‘An Honor I Do Not Claim’

Ahmad Chalabi on his role in Iraq and on the U.S. withdrawal.

By Lennox Samuels | Newsweek Web Exclusive
Jun 25, 2009

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  • Posted By: jlgab @ 06/26/2009 11:12:47 AM

    For Bush to start a war in Iraq off lies and not be held accountable, furthermore then getting RE-elected after all his lies, corruption, and ever embarrassingly stupid speeches, is truly beyond comprehension and a warped sense of Patriotism. A true insult to the service of veterans especially the vets who never returned home.

    Bush pulled the majority of our troops out of Afghanistan-the forgotten REAL war- to start his corrupt war in Iraq which he LIED about, hence, CORRUPT war. At what point does a CORRUPT war like Iraq become honorable? - Never, corrupt is corrupt, there will NEVER be an honorable win in Iraq. I'd rather see our troops alive and out of Iraq than any stupid 'win' title. In a civilized world, it should not be acceptable to start a war off lies!

    The REAL lasting imprint that idiot Bush made was starting a war in Iraq based off lies, thus, killing thousands of American soldiers - apparently this is not important to Bushwackers.

    I am sure ALL GOP's, who supported Bush's corrupt war in Iraq, made their children join the military. Otherwise, I can't imagine how disappointed Bushwackers must be in their children who decided to go to college and not join the military.

    If we are short of troops, thanks to Bush, a draft needs to get started. First ones drafted should be those who support Bush's corrupt war in Iraq which he started off lies. Second ones to be drafted are all family members of those who support Iraq. And those fore mentioned to be drafted need to head to the front lines, anything less would be inappropriate.

    • Posted By: Naver @ 06/27/2009 1:36:20 PM

      As a soldier, I am offended by your lack of knowledge.

      No one can make someone join the military. If you attempt to do so it is a federal crime.

      There is no draft. There is such a glut of people wanting to join the different branches of the military that they have cancled all bonuses for everyone across the board.

      We do not live in a civilized world. Next time you travel leave the resort grounds and go for a walk by yourself.

      Most soldiers support the war in Iraq and we are already there.

      And why are family members required to do something because of another family members decision? You my friend sound like a terrorists rant.... PUNISH THEIR FAMILIES IF WE CANNOT PUNISH THEM!!....

  • Posted By: Trooper101st @ 06/30/2009 9:55:42 AM

    Did Shakespeare say "kill all the lawyers?" OR was it POLITICIANS? Oh well, both cut from the same cloth. Wats the difference?

  • Posted By: kenfromillinois @ 06/25/2009 5:53:16 PM

    What the heck? This sounds like the Obama administration. Hire a tax cheat or otherwise corrupt politician to a position in your government. This could be Illinois;! Chicago loves to elect corrupt morons! The state capitol is filled with corrupt, incompetent morons! I'm afraid if I protested the incompetence of the Madigans, I'd be shot by a Chicago Union thug working for Daly!

    • Posted By: Naver @ 06/27/2009 1:40:05 PM

      Truer words were never spoken.
      And Illinois proves that no matter republican or democrate, they are all corupt dirty liars that rob and screw the tax payers.

  • Posted By: Naver @ 06/27/2009 1:25:23 PM

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25546334/

    550 metric tons of nothing......maybe you should read more and spout less.

    http://www.nysun.com/editorials/iraqs-yellowcake/81328/

    oh and this one is nice because it talks about how we took to long to attack and gave Sadam the chance to send the other stuff to Syria...

    and yes they could not prove that true or false. Even the U.N. inspectors concluded that the minute Saddam could get away with it he would begin making WMD again. He had already shown his willingness to use chemical and biological weapons.

    I am not saying mistakes were not made and perhaps information that was sketchy should have been rechecked...but Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld (and whomever ellse you want to blame for this) did not go out and collect, corelate, and report this information to themselves. Especially when alot of the intel came from foriegn countries.

    I personally think we should stay out of all wars and conflicts, and let the rest of the world destoy itself which it so obviously wants to do.

