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Friday, June 20, 2008

Mission accomplished

Those hundreds of thousands who have lost their lives in Iraq have not died in vain.

Posted at 2:27 AM | Permalink

Comments (13)

Save Lives
Drill Here
Drill Now
Pay less

Posted by Lou | June 20, 2008 5:24 AM

And who will be protecting the oil fields and the workers? Not only do we have high gas prices but as taxpayers we will be subsidizing the oil companies as our military forces will never leave until the oil is gone.

Posted by ray | June 20, 2008 7:48 AM

Admit it, you already knew this would happen or at least suspected it.

Is all the hubbub about off-shore drilling designed to overshadow this news?

Posted by Grumpy | June 20, 2008 8:17 AM

When we attacked the Phillipines and killed thousands until they capitulated, we promised: we're here to free you, we will not stay, you'll thank us later.

a century later, we're still there, occupying a major naval base, turning Subic Bay into a rest and refueling station.

when, i wonder, will Americans understand what "imperialism" means?

Posted by ecohuman.com | June 20, 2008 8:56 AM

It was "Mission Accomplished" when most of the U.S. public lost interest in Iraq.

Posted by jimbo | June 20, 2008 9:04 AM

The end game - at last.

Posted by genop | June 20, 2008 9:23 AM

Meanwhile, we are losing the actual war against the people actually responsible for 9/11 in Afghanistan.

Let's face it: Bush doesn't care about actually fighting terrorism, he cares about people thinking he's fighting terrorism. What's worse, his sham has claimed thousands of lives. Given the sheer disrespect we've shown them, the "Support the troops" slogan has to be the biggest joke ever.

Posted by Rulial | June 20, 2008 10:41 AM

Are you kidding? These contracts are going to make our troops RICH!

Posted by telecom | June 20, 2008 11:32 AM

Ecohuman -

Try to stay current. Both Subic Bay and Clark Field are long long closed.

Posted by nonnymouse | June 20, 2008 2:16 PM

"nonnymouse",

i am current. the base is "officially" closed, but Subic remains a major rest and refueling port.

and never mind the damage done in the century prior to the 90's...right?

Posted by ecohuman.com | June 20, 2008 3:46 PM

What is most appalling about this is that while the U.S. military is doing the heavy work especially cleaning up after the British & French colonial mess and has been for some decades around the globe we now have BP and Royal/Dutch Shell getting in on the deal. I'd like to know how much the House of Windsor holds in the stock of these two companies. Anyone have any idea as to how to find out?

MHW

Posted by Michael H. Wilson | June 20, 2008 7:04 PM

No, Ecohuman, we closed the U.S. Naval Station in Subic Bay in 1991.

But don't let that get in the way of your usual "Hate America" rant. They have always been entertaining.

Things slow around Reed student hall today?

Posted by HMLA267 | June 22, 2008 8:04 PM

No, Ecohuman, we closed the U.S. Naval Station in Subic Bay in 1991.

read upward.

But don't let that get in the way of your usual "Hate America" rant. They have always been entertaining.

"We have a bastard Patriotism, a sarcasm, a burlesque; but we have no such thing as a public conscience." --Mark Twain

Things slow around Reed student hall today?

i'm in my forties and never went to Reed, my acronymic friend.

Posted by ecohuman.com | June 23, 2008 10:08 PM

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