Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Iraq is now in 'a terrible civil war', admits Allawi
telegraph ^ | 20/03/2006 | By Oliver Poole in Basra

Posted on 03/19/2006 6:51:10 PM PST by Flavius

click here to read article


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-96 next last
To: Flavius
Oh, doesn't he know that Iraq is at peace? After all it was our own President who declared three years ago after the fall of Baghdad: "Mission accomplished!"

(Sorry for the interruption, back to bushbotting.)

41 posted on 03/19/2006 7:40:39 PM PST by Revolting cat! ("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: tsmith130

Thanks. My brain is shot. I now remember reading either Omar or Muhammuds long list. Thanks. I also am reviewing a lot of links at Wikepedia on the various partys, and players.


42 posted on 03/19/2006 7:42:02 PM PST by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 33 | View Replies]

To: TexasTransplant

I think he was promoted by GWB and company. Seriously. He was our DoS best choice back in 2004 to lead the IIG.


43 posted on 03/19/2006 7:43:31 PM PST by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 34 | View Replies]

To: jveritas

That has been my position over the past two weeks or so. They really have two months legally or they have to start over again, whatever that means in the reality of things. At least they no longer walk out of commitee meetings etc.. The world's eyes are focused on them.


44 posted on 03/19/2006 7:46:14 PM PST by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 36 | View Replies]

To: bill1952

This hateful man may well become the democrat nominee in 2008. The hateful left wing kooks "love" him.


45 posted on 03/19/2006 7:47:24 PM PST by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 40 | View Replies]

To: reasonisfaith

Excellent post.


46 posted on 03/19/2006 7:48:15 PM PST by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 38 | View Replies]

To: Flavius
Oliver Poole seems to jump from quoting an opinion by one Iraqi politician to saying that most Iraqis agree with it, without giving any basis for that generalization.

The death rate in Iraq is lower than in the US (presumably because the median age is lower there)--5.7 per thousand vs. 8.3 per thousand according to the 2005 World Almanac. On an average day over 6500 people die in the US (mostly of natural causes) while about 400 die on an average day in Iraq. There are days when 50 or 60 Iraqis die prematurely because of terrorists or insurgents, but whether that's the average number of late is another question.

47 posted on 03/19/2006 7:48:36 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Marine_Uncle

Simply buttresses my opinion/theory that all Politicians, Lawyers or Radical promoters of the ROP are interchangeable.

All to be mistrusted... at best.

TT


48 posted on 03/19/2006 7:48:36 PM PST by TexasTransplant (NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 43 | View Replies]

To: Citizen Tom Paine
Is the death rate in American cities due to murders larger than Iraq? I believe it is. We also kill about 500 people on the highway every weekend.


49 posted on 03/19/2006 7:53:18 PM PST by Hank Rearden (Never allow anyone who could only get a government "job" attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: Revolting cat!
The major combat operations to overthrow Saddam regime were not just accomplished but they were a stunning success that will always be remembered in the history of warfare. When President Bush declared "mission accomplished" back in May 2003 he clearly indicated that for the major combat operations.

After that Iraq turn to be the center front of the war on terror where the islamic terrorists from all over the world decided to come there and fight the Americans. It is there in Iraq where we are annihilating the islamic terrorist insurgency and we are winning big against them, we are very close to achieve the ultimate victory.

50 posted on 03/19/2006 7:54:48 PM PST by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 41 | View Replies]

To: stm

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html

At just under 300 million people, and 8.25 deaths per thousand per year, that figures to be about 2475000 deaths a year.

6780 deaths a day (excepting leap years).

Yeah, it's ten times worse here.


51 posted on 03/19/2006 7:57:18 PM PST by MacDorcha (In Theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 26 | View Replies]

To: Flavius

I don't believe there is much the coalition can do to keep people from killing each other over in Iraq, so our troops should consentrate on the foreign terrorists, & let the Iraqis kill each other, all they want. There is too much bad blood between factions to expect reconciliation.

A civil war is not terrorism, & none of our business.


52 posted on 03/19/2006 8:01:00 PM PST by Mister Da (Nuke 'em til they glow!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: TexasTransplant

Sad. But they continue to make it hard to believe otherwise.


53 posted on 03/19/2006 8:02:44 PM PST by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 48 | View Replies]

To: jveritas
Liberals and their media are very much aware that the terrorist insurgency is dying so to keep their attacks against President Bush they came up with the new lie of civil war in Iraq. They and the terrorists will fail miserably and they will be both utterly defeated.

We will know that the left is spent when they start talking about the 'Children of Iraq'. Example - 'Yes the violence is Iraq has dropped recently, but what about the children of Iraq ! What has Bush done for them ?

54 posted on 03/19/2006 8:03:02 PM PST by justa-hairyape
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies]

To: Hank Rearden

To quote a great man when faced with a question from his hippy daughter about gun related deaths in America each year-

"Would it make yous feel better if they was pushed outta windas?"

death is death. The fact remains, 50 deaths a day in a population of 25 million just isn't as scary as 7000 deaths a day in a population of 300 million.

1200% difference in mortality rates.

It's safer to live there than in Detroit.

Nothing Apples and Oranges about it. They are better off now than they ever were. The person griping is doing so for political reasons and either pulling numbers out of his butt to make it sound scary (making him a propaganda piece) or the death toll really is what he says... making it progress!


55 posted on 03/19/2006 8:03:04 PM PST by MacDorcha (In Theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 49 | View Replies]

Comment #56 Removed by Moderator

Comment #57 Removed by Moderator

To: Flavius

This couldn't be British tabloids anxious to smear the hated Tony Blair with hyperbole, now could it?


58 posted on 03/19/2006 8:07:16 PM PST by Sender (As water has no constant form, there are in war no constant conditions. Be without form. -Sun Tzu)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: justa-hairyape

Next they will start reporting about the death by car accidents in Iraq.


59 posted on 03/19/2006 8:07:57 PM PST by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 54 | View Replies]

To: Flavius

Uh... Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't "Allawi" Arabic for "Algore"?


60 posted on 03/19/2006 8:08:59 PM PST by Redcloak (<--- Not always a people person.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-96 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson