Comments on: More Americans Believe We Can Win In Iraq

By: Anne Arundel Maryland Politics - aapolitics.us

Anne Arundel Maryland Politics - aapolitics.us — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:13:07 +0000

American public support for the military effort in Iraq continuing to improve…

I could have told you this months ago. In fact on 2008/02/29 I said as much. By November I personally think that Iraq will hurt the Democrats more then it will help them. If fact I believe that by November these numbers will be even higher and the D…

By: Craftyone

Craftyone — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:53:05 +0000

Of course we’re winning. We have the best damn military in the world! Now, if we could just keep the damn polititions the hell out of military matters we could get our guys and gals home a whole lot sooner.

By: Seal Patriot

Seal Patriot — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:23:49 +0000

If it is the conservatives who want Americans to know less, then why are the extreme biased Democrats in the news media reporting less on Iraq and more on the disfunctioned families of Pop Stars?

By: Seal Patriot

Seal Patriot — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:21:06 +0000

So far Steve, it looks like only you in this blog is unaware of what is going on in Iraq.

By: ChrisG

ChrisG — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:55:21 +0000

Steve,

MILBLOGS which are overwhelmingly conservative, have been and are still doing the job the MSN refuses to do and getting the truth out. Just because it is not what you or the left wants to hear and not as flashy as Hollywood, is not my problem.

As for the “dreams”, you are projecting the left onto conservatives again.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:19:40 +0000

Actually, its conservatives who want MORE coverage of the good things in Iraq. After all, “conservatives” want success in Iraq.

By: Philadelphia Steve

Philadelphia Steve — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:06:08 +0000

http://news.aol.com/?feature=20080313103109990001

Of course one item in the survey is that American awareness of what is happening in Iraq is down. I guess we now have the Conservative dream: The less Americans know, the more Conservatives like it.

By: Mike's America

Mike's America — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:27:58 +0000

As John Ryan points out, phony “we can’t win” defeatism in Iraq didn’t work. Democrats will now engage in phony defeatism of the economy.

Are they ever optimistic about anything?

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:50:53 +0000

No need to apologize. He and Sen Clinton and Sen Edwards had a debate with Gov Richardson. In it, they were pressed yet again to detail their plan for Iraq (not an unwarranted request at all given the flat out lie that Democrats ran to power on in 2006; the so-called “New Direction in Iraq” plan that never existed). Anyway, Sen Obama said he’d keep troops in Iraq until 2013 depending on conditions on the ground. That last part, “conditions on the ground” is the caveat that every Presidential candidate has used in describing their Iraq plans.

However, recently, one of Sen Obama’s advisors called Sen Clinton “a monster” and was forced to quit as a result. She then told the BBC that the Obama campaign has no plan at all for Iraq because it was too hard for them to see a year in the future; no plan at all, nothing, nada, zip.

I can give quotes, dates, and links if you’d like.

By: Lurkin_no_mo

Lurkin_no_mo — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:38:14 +0000

Scott, I apologize for my ingnorance, but when did Obamamama say he’d continue the war? I’ve heard him say he’ll pull the troops out, reach out to Iran, etc.

By: Igor R.

Igor R. — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:55:28 +0000

Once again, for the Republicans to win, Al Qaeda must lose. For the Democrats to win, it must win. And for some strange reason McCain choses to repudiate Steve Kings’ comments about Obama?

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:12:41 +0000

You’re right John, but I wonder how the division in the Democratic Party will play out especially with Clinton/Obama both promising to continue the war. Will that division over Florida/MI, over superdelegates choosing the nominee, over the mudslinging, over the racism, and more…will that drive 1/2 the party to apathy and stay home rather than tow the party line? Will it bring crossovers to the mainstream (if not liberal) McCain? And if Clinton/Obama continue their promise to end the war in the same vein as to appease the DNC base, then how’s that gonna help in a general where 53% see success rather than defeat; ie advocating an unconditional retreat in the face of the enemy while the nation sees success as possible, and doing so in the face of a man who epitomizes commander-in-chief…that’s a hard sell.

I submit that the DNC division is going to hurt, and it’s only gonna take a little hurt to turn the election from 53:47 to 47:53.

By: John Ryan

John Ryan — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:40:23 +0000

The last time the public felt this good about Iraq was in the summer of 2006, just before the Republicans were swept out of Congress.
But I think that 2008 will be more decided on the economy, and most Americans are not optimistic about that sector of their lives.