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pat huntington ny — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:08:12 GMT

Another Bush lackey bites the dust....see ya, don't let the door hit you in your rethuglican you know what...

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Gary Schear, Bozeman Montana — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:08:19 GMT

Rally round the flag boys and girls. Adm. Fallon just resigned Centcom. Bush must be going to make good on his promise to McCain to do anything he could to help him win the election. Apparently that means he is ready to "do" Iran. Fallon was against it, said so in public and unlike lesser officers, put his money where his mouth is did the only thing a career Officer and do when faced with an incompetent CinC. Resign.
If you are in Tehran...duck. The Lone Ranger looks like he is about to take a "victory lap".

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Pat, Boston, MA — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:09:24 GMT

Something is in the air with this story about Fallon -------- and it's called honesty, again.

When did Jackie Robinson entered the Major Leagues - 1947??? In case anyone has forgotten, he went through hell when he arrived. Are we still that country? No.

We like Senator Obama NOT because he's an African American, but because he's brillant, because he's so different from the politicians we're used to. He's willing to take a chance and go after Bush, McCain and the Clintons. Just like he was willing to take a chance and speak up against the war when he was running for a seat in the U.S. Senate.

I'm damn proud of him and I hope he succeeds. But he needs our help.

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By the way in case no one has noticed, Sean Hannity is on a mission to destroy Michelle Obama.

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C A, Tuscaloosa, AL — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:09:44 GMT

Typical GW Bush and would be typical Hillary Clinton if she were elected President. MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY.
Obama would at least listen to what Fallon had to say.

Oh wait, Obama would not have gotten us in this middle east mess in the first place (Iraq and potentially Iran) if he were Presdient unlike GW Bush who has been supported by Hillary.

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Brian, Cedar Hill, TX — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:11:25 GMT

So now I guess it's, "hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to another war we go." Bush won't settle for anything less than to totally destroy this country before he leaves office.

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Ian — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:12:06 GMT

Fallon has crossed policy position swords with the administration before advocating for diplomacy over militarism. I'm only surprised it took them as long as it did to show him the door.

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Barbara C., - Fort Lauderdale, FL — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:12:55 GMT

Now tonight I have to listen to my mother's version of "Bomb Bomb Bomb....Bomb Bomb Iran"...

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C A, Tuscaloosa, AL — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:13:06 GMT

Hey Chuck.

Any news on the Mississippi primary? We know you can't report actual numbers until the polls are almost closed, but we know you have some good data from exit polling. How bad is Obama beating Hillary? Is he reaching 70%, 75%, 80% ?

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Amy Andersen, Eden Prairie MN — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:13:23 GMT

We salure your courage, Admiral Fallon. How many of our best military leaders have now been forced to sacrifice their careers because of the Bush/Cheney madness ... starting with Colin Powell, and ending ... where? A real tragedy, that's for sure.

Now that John McCain has joined himself to Bush at the hip, I wonder what he thinks about this.

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Ian — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:13:54 GMT

Another Bush lackey bites the dust....see ya, don't let the door hit you in your rethuglican you know what...
pat huntington ny
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Actually, that was the problem with Fallon. He wasn't lackey enough.

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jd — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:14:17 GMT

Oh Dear, what is the Bush administration up to now?

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ginny, WA — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:14:26 GMT

It is scary when yet another person who opposes a war and opposes all of Bush's misguided policies is forced out. That leaves all the yes-men to do what they want unfettered. Bush is probably dancing with glee.

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Mister Anderson (The Matrix) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:15:28 GMT

Fallon was FAR from a Bush lacky. He's the ONLY person preventing a invasion of Iran. The same invasion of Iran that HRC is more than willing to support.

This is going to be a long nine months until Bush is out of office. Obamam should put Hillary on the spot right now on whether or not she will support a attack on Iran if there's not actionable evidence of them being a imminent threat.

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These People — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:16:59 GMT

Pat, you should realize that the reason he's resigning is because of the tension he has built by NOT being a lackey. Fallon doesn't oppose war with Iran because it's not fightable, he opposes it because it's not right and would plunge an entire global region almost literally into anarchy.

And if you think he's a lackey because of his command over Afghanistan and Iraq, he doesn't get to choose whether we fight or not. Only how. It's not his fault.

You can't go through political life labeling ALL republicans this or that because of Bush. You need to grow up, Pat.

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C A, Tuscaloosa, AL — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:25:20 GMT

Pat, Boston, MA (Sent Tuesday, March 11, 2008 4:09 PM):

Pat:

I agree with you, but note how many people seem to forget that Obama is just as much White as Black. His mother was White. That makes Obama Whiack or Blaite, not Black. Makes no difference. He is a very sharp individual with a good heart.

