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		<title>By: Debra</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2009/03/17/iraqis-optimistic-and-they-want-us-gone/comment-page-3/#comment-14276</link>
		<dc:creator>Debra</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The Iraqi&#039;s told you guys this A LONG TIME AGO....guess there must have been something in it for Bushwhacked and the major Cheney criminal!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Iraqi&#8217;s told you guys this A LONG TIME AGO&#8230;.guess there must have been something in it for Bushwhacked and the major Cheney criminal!</p>
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		<title>By: demwit</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2009/03/17/iraqis-optimistic-and-they-want-us-gone/comment-page-3/#comment-14221</link>
		<dc:creator>demwit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Isn&#039;t it nice to finally have the people of a democractic Middle Eastern country hate you as much as the majority of people in Old Europe do...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Isn&#8217;t it nice to finally have the people of a democractic Middle Eastern country hate you as much as the majority of people in Old Europe do&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Copyleft</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2009/03/17/iraqis-optimistic-and-they-want-us-gone/comment-page-3/#comment-13910</link>
		<dc:creator>Copyleft</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dusty: Then why did you embrace the un-American police of &quot;preventive war,&quot; which was a TOTAL departure from everything America has done and stood for throughout our history?

BUSH was the one who broke ranks with American principles; you&#039;re just mad because he was caught at it, and the resulting disaster backfired.

And the fact that you &quot;have no use for people like me&quot; is laughable... People like me are the ones restoring America&#039;s ideals and standing in the world. YOU&#039;RE the one whose value--like your patriotism--is highly questionable to a free America.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dusty: Then why did you embrace the un-American police of &#8220;preventive war,&#8221; which was a TOTAL departure from everything America has done and stood for throughout our history?</p>
<p>BUSH was the one who broke ranks with American principles; you&#8217;re just mad because he was caught at it, and the resulting disaster backfired.</p>
<p>And the fact that you &#8220;have no use for people like me&#8221; is laughable&#8230; People like me are the ones restoring America&#8217;s ideals and standing in the world. YOU&#8217;RE the one whose value&#8211;like your patriotism&#8211;is highly questionable to a free America.</p>
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		<title>By: Dusty</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2009/03/17/iraqis-optimistic-and-they-want-us-gone/comment-page-3/#comment-13862</link>
		<dc:creator>Dusty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Copyleft,(and Taxpayer)

 It is obvious you are completely brainwashed.  Unless you are a Quaker whom I believe truly believe in peace at any price, you are one misled citizen. I guess you would not mind being a British subject, a Mexican citizen, a German citizen, a Japanese citizen, all of which wars have prevented from happening. Obviously you would not mind another terrorist move on this country.

 The Iraq War has been  a preventive measure against another terrorist onslaught. President George Bush who was strong enough with foresight enough to see that we were protected. He is belittled by people like you.  

You are probably all for preventive health measures, preventive environmental measures, preventive economic measures, preventive pregnancy measures, every kind of preventive measure except protection for this country. That is because you would not risk your life for your country.  You would say it isn&#039;t worth it. That it is worth nothing to protect the USA because you might have to fight for it.

Well, I differ. I love this country and will do all I can to keep it safe, even disagree with people like you. You endanger our country  every day with your lack of appreciation, your complaining, your spineless attitude, your directions away from the Constitution to establish socialism, your direction in establishing a financial system exactly like communism, i.e. take from the rich and give to the poor.

I have no use for people like you who run from the protection of our country. There is no honor in running away. There seems to be no honor in CHANGE. We have managed quite well since 1776 and I have no interest in changing the basics of what has worked so well to keep us free.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Copyleft,(and Taxpayer)</p>
<p> It is obvious you are completely brainwashed.  Unless you are a Quaker whom I believe truly believe in peace at any price, you are one misled citizen. I guess you would not mind being a British subject, a Mexican citizen, a German citizen, a Japanese citizen, all of which wars have prevented from happening. Obviously you would not mind another terrorist move on this country.</p>
<p> The Iraq War has been  a preventive measure against another terrorist onslaught. President George Bush who was strong enough with foresight enough to see that we were protected. He is belittled by people like you.  </p>
<p>You are probably all for preventive health measures, preventive environmental measures, preventive economic measures, preventive pregnancy measures, every kind of preventive measure except protection for this country. That is because you would not risk your life for your country.  You would say it isn&#8217;t worth it. That it is worth nothing to protect the USA because you might have to fight for it.</p>
<p>Well, I differ. I love this country and will do all I can to keep it safe, even disagree with people like you. You endanger our country  every day with your lack of appreciation, your complaining, your spineless attitude, your directions away from the Constitution to establish socialism, your direction in establishing a financial system exactly like communism, i.e. take from the rich and give to the poor.</p>
<p>I have no use for people like you who run from the protection of our country. There is no honor in running away. There seems to be no honor in CHANGE. We have managed quite well since 1776 and I have no interest in changing the basics of what has worked so well to keep us free.</p>
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		<title>By: The Corporal</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2009/03/17/iraqis-optimistic-and-they-want-us-gone/comment-page-3/#comment-13783</link>
		<dc:creator>The Corporal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jay:

I think we should also consider Iraq&#039;s threat to Israel.  Remember what they did during the first Gulf War.  Israel had done nothing to them and they started lobbing rockets in.  If left unchecked, they would have done it again maybe with a weapon of &quot;mass&quot; destruction.  And we know what Israel might have done ........... &quot;Baghdad Parking Lot&quot; !!

