MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

“sarge, it wasn't that funny...lol”

“BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A suicide bomber in a vehicle killed two U.S. Marines and left four troops unaccounted for when it exploded near their convoy in Falluja, the volatile city west of Baghdad, a U.S. military official said Friday.

Thursday night's blast wounded 13, the military said.

Some of the casualties were women, the official said. The troops were assigned to the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force.

A Marine statement confirmed two Marines were killed and listed three Marines and a sailor as "duty status whereabouts unknown."

Earlier reports said as many as six Marines were killed.

The attack came at the end of another particularly violent day in the Iraqi capital. Four car bombings killed at least 17 people and wounded as many as 60 others in the city Thursday, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said.

A suicide attack near an old mall in the Karada area killed seven civilians and wounded 10 others, the defense ministry said, while the Iraqi police put the death toll at 12 civilians and three police officers, with 50 wounded.

Three police officers and seven civilians died in a second suicide blast targeting an Iraqi police patrol near a gas station, the ministry said. Ten civilians were wounded.

Car bombs also went off near two Shiite Muslim mosques -- Albu Jumaa and Abdul Rasool Ali.

On Wednesday, five car bombings rocked Baghdad, including three nearly simultaneous blasts that killed 18 people and wounded 46 others in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood, police said. (Full story)

Bush hosts Iraqi leader
President Bush is scheduled to meet Friday with Iraqi Prime Minister Abraham al-Jaafari at the White House.

They are expected to discuss the training of Iraqi security forces and other challenges facing the United States and Iraq, according to The Associated Press. (Full story)

On Thursday, al-Jaafari visited the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington and thanked wounded U.S. troops.

Al-Jaafari predicted that his country would complete work on its constitution by August and that the Iraqi people would ratify it in the fall, according to the AP.

Other developments

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday that it "would be a terrible mistake" to set deadlines for the U.S.-led coalition to leave Iraq. Political pressure has been mounting for the Bush administration to set a timetable for the return of U.S. troops. (Full story)


Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday defended his recent remarks that Iraq's insurgency is in its "last throes." Cheney told CNN that progress is being made in setting up a new Iraqi government. "We will succeed in Iraq, just like we did in Afghanistan," he said. ()”

“There were some killings in Harrisburg recently to.

I think we need to pull out.”

“lame Sarge - totally lame.”

“Yet true. Yet very true.”

“has nothing to do with the war in Iraq. Nothing even remotely connected. That's like comparing apples to onions.”

“And your over simplification of what is happening in Iraq, and your microscopic view of Iraq, does not even remotely begin to address the greater good that is done there.

I suppose you make it a rule to stay off large bridges and sky scrapers in honor of the people who died building them.

Do you do that ENS?”

“damn, car bombs are going off in Harrsiburg, Pa ;)”

“Would you rather they be pushed out windows?”

“So by greater good you mean securing an oil-rich friendly country in the middle-east?
You put democracy in place then you put religious fundamentalism on the back foot and trade and prosperity become the primary goal - ensuring that an oil supply is sucure as they'll be interested in the cash. Just in case it's not, you keep a few thousand troops in country, and the facilities to fly more in at a moment's notice to secure the oil wells should Riyadh fall to the the fundamentalists?
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“that's it y2 - you got it - right on the money”

“what is happening in Harrisburg has nothing what so ever to do with what is happening in Bagdad. To compare the two is idiocy.

The fact the shist is hitting the fan in Iraq is the cause and affect of fighting an ilegal and unjustified war there.”

“The comparison between what is happening between the two places, the comparison was to show that just because there are killings doesn't mean all hell is breaking loose.”

“That’s it sarge – diminish the sacrifice of those killed in Iraq. Dear Leader must be protected at all costs.
last edited: 6/24/05 2:42:07 PM”

“Dozens of violent deaths per day in a country of about 25 million = all hell breaking loose.

It's like a 9/11 every 4 or 5 days.”

