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After a U.S.-military hit on a Syrian village bordering Iraq, a Syrian official chalks it up to Washington politics.

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  • Posted By: Vote Now @ 11/02/2008 6:21:41 AM

    THE GREAT BUSH DEPRESSION
    I follow an economist named Bob Proctor. He has called the top and bottom of every market crash since the 70s correctly.
    He perfectly predicted the current meltdown and the picture he paints about what will happen next
    is terrifying.He thinks it will be worse then the great depression.
    The banks in the U.S. are going under one after the other. Countrywide ,Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch , Fanny and Freddy Mae ,AIG
    The government took them over because they are bankrupt. Even with the goverment nationalizing hundreds of billions of dollars in debt the stock market is crashing
    the credit markets are frozen and all of us may suffer beyond anything seen in generations
    McCain just like Bush " doesn't understand the economy".
    That not just my opinion its his own words. Not only does he not understand how to fix it but he does not understand how its been broken.
    It is no surprise that he doesn't. The people that make up these securities use quantum mathematical models very few people understand.
    Bush and McCain both can take the credit for this mess since they helped deregulate the laws that were protecting us.
    Bush's economic advisor Phil Graham wrote the deregulation bill that allowed banks to take huge risks with all of our future.
    Now, Phil Graham is the head of McCain's economic policy.He is also McCain's choice for the next secretary of the treasury.
    No one in this country can afford for that to happen. The last time Bush met with his economic advisors was in March. He was the last to know somthing was wrong. Phil Graham had the guts to say that we are in a mental recession after he helped create the worst economy meltdown in our lifetime. Check out this link to the truth http://my.barackobama.com/keatingvideo
    It will take the best and brightest minds in the world to get us out of this nightmare. As bad as Bush has done, McCain would be
    even more destructive because things are in much worse shape. The next president will not inherit a budget surplus like Bush did but a crashing economy and a 11,600,000,000,000 (trillion) dollars deficit. Most of it Bush created and it will take decades to pay it back.
    If you do what you have always done then you will get what you have always got.
    When it comes to policy Bush and McCain are the same 90 percent of the time.
    So why are the polls even close then ?
    Mccains team just said they no longer want to talk about the economy.Instead they would like to spend time talking about obama
    which means running the biggest smear campaign in history.
    They think they can just tell you lies and you wont be smart enough to see through it
    Let's teach him we are smarter than that
    Stand up and hold them accountable
    Bush isn't on the ballot this year but his policies are
    Elect Obama Biden 2008






    Check out this video of sarah palins interview and ask your self if she understands what she is talking about.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r36Xc0GG4iQ

  • Posted By: advoidleftists @ 11/01/2008 7:33:25 PM

    Again I see this time after time people posting stuff that has nothing to do with topic at hand once again this topic about the raid on the border with syria and not what sara palin said about being VP or what toliet paper she uses so please stop obessesing about it. CIA has bad record of intelligence but again are we to sit by and allow foreign fighters to go in on daily basis and of course syria is going all out about this because they IRan best friend and both iran and syria help push iraq to the brink of collapse. So please talk about topic at hand and stop obessessing about mccain and palin over over when this topic is tottally different same thing about some topic about an african country and bunch people talking about bush this and that which had nothign to do with topic at hand.

  • Posted By: Vote Now @ 11/01/2008 7:07:42 PM

    Sarah palin when asked about becoming vp responded

    "As for that VP talk all the time, I tell you, I still can't answer that question until somebody answers for me, 'what is it exactly that the VP does every day......"

    After she had been the nominee for around 2 months she was asked again and this time said

    [T]hey???re in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life better for Brandon and his family and his classroom.

    WRONG THE VP IS THERE TO STEP IN IF SOMTHING HAPPENS TO THE PRESIDENT ONLY THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH POLICY AND THEY DONT RUN THE SENATE!!
    If she doenst know what the vice pres or presidant does why would we give her the job

    Mccain has around a 40 percent chance because of his age in not being able to

    complete his term picking palin was about as smart as picking any other mrs Alaska contestant.