And that is why I can't understand the media pressing Obama to attack Hillary and stating they are not sure he has it in him. Is not a person with a heart and that wants to treat others as he would want to be treated the kind of President we all truly want. If it is true that Obama has difficulty attacking Hillary does that not make him a cut above her and the kind of person we are all looking for? Yet the press tries to imply there is a weakness here. I see it more as a strength then a weakness. Is strength to be defined by one's ability and willingness to attack another? Or is strength a confidence in oneself that he/she can perservere without having to attack another? We all need to think about that some more before wishing that Obama would use attack tactics as has Hillary. It is however good to see Obama subtlely nail Hillary now and then with his humor. We can appreicate that.

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Kathryn in Bham — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:27:42 GMT

C A-
I would agree that the direction things are going in the Middle East is unfavorable - even a mess as you say. I don't think that the 'mess' started with GW Bush, nor do I believe that Obama could have saved us from an inevitable role in what is a 'messy' situation there - with or without the ongoing 'war on terror'. Because of our unfortunate dependance on the nations of the Middle East for oil and because of our increasing dependance on foreign relations for many of the goods/services we are afforded in our country it is not only inevitable, but imparative that we protect and nurture our interests in what you call 'the mess'!

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disgusted — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:27:49 GMT

Oh, Obamatons, you need to get a life. Not EVERYTHING revolves around your candidate. This story is about Fallon.

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Matt, Las Vegas, NV — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:27:51 GMT

If we go to war with Iran, I will leave this country behind me like a bad pair of underwear.

There is no reasonable reason to even be talking about war with Iran. We are a Democracy people!!!! Everyone forget about that or something? We aren't supposed to be nation building or dictating to people around the world what they should be doing while aiming a gun at their heads!!!!

Furthermore, unless you are going to convert the US into a WWII type economy and institute the draft, how the hell does anyone think we could actually get away with invading Iran?

We can't even straighten out the mess that is Iraq, where we got rid of a dictatorship that was all smoke and mirrors.

Not only is Iran much more prepared militarily speaking, but they have a MUCH MUCH larger fighting force than Iraq had, with better equipment & weapons. In addition to that, this would ignite a wider war in the Middle East, and probably lead to WWIII.

If this guy was the only one standing in the way of invading Iran (which he can't possibly be the only one), we are in deep doo doo.

How stupid can you be America?

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McCain is the Only Experienced Candidate — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:27:54 GMT

C A in Tuscaloosa, AL

Being opposed to Iraq is great, but if a war breaks out somewhere else that we DIDNT start and Obama is at the wheel, fear for our lives, because his self-professed plan is to hack our defense capabilities to pieces, particularly missile defense. And maybe you didn't do the math on this one, but for every dollar we spend on researching missile and other advanced defense, the more ground troops' lives we save. And with Iran having centrifuges online, I wouldn't mind a dollar or two out of my paycheck for missile defense. (Oh wait, I guess two or three dollars for all of the people whose weight I have to pull.)

So opposed to Iraq? Good. In control of the military? Bad. Keep his butt in the Senate where he can keep being inspirational. And tell Hillary to go home all together.

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Gregory Peek, Birmingham, Alabama — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:28:39 GMT

Why was Hillary in such a hurry to leave Mississippi, when she has weeks to campaign in Pennsylvania?

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Gary Schear, Bozeman Montana — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:29:08 GMT

This would explain bush's singing and dancing of late. Nothing happier than a WAR President at work.
HRC, didn't you vote for Lieberman-Kyl? You're gonna make a great Republican-lite President.

excerpt:
(3) that it should be the policy of the United States to combat, contain, and roll back the violent activities and destabilizing influence inside Iraq of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, its foreign facilitators such as Lebanese Hezbollah, and its indigenous Iraqi proxies;

(4) to support the prudent and calibrated use of all instruments of United States national power in Iraq, including diplomatic, economic, intelligence, and military instruments, in support of the policy described in paragraph (3) with respect to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxies.

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Unbelievable, Portland, OR — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:31:32 GMT

Has anyone here actually read the article completely? I am guessing not and just doing again their knee-jerk raction. The Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs agrees with Fallon about not going to war with Iran it even says that at the end of the article above, but that would be too much for people to actually read the full article.
http://fieldnotes.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/03/11/754424.aspx

There is the story that is being quoted above. So now we have the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of Defense against invading Iran but that doesn't stop those that are supposedly informed from jumping to conclusions. Actually read the stories before you comment. It pains me that people like you all above will be actually voting for President.

