Merged Thread: Romney Drops Out; Can McCain Defeat Democrats?

[dmek25]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Do you think Obama is more likely than McCain to work across party lines? If you do, please explain why

if any republican can work with democrats, its McCain. i really believe that's why the conservatives look at him to be more on the liberal side. the war is really a thorn in Americas side, and McCain sees no reason to end it. the majority of America wants an end in sight. to ignore them creates a division. i agree on a time table, although not a public one. right now the Iraqi government has no sense of urgency to take over their own country. as long as the united states is there, it seems like they don't mind us baby sitting their country

[wolfeskins]

Originally Posted by dmek25

right now the Iraqi government has no sense of urgency to take over their own country. as long as the united states is there, it seems like they don't mind us baby sitting their country

how do you know this ? do you live in iraq, do you work for the iraq government , are you involved in the meetings between our government and the iraq government ? please don't just tell me that you heard it or read it somewhere.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by wolfeskins

how do you know this ? do you live in iraq, do you work for the iraq government , are you involved in the meetings between our government and the iraq government ? please don't just tell me that you heard it or read it somewhere.

Perhaps the discussion that is solely related to Iraq and does not explicitly tie in with the primaries should go to the thread re: the insurgency.

[dmek25]

Originally Posted by wolfeskins;421817[B

]how do you know this[/B] ? do you live in iraq, do you work for the iraq government , are you involved in the meetings between our government and the iraq government ? please don't just tell me that you heard it or read it somewhere.

if it was that urgent, would they have taken a 2 week break in the middle of the summer? those guys enjoying a summer vacation while our troops fought, and some died, for that piece of shit country. that's how i know

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by dmek25

if it was that urgent, would they have taken a 2 week break in the middle of the summer? those guys enjoying a summer vacation while our troops fought, and some died, for that piece of shit country. that's how i know

I don't think it's fair to saying the Iraqis are getting a free ride. An awful lot of Iraqis (or worse, their families) have been killed for working with the National Government, police, or U.S. forces. Just as Bush was being unrealistic for expecting us to be greeted with flowers by most Iraqis, many members of the anti-war crowd are being unrealistic in expecting there to be such rapid political progress.

To me, the "free ride" talk is purely political and it is reminiscent of the GOP talking about welfare moms. It's not useful or accurate.