Thread: A New Level Of Dumb

You know, like most Americans, I would now and then wonder how we could possibly extricate ourselves from Iraq. I feared we would be mired in that hole for years to come, accomplishing nothing. How short-sighted I was. How narrow my thinking had become. I was-- it's true: thinking inside the box.

Once again last night, as he has done so many times before, our fearless leader showed me the way. He opened doors I didn't even know existed onto expansive new vistas I had never imagined. And he did so with such elegance, such grace, such clarity and ease. I find myself flabbergasted at his latest triumph.

This morning on the way in, I heard an NPR reporter explain to me that Bush had given a speech, and told us all about the gains that we had made in Iraq. And then I heard the recorded voice of our leader himself:

"Because of this success...we have now reached the point where we can maintain our security gains with fewer American forces."

Eureka! How had I overlooked the obvious? This is George Bush we're talking about here, after all. The solution was built in to his character, and should have been obvious the day he landed on the aircraft carrier:

CLAIM VICTORY!!!

We can now leave because we have won!

Oh, thank God. Here I thought we would have to pull out in disgrace, whipped by social forces we never had a chance against, that seemingly everybody but Bush was well aware of. How simple of me. Fire up the TV cameras, position the American flag just so behind his shoulder, conjure up your best sincere look (which always has an element of a smug smirk in it for those of us willing to see it), and announce that we have achieved our goals, and therefore we can now start to pull our troops out.

I don't know what I was so worried about. Somehow I had failed to realize that our final success over there was no more dependent upon reality than our initial decision to go to war in the first place. That our mission would end in glorious victory whenever we were ready. That we could reckon the whole experience a shining example of what Americans can accomplish if we put our minds to it, with the help of a little fantasyland propaganda....George's specialty from day one.

I really do feel like a simpleton for not realizing that a long time ago.

hahahahaha.

Originally Posted by splansing

You know, like most Americans, I would now and then wonder how we could possibly extricate ourselves from Iraq. I feared we would be mired in that hole for years to come, accomplishing nothing. How short-sighted I was. How narrow my thinking had become. I was-- it's true: thinking inside the box.

Once again last night, as he has done so many times before, our fearless leader showed me the way. He opened doors I didn't even know existed onto expansive new vistas I had never imagined. And he did so with such elegance, such grace, such clarity and ease. I find myself flabbergasted at his latest triumph.

This morning on the way in, I heard an NPR reporter explain to me that Bush had given a speech, and told us all about the gains that we had made in Iraq. And then I heard the recorded voice of our leader himself:

"Because of this success...we have now reached the point where we can maintain our security gains with fewer American forces."

Eureka! How had I overlooked the obvious? This is George Bush we're talking about here, after all. The solution was built in to his character, and should have been obvious the day he landed on the aircraft carrier:

CLAIM VICTORY!!!

We can now leave because we have won!

Oh, thank God. Here I thought we would have to pull out in disgrace, whipped by social forces we never had a chance against, that seemingly everybody but Bush was well aware of. How simple of me. Fire up the TV cameras, position the American flag just so behind his shoulder, conjure up your best sincere look (which always has an element of a smug smirk in it for those of us willing to see it), and announce that we have achieved our goals, and therefore we can now start to pull our troops out.

I don't know what I was so worried about. Somehow I had failed to realize that our final success over there was no more dependent upon reality than our initial decision to go to war in the first place. That our mission would end in glorious victory whenever we were ready. That we could reckon the whole experience a shining example of what Americans can accomplish if we put our minds to it, with the help of a little fantasyland propaganda....George's specialty from day one.

I really do feel like a simpleton for not realizing that a long time ago.

How many times can we claim victory? Mission accomplished? Half of the milestones met so we are doing great? Last time I checked a 50% is still an F.

Originally Posted by splansing

"Because of this success...we have now reached the point where we can maintain our security gains with fewer American forces."
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you think he was talking to you?

Originally Posted by sectionOne

you think he was talking to you?

That's right, he must not have been addressing his constiuency. It's all the return of the Caliphate, Aga Khan, and and the pending attack in 2010 that you alone know about.

Originally Posted by splansing

You know, like most Americans, I would now and then wonder how we could possibly extricate ourselves from Iraq. I feared we would be mired in that hole for years to come, accomplishing nothing. How short-sighted I was. How narrow my thinking had become. I was-- it's true: thinking inside the box.

Once again last night, as he has done so many times before, our fearless leader showed me the way. He opened doors I didn't even know existed onto expansive new vistas I had never imagined. And he did so with such elegance, such grace, such clarity and ease. I find myself flabbergasted at his latest triumph.

This morning on the way in, I heard an NPR reporter explain to me that Bush had given a speech, and told us all about the gains that we had made in Iraq. And then I heard the recorded voice of our leader himself:

"Because of this success...we have now reached the point where we can maintain our security gains with fewer American forces."

Eureka! How had I overlooked the obvious? This is George Bush we're talking about here, after all. The solution was built in to his character, and should have been obvious the day he landed on the aircraft carrier:

CLAIM VICTORY!!!

We can now leave because we have won!

Oh, thank God. Here I thought we would have to pull out in disgrace, whipped by social forces we never had a chance against, that seemingly everybody but Bush was well aware of. How simple of me. Fire up the TV cameras, position the American flag just so behind his shoulder, conjure up your best sincere look (which always has an element of a smug smirk in it for those of us willing to see it), and announce that we have achieved our goals, and therefore we can now start to pull our troops out.