“How is saying they are successfully preventing all hell from breaking loose diminishing their sacrifices?

ka-lou-less”

“Sarge, you get half-a-dozen car bombs in a day in Harrisonburg, in the whole of the US for that matter - you bet all hell is breaking loose. You get insurgents storming the Harrisonburg Police station - all hell breaking loose.
You get a suicide bomber targetting police at the local doughnut place - all hell is breaking loose.
last edited: 6/24/05 2:42:41 PM”

“"ka-lou-less"

* MORE PERSONAL INSULTS INSTEAD OF STICKING TO THE ISSUES FROM A NEOCON *””

“The sky is falling y2!

Watch out!”

“V - Did you wait all day for that?

I bet you sat on the board just waiting for that one didn't you?”

“Yep. Cheney still peddling that line of crap...it's so pathetic.”

“Saddam out.
Democracy in.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20051215/D8EGOPK87.html”

“LONDON, England (CNN) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair will order nearly half the British troops in Iraq home by the end of 2007, British news outlets reported early Wednesday.

Blair will tell the House of Commons Wednesday that 1,500 soldiers will return to Britain within weeks, and 3,000 will follow suit by the end of the year, The Sun newspaper reported. Britain has a contingent of 7,000 in Iraq now, based mostly in the southern city of Basra.”

“Good idea...that ought to keep the Islamic Terrorists from attacking Britain...(LOL)”

“Funny how removing British troops is seen as a good move by Bush, but removing US troops would be "cut'n'run". That's the problem with people applying bumper sticker philosophy to foreign policy. Is that really the only way Bush Republicans can communicate with their political base?

yikes.


British commanders are saying that Shiites are fighting Shiites in the south, all supported by Iran. Even where 'insurgents' are rare and Sunnis even more so, Iraqis are still fighting each other.

Well done, George.

We told you so.”

“Hmmmm, Blair call the troop pull-out a result of a "success", yet, according to dumya and the morons who support/surround him, we need more troops in certain areas of Iraq. Why not redeploy those British troops to the areas that have been "unsuccessful"?

Answer - because G.B. has had enough, and you can try to sugar coat it for the morons, but the majority knows.

BTW - Denmark is pulling thier 700+ troops as well, and Italy's prime minister, who was elected on his promise to remove Italian troops just resigned because of a no-confidence vote due to his failure to pull the Italian troops by end of 06'.
The snow job of the phrase "coalition of the willing", now would be more accurately described as "the coalition of the duped".

Bush, and the 18% of complete buffoons who support him are all alone, and the deciders are still in charge.... the result - world turmoil, death of Americans, and a GROWING hated of our country. This mess and the blood of Americans is on thier hands.

NEVER FORGET. I never will.
last edited: 2/21/07 7:22:32 PM”

“AAAH>>>>YAAAAWN....

Nasty historical Reference....

The treaty of Versailles also specified the de-militarization of the entire area to provide a buffer between Germany on one side and France, Belgium and Luxembourg (and to a lesser extent, the Netherlands) on the other side, which meant, that no German forces were allowed there after the Allied forces had withdrawn. Furthermore (and quite unbearable from the German perspective) the treaty entitled the Allies to reoccupy the Rhineland at their will, if the Allies unilaterally found the German side responsible for any violation of the treaty.

In violation of the Treaty of Versailles and the spirit of the Locarno Pact, Nazi Germany remilitarized the Rhineland on Saturday, March 7, 1936. The occupation was done with very little military force, the troops entering on bicycles, and could easily have been stopped had it not been for the appeasement mentality of post-war Europe. France could not act due to political instability at the time. In addition, since the remilitarization occurred on a weekend, the British Government could not find out or discuss actions to be taken until the following Monday. As a result of this, the governments were inclined to see the remilitarisation as a fait accompli.

Hitler took a risk when he sent his troops to the Rhineland. He told them to 'turn back and not to resist' if they were stopped by the French Army. The French did not try to stop them because they were currently holding elections in their country and no president wanted to start a war with Germany.

The British government agreed with the act in principle, "The Germans are after all only going into their own back garden" Lord Lothian, but rejected the Nazi manner of accomplishing said act.Winston Churchill, however, advocated military action through cooperation by the British and the French.

The remilitarization of the Rhineland was very popular with locals, because of a resurgence of German nationalism and harboured bitterness over the Allied occupation of the Rhineland until 1930 (Saarland until 1935).

