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2004-05-26 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Fred 2004-05-26 12:02:54 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A holy site ya say? Might be a place of god. That could cause problems, Godly problems. People might talk, say bad things in front of the children, folks being ignorant are easily lead, conflicted, a honor thy father moment. A prophet, talks for god, cagey cat, begots (bigets?) cagey cats.

Me thinks time to say FU. But then again, he is a cleric. And that starts the whole thing all over agian,,, easily lead, conflicted...

Posted by Lucky 2004-05-26 12:43:42 AM|| 2004-05-26 12:43:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Like I said yesterday, the Imam Ali shrine was shelled by Saddam during the 1991(?) Shiite uprising, and was consequently rebuilt. I'd wager "four small holes" compares much more favorably than what Saddam might have done (not to mention the mass graves filled with Shiites).

Posted by Rafael 2004-05-26 2:02:28 AM|| 2004-05-26 2:02:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 It looks to me that we're doing better, casualty-wise than I expected, given the urban setting. We seem to have evolved some good tactics for keeping our casualties low. Then again, I probably shouldn't be so optimistic, because our betters in the media have decreed that we're losing this war.

Posted by virginian 2004-05-26 7:05:32 AM|| 2004-05-26 7:05:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I will have to emphatically agree with Fred on the correct handling of al-Sadr. If you take out the brain, the rest of the body withers, twitches for a while, then dies. We are playing too much footsie with people like al-Sadr, and it will in the long run, cost us too many casualties. Besides, if you selectively take out leaders that pubically advocate killing US forces, the lessons are learned rapidly by many others. They may be nutcases, but they do respect power.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-05-26 8:59:39 AM|| 2004-05-26 8:59:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 publically, not pubically. LOL! My mistake....

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-05-26 9:06:03 AM|| 2004-05-26 9:06:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Wouldn't this "holy place" be made even holier if we killed al-Sadr in it? Have our Muslim friends thought about that? They do love the holy places. Think of the added prestige.
Just a thought.

Posted by tu3031 2004-05-26 9:14:20 AM|| 2004-05-26 9:14:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Wouldn't this "holy place" be made even holier if we killed al-Sadr in it?

You mean like causing it to collapse on top of Sadr? Sounds like a plan. Too bad it won't happen.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-05-26 11:02:50 AM|| 2004-05-26 11:02:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 I thought the same thing tu3031. Lil Taters' stain on the floor would make the mosk a 6.6 on the 10 point prayer scale. That could be a real money maker for future clerics.

Posted by Lucky 2004-05-26 12:36:06 PM|| 2004-05-26 12:36:06 PM|| Front Page Top

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