Iraq Reviews > Support Our Troops: Cut and Run
[The Metropolis Times] Other than our international reputation and national pride, what exactly would happen to America if we suddenly pulled all our troops from Iraq and let the Iraqis fight for control amongst themselves? We're not helping the War on Terror there- in fact, our presence is actually losing the War for us, by creating more new terrorists than we are destroying.
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Omeka Na Huria: goes by without news that there has been kidnappings, brutal slayings, car bombings, assassinations, suicide bombings, etc in Iraq since the country was invaded by the U.S led coalition on 19 Mar 2003. Iraq after and during the war has also become a new terror breeding ground (via Cosmos)
Logan's Lurch: Iraq has replaced Afghanistan as the training ground for the next generation of "professionalized" terrorists, according to a report released yesterday by the National Intelligence Council, the CIA director's think tank. (via Cosmos)
[LOW RENT RAT ...blog it with attitude...] 9/11 WIDOW BITCH SLAPS KARL ROVE: Recall that in the early days, Bin Laden was wanted dead or alive. Then when Bin Laden slipped through your fingertips in Tora Bora, you downgraded his importance. We were told that Bin Laden was a "desperate man on the run, and a person that President Bush was not "too worried about".
[The Dread Pundit Bluto] Iraq Becoming Like Vietnam: "It was interesting to me how many of our commanders and our troops ask me the question, 'Are we losing support at home?'" he said. A poll by CBS News on the organization's Web site shows the country is closely divided on the issue, with the percentage of Americans who say taking military action against Iraq was the right thing to do now at 45 percent.
[News.bbc.co.uk] BBC NEWS | In Depth | Reporters' Log: At war in Iraq: Kurdish Peshmurga guerrillas manning the last checkpoint on the Kurdish side, said that Iraqi troops holding hilltop positions immediately to the west had blocked the road and were preventing anybody getting through in either direction.
[Riverbendblog.blogspot.com] Baghdad Burning: He sets up his stand early in the morning and when you pass it by at just the right time, theres a myriad of colors: the even brown of potatoes, deep green of spinach, bright orange of citrus fruits and the glossy red of sweet Iraqi tomatoes”¦ And Abu Ammar is almost always there- come rain or sun or war, sitting in the midst of his vegetables and fruits, going through a newspaper, a cigarette in his mouth and crackling out of his little transistor radio are the warm tones of Fayrouz. On those rare occasions when Abu Ammar isnt there, you can tell something is very wrong.
[Austinbay.net] Austin Bay Blog: Anbar is the vast western region that encompasses more than a quarter of Iraq, including the Euphrates corridor and nearly 600 miles of border with Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria. It has one of the lowest population densities of any of Iraq’s 18 provinces, with barely 1.3 million people, many of them living in the cities and towns along the Euphrates.
[Blogsforbush.com] Blogs for Bush: I have stated in the past that the notion that the President has to consult with te minority party on his nominees is absurd, and unconstitutional... The constitution says judges are nominated by the President and confirmed or rejected by the Senate, not nominated by the President with permission from the minority party.
[Blog.bearstrong.net] Bjørn Stærk blog - Appeasing the bad guys: The time can come, sooner than many believe, when the suntanned Hollywood-type Paul Bremer must kick off the army boots that he, with a lack of respect for an ancient civilized people, walks around in while at the same time wearing suit and tie. This is perhaps an insignificant detail, but it says much about the cultural and political arrogance which distinguishes the Bush administration's attitude toward Iraqis."
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