the world knows iraq is worse off now then when under saddam hussian, even the u.n secratary general kofi ananna said it,and which a.sshole said that the hostilities in iraq had ended in 2003 while giveing a speech from an air craft carrier. so what do people think about this statement from the new secratary of defence?
2006-12-05 09:16:51 · 14 answers · asked by w.m.d's_bro 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
The USA has made a fool out its self in every war since or including Korea! Superpower or land of super-fools!
2006-12-05 09:26:37 · answer #1 · answered by bulabate 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
this is a political ploy. Rumseld resigning and this statement is designed to mollify the unrest of the population regarding Iraq. They obviously think we are stoopid and can't figure anything out.
This is the classic tell them what they want to hear and business as usual. The a few months later- they can say it was thier idea.
They have really gone to the wall with the cut and run rhetoric and now because they lost an astounding number of seats - they feel that they will change their tune just enough.
2006-12-05 17:25:25 · answer #2 · answered by iyamwutiam 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am suprised that republicans are not jumping all over this guy for saying that.
It is obvious that we have not been "winning" this war for a very long time. Any half way educated person can see that.
What I am more interested in seeing is how many republicans will jump on this guys bandwagon. How many will NOW agree that we are not winning the war in Iraq? Which has been a more liberal view through almost the entire course of the war.
2006-12-05 17:20:03 · answer #3 · answered by trevor22in 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
To be fair, I think his statement was that the U.S. "isn't winning" the war, not that they are out-and-out "losing".
That said, I think it's a positive step that Bush has someone on board who isn't a "yes man", who won't simply attack reporters when they ask tough questions, who won't claim that the insurgency is in its "last throes", who will be honest in his assessments about what our options are right here and now. The fact that Gates came out & said that the U.S. "isn't winning" means doesn't make him a doomsayer: it makes him a realist.
I look forward to what he has to say in the coming months about what the U.S. ought to do now regarding the conflict in Iraq & how we can draw down troops without leaving a huge power vaccuum in our wake.
2006-12-05 17:35:30 · answer #4 · answered by Dave of the Hill People 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
By Gates?
Listen to the WHOLE hearing. I listened to an hour of it. His position on Iraq isn't as cut-and-dried as the leads of the AP stories would have you believe. When he was asked if the U.S. is winning the war, Gates said, "No, sir."
A few minutes later, Gates said (and I quote) "We are neither winning nor losing."
There's a lot more to his extended explanation of his stance on the war. Read a transcript of the whole thing, if you can. It'll give you a much clearer picture.
2006-12-05 17:25:42 · answer #5 · answered by Lanani 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Whoaaaa, Skippy. Read the whole article, not just the parts you want to see.
"During the open hearing, the nominee said the U.S. is neither winning nor losing the war in Iraq, and "all options are on the table" for a fix. He warned that if the situation doesn't improve soon, it could expand into a "regional conflagration."
Get it straight first before you post it.
2006-12-05 17:28:44 · answer #6 · answered by Dr. Quest 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
That wasn't the statement.-- We are neither winning or losing right now.--I never heard that speech in 2003 either--The aircraft carrier's mission was completed. Are you only capable of seeing one side of a story?
2006-12-05 17:24:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The democrat plan is to get the troops out today. That is according to what at least 42% of the American public voted for. Never mind that it would destabilize the middle east, disrupt the supply of oil, sky rocket the price of gas exponentially, cause economic disaster across the globe and provide a safe haven for terrorist to launch attacks against us. The American public is so wise aren't they?
2006-12-05 17:22:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
He says we are not winning or losing. Bush says vehemently that we are winning. Which one is the realist? Hmm...it definitely ain't Bush.
2006-12-05 17:21:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
SAME AS THE OTHER ROOM. I THINK YOUR STATEMENT IS LAME. PLUS I THINK YOU CHEAT.
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2006-12-05 20:20:45 · answer #10 · answered by tattle.tale 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