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Hannity complains that Obama did not say "we were victorious" in Iraq

August 31, 2010 11:34 pm ET

From the August 31 edition of Fox News' Hannity:

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Previously:

Hannity claims "we were victorious" in Iraq "in spite of the Democrats' efforts and attempts at preventing victory"

Asked "Do you think Harry Reid wants American servicemen and women to die," Hannity responds, "Yes"

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    • Author by Bongo Fury (August 31, 2010 11:41 pm ET)
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      There was no victory Eddy Haskell.The only possible victors were Halliburton and Black Hawk.The whole thing was as shameful as Nam,save for all the total casualties of American soldiers.I wish this guy would try the truth once in a while.I don't think he is capablr of it.
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      • Author by ilikeike (September 01, 2010 10:21 am ET)
           
        and al-queda was a victor, and the taliban in afghanistan and pakistan.
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      • Author by Nasty Liberal (September 01, 2010 10:27 am ET)
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        Hannity has to say this so when the collapse of Iraq and conquest by Iran comes the blame accrues in their narrative to Obama and not Dubya.
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      • Author by hurricaneyankee52983 (September 01, 2010 4:53 pm ET)
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        LEFTOWHAT,HANNITURD will never tell the truth. His political ideology and his employers won't let him even if by some miracle he would be inclined to.
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      • Author by albertsenj (September 02, 2010 2:52 am ET)
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        I think that a list of victors in this conflict would have to include Iran as well.
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      • Author by mari2jj (September 03, 2010 12:43 pm ET)
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        Actually the war in Iraq was based on a GW lie and so there is no need to act victorious at the end of such as shameful episode in American stupidity. After Beck, Hannity and Fox are long silent, the truth will still be that it was a Bush trumped up war and it will be the ruination of our Republican party for years to come.
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    • Author by IRONY 101 (August 31, 2010 11:42 pm ET)
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      Gimme a freakin' break...

      And, yea...I thought his necktie looked insincere. And he had a communist haircut...and his dog wasn't sitting in his lap. And his tone of voice just screamed, "I HATE AMERICA!"

      These people actually get PAID, American dollars, to say carp like this?
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    • Author by blk-in-alabam (August 31, 2010 11:56 pm ET)
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      Catty Carlson
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    • Author by Jen7 (August 31, 2010 11:59 pm ET)
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      That's because we're not victorious, Sean. There is no winning in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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      • Author by Quicksilver M.S (September 01, 2010 12:11 am ET)
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        There is no winning in Iraq or Afghanistan.
        There is no winning in Iraq or Afghanistan.
        There is no winning in Iraq or Afghanistan.
        There is no winning in Iraq or Afghanistan.
        There is no winning in Iraq or Afghanistan.

        There is no winning!
        We can not Win...Did not WIN!..If NO PEACE TREATY is Signed!

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    • Author by mari2jj (September 01, 2010 12:04 am ET)
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      The most despicable statement out of this guy was his hate filled comment about Harry Reid. Frankly, it is difficult to even know what the heck Hannity is talking about. For certain, he has no idea about Harry Reid's point of view. But nevertheless, this hate pusher just blasts Senator Reid needlessly and without an ounce of evidence. You can tell Hannity is getting more and more outlandish by looking at his wondering from facts. The poor thing is to be pitied. He simply shows he cannot argue on the facts so he just makes up these whopping lies. Hannity's hate filled lies are an affront to all Mormons.
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    • Author by soze169880 (September 01, 2010 12:07 am ET)
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      "Also, when I kicked a toddler down a flight of stairs, no one complimented how artfully I managed to land it on its head on the last step."
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    • Author by MidnightWriter (September 01, 2010 12:28 am ET)
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      We invaded a nation under false pretenses. Over 4,000 of our own troops died. The number of Iraqi civilian deaths will never be known for certain. The Brookings Institution believes approximately 118,000 died. The World Health Organization estimates more that 150,000.

      What type of fool would dare call to carnage for no justifiable reason a "victory?"

      It was an embarrassment, a shame, and disgrace to this nation. We can now call it over (hopefully). That should be enough.
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    • Author by phredicles (September 01, 2010 12:34 am ET)
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      Well, we weren't victorious, dumb@$$; we never should have been there in the first place.

