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2006-01-24 Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2006-01-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Boyz and Girlz, I believe this could be viewed as good news for all parties involved except one, Al Qaeda.

Posted by Long Hair Republican">Long Hair Republican 2006-01-24 00:18|| 2006-01-24 00:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, this is certainly a win/win for us anyway. The more Al-Q die at the hands of the Sunnis, the better; the more Sunni/Baathist die at the hand of Al-Q, the better. The only party that is kind of stuck in the middle is the local Iraqi population; and this can end in a mess for the local Iraqi police/military, since if the Sunni/Baathist do win, they gain political clout.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-01-24 03:10|| 2006-01-24 03:10|| Front Page Top

#3 They kill Z, the reward money goes into the city coffers for improvments...

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2006-01-24 08:09|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2006-01-24 08:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Ptah - heh, you're such a tease...

It's a POV thingy. From ours, it's asshat A or asshat B. From theirs, it's anarchy vs civilization... For an Arab asshat, that's a toughie.

Posted by .com 2006-01-24 09:38|| 2006-01-24 09:38|| Front Page Top

#5 The bottom line is Iraq needs Secular government. The Al Qaeda's, radical Sunni's and Sadr supporters are all dangerous. Alawi had the best formula and he's out. I hate to say but a return to a moderate Baath Style goverment may be the best approach. Also, Kurdish independence is probably not a bad idea.

Posted by Rightwing 2006-01-24 12:17|| 2006-01-24 12:17|| Front Page Top

#6 The difference between a moderate Baath gov't and Saddam Hussein's Baath gov't is the number of people who disappear in the night. Not an acceptable outcome. The secularists need to keep telling tales of Taliban excesses, so that the Iraqis understand that the battle isn't between Secular Fascist and Islamist, but between moderates of all beliefs and extremists. I think it is coming, though, as the Sunni and Shiite leaders horsetrade to set up the new government, and see the extremists continue to blow people up.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-01-24 13:47|| 2006-01-24 13:47|| Front Page Top

#7 It's that old 'at least the trains ran on time' nostalgia, tw. Never mind that the old Iraqi Baathist government was quite comfortable being in bed with religious extremists and terrorists. Or that the Syrian Baathists are cozying up to the Iranian mullahs. It's the 'Secularism' that counts.

Posted by Pappy 2006-01-24 18:59|| 2006-01-24 18:59|| Front Page Top

#8 Iraqi Liberal Capitalism.
In the words of All American Bowl Turner....
Sometimes you gotta fake it, till yu make it.
If the US/Coalition can keep enough troops to force the Iraqi's to pretend to be normal perhaps it will rub off.

Posted by 6 2006-01-24 19:28|| 2006-01-24 19:28|| Front Page Top

#9 Tell that to Rightwing, Pappy. It's his idea.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-01-24 21:35|| 2006-01-24 21:35|| Front Page Top

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