Chart shows movement toward chaos in Iraq. What do you think of the chart OR of the Pentagon leak to NYTimes?
959211
It may be a leak from pentagon.....a convinient one...
751527
Arcane are you  crazy?  Their are a lot more modernized middle eastern countries that Iraq.  I have been to a couple different countries and I saw nothing that even Iraq.  You need to know what you are talking about before you start saying stuff like that.  One other thing I want to tell you about.  If the Iraqis didn't want us there all they had to do is run us out,  but they are going through what we did  in our civil war, Losing life's, homes, family and what not they know that it is a necessary evil but most of them are ready for a change.  There have been more business open up in the last year than any other year in their history.  Soon as they can show that their military is able and willing we will be out but no sooner.  It would be a disgrace to the US and its people if we left now and let total hell rain down upon them.
438686
Man seriously you know if we leave Iraq, then mayhem beyond what we are "supossed causing" will just be worst.\n\nRead some Iraqi blogs.\nyou will then see the truth.
951186
You make a very good point.  They have created such a mess:  the war, the deficit, the alienation of the US from the rest of the world...  It won't be easy to clean up and the right-wing spin doctors will be creating controversy and undermining every honest effort the Democrats make.  Maybe the right-wing has learned a lesson but I seriously doubt it.
149914
Just now. Here's an article from ChartAttack.com regarding that:
677938
It's the 'hot button' issue of the day.  The media dictates what is talked about, and that is influenced by the government.  Right now, Bush needs something to take peoples' attention away from Iraq, Iran, and the rising cost of gas.  Enter the immigration issue.
235739
It is and is going to become more unstable, there are too many factors there that made this civil war and who knows who likes it and who doesn't?\nIt will ruin US long-term interest, from Domino theory and great Middle East to Iraq oil but maybe there are good things about it that I don't know.
1055753
This is the beginning of the drawdown. It will take a few years at least. Unlike Vietnam, we have never increased our numbers of troops in-country. We have made enormous strides but we need more Iraqis trained as soldiers and police before we can beging a major pull-out.
647417
I'd rather see if I could hold my breath forever whilst holding high-voltage cables and trying to hum all of Wagner's Ring Cycle...note perfect.  Although I was born in CA, I'm now living in Scotland, thank feck.  I am keeping my eyes on that shower of bastards however.  I know a man here who is a semi-retired military advisor, with the highest security clearance who has worked over there many times and he says that the Iraqis are far worse off now than before, and yes, all this is for the oil.  Shocking.
463555
No doubt about it, the Repugnantans are goin' down. \n\n- American troops sent to fight and bleed and die under false pretenses?\n- Intelligence reports cherry-picked, ignored, and twisted to make the false case for that war?\n- Journalists bribed to write favorable articles?\n- An undercover CIA agent outed for political purposes?\n- Intervention on behalf of sweatshops on US Pacific territory (Saipan) that enslave women for forced labor, forced prostitution, and FORCED ABORTIONS?\n- Intervention in US Army war profitteering investigations, on behalf of the war profitteers?\n- $8.8 BILLION missing from Iraq reconstruction fund?\n- A prostitute getting a daily White House press pass for over a year?\n- The Department of Homeland Security a haven for pedophiles?\n- No port security plan?\n- Criminal negligence by the federal government before, during and after Katrina?\n- Money laundering?\n- Insider trading through a (supposedly) blind trust?\n- Congressional boondoggle trips to:\n. . -- golf in Scotland\n. . -- cruise on the Mediterranean\n. . -- sunbathe at Pacific island resorts?\n- Huge tax breaks for the oil industry WHILE they are making record-breaking profits by price-gouging consumers?\n- Prisoner abuse at Abu Graib, Guantanimo Bay, and who knows how many hidden gulags in Eastern Europe and the Middle East? \n- The architects of the "K Street Project" put in charge of lobbying reform?\n- Slap-on-the-wrist mining safety enforcement, leading to disaster after disaster?\n- Lie upon Lie upon Lie upon Lie upon LIE? \n\nHad enough? Vote Democrat.\n\n_________________________\nASIDE TO ima...: Yes, the Democrats ARE less corrupt than the Repugnantans by a wide, wide margin
793466
It's about time.  But, his ratings have plummeted along Bush's and he needs to come clean or they will beat him up over there more than they already have.  Bush's "lap poodle" has made the other turn around about admitting to the disaster of Global Warming, so maybe he "got  religion."  If we had such candor here it would be refreshing, but that is only coming  from democrats  and conservatives like Bill Buckley who calls this war "lunacy."  But, Bush and Cheney are not interested in what we think, nor do they care.  They are sailing along with their plan for the plunder of  Iraq and the US Treasury, and it will only end when  he leaves office and all of Halliburton's contracts expire.
