Well that is how it appears since the "solders of Allah" have no problem blowing up their houses of worship -- or is it they only care that you toe "their" line, no matter your nationality... Yep, I don't see a problem with this logic whatsoever, we should withdraw - NOT! Anyone willing to kill their own out of hatred certainly will have no problem hitting us again and again on our own soil.
Attacks on Iraq Mosques, Hotel Kill 82 - Yahoo! News
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Suicide bombers struck in eastern Iraq and the capital on Friday, killing at least 74 Shiite worshippers...
This article is interesting and a must read.
FrontPage magazine.com :: Where the WMDs Went by Jamie Glazov
Frontpage Interview's guest today is Bill Tierney, a former military intelligence officer and Arabic speaker who worked at Guantanamo Bay in 2002 and as a counter-infiltration operator in Baghdad in 2004. He was also an inspector (1996-1998) for the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) for overseeing the elimination of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles in Iraq. He worked on the most intrusive inspections during this period and either participated in or planned inspections that led to four of the seventeen resolutions against Iraq.
The President's speech Friday was not one of weakness -- responding to the left is exactly what I wanted, no what I expected, and in so doing does not demonstrate weakness -- no matter how much as the MSM wants you it does.
The left and MSM would have you believe that speaking the truth is weakness while lying and providing the ENEMY with propaganda is strength -- and to think they call those of us that live in 'red states' dumb.
Here is a link to the President's speech:
President Commemorates Veterans Day, Discusses War on Terror -- with excerpts:
And our debate at home must also be fair-minded. One of the hallmarks of a free society and what makes our country strong is that our political leaders can discuss their differences openly, even in times of war. When I made the decision to remove Saddam Hussein from power, Congress approved it with strong bipartisan support. I also recognize that some of our fellow citizens and elected officials didn't support the liberation of Iraq. And that is their right, and I respect it. As President and Commander-in-Chief, I accept the responsibilities, and the criticisms, and the consequences that come with such a solemn decision.
While it's perfectly legitimate to criticize my decision or the conduct of the war, it is deeply irresponsible to rewrite the history of how that war began. (Applause.) Some Democrats and anti-war critics are now claiming we manipulated the intelligence and misled the American people about why we went to war. These critics are fully aware that a bipartisan Senate investigation found no evidence of political pressure to change the intelligence community's judgments related to Iraq's weapons programs.
They also know that intelligence agencies from around the world agreed with our assessment of Saddam Hussein. They know the United Nations passed more than a dozen resolutions citing his development and possession of weapons of mass destruction. And many of these critics supported my opponent during the last election, who explained his position to support the resolution in the Congress this way: "When I vote to give the President of the United States the authority to use force, if necessary, to disarm Saddam Hussein, it is because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a threat, and a grave threat, to our security." That's why more than a hundred Democrats in the House and the Senate -- who had access to the same intelligence -- voted to support removing Saddam Hussein from power. (Applause.)
The stakes in the global war on terror are too high, and the national interest is too important, for politicians to throw out false charges. (Applause.) These baseless attacks send the wrong signal to our troops and to an enemy that is questioning America's will. As our troops fight a ruthless enemy determined to destroy our way of life, they deserve to know that their elected leaders who voted to send them to war continue to stand behind them. (Applause.) Our troops deserve to know that this support will remain firm when the going gets tough. (Applause.) And our troops deserve to know that whatever our differences in Washington, our will is strong, our nation is united, and we will settle for nothing less than victory. (Applause.)
Since the Democrats are now on their Bush lied bandwagon, or still on it, I thought I would track down quotes by Democrats about WMD(s). I was directed to the
Democrat Quotes on Saddam's WMD page of Rush Limbuagh's website, so why reinvent the wheel.
Even with the media and other "anti-war" group's attempts to hurt if not destroy military recruitment, the
military hits October recruiting targets. Speaks volumes towards actual support of the war and lack of media influence!
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army, which missed its recruiting goal for 2005 by a wide margin, got off to a strong start in the new budget year by exceeding its October targets for the active-duty Army as well as the National Guard and Reserve.
The other military services also met their goals for active-duty enlistments in October, the first month of the budget year. The Air National Guard got barely half the recruits it wanted and the Navy Reserve met 89% of its goal.
