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Bush's Iraq-Afghan farewell tour marred by dissent

World Dec. 16, 2008 - 06:19AM JST ( 6 )

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some14someDec. 16, 2008 - 09:14AM JST

U.S. admn should have studied the word 'farewell' carefully while fixing Bush's itinerary!
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VoXmanDec. 16, 2008 - 10:53AM JST

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More than 4,209 members of the U.S. military have died and $576 billion has been spent since the war began five years and nine months ago.

And when the US is gone. Will the Iraq's honor the sacrifices the US made on their behalf? Will they put up a statue like the French did in Normandy?

We'll see what the substance the Iraqi people are made of.
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USAFdudeDec. 16, 2008 - 12:45PM JST

Voxman -

Will the Iraq's honor the sacrifices the US made on their behalf?

A very valid question. We can only pray that the hatred Iraqis feel towards America, thanks to bush, can be overshadowed by friendship extended by Obama and future Presidents. Otherwise, bush's only legacy will be making Iraq an even worse, more powerful enemy of America than it was under Saddam.
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adaydreamDec. 16, 2008 - 02:27PM JST

Other Arab journalists and commentators, fed up with U.S. policy in the Middle East and Bush’s decision to invade Iraq in 2003 to topple Saddam, echoed al-Zeidi’s sentiments Monday. Abdel-Bari Atwan, editor of the influential London-based newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi, wrote on the newspaper’s Web site that the incident was “a proper goodbye for a war criminal.”

I absolutely love this portion of the story. < :-)
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adaydreamDec. 16, 2008 - 02:43PM JST

This farewell tour is like when you retire and you walk around and say your good-byes. Some people wish you well and others tell you to kiss their ass or you do the same. Gotta take a little bad with the good. < :-)
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MadvertsDec. 16, 2008 - 10:05PM JST

Everybody in the world bar a few breathless, fanatical posters on JT think W is the miserable failure that he really is.

This isn't news.