[bray]

We are bringing in more troops, they're called Iraqis. We are on the downhill side of this but not fast enough for the doomsayers.

Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighting Troops

[F-117A]

Why is it that when I think of Hagel I'm reminded of William Jennings Bryan?

[IronJack]

Hagel is going to have a tough go next election. His ambivalence will come back to haunt him. Nebraskans tend to be pretty polarized in their political views, and this "war was a mistake" rhetoric is on the wrong side of the electoral equation. Remember, in 2008, the slogan is:

Chuck Hagel: "Chuck" is a verb.

[Earthdweller]

I find it impossible to believe that anyone that actually wanted to win a war would aide the enemy in their propaganda.

What an idiot.

[italianquaker]

also hagel has these words of wisdom
water is very wet under this administration
stfu

[Retain Mike]

The Sunnis have allied politically, instead of submitting to the terrorist solution, which is extremely good news for winning the war on terror. Winning does not derive from eliminating bin Laden or Zarqawi, but from removing the political environments supporting such people. Staying with the people in Iraq now means winning victories well beyond its borders. The criminals/murders/terrorists (CMT's) are moving into Iraq because they understand what is at stake when people throughout this region have a history of being easily motivated by ideas and in this case it is freedom.



The war is actually against Wahhabi jihadism. This was an insignificant Muslim heresy when Feisal and T. E. Lawrence fought for Arab independence in WW I. Now it infects Saudi Arabia, among other countries of the Middle East, and plays a major roll in politics as far away as Indonesia. Terrorism matures when Wahhabis with graduate degrees in sciences and economics find the benign and/or supportive totalitarian governments, which they either help create and/or blend with.



The object is not for us to win the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people, but to help 24 diverse ethnic and religious groups who were killed in the 100,000’s to form a representative government in which terrorism, Wahhabism must perish. This determination so far has encouraged voiceless Muslims in Palestine and Lebanon to seek new governments.



Remember the nation, which gave us Luther, Kant and Beethoven also produced Hitler. We win the war on terror when a Muslim world, which produced Zarqawi and bin Laden again produces a Rhazes, al-Kindi and Saladin.

[SoCal_Republican]

I get so tired of opportunist Dems and RHINOs.

We have heard it for years now. "Eight Iraqi policemen killed in Iraq!", " A car bomb went off and killed three US Troops today (Yeah!!!/sarcasm)" "Twelve women and children killed at church while cuddling soft and fuzzy puppydogs!" The drumbeat by the media is exactly what fuels the terroristst to continue acting.

But the terrorists are so insignificant. The vast majority of Americans have a picture of the war that is limited to the daily announcement of horrors that the media pushes on them. The one pure example of when the media failed was the Iraqi election. There were suicide bombers that day too. But the picture of Iraqi's going to the poles in great numbers and thanking Americans was such a big story that it had to be covered for at least a week - the scale of the daily bombings was made clear. That day stands out to me as one day when the truth got out - even in the MSM.

[Guillermo]

He's absolutely correct

[ATCNavyRetiree]

Hagel:
Then please STFU and root for our side for a change!

[ilgipper]

censure this yokel, too. Enough with Senators working against us during war. I have had it.

[arasina]

Ah hah! It's the DNC/moveon.org Talking Point for this week. Drumming Point...no, HOUNDING Point: 'far worse than Vietnam'! Hypnotize the masses until they 'discover' they find themselves in agreement.

Yesterday it was Durbin and the Vets; today it's Hagel and The American Legion. Their mission: find the disgruntled and the weak and shape their thoughts just a bit more to the left until you've GOT 'EM.

[nairBResal]

Another "I was in Vietnam you know!!" presidential wannabe.

[hgro]

Dictionary definition of "Hagel" is "a phony". This leftist and defeatist stance from a political midget that was elected to the senate from a state with less population than East St. Louis, Illinois is ludicrous.

[hosepipe]

Only alarm that needs to be sounded is because OF.. Hagel..
This boil should be popped.. and drained..

[leprechaun9]

Scumbag Hagel and his other "Hate the United States" Senators need to be flushed from office. The ballot box will serve the same purpose as a toilet!

[iconoclast]

"The point is, we're going to have to make some changes or we will lose, we will lose in Iraq," he told the legionnaires.

At the same time, he said, he wants President Bush to win, and he believes that the United States cannot pull out anytime soon.

Hagel for President!

Right now!

[lexington minuteman 1775]

McCain/Hagel in 2008 as an independent party would hurt the democrats more than the republicans.They will never get the republican party nod.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Hagel can rot in hell, as far as I'm concerned. The man is a liar, a backstabber, and just a more subtle, sly version of Jane Fonda. Sorry, I've seen and heard enough from him to conclude that he has ulterior motives and is dishonest.

I will never forget what he said.

[PISANO]

"I believe that there can be a good outcome in Iraq," he said. "I also believe there could be a very bad outcome for Iraq.

So "WE ARE LOSING" but we have a chance to win. The outcome in IRAQ will "DEFINITELY" either be a good one or a bad one. We have a chance to win, but we could lose.

FOR THIS........the legionnaires gave him a standing ovation??

I JUST DON'T GET IT!!