The below is a link that better defines the lefts idea of supporting our military and our country.
(Please click on the image)
I guess Dan would rather we trust forged document then the "new media" or better defined -- Americans using their right to challenge the MSM (Mainstream Media)... Yep, it makes sense to me, Dan has proven to be trustworthy -- hasn't he?
Dan Rather: Beware of 'New Media'Rather called for a return to what he termed 'independent journalism', warning his listeners to cast a wary eye of the plethora of 'new media' outlets that he said feign objectivity while working to advance their own - or another's - agenda, according to the Bangor Daily News.
Can you believe this? Basically the court, out of San Francisco -- of course, said that parents don't have the right to choose how or what their children are taught about sex! What's next? Yep, I guess the courts are working just fine -- NOT!
U.S. court allows survey of children on sex topics
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Parents have no constitutional right to prevent public schools from exposing children to sexual topics, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday.
The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's decision that found the rights of parents were not violated by a California public school district that allowed a psychological survey of its elementary school children.
Microsoft is releasing just one patch Tuesday -- only one, does that mean they are FINALLY getting XP patched and will it be stable and secure by the release of Vista?
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To the regulars I have to apologize yet again... I have not been as diligent in keeping current with either tech news or general news... However, as far as the general news goes, has anything changed?
Still they use the "Bush lied" or "Republicans lied" argument -- totally disregarding the fact Democratic leaders "trumpeted" the same claims after seeing the same intelligence. Heck, before Bush was even in the running for President, President Clinton and her husband were making even bolder claims -- yet the coPresidents never thought about "defending us" from what they said was a threat.
The issue I think is the need for "children of the sixties" to have their last gasp and the media's attempt to regain "Watergate" fame... The problem with now and Watergate is that Nixon had actually done unethical and illegal things making his own party come out against him something the Democrats would never do with their "win at all cost" attitude -- we witnessed this in their rigid defense of their demigod Clinton.
Well anyway I DO plan to begin posting regularly or semi-regularly at a minimum.
Michelle Malkin receives information from
Corporal Starr's uncle -- and we find what the New York Times left out in their
musings. Corporal Starr, who paid the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq, wrote the below and the New York Times does not want to you to know it-
"I don't regret going, everybody dies but few get to do it for something as important as freedom. It may seem confusing why we are in Iraq, it's not to me. I'm here helping these people, so that they can live the way we live. Not have to worry about tyrants or vicious dictators. To do what they want with their lives. To me that is why I died. Others have died for my freedom, now this is my mark."
Just for fun I took this 8th grade test and to my surprise I passed, well maybe not... Below is my report card and a link for YOU to take the test.
| You Passed 8th Grade Math |
Congratulations, you got 10/10 correct! |
(via
Inside Google)
The Washington Post has this,
no recruitment crisis for the Army. Something the "gloom and doomers" don't like to hear -- well actually they will just ignore it! Some excerpts.
On Oct. 11 the Defense Department released its recruiting figures for fiscal 2005. Much attention has been given to the Army missing its goal of 80,000 recruits by 6,600. Despite some alarmist rhetoric, the Army is not in a recruiting crisis or considering a draft.
To put this year's shortfall in perspective, the total of 73,400 people recruited is within 2 percent of the average recruitment each year for the past 10 years. And the Army finished the last four months of the year strongly, recruiting more than 8,000 people each month. The Army also exceeded its reenlistment goals, enabling it to just about make up for the recruiting shortfall.
(hat tip:
Mudville Gazette)
The 'anti' war crowd is waiting with baited breath for the
celebration-- the media appears to be anxiously waiting...
Two US Marines killed in Iraq, death toll now 1,999 BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two U.S. Marines were killed in Iraq when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb, the military said on Tuesday, pushing the total U.S. military death toll since the 2003 invasion to 1,999.
Here is a helpful
link for the "loony left".
This is monumental -- no matter how it is reported:-)
Draft Constitution Adopted by Iraqi Voters (AP)AP - Iraq's landmark constitution was adopted by a majority of voters during the country's Oct. 15 referendum, as Sunni Arab opponents failed to muster enough support to defeat it, election officials said Tuesday.
A picture is worth a thousand words. (Hat tip: 