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jac13 — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:34:21 GMT

If Colin Powell had resigned over his opposition to the Iraq invasion - which has since been revealed and confirmed, it would never have happened.

Bravo, Adm. Fallon! Shame on you, Colin Powell.

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John S., Atlanta, GA — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:35:49 GMT

If you look at Obama's voting record, he's voted not to end the war. He's voted to finance the war. He wants to send more troops into Afghanistan. He wants to broaden the military. It's a fraud what he's talking about when he says he wants to really get out of Iraq. That's politics.

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CLINTON/FALLON — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:38:05 GMT

Falon for President! Get rid of McWar and BO No experience! Save America get rid of the old sick guy and the all talk no IDEA guy!
FALLON BUCK BUSH GUY FOR PRESIDENT!

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CLINTON/FALLON — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:38:20 GMT

Falon for President! Get rid of McWar and BO No experience! Save America get rid of the old sick guy and the all talk no IDEA guy!
FALLON BUCK BUSH GUY FOR PRESIDENT!

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Three Star — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:40:13 GMT

Good, having served with him he had a habit of talking before thinking not to mention he was a sheep in wolf's clothing. I'd bet he would make a good advisor for the Obama team - they need another surrender advocate to add to their team of liberal tree huggers.

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Sierra, SF — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:40:16 GMT

Didn't Bush say he listens to the Generals and not the politicians ?

Here's a General who has some sense....
Bush doesn't want to listen to him

There's NO EXCUSE for war with Iran

Bush wants war, McCain wants war and
Hillary VOTED FOR WAR WITH IRAN (Kyl-Lieberman)

There's Neroism in the air

Obama/Edwards '08
Character DOES MATTER
Honesty DOES MATTER

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C A, Tuscaloosa, AL — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:40:51 GMT

Kathryn in Bham:

Oh Kathryn. I am not opppoosed to involving ourselves in the world community even if we have to use force when force is needed due to threats to the US or our friends. But when and if we do so let's do it right. Not by flinging ourselves and all our resources at one country (that was not responsible for 911) and then bogging our troops down in a police action and who are caught in the middle of a civil war. And remember, GWB and McCain's terrorist (al quaeda) make up perhaps less then 2% of all the violent and hostile acts towards Amercians in Iraq. The rest are conducted by Iraqis, Sunni and Shiite. Yes, this is a mess in the cost to Amercian and Iraqi lives first and the amounts of resources and monies spent to elimnate a dictator who was picking his nose when Bin laden had the twin towers destroyed. Like I said. I agree with being involved in the world and global economy and protecting our interests. But there is a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it. GWB chose the wrong way and Hillary supported his choice. Very, very poor judgement. They should have had the knowldge that many have of these people in this region, their culture and religion and tendancy towards infighting and factionalization if diisrupted in any way as we did by invading their country. We were not the liberators that GWB and those who supported thought we would be. Yes, it is a mess.

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Matt, Las Vegas, NV — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:42:42 GMT

Top current advisers to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign last year lobbied for a European plane maker that beat Boeing to a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract, taking sides in a bidding fight that McCain has tried to referee for more than five years.

Two of the advisers gave up their lobbying work when they joined McCain's campaign. A third, former Texas Rep. Tom Loeffler, lobbied for the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. while serving as McCain's national finance chairman.

EADS is the parent company of Airbus, which teamed up with U.S.-based Northrop Grumman Corp. to win the lucrative aerial refueling contract on Feb. 29. Boeing Co. Chairman and CEO Jim McNerney said in a statement Monday that the Chicago-based aerospace company "found serious flaws in the process that we believe warrant appeal."

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Just-a-Guy, Addison,VT — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:42:50 GMT

From all the crap flyin' around, we could always send over some trucks and bury them with bull!
The "Walk tall and carry a big stick" policies from the past are no-longer appropriate. We are all on the same rock, 3rd from the sun.

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sunny, nv — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:43:00 GMT

Pat Huntington NY ... Apparently you don't read past the headlines ... which speaks to how you form so many of your uninformed remarks. Fallon was "against" the Bush policy. He was one of the few who was standing up to Bush about Iran. How do you equate this with his being a "lackey" ??? Sorry to say, you are not very bright ... and your comments should be taken "with a grain of salt".

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turnip — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:44:49 GMT

Just curious, why the hell is an Admiral in charge of Afghanistan in the first place? Is that where Bin Laden is hiding his Navy?

