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2006-06-30 Iraq

Sunni rebels reject deal as bin Laden vows jihad in Iraq

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Posted by Bobby 2006-06-30 06:29|| || Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Wouldn't it have been better to free the 2500 AFTER everyone agreed to the plan?

Posted by HV 2006-06-30 10:06|| 2006-06-30 10:06|| Front Page Top

#2 The Lions of Islam are starting to get a little mangy. Probably comes from inbreeding and not enough sunlight. This is another case of someone trying to speak for "everyone" without defining who that might be. And since Sunni Arab Muslim Scholars don't study anything except the Koran and bombmaking manuals, he shouldn't really carry any weight at all. He may wind up like Al Gore leading a one-man parade.

Posted by RWV 2006-06-30 10:06|| 2006-06-30 10:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Keep sending them, the Iraqi SF/IP/Army and Coalition forces will keep hunting them down killing them like the dogs they are.

Osama, you're going to run out of volunteers long before we run out of bullets.

Posted by Oldspook 2006-06-30 10:54|| 2006-06-30 10:54|| Front Page Top

#4 Oh one more thing Osama: Bush is not Clinton, and Iraq is not Somalia. But you jsut go right on believing it until we can kill off all the people stupid enough to follow you.

Posted by Oldspook 2006-06-30 10:55|| 2006-06-30 10:55|| Front Page Top

#5 Your #3 and #4 sum it up perfectly, Oldspook.

Posted by Therelet Jush9759 2006-06-30 12:32|| 2006-06-30 12:32|| Front Page Top

#6 LOL Somolia comment always cracks me up however it's sad we left the country after the 18 died, I bet we looked like major pu&&ies. Thanks Bill!

Posted by Jesing Ebbease3087 2006-06-30 13:01|| 2006-06-30 13:01|| Front Page Top

#7 "We will keep up our fight to bleed your money dry, kill your men and so that (your forces) go home defeated, as we defeated you in Somalia," bin Laden told US President George W. Bush.

Bin Laden is right. The US is spending more than $400 billion a year (increased military, homeland security and imports) fighting people who are spending less than $100 million a year, of which the west is paying. That's a very successful strategy. In the end, the US will leave the region with little or nothing to show for it. Instead, the WOT is the best thing to have happened to muslim power and wealth since invading and plundering South Asia. One thing the muslims do very well is take over, seize wealth and colonize. That has always been the path to victory and something Americans have forgotten. Saudi Arabia alone wll get $200 billion this year from oil. Take it and buy a lot of payback with it.

Posted by ed 2006-06-30 13:02|| 2006-06-30 13:02|| Front Page Top

#8 ed - Are you a sponsor of The Republic of Eastern Arabia?

Posted by Angomoper Hupoluth6228 2006-06-30 13:16|| 2006-06-30 13:16|| Front Page Top

#9 Gee Ed if this is true, " One thing the muslims do very well is take over, seize wealth and colonize. ", they sure are a bunch of poverty stricken losers. Oh well, guess you're right we should just give up now and convert.....Oh wait a minute, I forgot the other option....we'll leave now AND NUKE THE S*** OUT OF THE WHOLE HOLE. Let's see how good they are at colonizing then, hmmm?

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2006-06-30 15:06|| 2006-06-30 15:06|| Front Page Top

#10 Odd, are you familiar with the area Anon6228? It's an interesting locale about 15 km wide..... Shia I hear. Lottsa oil....

Posted by 6 2006-06-30 15:06|| 2006-06-30 15:06|| Front Page Top

#11 Odd? Why is that, 6? I read about it here, several times in fact. Is it supposed to be a secret? Lol, if so then Rantburg is more similar to the Senate Intelligence Committee in closed-door session than I thought. :)

Posted by Angomoper Hupoluth6228 2006-06-30 15:21|| 2006-06-30 15:21|| Front Page Top

#12 the reconciliation/negotiation process was always bound to be tough. After all, this region is the home of the bazaar, the rug dealer, where nothing is "fixed price" Its hard to see how Maliki can limit amnesty only to guys whove never pulled a trigger, but OTOH as a FIRST offer it makes sense - "you WANT amnesty for guys whove only fired at Americans, well, look, this is hard for me to deliver, even frigging Russ Feingold doesnt like it, youre gonna have to give on something else" Similarly its hard to see how the govt can commit to a hard timetable for withdrawing US troops, when a big chunk of the insurgents (the AQ chunk) is not gonna come in from the cold under any circumstances. And isnt beaten. Yet. But as an opening position for the Baathists, it makes sense. Look at how long it took to form a govt - negotiating with the insurgents will be tougher. And the fact that theres anywhere from a dozen to two dozen insurgent groups makes it even more complex.

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-06-30 15:48|| 2006-06-30 15:48|| Front Page Top

#13 Lock n' load

Posted by Captain America 2006-06-30 15:57|| 2006-06-30 15:57|| Front Page Top

#14 Is it supposed to be a secret?

Hardly, the notion seems to be spreading. It's just odd than an Angomoper would pick up on it so quickly.

Posted by 6 2006-06-30 16:24|| 2006-06-30 16:24|| Front Page Top

#15 "so quickly" -- Now that qualifies as odd. Know every poster at Rantburg do you? I am on a work PC and have to use a proxy to even get to Rantburg, much less post.

Posted by Angomoper Hupoluth6228 2006-06-30 16:35|| 2006-06-30 16:35|| Front Page Top

#16 Angomopers not having the natural advantage of Spembles, is that what you're hinting at, 6? ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2006-06-30 16:37|| 2006-06-30 16:37|| Front Page Top

#17 6 is teasing you, Angomoper Hupoluth6228. At one point Fred's name generator came up with a series of Spembles, of which dear Nimble Spemble is the only remaining member, and 6 discovered and interesting sheaf of traits they shared in common. Dear 6 can also be unexpectedly and dangerously whimsical, for which we try to make allowances. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2006-06-30 16:42|| 2006-06-30 16:42|| Front Page Top

#18 Will Karen Hughes teach us how to say "we'll kill all the Islamofascist pigs you send our way, Osama" in Arabic?

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2006-06-30 17:03|| http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentEvents/]">[http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentEvents/] 2006-06-30 17:03|| Front Page Top

#19 So are you coming down to Iraq for the big jihadi party, Binny?
Yeah, I didn't think so...

Posted by tu3031 2006-06-30 22:00|| 2006-06-30 22:00|| Front Page Top

#20 Been Laden?

He's dead, Wilbur.

Posted by mrp 2006-06-30 22:11|| 2006-06-30 22:11|| Front Page Top

#21 Bin Hiding

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