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2007-10-27 Iraq

Top Shia & Sunni Tribal Leaders in Diyala Reject Terrorism

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Posted by Glenmore 2007-10-27 07:29|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 [Fun Dung Poo has been pooplisted.]

Posted by Fun Dung Poo 2007-10-27 09:57|| 2007-10-27 09:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Wow, that was quick.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-10-27 10:11|| 2007-10-27 10:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Brooklyn bridge anyone? Very cheap.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2007-10-27 11:36|| 2007-10-27 11:36|| Front Page Top

#4 From all this similar type of reports it now appears that to the Arabs we are the "strongest, fastest horse". Now, we need to get the Paki's, Persian's, Afghani's and Paleo's to agree to that also. I have a feeling though that the Persian's are going to insist on a "pale horse". Too bad, a waste of good horse.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-10-27 14:31|| 2007-10-27 14:31|| Front Page Top

#5 People also have to understand that the monthly death toll before we invaded Iraq was not zero. Saddam's tribe and tribes that held favor with Saddam regularly engaged in violence against anyone they saw as a threat. It is quite possible that the death toll now is already below the monthly death toll of pre-war Iraq. There is no way to know.

Kidnappings and killings of "uppity" Shiites was pretty common back in the day. Look, for example, at what happened to Mookie's daddy.

Posted by crosspatch 2007-10-27 14:41|| 2007-10-27 14:41|| Front Page Top

#6 In other words, the current rate of "sectarian violence" might be considered "normal" for Iraq and something that the culture could tolerate indefinitely.

Posted by crosspatch 2007-10-27 14:43|| 2007-10-27 14:43|| Front Page Top

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