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2004-11-20 Iraq-Jordan

Violence breaks out all over Baghdad; one U.S. soldier killed, nine wounded in clashes

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Posted by Phil Fraering 2004-11-20 12:41:36 PM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This sounds so very......quagmire-ish. These guys couldn't be trying to undermine American resolve, could they? Naaaahhh.......

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-11-20 1:09:19 PM|| 2004-11-20 1:09:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 These aren't what I would call big stories. Remember that the rebels are under the impression that they can derail the January elections, and are thus throwing everything they have at the US. Guerrilla war works a lot like a dimmer switch (vs an on-off switch) - guerrilla activity dies down slowly. I expect that in five years, we'll be hearing about sporadic activity every other day, at worst.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-11-20 1:13:07 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2004-11-20 1:13:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 This is no worse then the violence that was going on before Fallujah and possibly less overall. The difference is the U.S. and Iraqi forces being on the offense. I think this will die down as we flush out more of the remaining cells and clean out Ramadi which may be happening very soon.

The wires just have to keep pressing their anti-war leanings.

Posted by BillH 2004-11-20 1:24:27 PM|| [http://www.worldwar4.net] 2004-11-20 1:24:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Whoops, I meant the article; it sounds like something designed to play on the public's fears. Phrases and sentences like:

"Baghdad exploded in violence"
"The spasm of violence came a day after Iraqi forces backed by U.S. soldiers raided the Abu Hanifa mosque" (there's no definitive indication that the presence U.S. forces inside the mosque caused the aforementioned "spasm", although that's no doubt the impression it's trying to send)
"Insurgents have carried out a wave of violence across Iraq coinciding with the Fallujah offensive"
"Shops were in flames" (how many shops? Two? Four? A dozen? A hundred? it doesn't say)
"Clashes spread in Azamiyah before dawn,.." (how many clashes?)

It's a quagmire!!!!! But wait, at the bottom of the article it says, "Copyright 2004 The Associated Press."

That explains everything.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-11-20 1:43:51 PM|| 2004-11-20 1:43:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 AP isn't reporting - it's fulminating.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-11-20 1:47:28 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2004-11-20 1:47:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Damn! This sounds almost as bad as an NBA game.

Posted by angryinIowa 2004-11-20 2:32:18 PM|| 2004-11-20 2:32:18 PM|| Front Page Top

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