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TEC-spring-TX — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:45:34 GMT

Lets hope the fallout from this is not nuclear. This story transcends any other rhetoric about O and H and Mac. There will not be a build up. If anything happens we will wake up to a news story about bombing the nuclear facilities in Iran. Bush will just punch Iran in the mouth and dare them to respond. Just like he played basketball in college.

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JohnnyU, WA State — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:48:50 GMT

Regarding the post by the person "McCain is the Only Experienced Candidate": So, I guess what you're saying is the same old, 'Vote for the Republican war monger or else we'll all die at the hands of terrrorists'....well my answer to you is this: You people who are so busy spreading this irrational fear are the real "terrorists" and you're not going to use it to scare up votes this time. We got wise. Live in fear if you want to. Sorry not me, I live in the Home of The Brave. Spreading fear to get a political result is NOT brave, its cowardly.

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Steve A Jonesboro IN — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:50:24 GMT

I salute Admiral Fallon, and hope to God someone can stop cowboy george. As a democrat, I haven't seen the house and senate do anything, so it's pretty scary. Wouldn't be surprised if it was cooked up between the ignorant cowboy and gasbag mccain to get him elected. WAKE UP AMERICA!!

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MK,MO — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:51:18 GMT

a bit off subject, but worth mentioning, it's heart warming the way the federal reserve is bailing out the banking industry, even though the banking industries greed brought about their own difficulties, it is crystal clear our current government will keep the investment class wealthy and happy, while forsaking the rest of it's population

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Dr.Strangedog, MI — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:51:39 GMT

Wow, republicans are still advocating missle defense?? Sure, why not. They seem to be the best military minds around are the policies advocated are ALWAYS spot on.

Is there any point the RNC says maybe constant warfare isn't the direction to take the country?

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W, sign of the American Chickenhawk — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:53:29 GMT

heh, heh, Ah always listen to my commanders and do what they tell me, unless they disagree with me -- then they need to resign. Heh heh

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Ron Hohn — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:54:23 GMT

Missile Defense? To protect against countries that don't have missiles to get here?

McCain is experienced? At what? Flying planes? He crashed 5 of them before he got himself shot down in Vietnam. Then he has experience in being a POW for >5 years. That's experience? At what?

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KW, Philadephia, PA — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:55:22 GMT

McCain is the Only ??? How in the heck do you spin this into Barak Obama's problem. A typical Republican...screws up and then find others to blame. IF Barak Obama was in control...we wouldn't be in the mess in the first place. War, Lost jobs' high gas prices, high food prices, rich getting richer so they can help more Republicans take control so they can get richer. You are a loser. GO to the former USSR if you want to live in a Communistic style government. We Smart American want our Demomcracy back. AND when will you Republicans stop blaming others for you mess up. It's been 7 years all ready. Now we Democrats have to come back and clean up your mess once again

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KW, Philadephia, PA — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:55:26 GMT

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C A, Tuscaloosa, AL — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:56:02 GMT

McCain is the Only:

Sorry McCain Is The Only. I must disagree. As a three tour veteran of Nam I think I can say that you cannot defeat terrorism and enemies who are able to blend into the populace using missles unless you are willing to kill hundreds and thousands of innocents. Perhaps that is McCain's intentions, who knows. And for every 10 terrorists or insugents that you kill another 20 will take their place. You have no clue on how to fight such a war and neither does McCain. I am surprised at this after he also served in Nam. But remember, he was in the skys dropping bombs before being shot down. He was not on the ground trying to determine who the hell his enemy was.

The key is building strong and well equip stealth anti-terrorists forces and being prepared to send them anywhere in the world to take out rouge leaders or a group of terrorits. You cannot invade countries and overextend yourself and expect to win the kind of conflict you find yourself in Iraq. If you wish to fight that kind of war then find some other people besides our young military personnel to walk down streets not knowing the whos, whats and whens will blow them to bits before they have a chance to say oh shit. When we leave, and we will leave one day, whether sooner or later, the country will once again fight between their own factions for control regardless of how many terrorists are involved. Go ahead McCain, build all the missles you want and see just how scared the terrorists will be and how effective you will be against terrorism. Good Luck.

Oh, one more thing. You better think about relying on Obama's call for diplomacy before you go off and start invading half the world. You have to find out why people hate you and want to kill you and see what you can do if anything to change their minds before going off half-cocked trying to destroy the entire world with missles.

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nuanced — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:57:16 GMT

"Another Bush lackey bites the dust"
--pat huntington ny

Pat my dear, is there no subject on which you cannot be wrong?