    That we should end all our government foriegn aid. Which by the way is more foriegn aid then the rest of the world combined.

    Get out of the U.N. and stop paying our dues to them. Which totals a litle more then a third of its intire budget.

    Stop all imigration into this country. Which by the way there is more legal imigration to this country then the rest of the world combined.

    Hang former President Clinton for not responding to the constant attacks on American assests, and not doing anything about Project Bojinka which he knew about that led to 9/11.

    OR

    Realize that people can and do make mistakes and bad calls.

    Stop demonizing the people that are trying to do something about the loonies that kill peopele to try to get their way.

    Realize that, Yes, there really are people that given the chance would kill any and everyone that they percive might not think exactly the same way they do.

    Realize that terrorism has always been around and always will be around, and as technology advances it will have the potential to become more and more dealdy.

    Well anyways all you good people keep voting those democrates and republicans into offices so they can keep ruining this country. Thanks.

  • Posted By: Trooper101st @ 06/27/2009 11:24:38 AM

    Wow! Where are the weapons? Wat a waste of lives and treasure. This SCUMBAG is alive and well in Iran, wish he would choke on his next meal, fat, bloated swine. Thanx President CHENEY, for sending us somewhere we did'nt need to be. LIARS!! LIARS!! REPUKE NEO-CONS- DIE!!!

  • Posted By: jlgab @ 06/26/2009 11:14:59 AM

    Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld - Weapons of Mass Destruction, Weapons of Mass Destruction Well, where are the Weapons of Mass Destruction? You get ONE guess where the Weapons of Mass Destruction are NOT located. The basis for why we invaded Iraq yet there are NO Weapons of Mass Destruction, yet WE are still there. We got Weapons of Mass Destruction drilled into our heads by those idiots because of all the media coverage those idiots got. Biased liberal media coverage - You have got to be kidding! If Bush would have stayed focus on Afghanistan, the Taliban would not be terrorizing the world.

  • Posted By: Omnius @ 06/25/2009 7:08:42 PM

    Chalabi was the piece of garbage that got us suckered into getting rid of Saddam so he could take over. Let's not foget he was the one who was blowing smoky lies of WMD up War Criminal Cheney's behind. He has been the problem in getting political reconciliation achieved in Iraq as he heads up that de-baathification cabal. Nope Ahmed Chalabi is every Amnercan's public enemy number 1 and he should never be allowed to set foot on our soil and pollute it with his perfidy ever again. When it comes to corruption this jerk takes the cake and then tries to eat it too. We should never forget nor ever forgive this lying piece of garbage and reporters should never give him any interviews that appear here in our news! Let him fade away into obscurity for what he did to our country and who is instrumental in killing over 4,300 brave American soldiers.

  • Posted By: Iconoblaster @ 06/25/2009 6:27:40 PM

    Is Chalabi's opinion now worth more than when he was urging invasion to divest Saddam Hussein of WMD he didn't have?

  • Posted By: jim103b @ 06/25/2009 4:02:58 PM

    The interviewer never asked the question. Where are the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq?

    • Posted By: rrobeson @ 06/25/2009 4:44:49 PM

      The interviewer also never asked the question: Where is Neverland. What's your point? The only weapon of mass destruction was their religious conflicts.

    • Posted By: rrobeson @ 06/25/2009 4:43:35 PM

  • Posted By: tjs723 @ 06/25/2009 3:46:35 PM

    I dont think many people are remotely interested in what Chalabi has to say!!! He collaborated with the Bush administration to perpetrate this monstrous blunder in US policy that led to the unnecessary death of nearly 5000 brave US soldiers. I too am appalled that you would publish such an interview!

  • Posted By: sanctuaryvb @ 06/25/2009 3:18:32 PM

    Why is anybody even talking to this filthy pig? He's a known liar, has no credibility whatsoever, and is at least partially responsible for our involvement in Iraq at all, and the subsequent thousands of Americans who have died there. I am appalled to see you even post this article.

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