130 Dead in Series of Attacks in Iraq

Published on January 5, 2006 By BenUser In Politics

The two-day toll from insurgent attacks rose to 183, reflecting a dramatic upsurge in bloodshed following the Dec. 15 parliamentary elections. Some leading Sunni politicians accuse the Shiite-led government of condoning fraud in the voting.

I seem to recall reading elation by the Bush sheep about how there were 3 fewer U.S. military casualties in 2005 than 2004, "solid proof that we're winning the war!" Some used the numbers that there were far fewer attacks in 2005 than 2004 because that makes it appear that we're making progress, when the number of casualties remained basically unchanged. The sheep were ready to promote Bush to sainthood for his "hard work" in managing the war (or mismanaging it, depending on how you look at it).

The fact is, the war isn't going well. We have a decorated war veteran congressman advising people not to join the military. This didn't come out of nowhere. Murtha was known as a hawk, even though he's a democrat. It comes from the incompetence and arrogance of the Bush administration and their politicization of the war.

Comments

stevendedalus

on Jan 06, 2006

Aw, what the hell most them were only Iraqis!

MasonM

on Jan 06, 2006

I'm sure it tickles you to no end that those people died. Score a few for your side, eh?

drmiler

on Jan 06, 2006

The fact is, the war isn't going well. We have a decorated war veteran congressman advising people not to join the military. This didn't come out of nowhere. Murtha was known as a hawk, even though he's a democrat. It comes from the incompetence and arrogance of the Bush administration and their politicization of the war.

Murtha is also becoming very well known for being a "complete idiot"! This is coming from a resident of PA!

singrdave

on Jan 06, 2006

All your link's article tells me is that things are not going well for Iraqis in Iraq.

I read the whole article... notice here, later in your quoted article:
Thursday's death toll — the largest single-day total since Sept. 29, when 162 died, and one of the bloodiest days in the three-year insurgency — included five American soldiers killed by a roadside bomb while patrolling the Baghdad area.

So among those 183 dead, only five were American. That would stand to reason that the others were Iraqis. While any death is still a tragedy, let's take a look at who those Iraqi people were...

From the introductory paragraph in your linked article:
Suicide bombers targeted Shiite pilgrims in the south and police recruits in central Iraq...

So the suicide bombers were targeting innocent civilians taking part in the Hajj and people trying to train up for law enforcement duties in their native country. Nope, things are not going well for Iraqis in Iraq.

The fact is, the war isn't going well... The sheep were ready to promote Bush to sainthood for his "hard work" in managing the war...

You're right, the war isn't going well. But it is our mess and we will stay to clean it up.

But by your definition, supporting the reconstruction of Iraq would be "sheepish", wouldn't it?

You seem to advocate a complete and immediate pullout; I see that as irresponsible, short-sighted, and only leading to future trouble. Obviously, today's Iraq is a bloody and lawless place. Let's just fix the problem and then we can talk about troop withdrawals.

stevendedalus

on Jan 08, 2006

Let's just fix the problem and then we can talk about troop withdrawals.

Without a massive influx of crack, fresh US troops it's not going to end the lawlessness.

stevendedalus

on Jan 08, 2006

I'm sure it tickles you to no end that those people died. Score a few for your side, eh?

It seems you took me serously!

Score a few for your side, eh?

Hardly a partisan view.

singrdave

on Jan 08, 2006

Without a massive influx of crack, fresh US troops it's not going to end the lawlessness.

Are you suggesting the US soldiers pass out crack to the insurgents? That would be a novel approach to the "winning hearts and minds" campaign.

stevendedalus

on Jan 08, 2006

Get your head out of crack and grasp the true meaning which is finely tuned.

singrdave

on Jan 10, 2006

Get your head out of crack and grasp the true meaning which is finely tuned.

That's amazing! I got that as a message in a fortune cookie the other night.

DJBandit

on Jan 10, 2006

We have a decorated war veteran congressman advising people not to join the military.

The US military, he want people not to join to protect this country. Funny how that sounds, it's as if people are joining for Bush and not for their country. He should be ashamed of himself for saying such things. Hatred towards Bush blinds people to the point of making irrational statements that put American lives in danger.

I can personally understand people for disliking Buhs, but to put American lives on the line just to satisfy your hatred is outrageous. You don't like Bush? Campaign against him, find legal and logical ways to remove him, protest against him, what ever it is you want to try, try it with him, no the American people.

To ask the American people not to join the military is to weaken the only defense we have against those who wish us harm. And I will not stand for that.

Benuser, you are a sad excuse for a human. But I have always believed that what comes around goes around, everyone has his or her day.

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