Comments on: Yet Another Iraq Blunder…

By: JB Baby

JB Baby — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 01:07:52 +0000

Come on! I’m way thinner than that!

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 30 Oct 2004 15:51:45 +0000

Jon, I thought that Major they threw to the press lions yesterday kind of looked like you!

By: JB Baby

JB Baby — Sat, 30 Oct 2004 04:33:48 +0000

So today the Army unleashed the former commander of the Theater support ammuntion company in Iraq at the time and he states that he probably destroyed the explosives.
Here’s the thing: I know the guy and have worked with him before, and all he would say about his time in Iraq was the fact that he was always undermanned and shorthanded, and as a result, would have to send out two or three man teams to supervise the destruction of the hundreds of bunker site.
Furthermore, he was still headquartered way down in SE Iraq at this point, meaning he (as commander) was usually trying to catch up on paperwork at this point.
It doesn’t mean that he wasn’t telling the truth about being there when this stuff was destroyed. But since his company destroyed more than 1.2 million total tons of ammunition from across the southern half of the county, he might be a little confused about the details of what amounted to less than a hundredth of what was destroyed.
Also; in the press conference he may have seemed a little unsure and agitated. The thing is, he always talks like that

By: James

James — Sat, 30 Oct 2004 00:58:11 +0000

Proof the explosives were still there 9 days after the fall of Bahgdad.. Thoughts?

By: Les

Les — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 21:46:33 +0000

Yeah Boy,

It’s hard to know who to believe these days, but the State Department, the Pentagon, and the Russian government have all flatly denied Shaw’s assertions about Russian involvement. This is one of those situations where all we can do is argue hypothetically and wait until we get all the facts before we can jump at each other’s throats. :)

That being said, it just looks sloppy. We do know that weapons inspectors were there as late as mid-March, and whatever containers were there were still “sealed”, whatever the hell that means. The troops that came in April admitted that their inspection of the site was somewhat hurried. They were, after all, on a beeline for Baghdad. That in itself is kinda’ scary, don’t you think?

Honestly, I hope it turns out that we DID do everything right in trying to secure those weapons. It’s not like I’m rooting against our boys. As much as I detest this ridiculous war, I want at least a tiny bit of reassurance that our military leadership knows what they’re doing once in a while.

Stay tuned…

By: Yeah Boy

Yeah Boy — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 19:00:58 +0000

Just a question for Les and mwarden … how are we supposed to guard them when we weren’t even there yet? As soon as we got there we secured the area.

Besides, there is now evidence that the Russian government helped Iraq remove these explosives in the weeks leading to the war.

By: Les

Les — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 17:20:06 +0000

Exactly.

By: mwarden

mwarden — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:25:34 +0000

If we knew they were there at one point so well that we now notice that they are missing, we obviously had an opportunity to secure them one way or the other.

By: Les

Les — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 21:32:56 +0000

By the way, Daniel, I hate to go there, but let’s not forget about Jayson Blair just yet.

By: Les

Les — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 21:20:53 +0000

I just want our President’s stories to be true, especially since peoples’ very lives are involved. Unfortunately, they seldom are, and that’s why he deserves the pink slip.

I can’t speak for Dan here, but I’ll be the first to admit: Yes, without question, no doubt about it–I DESPISE George Walker Bush! Any time I see something in the news that’s less than flattering to our brave cheerleader of a president, I jump all over it. Why? Because it’s refreshing when reporters show they have balls big enough to call our leadership on their bullshit! If, in fact, further review discredits any given news item, I am the first to step back and admit I made a mistake in believing something I read without thorough investigation of my own.

Does it hurt when the press pounces on something damaging to my side? Of course! Remember “Mistakes Were Made” from Slick Willy? Ouch! Do I wish it wouldn’t have been all over the papers? ABSOLUTELY NOT! It’s a beautiful thing when the man behind the curtain gets exposed, regardless of which side of the aisle he chooses to sit on.

Do I, personally, hope that embarrassing media stories about Bush turn out to be true?

Um, YES!!!