Iraq War

[BillW]

Originally Posted by Storm Cadet

I just heard on TV from Sen. Schumer from NY that we have been at war in Iraq LONGER than we were in WWll. Thats terrible news. When does it end?

We handed the keys over to Germany in 1955. If you count from the Gulf war (which this is an extension of) he's right otherwise just propaganda.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by BillW

We handed the keys over to Germany in 1955. If you count from the Gulf war (which this is an extension of) he's right otherwise just propaganda.

good spin.

america's combat in ww2 went from pearl harbor (dec 1941) to 1955.

everyone who reads about germany's surrender in 1945 will be surprised. i love the use of the word "propaganda". are you from the ministry of truth?

[hi_im_god]

"The situation in Iraq pretty much mirrors post WWII Germany, 2 to 3 years of insurgency and 10 years to get things stable enough to turn things over to the German people. So it wasn't totally unexpected, or ignored. The insurgency in Iraq will be more successful, and last longer because ..."

(jaw drops)

germany was a defeated country and comparing the minimal resistance after surrender to what is happening in iraq requires a level of denial that belongs only in this white house.

stop lying. you are only fooling your own choir.

It really is a very poor example.