Slog - Comments on Mission Accomplished http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/mission_accomplished_1 How many billions have we spent training the Iraqi army—you remember the Iraqi army, right? They were going to stand up so that we could stand down? That army? It is standing up now—so that it can run away. From this morning's NYT: A company of Iraqi soldiers abandoned their positions on Tuesday night in Sadr City, defying American soldiers who implored them to hold the line against Shiite militias. The retreat left a crucial stretch of road on the front lines undefended for hours and led to a tense series of exchanges between American soldiers and about 50 Iraqi... Copyright 2008 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:00:27 -0800 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:05:02 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Greg All the candidates should be required to do two shots before answering questions.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/mission_accomplished_1#c999582 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/mission_accomplished_1#c999582 News Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:15:46 -0800 Comment by Mike When I read this story I had a flash back to 1973 and the fall of Saigon.

]]> Mike http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/mission_accomplished_1#c999583 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/mission_accomplished_1#c999583 News Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:16:22 -0800 Comment by jerry falls well Hmm, maybe the 'mercan army should have thought of that before asking them to shoot their own people.

]]> jerry falls well http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/mission_accomplished_1#c999584 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/mission_accomplished_1#c999584 News Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:18:33 -0800 Comment by tsm Who cares? I hear Barack Obama eats arugula! That's what matters.

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/mission_accomplished_1#c999587 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/mission_accomplished_1#c999587 News Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:26:02 -0800 Comment by raymone' iraqi politicians: lazy. maaaaany stories in papers (nytimes) shows (charlie rose) etc of laaaaziness on the part of their politicians.

their soldiers are distracted with getting cd's out of broken down buildings, laughing and playing grab ass. it sounds like a serious case of the pussies.

it doesn't seem like they really want it.

stupid fucking bush for going in. holy fucking cow stupid. but to just pull out now and run away and be like "you guys take it over" is also soooooooo fucking dumb. its like the republicans are like "you want fucking dumb....top THIS" adn teh democrats are like "no no no...I'll show YOU fucking dumb...watch THIS" and they just go back and forth, trumping one another with total stupidity.

but i digress. arugula. I think we need to focus on endives, arugula and whole food comments in iowa via the almighty barak.

]]> raymone' http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/mission_accomplished_1#c999596 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/mission_accomplished_1#c999596 News Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:36:31 -0800 Comment by Hernandez Oh God, I just love the reactions of the U.S. Army soldiers in the article. They're so completely shocked that:

1. Poorly-equipped Iraqi forces don't want to lead a fight in front of much better-equipped U.S. forces - no shit, that's why they'll never really take charge until we leave.

2. Iraqis are reluctant to kill other Iraqis - no shit, what did you expect?

]]> Hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/mission_accomplished_1#c999598 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/mission_accomplished_1#c999598 News Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:38:37 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Well, if they're leaving, why don't we?

Sounds fair ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/mission_accomplished_1#c1000280 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/mission_accomplished_1#c1000280 News Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:42:31 -0800 Comment by MBI "Iraqis are reluctant to kill other Iraqis - no shit, what did you expect?"

That's surprising fucking news to me, seeing as I keep hearing nothing from Iraq except stories of Iraqis killing Iraqis, in addition to Americans killing Iraqis and Iraqis killing Americans. Also, sometimes Americans killing Americans, but very rarely, at least on that side of the world.

]]> MBI http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/mission_accomplished_1#c1000514 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/mission_accomplished_1#c1000514 News Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:13:28 -0800 Comment by CP Vietnamization can work! Just give them five more years!

]]> CP http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/mission_accomplished_1#c1002336 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/mission_accomplished_1#c1002336 News Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:05:02 -0800