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2005-03-05 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Fred 2005-03-05 00:00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Berlusconi: Someone will have to take responsibility for such a serious incident.
From what we know so far, that culpabilty rests with the driver who recklessly tried to run a military check point. Not a wise action on his part.

Posted by GK 2005-03-05 1:01:06 AM|| 2005-03-05 1:01:06 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Try the crazy Italian driver.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2005-03-05 6:36:17 AM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2005-03-05 6:36:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 We'll get the blame anyway.

Posted by Charles 2005-03-05 8:22:37 AM|| 2005-03-05 8:22:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Repeated car bombings + high speed driving towards an American military position + lack of coordination with said Ameicans on the egress route = a lot of sh*t down range. Don't take it personally, we'd do it to anyone, regardless of color, race or creed. We're equal opportunity practitioners. See, you didn't even have to paint CNN on the car to get our attention.

Posted by Snuger Pherong4887 2005-03-05 9:12:45 AM|| 2005-03-05 9:12:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Try the crazy Italian driver.

Isn't that redundant, SPoD? Step off the curb at your own risk... heck, go NEAR the edge at your own risk in Italy.

Posted by eLarson 2005-03-05 9:56:07 AM|| [http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2005-03-05 9:56:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 I think you explained it, SPOD and EL. The driver was slowing down!

Posted by 2b 2005-03-05 10:12:41 AM|| 2005-03-05 10:12:41 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Having driven among Italians for three years, they do drive offensively [vice defensively] and crazy - But - with style. Their concept of slowing down is somewhat different than what a stateside Highway Patrol man would interpret as prudent deacceleration - sometimes known as a Jersey Stop.

Posted by Angoting Flineck5798 2005-03-05 10:27:20 AM|| 2005-03-05 10:27:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 My 9 year old son and I were talking about this last night. He got it. "Dad, if you are around all those Army guys with machine guns pointed at you, you better do what they say."

Tragic incident, but we will just have to go through the motions of regret, etc. etc. It will drop off the radar screen in time. The driver was stupid. The military did what they needed to do to protect themselves. Most Iraqi drivers seem to get it now.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-03-05 12:05:17 PM|| 2005-03-05 12:05:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 -- My 9 year old son and I were talking about this last night. He got it. "Dad, if you are around all those Army guys with machine guns pointed at you, you better do what they say."--

Out of the mouths of babes, Rodney King's lesson.

Posted by anonymous2u 2005-03-05 2:00:30 PM|| 2005-03-05 2:00:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Italians make cars , not drive em ! sheeesh ! :p

Posted by MacNails 2005-03-05 7:35:18 PM|| 2005-03-05 7:35:18 PM|| Front Page Top

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