On April 25th, 2008 at 4:21 pm, lgm said:

The story has no sourcing and seems to come straight from highly unreliable US government sources (proven unreliable in the past by reporting progress that didn’t actually happen).

Wait to believe this. Wait for reports of decreased violence. Wait for such reports from multiple named sources. Wait for those sources not be US government officials or others under their control.

Yeah, just like that Beauchamp story debacle, right? Oh yeah, that was a lone soldier being critical of the military, and who was shown to be yet another liberal lying weasel.

Is this the same treatment you give the highly dubious reports of polar bear decimation and “global warming?” No, I didn’t think so.

I am still waiting for that sourcing on John Kerry’s “heroism” that he promised us, repeat, PROMISED US, that would make those silly Swifties out to be the liars he claims they are.

Still waiting….

cpodug said:
lgm – swoop and poop at its finest

Finally! Cpodug got it. I’ve never thought Troll was the correct epithet for lgm. Harpie is perfect for it! All he does is swoop in and crap on anything he sees. Too right cpodug, a Harpie.

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lgm, I cannot speak with first-hand knowledge the credibility of this story. However, as a Marine currently serving on my fourth tour in Iraq, I can most definitely assert (through first-hand knowledge) the successes of the surge. Since you continue to distrust government sources, why not come over here and take a look for yourself?!

On April 25th, 2008 at 7:12 pm, ArmoredCAV

Can’t speak on Afghanistan, but “government reporting” was based on MY Reporting on the ground in places where we ran off, killed or captured all AQI. If you think I was lying, or my brothers were, I take serious offense. Swoop on back here and ask me about Ramadi, Fallujah, or southern Baghdad.

Which just happens to match some of what I’ve heard, first hand from returning troops, as a member of the Patriot Guard — when we do our “Welcome Home” missions.

(not many people know that we do those, too)

The story has no sourcing and seems to come straight from highly unreliable US government sources (proven unreliable in the past by reporting progress that didn’t actually happen).

Wait to believe this. Wait for reports of decreased violence. Wait for such reports from multiple named sources. Wait for those sources not be US government officials or others under their control.

HEY LGM!!

Get your liberal head out of the sand! Mrs. Malkin is a JOURNALIST.

And you know what? Your MSM media doesn’t report on progress or reduced violence because

a) It makes Bush look GOOD

and

b) They are too busy trying to get Obama elected.

On April 25th, 2008 at 4:21 pm, lgm said:
The story has no sourcing and seems to come straight from highly unreliable US government sources (proven unreliable in the past by reporting progress that didn’t actually happen).

You mean unlike the highly relieable msm in the usa? (opps sorry, did not mean to use such offensive three letters!

sar\

ummm, where is your sourcing?

On April 25th, 2008 at 5:09 pm, TheOtherSide said:

The key is that pay-offs/bribery have been our best weapon in the war on terror. Unfortunately, that is very tenuous strategy and setting a dangerous precedent.

No. Our military has been our best weapon. Spreading some cash is a tool.

What sort of dangerous precedent do you have in mind?

Speaking of dangerous precedents, publishing classified material is certainly one. It’s too bad the left doesn’t recognize that instead of making them up.

On April 25th, 2008 at 4:21 pm, lgm said:

The story has no sourcing and seems to come straight from highly unreliable US government sources (proven unreliable in the past by reporting progress that didn’t actually happen).

Wait to believe this. Wait for reports of decreased violence. Wait for such reports from multiple named sources. Wait for those sources not be US government officials or others under their control.

Yeah…you’re right lgm…those guys in the military lie all the time unlike those pillars in the drive-by media.

Should wait for the same length of time it took Rather to realize he had been punked with fake documents?

/sheesh. Grow up.

There are a lot of proud Americans here, although some can be very rude to ladies at times.

On April 25th, 2008 at 7:38 pm, TheOtherSide said:

My concerns

Or was it because the US commander was expressing his reasons for being conservative with respect to his trust of some Sunni leaders?

On April 25th, 2008 at 7:38 pm, TheOtherSide said:

My concerns

TheOtherSide, what exactly concerned you so much about that 2,000 word article?????

Is it because the author dedicates an entire two sentences regarding concerns about the strategy?