      Prepare to have your world rocked again, Shamity: There's no Santa Reagan, either.
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    • Author by Saturnalian (September 01, 2010 12:42 am ET)
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      InHannity is a whiny beatch. Nothing Obama does will EVER satisfy this prissy little whiner. Why bother!
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    • Author by michaelr (September 01, 2010 12:58 am ET)
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      You know that if Obama had said we were victorious, Hannity would attack him and say that he was hijacking the efforts of the Bush administration (the ones Obama was against).

      I hope Glenn Beck orchestrates some kind of mass suicide as part of his new cult so that the bulk of Hannity's viewers will go away.
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    • Author by tharri874 (September 01, 2010 2:20 am ET)
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      Don't you remember, Sean? That President who's name we're not supposed to bring up when debating conservatives declared victory seven years ago, forever changing the meaning of the phrase, "Mission Accomplished."
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      • Author by John Paradox (September 01, 2010 4:51 pm ET)
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        That President who's name we're not supposed to bring up when debating conservatives


        President Voldemort? I'd love to be around in another 50 years, just to see how 'History' treats W.
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    • Author by mjh (September 01, 2010 2:49 am ET)
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      Hannity complains that Obama did not say "we were victorious" in Iraq



      Because the personal pronoun "we" implies you were involved, Sean . . .


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    • Author by nativeofsf (September 01, 2010 4:26 am ET)
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      That's actually Ms Shaunna Hannity pictured above...before the operation. Somehow, auntie Hannity reminds one of that not-too-well-known, or liked for that matter, distant relative who just can't say anything positive, instructive or just-plain helpful to anyone.

      C'mon, everyone remembers: At that early age, being pushed toward
      that bitch-from-Hell, whose outstretched claws were waiting to enfold you.
      Her menacing, hot breath reeking of a strange, unfamiliar odor [death] which
      no amount of perfume could disguise? And then, while approaching,
      you wet your pants -- through & through -- from your Huggies all the way to those new slacks your wore for the first time! And the cruelly-scowling auntie Hannity, not noticing your predicament, then belched wincingly, "Come closer child...give auntie Hannity a kiss!" And when that malevolent old bag puckered-up, closed it's eyes and then that unknown odor assailed your tender nostrils, you lost all bodily functions. Both incoming and outgoing...and then some!

      After you regained consciousness, something from deep within made you realize that for years to come, therapy would not erase what auntie Hannity had done to you...or to others. Finis.
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    • Author by xlrrp173 (September 01, 2010 5:49 am ET)
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      Maybe if Shanty Hannity got off his yellow cowardly a$$ and enlisted to fight the Mooslims, the President could have said we were victorious.
      Couldn't picture having to ruck up and go on patrol with this sniveling poor excuse for a human being. I mean, with all the pi$$ and sh!t in his pants, they would smell us coming a mile away.
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      • Author by albertsenj (September 02, 2010 2:55 am ET)
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        I imagine he'll do that right after the waterboarding he said he would undergo.
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    • Author by little poncho (September 01, 2010 6:10 am ET)
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      hey slant head, did you serve in the military??? whatever you say means NOTHING, only a gig you are doing!!
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    • Author by aj6525 (September 01, 2010 6:36 am ET)
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      Hannity claims we were victorious in Iraq and all the time our own homeland was going to hell. Was the price worth it?
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      • Author by IRONY 101 (September 01, 2010 7:01 am ET)
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        Well...it gave Sarah Palin an opportunity to claim she was the mother of a combat soldier. I still don't understand how that qualifies for anything, though.
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        • Author by aj6525 (September 01, 2010 7:12 am ET)
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          True. Someone that uses there kids for prop's.
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        • Author by papa bear3 (September 01, 2010 8:08 am ET)
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          . . .the really sad thing is how many parents use their children's war experience, and even death, as a symbol of personal accomplishment, like he hit a home run in little league, or got an "A" on a test.

          How many have quietly served and did their duty?
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        • Author by okiepoli (September 01, 2010 8:22 am ET)
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          It qualifies her to be a member of the Blue Star Mothers.
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    • Author by epichuntarz (September 01, 2010 7:42 am ET)
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      -There's still sectarian violence.
      -There's still insurgency.
      -There is no government in place.
      -The factions still don't like each other.

