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2007-04-29 Iraq

58 killed in car blast near Iraqi shrine

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Posted by Fred 2007-04-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Denmark also announced it is sending special forces to southern Iraq in an effort to stop stepped-up attacks against Danish and British soldiers in the area.

Happy hunting, O tygers of Denmark!

Posted by trailing wife 2007-04-29 07:53|| 2007-04-29 07:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Is there any chance at all that this is islam's version of the 30 Years War? Or is it merely business as usual without adult supervision?

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-04-29 09:02|| 2007-04-29 09:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Is there any chance at all that this is islam's version of the 30 Years War?

With OBL as Martin Luther? Or, better yet, John Calvin? I doubt it. This is Islam. Declaring that is what divides us int the West.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-04-29 09:52|| 2007-04-29 09:52|| Front Page Top

#4 If we withdraw from Iraq, the sectarian war will resemble the 30 years war in some respects. The Sunni states will help their side, Iran will help the Shia side.

Probably there will be schisms within each side.

Millions dead within a year or two.

If the result of that would be a rejection of Islamism (or better yet Islam), one could make an argument that the millions of dead would be worth it but it wouldn't be an argument that appeals to the better instincts.

Posted by mhw 2007-04-29 11:28|| 2007-04-29 11:28|| Front Page Top

#5 A relevent statistic from Viet-Nam: Within 2 years of the capture of Saigon, twice as many people had been killed as in the previous 15 years combined.

Next time someone says nothing is worse than war, remind them of the Boat people and the killing fields of Cambodia.

Al

Posted by Frozen Al 2007-04-29 14:13|| 2007-04-29 14:13|| Front Page Top

#6 If we withdraw from Iraq, the sectarian war will resemble the 30 years war in some respects. The Sunni states will help their side, Iran will help the Shia side.
Probably there will be schisms within each side.
Millions dead within a year or two.

mhw, you're a natural born salesman!

Posted by gromgoru 2007-04-29 14:25|| 2007-04-29 14:25|| Front Page Top

#7 Millions dead within a year or two.

This is a problem?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-04-29 17:16|| 2007-04-29 17:16|| Front Page Top

#8 Not to the Democrats, RJ, who expect to get more of their ilk elected as a result....

Posted by Bobby 2007-04-29 18:17|| 2007-04-29 18:17|| Front Page Top

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