Just as they will do to Iran if we don&#039;t solve that one first.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jay:</p>
<p>I think we should also consider Iraq&#8217;s threat to Israel.  Remember what they did during the first Gulf War.  Israel had done nothing to them and they started lobbing rockets in.  If left unchecked, they would have done it again maybe with a weapon of &#8220;mass&#8221; destruction.  And we know what Israel might have done &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. &#8220;Baghdad Parking Lot&#8221; !!</p>
<p>Just as they will do to Iran if we don&#8217;t solve that one first.</p>
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		<title>By: Copyleft</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2009/03/17/iraqis-optimistic-and-they-want-us-gone/comment-page-3/#comment-13777</link>
		<dc:creator>Copyleft</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To Hmm: What was wrong with Jay&#039;s post at 6:34? It was completely accurate, and rigorously logical.

The only ones who seem &quot;beyond&quot; rational thought are the dwindling few who still support this Iraq stupidity, now proven to be TOTALLY unnecessary. And you&#039;re not &quot;above&quot; it... you&#039;re beneath it.

Do some reading, try thinking, and come back when you&#039;re ready to play with the big boys.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To Hmm: What was wrong with Jay&#8217;s post at 6:34? It was completely accurate, and rigorously logical.</p>
<p>The only ones who seem &#8220;beyond&#8221; rational thought are the dwindling few who still support this Iraq stupidity, now proven to be TOTALLY unnecessary. And you&#8217;re not &#8220;above&#8221; it&#8230; you&#8217;re beneath it.</p>
<p>Do some reading, try thinking, and come back when you&#8217;re ready to play with the big boys.</p>
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		<title>By: Copyleft</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2009/03/17/iraqis-optimistic-and-they-want-us-gone/comment-page-3/#comment-13773</link>
		<dc:creator>Copyleft</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You&#039;ve got it backward as usual, Dusty... it&#039;s the anti-war activists who are the REAL Americans. The chickenhawks (like the Bush administration) went against everything America stands for with their sad little &quot;preventive&quot; invasion of a country that had done NOTHING to us.

That will never change, no matter how long we stay or how many Iraqis we bribe (or threaten) into pretending they welcome the occupation. The war was always illegitimate, and the REAL patriots stood up and said so.

We will go down in history as the nation that found a better, smarter way than waging endless wars... that is, if we&#039;re smart enough to keep the neocons and chickenhawks on the sidelines where they belong.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;ve got it backward as usual, Dusty&#8230; it&#8217;s the anti-war activists who are the REAL Americans. The chickenhawks (like the Bush administration) went against everything America stands for with their sad little &#8220;preventive&#8221; invasion of a country that had done NOTHING to us.</p>
<p>That will never change, no matter how long we stay or how many Iraqis we bribe (or threaten) into pretending they welcome the occupation. The war was always illegitimate, and the REAL patriots stood up and said so.</p>
<p>We will go down in history as the nation that found a better, smarter way than waging endless wars&#8230; that is, if we&#8217;re smart enough to keep the neocons and chickenhawks on the sidelines where they belong.</p>
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		<title>By: PJ</title>
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		<dc:creator>PJ</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To: Hmmmmm @7:17 pm - Nothing you said this time or the other has anything at all to do with logic.  Logic is having a thought that makes scientific sense with a conclusion that has validity.  You spew words that make no sense and only validates an ignorance of the English language.

To: I Report/ You Whine @7:24 pm - Planet Earth, third planet from the Sun in the Galaxy called the Milky Way.  And you can quote me.  If further explanation is needed write back and I&#039;ll be glad to school you some more.  By the way, your posts are out of this world and not in a good way.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To: Hmmmmm @7:17 pm &#8211; Nothing you said this time or the other has anything at all to do with logic.  Logic is having a thought that makes scientific sense with a conclusion that has validity.  You spew words that make no sense and only validates an ignorance of the English language.</p>
<p>To: I Report/ You Whine @7:24 pm &#8211; Planet Earth, third planet from the Sun in the Galaxy called the Milky Way.  And you can quote me.  If further explanation is needed write back and I&#8217;ll be glad to school you some more.  By the way, your posts are out of this world and not in a good way.</p>
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		<title>By: I Report/ You Whine</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2009/03/17/iraqis-optimistic-and-they-want-us-gone/comment-page-3/#comment-13745</link>
		<dc:creator>I Report/ You Whine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>PJ- What planet are you dialing in from?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PJ- What planet are you dialing in from?</p>
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		<title>By: Dusty</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dusty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Pretty sad here.  Anti-war Americans trying to justify their positions with their brave speeches...but &quot;they have not attacked us!&quot;. We should sit and wait for the predators to come drag us off? What a philosophy!  There&#039;s another name for that but I will not mention it again. But it will go down in history as &quot;those who were afraid to fight&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pretty sad here.  Anti-war Americans trying to justify their positions with their brave speeches&#8230;but &#8220;they have not attacked us!&#8221;. We should sit and wait for the predators to come drag us off? What a philosophy!  There&#8217;s another name for that but I will not mention it again. But it will go down in history as &#8220;those who were afraid to fight&#8221;.</p>
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