Major Concession

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Originally posted by Tobiasly
All you hear about on the news are the people who hate us. There's plenty of folks who are thrilled to have us there, and would choose us over Saddam any day. I've met quite a few of them.

All you hear from right wing extremists are that people hate America. But once the hype and fear from Rush Limbaugh types is eliminated, we find a world in despair over how their good friend has gone 'mental midget'. Only an ill informed fool would see hate and enemies everywhere.

In the meantime, people throughout the world openly and correctly challenged what was clearly suspect claims of mythical weapons of mass destruction. This is proof they hate us? We now know no such weapons existed AND that the administration (both in US and UK) were openy lying about knowledge of those weapons - just like Nixon and VietNam.

One who is not paranoid does not hear how all these people hate us. However this president is encouraging Muslim fanatics to recruit terrorists to attack the US. That is something to fear. We have become our own worse enemy - just like in Somolia and VietNam.

In the meantime, eliminate the rhetoric from a right wing administration and listen to what reported in Iraq (by those who speak Arabic). These people who UT also cannot listen to. What those reporters were saying then is now why Geroge Jr is desperately seeking UN help - in direct contradiction to rherotic from right wing extremist Republicans.

Even George Jr suddenly realizes we have no exit strategy. Iraq is becoming the quagmire that military generals warned about. Only right wing extremists did not hear those reports and those warnings. Only right wing extremist contradict the military and say we have enough troops in Iraq. Only right wing extremist would have us forget what generals, now removed by Rumsfeld, were warning about. At least 200,000 troops for up to five years in Iraq. Leaves nothing to rebuild Afghanistan.

The US desperately needs international help because the long term situation in Iraq is not good and getting worse. Those are facts from so many sources who speak Arabic and have been there. Eliminate the administraton lies and the reports are a country that is now in anarchy almost everywhere. And a civilian administrator that has no representative outside of Baghdad - because the Paul Bremer program is in disarray.

Only those who make the world hate us would think the world hates Americans. They are called right wing extremists who think everyone in the UN is an adversary. They are also same people in denial of reports everywhere - from UN representative, US military, and the world press corp.

The US now has a quagmire. We cannot withdraw. We have no exit strategy. Every day the status quo continues (fundamental lack of leadership from both Washington and Bremer), the situation will get worse. Even George Jr has conceded that the money pit called Iraq is a no wing situation - and is desperately putting out olive branches to UN nations - and requesting help.

Todays NY Times has an article on how the 101st is working successuflly. In most cases, insufficient or no support from the Bremer people or from Washington. It demonstrates how this administration is making "ugly Americans" throughout other parts of Iraq - just as in the book "Ugly American".