Cheney guarantees Iraq Victory By January, 2009

[LoungeMachine]

Washington , December 6, 2007
WASHINGTON NEWS

Cheney Predicts Iraq Success By January 2009
Vice President Cheney yesterday predicted that Iraqis will have become "self-governing" and "capable for the most part of defending themselves, a democracy in the heart of the Middle East" by January 2009. That standard has often been used by Cheney and President Bush to define victory in Iraq. Cheney's comment, made in an interview with the Beltway insiders publication The Politico, could have significant impact on the renewed Democratic push to withhold war funding unless the President begins to withdraw US troops from Iraq. Cheney "said that by the middle of January 2009, it will be clear that 'we have in fact achieved our objective in terms of having a self-governing Iraq that's capable for the most part of defending themselves, a democracy in the heart of the Middle East, a nation that will be a positive force in influencing the world around it in the future.'" Asked, "All of that by 2009?" Cheney replied, "Yes, sir."

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politic...tin_071206.htm

[Redballjets88]

sounds like cheney is making yet another pointless promise.

[Deklon]

Yeah, it would be better if he expressed a cinical view of the chance for success to the rest of the world right?

[Guitar Shark]

Lounge, any reason why you changed the word "predicts" to "guarantees"?

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by Guitar Shark
Lounge, any reason why you changed the word "predicts" to "guarantees"?

Namath fan.

fucking lawyers.

[LoungeMachine]

Did he predict we'd be greeted as liberators?

Did he predict the insurgency was in its last throes 2 years ago?

Does he have any credibility left?

Is this administration a joke?

*answers below












yes
yes
no
yes

[Deklon]

We were in fact greeted as liberators by most average Iraqi's

The insurgency to which he was refering to at the time was in decline at that moment.

Yes he has plenty of credibilty left for those who truly understand what's going on in the world.

Ask Al Qaeda, Saddam Hussein, The Taliban, and Khadafi if they think he's a joke.

[matt19]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
Did he predict we'd be greeted as liberators?

Did he predict the insurgency was in its last throes 2 years ago?

Does he have any credibility left?

Is this administration a joke?

*answers below













yes
yes
no
yes

Thanks for the answers, I didnt know any of that...

[scamper]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
" it will be clear that 'we have in fact achieved our objective in terms of having a self-governing Iraq that's capable for the most part of defending themselves, a democracy in the heart of the Middle East, a nation that will be a positive force in influencing the world around it in the future.'"

So that's why we're there, I thought is was WMDs or something like that.

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by scamper
So that's why we're there, I thought is was WMDs or something like that.

That, and Saddam's strong ties to Al Qaeda and Usama Bin Laden


Their stories changed more than [insert joke here]

[jhale667]

Originally posted by Deklon


Yes he has plenty of credibilty left for those who truly understand what's going on in the world.

Step away from the crack pipe....slowly....

[Steve Savicki]

Guaranteed or your _____ back.

[hideyoursheep]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
Vice President Cheney yesterday predicted that Iraqis will have become "self-governing" and "capable for the most part of defending themselves, a democracy in the heart of the Middle East" by January 2009.

Anyone else notice that this also coincides with the departiure

of the war profitteers? No need to prolong it beyond the

planned end date.