The '36 nations' helping us on Iraq

Clark Thomas — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:49:33 GMT

There is only a handful of other people over there because the rest of the world knows we should not have gone in there.
This is much bigger than the Iraq War. This stems from planning before 9/11 ever happpened.
My question is... "With all of the eye witnesses that survived 9/11, why were they not allowed to testify for the 9/11 commission report"?
There is an agenda that is clearly being played out. No one really knows who is pulling Bush's strings.
We need to go back and reinvestigate 9/11 and what was known before that tragic event.
New World order anyone?

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Michael Lardner — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:55:05 GMT

I was very disappointed and frustrated but not surprised by Bush's speech and the number of outright lies and false innuendos. I keep asking myself "how can a president of the U.S. do this continuously and how can he get away with it"?
I was astounded at a U.S. general who allowed himself to be used to the extent he was. His testimony was clearly biased and also misleading.
Have most of us reached the point that we feel helpless to change this administration or do we not care as long as it does not touch us directly?
Chris, you are one of few MSM voices that call for truth and accountability and I am sure you and your network come under some pressure to temper your approach. Please help us by continuing to shed some light and truth to this horrible, strategic blunder.

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C. Williams — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:16:20 GMT

This is the "Coalition of the Willing"? Well, I guess we're finally finding out how willing.

With the Republicans still backing our President is it any wonder what the voters have to do in 2008?

ABR - Anyone but Republicans

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Jose Henandez, Culver City, California — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:26:14 GMT

Chris,

Many ofus Americans are turn off by the war, and my our media. All of you jump with the current admistration on the idea of invading Iraq.

Now, I heard you and your Anglo and African american friends talk abou how o fix an arab country that has such a great deal of history.

My point is, that no matter how much you study and read about the middle east, you will still be an Anglo American seeing the middle east from your western education point of view. We are not Arabs, and we shoult stop talking like we know what is like being Arab

Thank you

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Gerard Drewek, Royal Oak, Mi — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:27:41 GMT

Once again Bush blabs on and everyone acts like his lies and spin are really the truth. Come on even the Republicans should feel shame for empowering this megla-maniac.

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Columbia, MO — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:30:32 GMT

I really felt insulted by Bush's remark regarding the 36 nations. Making a statement such as that, in light of the actual numbers, indicates to me that Bush, (or his speech writer ... or both), really think that I'm going to listen to that claim and 1) Not wonder why it is the American troops who seem to be doing all the dying, and 2) Not bother to ask who all these other 36 nations are, and why they don't ever make the news?

It was especially insulting to the American troops and their families. American troops are fighting and dying in this war, not American troops alongside 36 other nations. If this war is ever won, it will be American troops who win it, not Japan or New Zealand. And if this war never ends, it won't be because Latvia or Canada decided to "stay the course."

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Elaine Deme, Sarasota, Florida — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:40:16 GMT

Please list the 36 members of the "coalition" forces in Iraq. It would be interesting to know.

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Cynthia Timko — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:45:53 GMT

Right on Chris! Why this absolute whopper by the Prez goes practically unnoticed is beyond me, but I guess I should be used to it by now. Like I'm supposed to believe that Iraq is going to be our next good, strong and faithful ally like South Korea. Please, please,please keep dragging the facts out of your guests, regardless of how reluctant they are are to tell truth. You sure you don't want to run for something? It would have been fun to see you questioning some of George W's flunkies over the last months in some of those hearings... But, no,we need someone like you (and Keith O.) to be there every day on the news. Thank you!

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Cynthia Timko — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:47:00 GMT

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Leslie, Savannah, GA — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:51:39 GMT

who are the other 27?

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John Henderson, Vancouver, Wash — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:00:34 GMT

Bush is delusional... the bubble gets bigger.

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Don Jensen,Fort Davis, TX — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:03:09 GMT

Matthews you have a major problem you understand the politics but not the real picture.

The war with Muslim extremists is all over the world not just Iraq. If we were to leave the middle East in short time these people would shortly control 80 % of the worlds oil reserves and if you think $ 80.00 oil is bad how would explain your position then.