    Its not just that we disagree with her answers in alot of cases she doesnt understand basic questions
    like what is the bush doctrine, or what do you read.
    These are not gotcha questions!!!
    One of advisors recently said not only was she unqualified but said mccain picked her after 1 interview of about a hour
    and that even at mcdonalds you get 3 interviews.
    Members of her own campaign called her a diva and a whack job.
    They would know better then anyone else right now.

    So mccain gambled and he lost big. He ended up with a girl that cant answer questions that most of the people reading this can answer.
    at the same time mccain could never read this blog because he cant use a computer at all.
    I mean his wife has 100 million dollars get him classes or something.

    Am i crazy or do we want a computer literate president and a vp who can answer a least basic questions.
    If you read the rest of the articles on this site you would think the world is about to end
    So if thats the case these are the last 2 people you want running anything.
    let send them packing.

    ELECT OBAMA BIDEN NOW

  • Posted By: ObamaYesWeCan @ 11/01/2008 5:26:45 PM

    This moronic scumbag Samuel J. Wurzelbacher "Joe the Plumber" had his AZ driver license suspended

    http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/128323

    Wurzelbacher, who lived in Mesa in 2000 and had an Arizona driver's license, had his driver's license suspended by the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division on May 4, 2000, following a nonpayment of a court-imposed fine for civil traffic violations, according to court records.

    ...owes nearly $1,200 in back taxes, according to public records, still owes more than $700 to the Mesa court system.

    Records show he was cited for failure to stop at a red light and for failure to provide proof of insurance on Feb. 9, 2000, in a black Dodge truck at the intersection of Dobson and Baseline roads in Mesa.

    After failing to pay his original fine of $627.50 issued in March 2000, his license was suspended and the fine was handed over to a collection agency along with a 16 percent surcharge. The now-resident of Holland, Ohio, still owes $727.90 to the Mesa Municipal Court, according to court records.


    Hopefully the collection agency will break both of his legs so he'll never be able to walk nor work ever again. This typical Republican scumbag deserves it.

  • Posted By: moderatemark @ 11/01/2008 12:26:06 PM

    Poor quality military intelligence caused the war in Iraq. Poor quality business intelligence (BI) caused the economic meltdown. Hmm. Maybe humans aren't as intelligent as we think we are.

    Terrorists are also using poor quality intelligence. The global community needs to manage intelligence better than terrorists to incrementally rid their cultures from our world. Knowledge is power.

  • Posted By: wendydk @ 11/01/2008 12:21:20 PM

    Jewish Americans throughout the country have joined together in support of Barack Obama for President. He shares our values and our belief in the virtually unlimited potential for Americans and America to do good in the world. Obama???s vision for America is our vision as well.

    The American Jewish community has always been civically engaged in improving the country and repairing the world. We have waited many years to be able to vote for a President who truly represents us. Barack Obama???s positions on social justice, civil rights, the environment, immigration, and helping the downtrodden truly exemplify Jewish values. His nuanced position on abortion parallels the traditional Jewish view. Throughout his career, he has been a strong supporter of Israel and has repeatedly and publicly spoken out against anti-semitism. Obama will be a great President for us and for all Americans!

    We, the creators of Jews For Obama, are volunteers, neither affiliated with nor paid by the Obama campaign. Each of us has spent many hours examining Obama???s background, experience, qualifications, record, and policy proposals. We deeply believe that Barack Obama is the right leader for America.

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  • Posted By: odayict @ 11/01/2008 10:44:05 AM

    """Comment: What a load of horse ***. Syria is a known haven for terrorists. Funny that no pictures or any evidence to corroborate Syria's groundless claim has appeared anywhere in the media. Fight the war there or wait for them to bring it to us again. Our choice. My choice-give war a chance."""" <<<<<I am glad this guy isnt running for president.

