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The Surge Worked! The Surge Worked!
Claiming the surge worked is like saying the fire hose worked to get the attack dog out of the yard. The problem is the guy that told you to use the fire hose is the same one that let the damn dog into the yard.
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We should stay in Iraq because its too violent for anyone.
BUT, if there's no violence we should also stay in Iraq. When exactly do we leave Iraq, when the violence is "fair to middling?"
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PdMAO_3_DE
This is the video of Countdown where they air the presser where McCain was asked about staying in Iraq if the Iraqi Government asks us to leave. At 2:21 in (I interpret it as) he says in regards to being asked to leave a Iraq "If we do this right that shouldn't happen. We're gonna be there militarily for a long long long time."
WHAT if we do it right then they won't ask us to leave. There was never a plan to leave, even back in 2004
WOW! Why isn't that part of the quote getting play?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PdMAO_3_DE
July 12, 2008 11:20 AM | Reply | Permalink
That's an interesting analogy. And what happens to the attack dog when you use a fire hose on it? Does it pacify it, or does it merely send it somewhere else while making it even more angry? What happens when you turn the fire hose off, or you run out of water?
A lot of people like to pick holes in analogies, but I think yours might be even more apt than you intended.
July 12, 2008 11:22 AM | Reply | Permalink
Ben, I like the analogy,but put the firehose away. Shoot the damn dog in the head with your nuclear bullet.
While you are at it, shoot all the dirty dogs and yaks in the neighborhood. Their owners will be too busy cleaning up the mess to give you further trouble.
July 12, 2008 12:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
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