217482
My husband works in Iraq as a private contractor and has told me first hand....the U.S.military,civ contractors and the Iraqi military  have all ,together,done alot of good for Iraq and its people.But no,it wont be shown on our news or in the papers,at this point people dont want to know that any good is happening.Most people thrive on gore and negativity.The media is a joke ! I'll continue to open emails that show very positive proof that its indeed taking place.
571257
i don't know what the final outcome in iraq will be, but i have made this very point to people i know. i heard the same thing in 1969 myself. we were in an unpopular war then, gas prices were soon to rise, people, for the most part, were becoming disillusioned with our government, jobs were soon to start drying up and many were to move overseas, interest rates were starting to rise. sounds like deja vu all over again today, doesn't it?
377386
I'm embarassed.\n\nFirst of all--we lied to start a war that was not provoked against us.  It was actually nice having one country in the world that didn't kiss our butts and tell us what we wanted to hear.  I am in favor of free speech.  I believe Saddam Hussein became a target because he spoke too boldly against us.\n\nSecond of all--the rape of Baghdad was extremely disgusting.  By rape, I mean the archeological treasures of several millenia went on sale on ebay overnight.  It's a loss for the entire world.\n\nThirdly--the dismissal of the Iraqi army *insured* civil war.  Having no army leaves the state--democratically reformed or not--incapable of defending itself.  Why did we want this?  What were we thinking?  What is the goal here?\n\nFourthly--our fates are shared.  There is a connection.  To the extent that Iraq will be entrenched in civil war, America will be there as well.  The conservatives can't seem to back away from this war--such is their leadership, and they love their leaders dearly.  The liberals want to take responsibility for the wrong we have done.  America will be in Iraq for quite a while.\n\nIt's pretty sad, actually.  I hope Iraq pulls through, but it will never, ever be the same.
368225
who did it? well it wasnt the butler in the hallway wilh a candlestick. how many different arab leaders are there in U.A.E.?i wouldnt know.however, it had to be a terrorist group of the arab world. look at the names listed they were all arabic.as for the official story, what we read and saw on the tube was as official as it gets.information concerning this tragic day possibly was edited just to be on the safe side. what i mean is that the story probably had more to it than what was said ,but with the turmoil in the world today, the increasing price of oil and fingers pointed at everyone, why say anything to start trouble? personally i dont think our country is the most advanced in defense or technology.our computers are made up of japans experts and as far as i know our defense systems are made with the same technology. i think there a a few small nations in the world that have come a long way as we have but secrets must be kept.hopefully im wrong but,i have read and surfed the web,i had found many items of interest that are questionable.im not a trouble maker and i think any information gotten will be sufficient enough to sustain my curiosity. i served during vietnam and i enlisted and would do it again. this country is my home and i was proud to serve.
830998
Yes, I heard it and "Big Surprise".  The terrorists made no effort to hide the fact they were rooting for a democrat victory.  Anything to embarrass the "Devil" George Bush.  I think the U.S. needs to use more intelligence from Iraqi's and use air strikes to take out these morons.  I'm a Republican and I'm for a gradual reduction in troops.  I think we could be out except for a small force within 3-4 years.
1107022
I am paying attention. The reason these are not made more public is because it takes all of the steam out of the left's anti-war argument. \n\nIf things can be proven to be going well in Iraq, then they would have no basis for an argument.