Article

2003-10-30 Iraq

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2003-10-30 1:36:57 PM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The United Nations (news - web sites) pulled staff out of Baghdad on Thursday and international aid agencies debated whether they could continue operating in the face of a wave of suicide bomb attacks and persistent lawlessness.

Terrorists are playing the UN like a fiddle. Imagine that.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-10-30 1:41:00 PM|| 2003-10-30 1:41:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I thought France had the patent on surrendering with barely a shot fired. Looks like the U.N. and Democrats may give them a run for their money....

I'm with the Iraqi police chief - don't cave in to those criminals.

It is a good thing that the United States isn't about to 'cut and run'.

Posted by CrazyFool 2003-10-30 1:54:50 PM|| 2003-10-30 1:54:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 But... but the UN is the only organization that can help the Iraqis! Whatever will the poor Iraqis do without the cloak of legitimacy the UN bestowed upon them?

Posted by BH 2003-10-30 3:33:52 PM|| 2003-10-30 3:33:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 A U.N. spokeswoman in Geneva said foreign staff in Baghdad were leaving Iraq for talks on security...

Great. When you figure it out, c'mon back. We'll see you in about 20 years. Hope the meetings are in a place with a lot of good, expensive restaurants.

Posted by tu3031 2003-10-30 5:29:34 PM|| 2003-10-30 5:29:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I believe it was Tim Blair who had a quiz on his blog a few weeks ago asking, among other things, with the NGO's leaving Iraq at x per day and American entertainers (Bruce Willis, some comedians, singers, etc.) coming into Iraq at y per day, how long would it take for Hollywood types to outnumber wussies? One of his math-smart readers figured out the answer. I don't remember what it was, but it's obvious we've long passed that point.

How do you spell "useless"? U.N.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2003-10-30 5:35:50 PM|| 2003-10-30 5:35:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Hey Babs--why don't you use your real name? "Mrs Sharon"

Posted by NotMikeMoore 2003-10-31 12:41:53 AM|| 2003-10-31 12:41:53 AM|| Front Page Top

09:49 Anonymous4684
04:07 Bulldog
04:04 Bulldog
03:44 Bulldog
01:11 NotMikeMoore
01:08 NotMikeMoore
00:58 NotMikeMoore
00:54 NotMikeMoore
00:41 NotMikeMoore
00:39 NotMikeMoore
00:31 NotMikeMoore
00:20 NotMikeMoore
00:19 NotMikeMoore
00:16 NotMikeMoore
00:06 Jarhead
00:00 Jarhead
00:00 NotMikeMoore
23:58 Fred
23:55 Jarhead
23:54 NotMikeMoore
23:51 Jarhead
23:49 Jarhead
23:49 NotMikeMoore
23:44 NotMikeMoore