Deeply Saddened.
Posted on 06/27/2004 10:50:49 PM PDT by Southack
Edited on 06/27/2004 11:30:47 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Update:
IRAQ HANDOVER 'TODAY'
The handover of power in Iraq is to be brought forward to today.
A formal announcement will be made later today, Tony Blair said.
The informal announcement was made by Iraq's foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari.
The handover of power to an interim Iraqi government was supposed to take place on June 30.
Mr Zebari said the deteriorating security situation in the country was one of the reasons why the date had been brought forward.
"We will challenge these elements in Iraq, the anti-democratic elements, by even bringing the handover of sovereignty before June 30 as a sign we are ready for it," he said.
He added: "We have made some very good progress in terms of the new security council (in Iraq) and the return of sovereignty to the Iraqi people to take away the level of occupation we have suffered a great deal from.
"There are many Iraqis who are standing up to the challenge. We are here to seek more help and assistance, training and equipment."
Oh no, lost contact with Greg Palkot.
Fireworks would be nice. FNC just said that this was like being on hand,here,in 1776. :-)
Now, NATO forces will go into Iraq and help us out there for the next few years. DEMS - SUCK ON THAT FOR A WHILE!
Yes indeed! Best of luck to the new Iraqi government! May God speed their reconstruction.
Poor you,you have my sympathies.
Deeply Saddened.
Great Idea! I can't understand why we waited this long. Let's make the insurgents look like they're fighting the Iraqis (not us), which in fact they are.
Worth repeating!
"I wonder if Saddam's prison guard just woke him up"
I trust Saddam was being properly deprived of his sleep...
I didn't like the part where Greg Palkot gave the exact time Paul Bremer was flying out of Bagdad Airport. Not a smart thing to do.
Isn't it? Put a BIG smile on my face. :-)
I dunno, this Allawi cat has this Kissinger 'just F try it' look about him... I so wish these people the best. I think things will go smoother once us bleeding hearts get out of the way :)
I almost missed the news because every time I look at the screen, those cops are beating on that same guy.
The quicker they make Saddam pay for his crimes the better
I dunno. Bremer has proven his ability to short cut a given timetable ;-)
Yep and now that the country is officially their own, they're gonna need them, cuz they are in the fight of their lives for their futures & the futures of their children.
*snicker* Can't think of a better site to crash and burn.
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