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tired of the warmongering administration — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:00:37 GMT

Mister Anderson (The Matrix)--

I think HRC already answered that question by voting to approve action in Iran if necessary a while back. We all know that the current administration thinks it is necessary, because they are demented. I am feeling an extreme overwhelming doom settling in on us all.

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Sierra, SF — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:00:38 GMT

McCain is the Only Experienced Candidate: '...particularly missile defense. And maybe you didn't do the math on this one, but for every dollar we spend on researching missile and other advanced defense...'

The more we ratchet up the war fever in this country

Don't you remember ?
Bush/Cheney/Clinton/McCain are the CLOWNS who got us into Iraq
There WAS NO EXCUSE FOR WAR !!
There's NO EXCUSE FOR WAR WITH IRAN, either
If you want war so badly..... JOIN UP, CHICKEN HAWK

'...And with Iran having centrifuges online, I wouldn't mind a dollar or two out of my paycheck for missile defense...'

So pay your taxes....
I don't want pork barrel military spending
How are we gonna pay for the Iraq war ?
$12 Billion a month ???

'...Keep his butt in the Senate where he can keep being inspirational....'

A put YOURS IN IRAQ !!

McCain is a Senile BOZO and War Monger

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Gregory Peek, Birmingham, Alabama — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:02:09 GMT

Fallon joins good company.

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KW,Philadelphia,PA — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:02:41 GMT

McCain is the Only ??? How in the heck do you spin this into Barak Obama's problem. A typical Republican...screws up and then find others to blame. IF Barak Obama was in control...we wouldn't be in the mess in the first place. War, Lost jobs' high gas prices, high food prices, rich getting richer so they can help more Republicans take control so they can get richer. You are a loser. GO to USSR if you want to live in a Communistic style government. We Smart American want our Demomcracy back. AND when will you Republicans stop blaming others for you mess up. It's been 7 years all ready. Now we Democrats have to come back and clean up your mess once again

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Richard, Washington State — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:02:41 GMT

OK, I read the article. It really appears that the only people with a burr up their butt are the author of the article and possibly Jim Miklaszewski.

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KW,Philadelphia,PA — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:02:47 GMT

McCain is the Only ??? How in the heck do you spin this into Barak Obama's problem. A typical Republican...screws up and then find others to blame. IF Barak Obama was in control...we wouldn't be in the mess in the first place. War, Lost jobs' high gas prices, high food prices, rich getting richer so they can help more Republicans take control so they can get richer. You are a loser. GO to USSR if you want to live in a Communistic style government. We Smart American want our Demomcracy back. AND when will you Republicans stop blaming others for you mess up. It's been 7 years all ready. Now we Democrats have to come back and clean up your mess once again

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CJ — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:03:34 GMT

What are you guys talking about? Obama?? The most striking revelation here is that it turns out the administration DID want war with Iran...despite their claims.

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Dan, Iowa — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:04:31 GMT

Inspirational belongs in the oval office, not the Senate, but on your other charges, C A, how about posting some verifiable facts that we can all get behind. You aren't Obama, so unless he tells you, you don't realy know what he's going to do.

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Robert "Hussein" Harris, Buckeye, AZ — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:07:50 GMT

Another hero with the courage to do the only thing he can do to stand against the Bush crime family. Good for you Fallon, and thank you.

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John Doe Oyster Bay, NY — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:08:46 GMT

If he' not with us he's against us, period.

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kyd70,SC — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:10:30 GMT

McCain is the Only Experienced Candidate (Sent Tuesday, March 11, 2008 4:27 PM)

I'm with ya.
I still don't understand how you could be a New Yorker and want either a) another Clinton who decimated the military in 1990 thinking we were gonna have a thousand years of peace, or b) a newbie who wants to chat things up with an idiot who tries to claim that the holocost didn't exist!
The first place terrorists are going to strike is the most populated areas for maximum damage. That means New York and California. If I lived there I would want someone who was strong on defense like McCain.
See, I have a family and I don't want them to die before me. It's not fear mongering to read captured communications from al Qaeda operatives and know that THEY WANT TO KILL US AT ALL COSTS!
I'm voting for somebody who will try to stop them. Period. That person is John McCain.
McCain '08

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edgery — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:17:26 GMT

To Pat in Huntington, far from being Bush's lackey Admiral Fallon was a big STOP sign between us and this Administration's long-held and very public desire to go after Iran. As the top US commander in the Middle East, he was handed an impossible job in Iraq and Afghanistan and has been working to persuade the neo-cons to being a draw-down in Iraq. His departure almost guarantees that Petreaus's wish to delay even discussions of such a draw-down until September at the earliest will be granted.

We need more not fewer Fallons in the US military. Just as we need fewer not more idiots running the country.

