Comments on: British press on leaving Basra http://www.martinirevolution.com/2007/09/british-press-on-leaving-basra/ "Does your wife know you blog?" Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:18:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Martini Revolution » This is fucking brilliant. . . http://www.martinirevolution.com/2007/09/british-press-on-leaving-basra/#comment-1187 Martini Revolution » This is fucking brilliant. . . Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:27:52 +0000 http://www.martinirevolution.com/2007/09/british-press-on-leaving-basra/#comment-1187 [...] course, as noted above, the British army pulled out of Basra just over one month ago. Could there be a connection between the absence of British troops in Basra [...] [...] course, as noted above, the British army pulled out of Basra just over one month ago. Could there be a connection between the absence of British troops in Basra [...]

]]> By: Alex http://www.martinirevolution.com/2007/09/british-press-on-leaving-basra/#comment-900 Alex Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:31:48 +0000 http://www.martinirevolution.com/2007/09/british-press-on-leaving-basra/#comment-900 I don't think our press would pay much attention to it anyhow. This trip is all about pre-selling the Petraeus report, which W's staff is finishing up as we speak. I don’t think our press would pay much attention to it anyhow. This trip is all about pre-selling the Petraeus report, which W’s staff is finishing up as we speak.

]]> By: actor212 http://www.martinirevolution.com/2007/09/british-press-on-leaving-basra/#comment-897 actor212 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:17:20 +0000 http://www.martinirevolution.com/2007/09/british-press-on-leaving-basra/#comment-897 Oh, I meant to take the British withdrawal off the front pages of <i>our</i> news websites. It had barely made the morning news as an item anyway when suddenly there's breaking news. Oh, I meant to take the British withdrawal off the front pages of our news websites.

It had barely made the morning news as an item anyway when suddenly there’s breaking news.

]]> By: Alex http://www.martinirevolution.com/2007/09/british-press-on-leaving-basra/#comment-896 Alex Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:50:10 +0000 http://www.martinirevolution.com/2007/09/british-press-on-leaving-basra/#comment-896 I don't think Shrub is that considerate, and besides, it didn't work -- the lead story in Britain was the British withdrawal and the generals slamming Rummy. W was probably pissed because the retreat coincided with his Photo Op. I don’t think Shrub is that considerate, and besides, it didn’t work — the lead story in Britain was the British withdrawal and the generals slamming Rummy.

W was probably pissed because the retreat coincided with his Photo Op.

]]> By: actor212 http://www.martinirevolution.com/2007/09/british-press-on-leaving-basra/#comment-894 actor212 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:58:12 +0000 http://www.martinirevolution.com/2007/09/british-press-on-leaving-basra/#comment-894 I posited at my blog yesterday that Bush's run-and-gun into Anbar was to give the British troops media cover to get out. I posited at my blog yesterday that Bush’s run-and-gun into Anbar was to give the British troops media cover to get out.

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