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shawa
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 Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:28 pm Post subject: U.S. Plans Alternate Route For Iraq Supplies |
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Pure idiocy!!
A traitorous act by Pelosi et al purposely creating higher risk to our troops.
| Quote: | The U.S. military brings enormous quantities of food, fuel, ammunition, spare parts and vehicles into Iraq every month through the Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey. Officials said 70% of the air cargo going into Iraq passes through Turkey.
If the U.S. lost access to Turkish airspace, it likely would try to bring supplies in from Jordan or Kuwait. But neither country could step in as a viable replacement. The U.S. has no major bases in Jordan, and the highways linking Jordan and Iraq pass through several restive Sunni-dominated parts of Iraq. The U.S. ports and bases in Kuwait, meanwhile, are already stretched by supplies en route to Iraq.
The Situation: The Pentagon plans to route supplies for Iraq through other countries, likely Jordan or Kuwait, should Turkey close airspace to the U.S.
The Background: Relations are tense as Ankara prepares to act against Kurdish rebels in Iraq, and Congress weighs a measure accusing Turkey of genocide against Armenians after World War I.
The Concern: The U.S. has no major bases in Jordan, and highways linking Jordan and Iraq run through restive areas. Bases in Kuwait are already stretched by supplies en route to Iraq."Loss of Turkish cooperation could cause a slight increase to delivery time for supplies and may add an increased risk of insurgent attacks on deliveries," said a spokeswoman for Defense Secretary Robert Gates. |
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kate
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:46 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | A traitorous act by Pelosi et al purposely creating higher risk to our troops |
bears repeating..
cnn archives
| Quote: | U.S. House shelves Armenia genocide bill
Legislation sparked protests by Turkish government, citizens
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Hastert said Clinton had warned of "possible far-reaching negative consequences for the United States" if the House voted on the legislation. |
oopps...that was in Oct 2000,
this is now, with our current President's advice being purposely & grievously ignored
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I B Squidly
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Me#1You#10
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| I B Squidly wrote: | | Charles argues Pelosi just wanted Armenian contributions and is clueless on foreign affairs. |
IB, I'm not sure that you're correct in your paraphrase of Krauthammer's position. He doesn't address "Armenian contributions" at all that I can see and is pretty unequivocal as to her rationale...either pure fecklessness ("...deeply unserious about foreign policy") or an "unconscious" "...sabotaging (of) the U.S. war effort"...and he'd get an argument from me as to just how "unconcious" she is of THAT particular ramification...
Great commentary...
| Quote: | So why has Pelosi been so committed to bringing this resolution to the floor? (At least until a revolt within her party and the prospect of defeat caused her to waver.) Because she is deeply unserious about foreign policy. This little stunt gets added to the ledger: first, her visit to Syria, which did nothing but give legitimacy to Bashar al-Assad, who continues to be engaged in the systematic murder of pro-Western Lebanese members of parliament; then, her letter to Costa Rica's ambassador, just nine days before a national referendum, aiding and abetting opponents of a very important free-trade agreement with the United States.
Is the Armenian resolution her way of unconsciously sabotaging the U.S. war effort, after she had failed to stop it by more direct means? I leave that question to psychiatry. Instead, I fall back on Krauthammer's razor (with apologies to Occam): In explaining any puzzling Washington phenomenon, always choose stupidity over conspiracy, incompetence over cunning. Anything else gives them too much credit. |
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