    I am

  • Posted By: vandylaw81 @ 11/01/2008 10:25:22 AM

    What a load of horse ***. Syria is a known haven for terrorists. Funny that no pictures or any evidence to corroborate Syria's groundless claim has appeared anywhere in the media. Fight the war there or wait for them to bring it to us again. Our choice. My choice-give war a chance.

  • Posted By: thomasdj @ 11/01/2008 8:24:14 AM

    The oddsmaker comments on the strength of the Israeli lobby, and while it's somewhat tangential to this article, I have to agree. I am pro-Israel, but the Israeli lobby has reached a dangerous strength in the US. You can be pro-Israel and pro-Palestine at the same time, but the lobby won't allow for such even-handed thinking. The belligerent outcry against former President Carter -- particularly its assertion that Carter is antisemitic -- should be a cause for grave concern. We can have NO lobby, the Israeli lobby or otherwise, exercise the kind of control over US foreign policy that stifles open thought and debate. It is unfortunately true that making such comments requires incredible courage. A politician stands up to this lobby at his or her own peril.

  • Posted By: rexymeteorite @ 11/01/2008 4:58:06 AM

    Lets just go ahead and destroy all of mesopotamia! Cradle of Civilization, feh! More like cradle of incineration!

    uggh I hate war.

  • Posted By: zebra69 @ 11/01/2008 1:05:35 AM

    do you only post retarded peoples comments our constitution says to respect other nations sovernty and here we are half way around the world picking on third world oil countries. why not take care of our border with mexico wher way more american citizens have died over the years than the entire iraq war or stop drug trafficking or illegal imigration. lets kill some poor people trying to get buy in some crappy desert instead makes perfect sense .........to retards. Sorry retarded people have an excuse these morons dont!

  • Posted By: Recpro2007 @ 10/31/2008 2:27:25 PM

    War is War. It is what it is. No one desires to see innocent people hurt or dead. That is the last thing anyone desires. We have to fight this war with severe air bombings and on the border and into both Pakistan and Syria. Innocent people will and have died on both sides. Clinton had Osama in the cross hairs twice and let him go. The only way at this point to protect life is by taking life.

    • Posted By: okie3 @ 10/31/2008 4:20:31 PM

      Clinton? George Bush has had 8 years.

  • Posted By: tembo61 @ 10/31/2008 2:16:45 PM

    Since nearly every single US military attack results with women and children casualty I decided to investigate. After several months of undercover investigations I discovered a secret DoD (U.S. Dept. of Defense) programs to develop new missile technology. The program produced two new missiles.

    H.E.I missile: You may think the acronym stands for High Explosive Incendiary, It does not. It stands for Hospitals, Elderly and Infirm. This missile seeks out hospitals where the old and sick are convalescing. If the missile detects children in the hospital it is designed to detonate with stronger force.

    WAC missile: The Women And Children missile. This piece of American destructive power seeks out defenseless, innocent women and children in an attempt to reduce the amount of future fighters the enemy country can produce for future battles.

    Since virtually 100% of US attacks reported in the news results in the death of innocent women, children, and elderly I am now completely convinced that all US planes, warship, helicopter, tanks, etc. carry only these two types of weapons

    • Posted By: Combat Goldfish @ 10/31/2008 4:11:01 PM

      Posted By: tembo61 @ 10/31/2008 2:16:45 PM


      Comment: Since nearly every single US military attack results with women and children casualty I decided to investigate. After several months of undercover investigations I discovered a secret DoD (U.S. Dept. of Defense) programs to develop new missile technology. The program produced two new missiles.

      H.E.I missile: You may think the acronym stands for High Explosive Incendiary, It does not. It stands for Hospitals, Elderly and Infirm. This missile seeks out hospitals where the old and sick are convalescing. If the missile detects children in the hospital it is designed to detonate with stronger force.

      WAC missile: The Women And Children missile. This piece of American destructive power seeks out defenseless, innocent women and children in an attempt to reduce the amount of future fighters the enemy country can produce for future battles.