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Karen, St. Augustine, FL — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:06:39 GMT

So where did the "36 nations" figure come from? Does anybody know? Maybe the American people would like to thank them personally. We're pretty good about sending emails - where shall we send them? Does the New Zealand troop have a blog? A MySpace? Maybe we'd like to be his friend and hear what he/she thinks of the war.

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Sam Gibson, Tigard, OR — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:12:11 GMT

The saddest part of this is not that Bush is willingly leading us farther down the rabbit hole but that there is still a large chunk of America that hears things like "36 nations who have troops in Iraq" and think that we are not utterly alone in our fight for oil. Sheep. Those people must actually be sheep in people's clothing...

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Zach Jump — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:22:26 GMT

There has been no major problems in this world solved in the last century without the United States involved.

Like it or not - we seem to be the only ones that can get things done.

Anyone who thinks the US is the cause of the problems in Iraq needs to explain to me how a region that has constantly been at war with itself, or Europe - or somebody - for 2,000 years ... someone needs to explain to me how we have caused problems in an area well before the US even existed.

Its obvious that someone from the outside has to step in and do something. The toys they have to play with get bigger every passing year. Problems there will bring the entire world into war if its not stopped.

Nobody else seems to be willing to step up to do the heavy lifting... so once again - its on us.

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Steve, Corvallis, OR — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:25:44 GMT

Bush is a master of mendacity and making misleading statements. I am so tired of listening to his lies and have lost all respect for him. The only brightness in America's future is his departure from office, along with his lying and incompetent cronies like Cheney. I only wish that Bush was totally irrelevant now, so we could begin the task of rebuilding America and our image in the world.

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James, Oceanside, CA — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:25:49 GMT

Perhaps the definition of "troops" that the President used in his speech also included foreign fighters who are working against us. That definition might just make 36 a more precise measurement.

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Judy Bortell — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:32:29 GMT

Chris,
As a responsible newsperson why don't you and other
newspeople of your character (Keith, Lou Dobbs,Anderson Cooper, Dan Rather, etc. get together and bring this president "down" with the "truth". You owe it to me,others like me and the "fallen treasure" that we've lost. Tell Americans of the shady "oil" deals that Bush and his friends are making as soldiers are dying. If CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS and ABC simulcast are segment on facts just as the president does on lies; just maybe this "sham" of telling the American people about a "war" on terror instead of a "greedy" powerplay by Bush and his OIL BUDDIES could STOP American solider fatalites
from reaching 4000.

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Richard P. Beaudry, Maple Valley, washington — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:54:39 GMT

Bush probably thinks we are as stupid as he is! After all, he was voted in as President ostensibly, two times. He sounded like he was describing some other war in his latest speech. He is out of touch with reality - is this post-alcohol syndrome? RPB

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Karen — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:55:16 GMT

Thanks for the breakdown in forces. I was wondering! LOL!

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Jack Kelly — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:56:45 GMT

Please Chris,

George counts all the states as nations and besides he also uses the new math. Then add in each group in Iraq
and bingo you've got 36. You have to understand GW's way of calculating. It's like Mission Accomplished! It was, he did for the first time land on an aircraft carrier!

Please, Chris, Barny isn't house trained yet!!!!

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Jim Hartwell, Boise, Idaho. — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:56:59 GMT

Beginning in 2001, GWB entered office facing a large national debt but a balanced budget. Adding the congresses petchance for "earmarks", POTUS contributed his war spending into a debt-to-eclipse human understanding. Add to that the war dead and the USA today is in an untenable financial and sociatable situation.
Friends and neighbors, their ain't no answer. You, me and our country are forever "behind a financial 8-ball." We wonder if GWB ever will say - 'SORRY'?

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Rico Socco — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:00:32 GMT

I glad that someone else caught that "36 nations" remark.

Where in the heck is all of this "help"!!

And, did you notice, as those of us old enough to remember the Vietnam War do, Bush is beginning to use the same tired phrases that we heard in the 1960's!

"Body Counts" ----- we "counted" more dead Cong than existed in North Vietnam !