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kyd70,SC — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:20:56 GMT

BTW, the only idiots that are talking about war with Iran are the Media! Just because a military plan is developed it doesn't mean that it going to be implemented.
No general worth his pension would even come close to backing an invasion of Iran. We are already stretched with two fronts, adding a third and fourth would be nearly impossible (thank HRC's hubby for diminished military numbers).
The only people left with a backbone in this country are already serving in the armed forces. If we had to draft a bunch of white-flag waving obamacats.... ugh, I shudder at the thought (no disrespect to the Drill Sargeants who would rip their hair out trying to instill military discipline in a bunch of draftees).
McCain '08

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Toby Hill — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:23:01 GMT

Hopefully this means that we are about to bomb Iran since the diplomacy hasn't kept them from interfering in Iraq and it's still Iranian bombs killing our troops.

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R.Merrell — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:24:22 GMT

Don't forget, folks, Bush's War is costing the U.S. $12 B-I-L-L-I-O-N a month, with ever higher amounts to come. Bush whines about earmarks here in the U.S. Chump change compared to what his war has cost us and what it will continue to cost, especially if McCain is elected. As the U.S. economy sinks ever deeper into recession, as the value of the dollar drops daily, Bush and his minions continue to push for tax cuts for the wealthy with no plan whatsoever to pay for his- war-without-end. Nor does he ever mention the needed repair of our own infrastructure and our rapidly diminishing military capability- because he will be off to Texas to cut brush (although not soon enough). Adm. Fallon represents yet another distant, sane voice in an otherwise insane Administration. The Adm. obviously has integrity. G.W. Bush and his sorry VP, Cheney, have no idea what the word means. Theirs is a world of self-delusion, hypocrisy and the veil of executive priviledge. And torture.

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Hank, Sanford, FL — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:30:54 GMT

Why doesn't Hillary release her 2006 or for that matter her 2000 thru 2005 tax returns? Why is she the only one that refuses to release them to the public?

Why doesn't she release her White House papers, so we the people can see for ourselves what exactly she did in an official government capacity in regards to foreign relations experience. She gives empty speeches touting her experience, but she doesn't offer one shred of evidence to support her claims. I don't believe she has had any experience and that is why she refuses to release her White House papers.

OBAMA '08

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nuance — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:31:47 GMT

"And maybe you didn't do the math on this one, but for every dollar we spend on researching missile and other advanced defense, the more ground troops' lives we save."
--McCain is the Only Experienced Candidate

Riddle me this batman, so why did we send any troops to Iraq instead of just missiles?

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Toby Hill — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:32:26 GMT

The anti-war talking points has no relevance when another country is killing our troops and our troops aren't even in that country. Iran doesn't own Iraq but yet they are killing our troops there. It won't be a ground invasion, it will be a bombing runs, rockets and missiles. We may not be able to exterminate the current Iranian regime but our Air Force and Navy can certainly send them back to the dark ages. The anti-war pooches way worked in North Korea but it didn't work with Iran so now it's time to start bombing.

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Rodney, Scottburg, INDIANA — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:35:03 GMT

Mr Bush's claims of letting generals set military policy is getting a bit flimsier.

Regardless if it is good policy to let the military run a war, it abdicates the constitutional duty of the president of commander-in-chief, and undermines civilian control of the military.

Most people dare not attack Gen Petraeus even if he is put out there to do and say things that are supposed to be done or said by the civilian political leadership. This makes it much harder to oppose a war coming up, or one that is happening now.

Commander-in-chief indeed, what a farce.

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Aaron, South Bend, IN — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:40:31 GMT

How does one go about being experienced as President of the United States other than having already served? Does one attend President school, or take President classes or perhaps being the spouse of the President would qualify one as eligible? Every single President had to learn on the job! George Washington served as the nations first President, who taught him how to be President? What experience did he have. Americans need to stop being silly about Senator Obama's qualifications...he's just as qualified as anyone else. The simple truth is; some white people just can't see a person of color as their Commander In Chief. Let's face it; as a nation, we're not at all as liberal as we claim!

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Dirk, Brunswick, Georgia — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:43:37 GMT

Chuck Todd has such a warm, comfy relationship with the Obama campaign. Chuck wants to be Obama's first Presidential Press Secretary.