I don't know what I was so worried about. Somehow I had failed to realize that our final success over there was no more dependent upon reality than our initial decision to go to war in the first place. That our mission would end in glorious victory whenever we were ready. That we could reckon the whole experience a shining example of what Americans can accomplish if we put our minds to it, with the help of a little fantasyland propaganda....George's specialty from day one.

I really do feel like a simpleton for not realizing that a long time ago.

Love it.

I am glad that Bush set you straight, now lets bring them home.

Originally Posted by splansing

You know, like most Americans, I would now and then wonder how we could possibly extricate ourselves from Iraq. I feared we would be mired in that hole for years to come, accomplishing nothing. How short-sighted I was. How narrow my thinking had become. I was-- it's true: thinking inside the box.

Once again last night, as he has done so many times before, our fearless leader showed me the way. He opened doors I didn't even know existed onto expansive new vistas I had never imagined. And he did so with such elegance, such grace, such clarity and ease. I find myself flabbergasted at his latest triumph.

This morning on the way in, I heard an NPR reporter explain to me that Bush had given a speech, and told us all about the gains that we had made in Iraq. And then I heard the recorded voice of our leader himself:

"Because of this success...we have now reached the point where we can maintain our security gains with fewer American forces."

Eureka! How had I overlooked the obvious? This is George Bush we're talking about here, after all. The solution was built in to his character, and should have been obvious the day he landed on the aircraft carrier:

CLAIM VICTORY!!!

We can now leave because we have won!

Oh, thank God. Here I thought we would have to pull out in disgrace, whipped by social forces we never had a chance against, that seemingly everybody but Bush was well aware of. How simple of me. Fire up the TV cameras, position the American flag just so behind his shoulder, conjure up your best sincere look (which always has an element of a smug smirk in it for those of us willing to see it), and announce that we have achieved our goals, and therefore we can now start to pull our troops out.

I don't know what I was so worried about. Somehow I had failed to realize that our final success over there was no more dependent upon reality than our initial decision to go to war in the first place. That our mission would end in glorious victory whenever we were ready. That we could reckon the whole experience a shining example of what Americans can accomplish if we put our minds to it, with the help of a little fantasyland propaganda....George's specialty from day one.

I really do feel like a simpleton for not realizing that a long time ago.

If you are suggesting that your country is going to pull out of Iraq claiming victory without victory then you are dead wrong. YOur country is going to remain in Iraq fighting until real victory is gained. It's necessary now. perhaps you are still not seeing the light. This is not another Vietnam situation where there was nothing to lose by leaving because the dominoes never were going to fall. This is a situation which demands victory in order to consolidate control over M.E. oil.

And I just might add, further propping up of Israel, your M.E. proxy will be necessary too as part of the gameplan. You could start to understand that nobody gives a shit about the Jews any more than the fact that they are necessary to provide at least some excuse for your country's meddling.

Tell me I'm wrong in 5 years time when your military is still fighting in the M.E.

Gawwwwd you muricans are ignorant!

Originally Posted by LieExposer

If you are suggesting that your country is going to pull out of Iraq claiming victory without victory then you are dead wrong. YOur country is going to remain in Iraq fighting until real victory is gained. It's necessary now. perhaps you are still not seeing the light. This is not another Vietnam situation where there was nothing to lose by leaving because the dominoes never were going to fall. This is a situation which demands victory in order to consolidate control over M.E. oil.

And I just might add, further propping up of Israel, your M.E. proxy will be necessary too as part of the gameplan. You could start to understand that nobody gives a shit about the Jews any more than the fact that they are necessary to provide at least some excuse for your country's meddling.

Tell me I'm wrong in 5 years time when your military is still fighting in the M.E.

Gawwwwd you muricans are ignorant!

It's my understanding that Canada has some significant reserves. We'll be paying you a visit soon!

Interesting...in a related story.

I suggested a while back that the reason Bush was dragging this out was that his buddies hadn't positioned themselves to take advantage of the Iraqi oil market in the future yet. I said that the proof of this would come when Bush announced that he was going to start pulling troops out, even though nothing had changed, politically, in Iraq.

Well, it's happened.

In a remarkable coincidence, the Kurds recently signed some agreements with Hunt Oil, of the Texas Hunts, of the Bush extended family of Texas oil billionaires....and now it's time to begin pulling out our troops.

Stay the course? "Bring" freedom to the Iraqi people? And what about finding WMD? Fighting terrorism? Not allowing terrorists to win in Iraq? Failure in Iraq would be a disaster for the world?

"Pssst! Hunt! Hey, Huntie! You ready yet? I don't think I can keep this up much longer. What? Well hurry up! They're Kurds, man! We've been toying with them for decades! What's the hold-up? Get it done! I'm going to have to start pulling troops out of there soon, and I am not going to be happy if we don't have exclusive rights to work the Kurdish oil fields when I do!"

Originally Posted by namvet69

It's my understanding that Canada has some significant reserves. We'll be paying you a visit soon!

If it's your understanding that Canada has significant reserves then your understanding is no better than the rest of the dummies here. Canada has significant oil resources in the ground and they are being taken out of the ground at a rate which makes us the largest supplier of oil to the US. In other words, you get our oil without having to compete for it and that is not likely to change significantly. Unlike the situation with M.E. oil which is of course the reason for your ongoing wars.

Don't attempt to play the smart guy with people who are your intellectual superiors. If you want to know any answers just ask, providing that you don't think you know everything already.