At Least 200 Dead After Iraq Blasts

[AFA]

Rescuers dug through the muddy wreckage of collapsed clay houses in northwest Iraq on Wednesday, uncovering at least 200 victims of suicide truck bombings that the U.S. military blamed on al-Qaida.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3481225

 

[meesterperfect]

I was gonna post a thread on this also.

I have one question. Why?
Simple question,why.

 

[AFA]

They raised the death toll to 250

At least 250 dead after Iraq blasts
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

 

[Friday on my mind]

They raised the death toll to 250

At least 250 dead after Iraq blasts
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

This is being called the worst single act of bombing since the war began.And the reason for it is captured in the following papragraph from the story.

"The carnage dealt a serious blow to the Bush administrations hopes of presenting a positive picture in a progress report on Iraq to be delivered by the top U.S. commander, Gen. David Petraeus, and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker in about four weeks."

We can expect a very bloody month leading up to the sept. report.

 

[AFA]

This is being called the worst single act of bombing since the war began.And the reason for it is captured in the following papragraph from the story.

"The carnage dealt a serious blow to the Bush administrations hopes of presenting a positive picture in a progress report on Iraq to be delivered by the top U.S. commander, Gen. David Petraeus, and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker in about four weeks."

We can expect a very bloody month leading up to the sept. report.

Yes, I know this was the worst. Could be because of all the attention the dummy gave to how good things were going, that the "surge" was working and needed to be supported into the Fall, that the dissidents decided to start teaching him a lesson.

Photo Op!

Just shows what happens when you have a family with money and they ask what do we do with weird cousin George. I never thought his Father was above average intelligence himself, another that just bought into all the political cudos he was given. If I had a Son in the Army, I would be livid!

 

[jamrak]

it is so fucking bad.....

everytime I hear about Iraq, I feel that it is so wrong, when people are killed in that country everyday, and it is reported as something "usual".... imagine that all these victims were in europe or in the USA. it would be such a "breaking-news" going all day long... but in Iraq it is some kinda everyday life already. I feel pity for that people. They did not deserve it. They are not second chop sort of people, they have the same feelings and their life has the same value as life of american or other people. It is very fucked up, when a new "deadly" spot appears on the world map. when in any normal country a terrorist attack happens - it will be a shock and trouble for everyone. When it happens in Iraq, most of people feel indifferent to it, cuz "oh, Iraq, it is war going on, nothing out of the way" But this war is not their hobby, they did not vote for it, they did not choose that way! In that particular case US government is responsible for that. They are responsible for puting this country into the blood of civil war. with Saddam it was bad, but it was peace in the country, and I am sure that common civillians now got more suffering than any time before.
I feel pity for the whole shit... And I am affraid that the critical mass of protest, fury & despair will be reached one day in Iraq, and no one will gain by it.

 

[AFA]

Oh yes! Well said!:thumbsup:

 

[YMIHERE]

OHH NO. Not another bash Bush thread. Wait a minute. Bush broke Iraq and is responsible for the kaos. Those who carried this out are likely new recruits to Al-Qaeda. Never mind. Carry on.

 

[meesterperfect]

I cant believe it, actually I can.
Theres no way anyone can rationally blame this on Bush. If thats the case then I guess we gotta blame any act of terrorism on Bush no matter where it happens. He provoked them.
Men blew up tons of explosives and killed alot of people in a barbaric way, damn kids, babies.
How can actions like that possibly be blamed on anyone but the sick peices of scum that did it.
Sincerly and with all due respect I am disappointed.

 

[AFA]

OHH NO. Not another bash Bush thread. Wait a minute. Bush broke Iraq and is responsible for the kaos. Those who carried this out are likely new recruits to Al-Qaeda. Never mind. Carry on.

Stop it! Let's reconsider this and be fair! .......

Okay. Resume the bashing you were doing. Sorry to interrupt!

 

[jamrak]

I did not want to convert this thread into Bush discussion, that's why I even did not mention him in my post, saying just about "government".
The fact is, that with Saddam there were no radical islamic rebels, and no al-queda activity in Iraq. And even if the aim of US invasion was "to help", it was strange that grown-up people did not understand that under war conditions a very comfortable environment would be created for all that radicals and extrimists to jump in.

But the most fucked up thing, is that now, as soon as we ain't got no time machine to prevent the invasion in the past, I do not think that US forces should be taken back from Iraq. Cuz it will be even more cruel: to come in the country with help, to ruin the whole situation, to bring all that chaos, and than to say "sorry, we think we gotta go away, guys"... What it will be after that? This is very said. After one wrong move, you are involved in a very bad circle of things, and it is hard to get out of it. This is what going on Iraq right now. It like Pandora's box was opened, and as for me - I do not know how to close it again (just to quit - will not be a solution for Iraq, it will be a temporary solution for the USA only), I do not see any solution for Iraq under the current circumstances. And how many people gonna die in that shit.
When mission is organized not very clever, it is very hard to accomplish with it. Incompleted mission is a foundation for a new war in future, just like in Afghanistan, where some districts of country are under talib's control, though it was a large fight with them some time ago.