      What conditions were met that would cause us to be able to claim "victory?"
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      • Author by pete592 (September 01, 2010 1:29 pm ET)
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        -There's still very little functioning infrastructure, despite the billions we poured into it.
        -There's still a lost generation of young people in Iraq with very little education (post-Russian Afghanistan, anyone?)
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      • Author by smittymatt16 (September 02, 2010 10:33 am ET)
           
        Can you point me to where you found this information? Thanks.
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    • Author by mercado (September 01, 2010 7:52 am ET)
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      Hannity,
      Still practicing for you "waterboard session?"
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    • Author by papa bear3 (September 01, 2010 8:12 am ET)
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      . . .With a possible attack on Iran's nuke facilities within the next year, Iran could cause trouble within the Iraqui Shiite population.

      Victory, give me a break
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    • Author by New Frontier (September 01, 2010 9:05 am ET)
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      Hannity complains that Obama did not say "we were victorious" in Iraq
      Yeah, Sean. Like we were in Vietnam, too! USA USA USA!!
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    • Author by nerzog (September 01, 2010 9:06 am ET)
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      See, we all know, and Hanniterd knows, that if Obama had used the word "victory," the FOXtards would blast him for it at the first sign of renewed violence in Iraq.

      Iraq is probably going to remain a sh*thole for a long time. Obama would be foolish to declare victory now.
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    • Author by princeofwheels (September 01, 2010 10:18 am ET)
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      Sean, One more time..IRAQ was Bushs' invasion. You didn't participate so you didn't win.
      May be when you force your children to enlist and go to war, your ridiculous spouting will cease.
      You are a seemingly inept human being who can only lie to make money. And you downplay real Americans. Shame on you.

      Your mother must be proud of you.
      And quit stealing from the wounded troops.
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    • Author by liberalXtian (September 01, 2010 10:42 am ET)
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      The President has pictures of his kids in his office! How dare he! It's uneard of!
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    • Author by txthinker (September 01, 2010 10:50 am ET)
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      Hannity complains that Obama did not say "we were victorious" in Iraq
      He's also ticked off because President Obama did not say "Sean Hannity is a Great American."

      :-)
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    • Author by bintx (September 01, 2010 10:52 am ET)
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      Hey, Seannie . . . we "won" this war in May 2003. Remember? "Mission Accomplished." The day that Saddam was captured in his hidey hole was the day that the "victory" was complete.

      What Obama has done is simply to get our guys out of the continued occupation by our combat troops.

      There WAS no victory to be had . . . this was an invasion and occupation, not a declared war.

      You should be ashamed of yourself for attempting to continue the farce which resulted in the unnecessary deaths and maiming of so many of our best and brightest and so many innocent Iraqi citizens.
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      • Author by liberalXtian (September 01, 2010 3:08 pm ET)
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        Wars are fun for these wealthy chickenhawks. They are unhurt, still wealthy, so why should they be against war. They can't wait to invade Iran.
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    • Author by cugagcmu805031 (September 01, 2010 11:08 am ET)
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      Victory? The president specifically stated that there is much more work to be done in Iraq and a few of the things that need to be resolved. This doesn't sound like victory to me, it sounds like pragmatism.


      I have a suggestion for the non-news crew: The non-news network could sponsor it's very own "Victory in Iraq" event, invite GWB, Bolton, Kristol, and other neocons, and hold a very special ceremony during which they would all kiss GWB's feet to show how much they appreciate him for the unnecessary invasion of a sovereign nation. And be sure to have plenty of news coverage.
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    • Author by shaggles (September 01, 2010 11:21 am ET)
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      Because we weren't.
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    • Author by little poncho (September 02, 2010 8:22 am ET)
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      everytime hand-daddy makes a deposit, it's another victory, for the hand-daddy!!!!!!!!!! thats all he cares about, (himself)
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    • Author by Talisman (September 02, 2010 10:14 am ET)
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      After seeing the documentary "No End In Sight", it appears that Bush and his like minded team really f---ed the people of Iraq pretty bad with some of the bone head decision making that went down.

      Calling us victorious is like calling an arson a hero.
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