This war is worth it Rice says today

[D_Raay]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6198947.stm

Eight US marines have been charged over the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha last year.

Four are accused of unpremeditated murder and four others are charged with attempting to cover up the incident.

Men, women and children were killed by marines who said they were under attack from insurgents at the time.

Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said that despite the cost in lives and money, the war in Iraq has been "worth the investment".

She told the Associated Press news agency that this was because once Iraq emerged as a stabilising factor it would produce a very different kind of Middle East.

Lt Col Jeffrey R Chessani: Violation of a lawful order; dereliction
Sgt Sanick P Dela Cruz: Unpremeditated murder; false official statement
1st Lt Andrew A Grayson: Dereliction; false official statement; obstructing justice
Capt Lucas M McConnell: Dereliction
Lance Cpl Justin L Sharratt: Unpremeditated murder
Capt Randy W Stone: Violation of a lawful order; dereliction
Lance Cpl Stephen B Tatum: Unpremeditated murder; negligent homicide; assault
Staff Sgt Frank D Wuterich: Unpremeditated murder; soliciting another to commit an offence; false official statement


Leave it to this administration to fly in the face of unprecedented failure and try to paint it as something "worthwhile".

The middle east is not going to stand for our presence in the region on that scale regardless the rhetoric and everyone knows it. We can't even quell an insurgency in a war ravaged country but somehow "staying the course" will be worth it? "History will view this differently"?
This now officially borders on criminal neglect on the part of this administration.

[Ali]

If Condi says it's OK, then, by heck, it's OK!

[fucktopgirl]

Somebody should shoot her!

Ok,ok, let be more diplomate here, somebody should insert a broom up her arse!

[QueenAdrock]

Bush admits we're not winning. Colin Powell says we're losing.

Rice says it's worth it.

The fuck?

[abcdefz]

I think that Bush said it's a tie.

[QueenAdrock]

He said "We're not winning, we're not losing." Which to me says "We're losing but I don't want to say anything because it goes against EVERYTHING I've said in the past few monts/years." It's pretty huge for him to admit we haven't been winning, since he's been saying we have been winning forever.

Still, how is it "worth it"? Did they take the negatives of the war and weigh them against the positives? Cuz I did, and didn't come to any conclusion except that it's worthLESS.

[abcdefz]

He said "We're not winning, we're not losing."



Yeah, I know. I was sorta making a joke. Like Kevin Kline in A Fish Called Wanda. "We didn't lose Vietnam! IT WAS A TIE!"

It was a stupid, stupid thing for the president to say. He should just say the truth instead of what's at worst lying, and at best, keep-your-chin-up stuff.

[synch]

She must own stock.

[Echewta]

If only they would have stopped the looting. Thats when they lost the war.