My hope is that this does not become "training" for US soldiers to replicate in US cities under a President B. Hussein Obama Administration.
To: Joe Brower
Joe, This may be of interest to your BANG List...
2 posted on
10/16/2008 12:19:51 PM PDT by
Towed_Jumper
(Stephen Hopkins: Founding Father who had Cerebral Palsy.."My hand trembles, my heart does not.")
To: Towed_Jumper
That can’t be good.
I mean-I know it’s Baghdad, but still...
3 posted on
10/16/2008 12:23:54 PM PDT by
Califreak
(As seen on TV: S.A.R.A.H!-Sane Americans Are Against Hussein-Obama!)
To: Towed_Jumper
Well, you’re free to hope...
4 posted on
10/16/2008 12:28:02 PM PDT by
WayneS
(Vote Obama bin Biden 2008 - "Because the world doesn't suck enough yet".)
To: Towed_Jumper
5 posted on
10/16/2008 12:28:12 PM PDT by
CodeToad
To: Towed_Jumper
Does this mean that the only guys that have weapons in Baghdad are the bad guys and our military? I pity the poor Iraqi when our troops leave. There’s no way I would voluntarily turn-in my weapons.
7 posted on
10/16/2008 12:32:27 PM PDT by
stuartcr
(Election year.....Who we gonna hate, in '08?)
To: Towed_Jumper
The constitution overrides even the most fevered dreams of any president.
8 posted on
10/16/2008 12:32:58 PM PDT by
cripplecreek
(Paying taxes for bank bailouts is apparently the patriotic thing to do. [/sarc])
To: Towed_Jumper
There was recently a thread about troops returning from Iraq/Afgan that were being trained to deal with crisis here in the US. (natural disasters, civil unrest, etc.)
11 posted on
10/16/2008 12:49:16 PM PDT by
wolfcreek
(I see miles and miles of Texas....let's keep it that way.)
To: Towed_Jumper
I thought they wanted to make Iraq a FREE country.
Guess not!
12 posted on
10/16/2008 12:49:23 PM PDT by
unixfox
(The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
To: Towed_Jumper
13 posted on
10/16/2008 12:58:36 PM PDT by
wastedyears
(Another October 14th, another year older.)
To: harpseal; TexasCowboy; nunya bidness; AAABEST; Travis McGee; Squantos; Shooter 2.5; wku man; SLB; ..
Interesting.
Can anyone who's been in-country confirm or deny this?
17 posted on
10/16/2008 1:04:47 PM PDT by
Joe Brower
(Sheep have three speeds: "graze", "stampede" and "cower".)
To: Towed_Jumper
Why are they doing this? I think the same thing will happen there as it will happen here. Only the law abiding will give their guns up, leaving the terrorists/criminals the only ones who have guns. Once our troops are gone, it’s going to be like it was when Saddam was in power. Those poor people won’t be able to defend themselves!
29 posted on
10/16/2008 1:49:58 PM PDT by
NRA2BFree
(FAITH IS DARING THE SOUL TO GO BEYOND WHAT THE EYES CAN SEE.)
To: Towed_Jumper
30 posted on
10/16/2008 1:51:20 PM PDT by
beltfed308
(Heller: The defining moment of our Republic)
To: Towed_Jumper
If I remember correctly, this was done when we first went in, but it was privately-owned machineguns and rocket launchers that were being “taken off the streets”.
Yes, the oppressed Iraqi people could own an M60 or FAL or rocket launcher at home, unlike the free people here. Remember the pictures of people firing full-auto into the air?
Now I guess this is phase 2.
31 posted on
10/16/2008 1:54:41 PM PDT by
DBrow
To: Towed_Jumper
How are the citizens of Baghdad supposed to defend themselves? This is a bad idea. A lot of households won't give up their weapons and our soldiers are going to be in firefights with the good guys.
Who in the hell came up with this plan?
33 posted on
10/16/2008 2:01:17 PM PDT by
mysterio
To: Towed_Jumper
This is a gift from L. Paul (Jerry) Bremer III, the first administrator that President Bush appointed. As I recall, Bremer was from New York, and insisted that the Iraqi Constitution not contain any right to keep and bear arms. Instead, a clause was inserted ( or changed to read) that the government had the right to tell the people whether they could have arms or not.
Perhaps someone has better info on this, but I remember that I was horrified when I saw that clause in the Iraqi constitution.
To: Towed_Jumper
Here it is from the Iraqi Constitution:
Article 17 [Licensed Arms]
It shall not be permitted to possess, bear, buy, or sell arms except on licensure issued in accordance with the law.
Here is the link:
http://www.servat.unibe.ch/law/icl/iz00000_.html
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