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Bachmann: Obama Ending Iraq War Is Desecration Of American Dead

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[h=1]Bachmann: Obama Ending Iraq War Is Desecration Of American Dead[/h]
Expanding on her statements during Saturday night’s foreign policy debate, GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann attacked President Obama for fully drawing down U.S. forces in Iraq, and claimed incorrectly that his war policies have left the country with a choice between releasing terrorists or killing them.
“President Obama was given a war that is won in Iraq, and he’s choosing to lose the peace,” Bachmann claimed on Meet the Press. “That’s a desecration of the memory of forty-four-hundred Americans that gave their lives to liberate Iraq.”

Bachmann: Obama Ending Iraq War Is Desecration Of American Dead | TPM 2012


Will someone please give this knuckedragger a big can of STFU?
 
The first thing the U.S. does when it invades and occupies a foreign country is setup laws that give its own people immunity from legal harm on that soil. Those stipulations had expired and the Iraqi government refused to renew them. It would be dishonorable to place our people in harm's way even though the Iraqi police force and military is trained in its own domestic security.

Bachman is just proving herself to be a nutter as usual.
 
That's just a horrible thing to say (Bachmann's quote).

Whether it is mere delusion or pandering, her rhetoric is awful.
 
Not necessarily if I were a Minnesotan, but I'd definitely be embarrassed if I lived in her district and voted for her.

I'm a Minnesotan, but I don't live in her district. Still embarassed, but at least she was born in Iowa, which explains a lot:mrgreen:

Interesting bit of trivia. You know who does live in her district? Gov. Jesse "the Body" Ventura.
 
She is such a dummy.
 
Not necessarily if I were a Minnesotan, but I'd definitely be embarrassed if I lived in her district and voted for her.

What the hell is wrong with her district? I am just wondering how much longer until her entire political career is over.
 
When is she going to figure out that she can't save her run for the White House? Somebody please give this woman a hint and tell her it's over.
 
When is she going to figure out that she can't save her run for the White House? Somebody please give this woman a hint and tell her it's over.

I'd buy her a clue but why waste good money?
 
What the hell is wrong with her district? I am just wondering how much longer until her entire political career is over.
I predict it's over right now. Not only will she not get the nomination, but she will not be re-elected in her district now that she has showcased what a train wreck she is.
 
The first thing the U.S. does when it invades and occupies a foreign country is setup laws that give its own people immunity from legal harm on that soil. Those stipulations had expired and the Iraqi government refused to renew them. It would be dishonorable to place our people in harm's way even though the Iraqi police force and military is trained in its own domestic security.

Bachman is just proving herself to be a nutter as usual.

Meh Who takes Bachmann Seriously anyway?

The woman is a walking disaster zone. Politically speaking of course.
 
The conservatives on this board are conspicuously silent. Either they agree or they're embarrassed by a Tea Party darling.
 
The first thing the U.S. does when it invades and occupies a foreign country is setup laws that give its own people immunity from legal harm on that soil. Those stipulations had expired and the Iraqi government refused to renew them. It would be dishonorable to place our people in harm's way even though the Iraqi police force and military is trained in its own domestic security.

Bachman is just proving herself to be a nutter as usual.

I'm rarely against US foreign policy, but I'm a very passionate and strong opponent of SOFA, especially in South Korea.
There was a huge, controversial incident in 2002 where two young middle school schoolgirls were walking down a road, but got killed by a US armored vehicle. Just got flattened.
It was not much for the incident itself, but how the soldiers got away with it. SOFA provided that they didn't get responsibility, no punishment or reprimand, and got away free. There wasn't even an apology.

This, of course, isn't the only incident. There were murders, rape, etc... by US soldiers, but they all got away with it thanks to SOFA. If there's one US foreign policy I hate, it's SOFA. No wonder countries "helped" by the US is so angry
 
I'd be embarrassed if I were a Minnesotan.

Jesse Ventura has already embarrassed minnesota to the point theres not much embarrassment left.

Bachman is nuts and her 4 % shows america knows it...to think she was one of the first teaparty favorites lool...says it all about the teaparty doesnt it
 
I'm rarely against US foreign policy, but I'm a very passionate and strong opponent of SOFA, especially in South Korea.
There was a huge, controversial incident in 2002 where two young middle school schoolgirls were walking down a road, but got killed by a US armored vehicle. Just got flattened.
It was not much for the incident itself, but how the soldiers got away with it. SOFA provided that they didn't get responsibility, no punishment or reprimand, and got away free. There wasn't even an apology.

This, of course, isn't the only incident. There were murders, rape, etc... by US soldiers, but they all got away with it thanks to SOFA. If there's one US foreign policy I hate, it's SOFA. No wonder countries "helped" by the US is so angry


You are wrong on several key points. Firstly the ROK gov't has fully legal rights under SOFA to exercise jurisprudence, the right to claim authority in a trial, of any incident involving US military personnel not occurring during a military exercise. The two Soldiers who drove that armored vehicle were acquitted in a UCMJ court, but it occurred during a military exercise. I understand this your point and this is your issue.

However in all other cases the US always yields to ROK jurisprudence if they wish to exercise it, for example the recent rape of that young woman from Dongducheon the Soldier who committed that crime was given a 10 year sentence in Korean prison.

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/01/world/asia/south-korea-soldier-rape/index.html

Additionally the US did apologize in both cases several several times and by high ranking individuals.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2097137.stm
 
Idiotic, but sadly not surprising from Bachmann. Obama's following through with the Bush laid plan for withdrawal that is far and away the correct choice. We took our time there, trained their guys, got them through the incredibly unstable period to let them set up their government. Unless we plan to be there with significant numbers indefinitely, which is stupid from a strategic and fiscal stand point, we have to draw down at some point. If Obama is desecrating the American dead then every Republican who was going along with Bush on his handling of the Iraq War are doing it as well.
 
Idiotic, but sadly not surprising from Bachmann. Obama's following through with the Bush laid plan for withdrawal that is far and away the correct choice. We took our time there, trained their guys, got them through the incredibly unstable period to let them set up their government. Unless we plan to be there with significant numbers indefinitely, which is stupid from a strategic and fiscal stand point, we have to draw down at some point. If Obama is desecrating the American dead then every Republican who was going along with Bush on his handling of the Iraq War are doing it as well.

Geez, I must have watched the wrong war on the Internet. I saw us invade a country that was no threat to us, killed 4,500 GIs, killed a conservatively estimated 100,000+ Iraqis and devastated Iraq's infrastructure. This was an optional war, a war of choice, a war of big Corporate profit, a war that was good for business and energy and big money. We lied, renditioned, tortured, killed and all at a very handsome corporate profit and now the people pay the price. This all in a country that was considered cosmopolitan with female education in a muslim country. We've set the country back fifty years but our big Corporations have nice oil contracts and business contracts. One of the steps to our bankruptcy, don't you think?
 
Geez, I must have watched the wrong war on the Internet. I saw us invade a country that was no threat to us, killed 4,500 GIs, killed a conservatively estimated 100,000+ Iraqis and devastated Iraq's infrastructure. This was an optional war, a war of choice, a war of big Corporate profit, a war that was good for business and energy and big money. We lied, renditioned, tortured, killed and all at a very handsome corporate profit and now the people pay the price. This all in a country that was considered cosmopolitan with female education in a muslim country. We've set the country back fifty years but our big Corporations have nice oil contracts and business contracts. One of the steps to our bankruptcy, don't you think?

Well, thank you for the pointless, stereotypical, paint by numbers anti-iraq war rant. Care to tell me what any apart of it had to do at all with what my quoted post said, or what this topic was, or did you just see the word "Iraq" and fired up your word document to figure out which generic talking points you could post based on that keyword?
 
Idiotic, but sadly not surprising from Bachmann. Obama's following through with the Bush laid plan for withdrawal that is far and away the correct choice. We took our time there, trained their guys, got them through the incredibly unstable period to let them set up their government. Unless we plan to be there with significant numbers indefinitely, which is stupid from a strategic and fiscal stand point, we have to draw down at some point. If Obama is desecrating the American dead then every Republican who was going along with Bush on his handling of the Iraq War are doing it as well.

The worse part about it is, it probably worked to some degree. Most people probably do not remember President Bush's plan unless President Obama directly saying, "following the plan of the previous administration." So, her cheap political punch probably will work with people on the right, who just want to get rid of the President and can use this, and people who are just uninformed.
 
Well, thank you for the pointless, stereotypical, paint by numbers anti-iraq war rant. Care to tell me what any apart of it had to do at all with what my quoted post said, or what this topic was, or did you just see the word "Iraq" and fired up your word document to figure out which generic talking points you could post based on that keyword?

"Well, thank you for the pointless, stereotypical, paint by numbers anti-iraq war rant." And that would be exactly how one must respond to a pointless, stereotypical, paint by numbers pro-Iraq rant." I actually affirm that starting the Iraq War assured American dead and the lies, rendition, torture are the desecration thereof. The soldiers are good guys just doing their jobs and expect the politicians to engage them in honest, justifiable actions when the peoples lives are threatened, don't you think.
 
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