1:53:50 PM
  - re: An Example - Chris Vancil - 9/4/2004 8:16:43 PM
    - CNN Admitted It After They Pulled Out - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 8:26:40 PM

Early polls from Zogby - ebnelson - 9/3/2004 7:41:43 PM
- Good luck with that - Tony - 9/3/2004 7:46:16 PM
  - Time is reporting an 11 point lead for Bush - Larry J - 9/3/2004 8:14:26 PM
    - and Zogby has a 2 point lead, ARG has a 1 point lead - Tony - 9/3/2004 8:20:09 PM
      - Zogby was reporting Kerry up 50-43 just a couple weeks ago - Larry J - 9/3/2004 9:28:44 PM
      - What's more important is the state by state polls - Larry J - 9/3/2004 9:13:22 PM
        
        re: What's more important is the state by state polls - Chris Vancil - 9/4/2004 7:41:46 PM
        
        In the last week or two, Bush has been doing MUCH better in the state polls - Tony - 9/3/2004 9:27:04 PM
        
        Yes This Ridiculous System - Mark Eby - 9/4/2004 3:20:59 AM
      - This needs to "settle out" a bit before real information comes out of the polls. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/3/2004 8:29:20 PM

Kerry's Iran policy: give them nuclear fuel. - Tom Brosz - 8/2/2004 4:46:23 PM
- Please read the Army War College's report on this issue - Tom Brosz is George Bush - 9/4/2004 5:39:10 PM
- The best way to keep a pyromaniac from making his own gasoline is to give him the gasoline. - David F Mayer - 8/2/2004 5:40:08 PM
- And the Secret Plan to End the War! - Tom Brosz - 8/2/2004 5:02:47 PM
  - Probably a variation on this... - Larry J - 8/2/2004 10:19:51 PM
- re: And to think... I actually thought the title of your post was a joke... - Scott Evil - 8/2/2004 5:00:15 PM
  - For more on what's being done about proliferation... - Tom Brosz - 8/2/2004 5:05:19 PM
    - Its a good thing that this isn't making the front pages. If it was the Democrats would do everything they could to attack and undermine it. - Scott Evil - 8/2/2004 5:13:14 PM

Four SEALs Are Charged With Abuse Of Prisoners - Chris Vancil - 9/4/2004 8:06:23 AM
- re: Four SEALs Are Charged With Abuse Of Prisoners - gbaikie - 9/4/2004 12:30:44 PM
  - And the military charged them. Ya gotta wonder why. - Bowser - 9/4/2004 3:47:45 PM

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