Muscatine

Did you ever do some research into why McCain didn't vote for those appropriations bills for the military? I don't think you did because if you had you would have found that he didn't support them because they had Iraq troop withdrawal language in them or earmark spending amendments attached to them. Some even had piecemeal amnesties for illegal aliens attached to them. This is again classic Democrat election year operating procedures. Make bill, attach pork and other ridiculous amendments making the bill worthless and then scream that the Republicans are being obstructionists when they vote against it. This is exactly what they will do with an energy bill before they recess for the elections. They refuse to allow a vote for a bill that would actually lower energy costs but they will bring a bill to the floor that will do nothing to put another drop of oil in the market and then they will try to blame Republicans for "being in bed in with big oil."  They already did this before they went on vacation. That bill would have only raised taxes on oil companies causing even more pain at the pump. The oil companies won't eat those tax increases they will pass them on to you and me and we will pay it every time we fill up. And then Brain Williams shook his head in disgust as he blamed the Republicans for "blocking an energy bill that would have eased the pain for Americans at the gas pumps."

What liberals don't and can't understand about the war in Iraq is that it was actually a brilliant move to fight terrorists. Was Al Qaida already in Iraq? Maybe not Al Qaida but there were terrorists in Iraq and many of them.  But what this did was to bring every terrorist in that region to Iraq to fight the US troops. Basically we brought them out in the open where we could kill them there instead of fighting them here. Now it has got to a point they can no longer find people willing to strap bombs on their backs and the Al Qaida network is in crumbles. So keep saying that Iraq was a mistake but history is going to show it was a brilliant move.    

Oh I think Republicans understand how to win in Iraq..........

http://www.afro.com/tabid/456/itemid/1356/Iraq-Surge-Succeeds-with-300Month-Payoffs.aspx

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Those controversial $300 monthly payments to over 100,000 mostly Sunni Iraqis, a risky wartime gamble publicly opposed by the Shiite-led government, sharply reduced violence in Iraq long before the troop surge started.

"...what happens when the $300 monthly payments stop...."
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government fears that at some point the U.S.-financed Awakening Councils -- also known as Sons of Iraq, Concerned Local Citizens, volunteers and what not - will turn their guns on the Shiites and on American troops.

A troubling unknown is what happens when the $300 monthly payments stop going to these Sunnis who, though a minority sect, were part of the in-power group during Saddam Hussein's brutal regime?

Almost overnight they turned on al-Qaeda in Iraq and other outside forces. They also were a significant part of the insurgency movement, especially in al-Anbar province where the U. S. payoffs took hold around September 2006. Usually the money goes to a sheik or other key leaders who skim from the top then get their supporters to help the Americans.


Amazing what the American dollar can buy.......

Shall we look and see who voted to approve certain spending, davie???

Let's see; took hold **around** September 2006? That means in January, 2007, democrats took over the same operations and have ran it since, because they control congress and control spending....and have not stopped it for what will be two years in January.

More of that 'ol liberal congress failing you, davie. And you now have lilsmom posting nobama's voting record of support for the troops! What else do you think that money means, mr. wizard? Remember who said, "The surge has worked..beyond our wildest dreams." There are always many elements to a military operation, including financial elements and agreements; but you would not have any personal knowledge of that, davie.

Go ahead and look Bigbrother. Get back to me when you have time, no hurry. This crossed the desk of one person to make it happen. You guess it, that person is a Republican. Hummm? Spin away Bigboy.............