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TEXAN — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:01:21 GMT

OBAMA IS NOT ELECTABLE IN NOVEMBER
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IF BILL CLINTON TALKS ABOUT "DREAM TICKET",HE'S WRONG.
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A TICKET WITH OBAMA WILL PUSH MILLIONS INDEPENDENTS AND DEMOCRATS TO REPUBLICAN PARTY.
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OBAMA WILL DIVIDE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ,AS WE KNOW IT TODAY.
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WHY ALL WHITE CANDIDATES LOST AND DROP-OUT OF THE RACE???????????
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WHO'S CONTROLLING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY????????
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THE ACTIVISTS??????????????
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HEY GUYS......YOU WILL NOT WIN IN NOVEMBER WITH THOSE CHOICES.
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"THERE'S A SILENT VOTE"FOR NOMEMBER........
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Blake — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:11:58 GMT

Admiral Fallon's resignation or termination eight months prior to the 2008 election, sets in motion Bush/Cheney's plans for attacking Iran.

It will start with another 9/11-like false-flag attack on the US (a la Operation Northwoods), followed by the blaming of the Iranians for the attack, and then our subsequent attack on them for allegedly doing it.

This will either allow Bush/Cheney to stay in power by declaring Martial Law (if McCain is somehow not assured of winning the election), or to get McCain elected by an American public longing for security and revenge much like in the wake of 9/11.

By attacking Iran prior to the election the Republican party will benefit as well by gaining Senate and House seats in the 2008 election instead of losing them which is expected to occur if nothing happens between now and November.

As for Admiral Fallon, you were a true patriot and thanks for your long service to our country.

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Lee Holmes — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:14:16 GMT

Its going to be a long four-five years,rather,for this is the time period that Iran is expected to get its Bomb. My guess is that it will come sooner than this. The differance between the Dec.8 2007 New York Times and that run on Mar.03,2008,is striking. It now all but dismisses the very same NIE that it hung[Fallon as well],its neck out on when it was released,before we found out that Iran just kept right on going with its uranium enrichment program,which a seized Iranian laptop in Feb. clearly illistrated was for warheads. Not for ''peaceful civilian purpose'',now so alarming the IAEA,EU, and the UN. ''Anarchy''as regards Iran and its lackey Syria and the Mook,of course in Iraq,is already reigning. This,and a dose of nuclear blackmail in the Middle East will go far to seal our fate as a nation in due course,inviting a new paradigm of global strategies divorced from that region of the world which will yet create a whole new set of headaches for whoever is president in 09.

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Gary Schear, Bozeman Montana — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:20:28 GMT

Toby Hill (Sent Tuesday, March 11, 2008 5:32 PM)

Do you have any idea what your talking about? We are supposed to be in a war on terror and the bombing you described will generate thousands more terrorists. You can't bomb a country to the stone age and not expect retribution in the form of a motivated pissed off resistance that will last for centuries. There are a lot more points to be made here but I fear they are wasted on someone of your mentality. God help us, they let morons like you vote.

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Amy Andersen, Eden Prairie MN — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:20:55 GMT

Kathryn in Bham -- The need to “protect and nurture” our interests in the Middle East goes without saying. But after seven painful years of the Bush administration, our “interests” are not being “nurtured” and are clearly in more jeopardy now than they were 7 years ago. Thousands of sacrificed lives and a trillion dollars have only inflamed the situation, spread terrorism, and created more “mess.” We are more hated in the Middle East than ever before and we have not improved our energy position. We fought the wrong war for all the wrong reasons, with disastrous consequences. There were no weapons of mass destruction. Examination of 600,000 Iraqi government documents has now shown there was no connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda. But owing to the Bush administration’s complete incompetence, Al Qaeda is now alive and well in three countries, rather than just one, and one of those countries (Pakistan) DOES have nuclear weapons. We still have tensions with Iran, and Israel is again in crisis. The Iraqis have failed to take back control of their country and are not using their oil dollars to rebuild their own infrastructure. Given all of this, how anyone can say that we need republicans (or republican-thinkers) to “protect and nurture our interests” is completely beyond me. Admiral Fallon -- for one -- obviously does not agree that we are on the right path. You should listen carefully to what he has to say.

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SGT USMC, Texas — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:21:10 GMT

The "Repugs" are the true War mongers. I spent 10 years in the US Marines (Clinton and Bush era) and I can't believe what I am reading from you Repug backers, you actually believe McCain is the only experienced candidate. What a joke! He is a puppet! Just like Bush (Chenney & Rummey pulling the war strings for Iraq) But I keep forgetting and I have to keep reminding myself that that I am dealing with "Bushites sell outs". Bush sold us out by going into Iraq. Fallon is truly the qualified experienced one since he stood up to the Military Industrial Complex and challenged it, but instead they pushed him out the door because he didn’t conform to their war mongering tactics. Sell your own country out Repugs, send military personnel to their deaths so your frat buddies can get richer and richer, Neo-Corporatism at its best baby!!! Blood in the streets means green backs on Wall Street…sell outs!

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Shocked! — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:31:11 GMT

He disagreed with the idiot prince? Huh. Hard to understand. He's the most brilliant man Harriet Meyers ever met, you know.

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R.Merrell — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:32:11 GMT

“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."
- George Orwell

Kudos to Adm. Fallon.

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Lee in CA — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:35:00 GMT

" The anti-war pooches way worked in North Korea but it didn't work with Iran so now it's time to start bombing. "

And then we open 1,000,000 Chicken Dick Chicken Stick stands. You'll love them Toby - obviously nothing sticks in your craw.

See you at the recruiting station....not.

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Herb Agner — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:43:24 GMT

Fallon going WITH his professional judgment and his gut, but AGAINST the President in the mainstream press, took bravery. It looks like this resignation is motivated by unreasonable pressure coming from the White House. It's overdue that we insist the House of Representatives impeach Pres. Bush. He's running our country, our gov't, and our Constitution into the ground.

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St Augustine — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:51:54 GMT

Good-bye America. You were really, really beautiful.

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CB, Denver, CO — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:16:42 GMT

Time to wake up America!! Do you really believe Admiral Fallon "resigned"? He was fired! Fallon was the last voice of reason and was preventing a war with Iran! Just watch the Neocons beat their war drums again and make their case to attack Iran. It will happen before June 2008 [based on information from Scott Ritter]. I hope and pray that all the loyal Americans in the military follow your oath -- to defend our country against all enemies -- foreign and domestic!

By the way, Obama doesn't have the experience to be our next President. And forget Clinton or McCain. The only intelligent choice was Ron Paul -- but the GOP and the corporate-controlled media couldn't let this happen. Ron Paul voted against going to war in Iraq -- and is the real voice of reason in America!

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Grant, Centerville, Utah — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:41:34 GMT

In all the excitement about the Democratic Primary let us not forget that W still has several months left and apparently is still trying to start a war with Iran. Now a "General on the ground" has been forced to quit because he disagreed with the W-in-chief. NO MORE UNNECESSARY WAR!! SAY NO TO MCCAIN WHO JOKES ABOUT BOMBING IRAN! SAY NO TO HILLARY TO AUTHORIZED WAR IN IRAQ AND ENCOURAGED WAR IN IRAN! ENOUGH!!! Our only hope is Obama.

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Richard, Washington State — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:50:24 GMT

Gary Schear:

Paragraph (3) "inside Iraq"
Paragraph (4) "in Iraq"

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Harvey Levy, Miami-Dade, FL — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:59:44 GMT

Adm Fallon was wrong when he publicly disagreed with what he thinks is the administrations policy is regarding Iran. Gen. Douglass MacArthur was wrong when he publicly disagreed with Truman's policy in Korea. Both were sacked, publicly. We don't know if Bush is planning a war with Iran. We can only speculate. With Gen Dempsey now in command of ME forces there's a good chance that Iran could take the hint and moderate it's stance on building it's nuclear facility. Before we go half cocked let's see how Iran reacts and then judge r this chess move by Mr. Bush. If war becomes necessary declaring war is Congress prerogative. If Congress is convinced that's the way then both must share equal responsibility, as when the president and Congress went to war against Hussein.

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Eric Harger, Harpers Ferry, WV — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:07:26 GMT

..we all knew it was coming..part 7 of the "endless war" for profit. They'll shut down oil from Iran, Iraq and Chavez too it he doesn't watch it. $10 a gallon, oil profit unimaginablel. Dick is on a 'peace mission'. Bull. Thing is, we still have some remnents of a once free press and this little thing called the Constitution. IMPEACH,TRY,CONVICT..or sit back and watch Hitler's boys send your children off to die for trillions for Rockeffelar Oil, Very Big Defense Companies and a sure bet on hatred fueled anti-American retribution for decades. And they laugh all the way to the bank...remember...Hitler would still of been hanging paper if Prescott Bush and Allen Dulles hadn't financed him and oh yeah..what did Allen do in Iran in '53?

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Pam OC,CA — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:23:09 GMT

Riddle me this batman, so why did we send any troops to Iraq instead of just missiles? Nuanced
I have been reading these blogs for over an hour, and this is the FIRST one that was worth responding to.
Thank you.

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nuanced — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:11:36 GMT

"See, I have a family and I don't want them to die before me."
--kyd70,SC

kyd, there is another solution to your problem that doesn't involve getting hundreds of thousands of innocent people killed overseas.