"We've got 'em on the run" ----- No, THEY'VE got US on the run as evidenced by our not being able to get out of there fast enough !

And, finally,(and MY favorite) ----- "We're just going to declare that WE WON, and leave !

How utterly sad that "Washington's" not intelligent enough to learn from past mistakes.

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cj — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:10:32 GMT

You have accounted for 8 "allies" as paultry as their numbers are. How many are from and who are the other two dozen countries? How is this Texas idiot getting away with this stuff? He's calling the scheduled end of the surge a draw-down and he's calling the greatest American disaster in our history a success. And everyone I have heard says we have no choice about this. Where is my country? What can we do?

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janeann, virginia beach va — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:15:40 GMT

There is a logic to this whole thing that eludes me. President Bush says we are there indefinitely, General Petraeus says we are making progress because we can fall back to presurge levels, President Bush says he will rely on what General Petraeus says to do. Bush says we need to win in Iraq to be safer, but Petraeus has not thought that out fully and cannot say that we are safer for being in Iraq. But Bush will rely on what Petraeus says. So how can Bush assert that we are safer by winning in Iraq, if the General that is the point man on this issue, says he has not yet thought this through fully.

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Brian — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:22:05 GMT

No one is making fun of the French now.

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Don Burnstein, Indianapolis, IN — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:53:35 GMT

I can see where he came up with the 36 nations. At one point there was 36 nations with token numbers of troop commitments most of them not in a combat role. With some just sending an apology note via container ship postal mail saying "we are a bit late , but we should be here soon.

15 of them withdrew all their commitments leaving a total of 21 countries with 14,500 personnel according to globalsecurity.org. Fiji would have made it 37 with it's two troops but it went under a UN mandate so they really didn't count.

I don't know who is accurate here, but I would like to find out how much it cost us for President Bush to make a statement that there were other countries still there as a coalition , preferably on per troop basis so as not to confuse anyone with numbers so large no one could identify with them.

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Tim Young, Boise, ID — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:58:43 GMT

You have largely held back on open and pointed criticism of our friend, Mr. Bush and his misguided, even criminal, policies. I'm glad you are no longer keeping your opinions in check. I have witnessed your misgivings and your disagreement with what is happening. I only hope more will join people like you, Keith Olbermann, and even Tim Russert who are being more vocal about the tragedy that continues to unfold.

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Doug Alston, Portola Hills, CA — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:06:48 GMT

If I went to Baskin And Robbins and they had 50 tubs of Vanilla and one Dixie cup of Rocky Road I would sue them for false advertising.

The Iraq war is a cruel joke.

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gene m, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:14:45 GMT

Maybe you should point out how many Canadian troops are serving in Afghanistan, freeing up American troops for Iraq !

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Ken Berry, St Augustine, Florida — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:44:56 GMT

Chris, what illogic lets Bush think that the occupation of Saudi Arabia and the resultant attack on 9/11 isn't going to now repeat itself with the permanent occupation of Iraq?
The man is mindless in his crusade-like idiology. Do you imagine he has ever read anything about the Crusades by the way?
Unless Bushs' successor radically re-directs what they have inherited we will have another 100 years war on our hands, at the end of which Islam will still rule the Middle East.
I gaze on the world with tired eyes and weep.

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DEB-Z — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:47:44 GMT

I am shocked following watching Keith Oberman's count down last PM 9/14/07. Relating Bush's friend from Texas who is on the board of the college that will have the "President Bush Library": Person that donated millions for this, is on the board of the library, is associated with, of course, the VP's
Haliburton Company, is now going to be part of the
international committee that has access to all international business unrestricted!!!! will be in control of the Iraq oil from the Curds....Look into this and read more about it....
The USA public needs to get this President/VP machine out of power they only represent the war industry to
"pump" more money into their pockets....and kill more children in this country....
READ....READ....READ....I am discusted!!!!
This President and VP are discusting....
A mother for peace and equality...
power!!!!

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Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:55:48 GMT

LOL, Right on Chris. Too bad we cant have coverage of this aspect of all the lies this administration uses to fuel their Iraqi extermination.