      Since virtually 100% of US attacks reported in the news results in the death of innocent women, children, and elderly I am now completely convinced that all US planes, warship, helicopter, tanks, etc. carry only these two types of weapons
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      That has to be the most amusing joke I've read all day.

      I image Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) actually stands for Shoot All Women. The bullets detects only a certain gender.

      And also, M4 stands for Murder 4. The 5.56 cal bullet actually splits into 4 pieces and detects the innocent placing it's well aimed round into the brain of the innocent, and explodes.

      lol

  • Posted By: OTodd @ 10/31/2008 2:08:24 PM

    Hol-ly S@!t. What has happened to our conscience? We just kill; just because we can?
    Why don't some of us just shut up even when we have nothing more to say than a chimp.

  • Posted By: K Brock @ 10/31/2008 12:53:17 PM

    Why did we wait so long to take the fight to the enemy? No longer can we stip at a street, or imaginary border, and the killers taunt us from across the street. Time to rid them of the earth, no matter where they are. Good job, Bush. It's about time.

  • Posted By: cpombier @ 10/31/2008 11:43:59 AM

    Yeah, like the U.S. tropps would go in and shoot a bunch of women and children point blank on the ground. Unlike the bulk of the troops in that area of the world, ours are highly trained. In the heat of a major pitched battle, it's unfortunate that innocent civilians are sometimes lost as collateral casualties. In a situation like this one, if the targets weren't there or weren't armed/ belligerent; there wouldn't have been any shooting.
    Ask the Syrians about that air raid the Israeli's pulled in the desert last year, and it's the same basic story. "Nothing of military value, innocent contractor's killed, no idea why they did this". Find a new PR spin would you Mr. Moustapha?

    • Posted By: CommonSense1776 @ 10/31/2008 12:37:44 PM

      Amerikan troops are highly trained killers. They are programmed to kill without asking questions. That is why the suicide rate is so high for amerikan troops. They actually once were decent human beings with consciences and cannot live with the fiendish things they have done.

  • Posted By: Bandit_4 @ 10/31/2008 12:30:58 PM

    dubykc, are you a vet? Where you there? Remember that what you hear...be it from the media or in books, is not the entire story. They may contain many facts but unless you were there and actually KNOW the whole truth, you can't claim My Lai as your example of us killing women and children today. That was 40 years ago! Today, we are trained on PID, positive ID of targets. Do innocents get killed and hurt, yes. Trust me when I say that the vast majority of us that have served on those lines do not want to kill innocents. We are haunted by nightmares you can not begin to imagine.

  • Posted By: Bandit_4 @ 10/31/2008 12:30:23 PM

    dubykc, are you a vet? Where you there? Remember that what you hear...be it from the media or in books, is not the entire story. They may contain many facts but unless you were there and actually KNOW the whole truth, you can't claim My Lai as your example of us killing women and children today. That was 40 years ago! Today, we are trained on PID, positive ID of targets. Do innocents get killed and hurt, yes. Trust me when I say that the vast majority of us that have served on those lines do not want to kill innocents. We are haunted by nightmares you can not begin to imagine.

  • Posted By: Bandit_4 @ 10/31/2008 12:30:07 PM

    dubykc, are you a vet? Where you there? Remember that what you hear...be it from the media or in books, is not the entire story. They may contain many facts but unless you were there and actually KNOW the whole truth, you can't claim My Lai as your example of us killing women and children today. That was 40 years ago! Today, we are trained on PID, positive ID of targets. Do innocents get killed and hurt, yes. Trust me when I say that the vast majority of us that have served on those lines do not want to kill innocents. We are haunted by nightmares you can not begin to imagine.

  • Posted By: okie3 @ 10/31/2008 12:29:03 PM

    I remember My Lai. I marched in Dallas in support of Lt. Calley because I thought they were trying to prosecute him for everything that went wrong in Vet Nam. It's no different with with Bush, the guilty go free. Now we'll have to make room on the mall for an Iraq wall. Thanks George.

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