For anyone who doesn't know the next 10 years from that time were rather hectic on this planet.”

“Then there is THIS from The Big Sleazy today.


Crime turning New Orleans into Big Uneasy
Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:22 PM ET



By Jeff Franks

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans, the "Big Easy" city famous for its good times and relaxed attitude, has become the Big Uneasy in recent weeks as its murder count has soared and anger grown at local leaders unable to stop the violence.

Annual Mardi Gras celebrations unfolded without incident this weekend, but fear of the rampant blood-spilling and its threat to the city's recovery from Hurricane Katrina are constant topics of conversation.

The homicide total for a still-young 2007 climbed to 27 on Saturday with the dead of a man shot at a nightclub on Friday.

He was one of nine people shot in separate incidents in a seven-hour span on Thursday and Friday, and the third of them to die..............
...........The larger problem is that New Orleans has too many social problems - drugs, poverty, broken families, poor education - all present before Katrina.
..............."For us to correct this, we have to look at the root of the problem. The root of the problem is our education system," Police Superintendent Warren Riley said in an interview.



Well now WAIT JUST A MINUTE...the WAH on POVERTY has been going on since 1960's we have spent almost 8 TRILLION dollars on it heck the education system has had money poured into it at a rate that eclipses most other nations....and its STILL a failure?

Most recently we apparently drove truck loads of money to N.O. and just dumped it in the streets (okay Congressman William Jefferson, Democrat, Louisiana did save some in the freezer of his house) and we have ZIP, ZERO,NADA to show...?

If we take a survey and ask "Is the welfare system working?" can I count on the libbies here to support us pulling out of that waste of money?”

“Support the 'war on'-'Wars on'.”

“Becuase there is no reason to ever go to war........sale, David duke and Vile loveya!


”

“Maybe BB should've titled this "MISSION UNACCOMPLISHED".

The irony seems too much for some folks.



I wouldn't expect a Republican to bring up David Duke -- He's one of YOURS.”

“UH huh....well since he is politically dead in our party and some of the raving psychos are still wooed by the libbie dems...what does that say about your bunch.

By the way...I am not a Republican (too many big government blue bloods for me)”

“"Mission Accomplished"

Y'all are aware that the US military sub-contracts much of the stuff that they once did themselves, right? ie, food service, laundry, trucking, etc.

Also, many American contractors were lined up to begin rebuilding the infrastructure, etc.

Due to the fact that wherever you work, you ultimately work under the auspices of an insurance company. Pee in a cup lately?

Anyhoo, these contractors are restricted from working in war zones by (guess here)...
the insurance companies!

Therefore, Bush announced an end of combat so that Iraq would no longer be considered a "war zone", and the private contractors could commence to doing their thing.

Simple. Rediculous technicalities by the rediculous insurers, but pretty simple just the same.”

“Never thought of that gojo...but you know you are right.

Even in my fire department life insurance stuff it has a rider for going into areas of "conflict"...wow cool”

“Tis true, XL - tis true.”

“"The media people and writers have a remarkable impact and a big role in directing the battle, and breaking the enemy's morale, and heightening the Ummah's morale. - Osama bin Laden

Television news may become a more powerful operational weapon than armored divisions. - AQ military strategist and propagandist Abu Ubeid al-Qurashi”

“By Jingo!”

“What would you propose, Mutt?”

“Shut down everyone but Faux”

“Mutt buys the crap that his buddy Osama spouts and doesn't believe western news reports.
If Osama said it, its got to be accurate.

Who is zee dikchead now?

Oh yeah......ha ha ha !!!
last edited: 2/22/07 11:31:07 AM”

“Happy "Mission Accomplished" Anniversary, Senator McCain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSIrSNf0m7Q”

“I can see light at the end of the tunnel!”

“Why you looking up that poor.........?Or, that means his mouth is open?
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“Breaking News--The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq has been arrested, an Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman tells The Associated Press.”

“http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL0880764420080508

thanks for the heads ups WK!
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“and it only took a few thousand dead soldiers and civilians to get him woot!”

“next time we should use magic”

“Tilt must be crushed...someone go over to latta and console him please.”