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2008-05-24 Iraq

Violence in Iraq falls to lowest level in 4 years

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-05-24 17:23|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Less violence than DC, that is for sure. Maybe we could pull out of DC and let the "locals" have it.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-05-24 18:03|| 2008-05-24 18:03|| Front Page Top

#2 I think the "locals" have already taken over DC, Darth.

That's why it's the ~~shithole~~ way it is.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-05-24 18:50|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-05-24 18:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Barbara, it is the worst of all worlds, run by the locals under rules made by Congress. There is a reason why the one city for which Congress is directly responsible is such a self-indulgent cesspool.

Posted by RWV 2008-05-24 19:22|| 2008-05-24 19:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Quagmire^(-1)

Posted by Alaska Paul 2008-05-24 19:30|| 2008-05-24 19:30|| Front Page Top

#5 There are plenty of other cesspools to round out the top ten:

Oakland Ca
South Central Los Angeles
Gary Indiana
Detroit
New Orleans
East St Louis
South Side of Chicago
etc.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-05-24 19:31|| 2008-05-24 19:31|| Front Page Top

#6 GulfBravo: You left out Fulton County, GA.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-05-24 20:45|| 2008-05-24 20:45|| Front Page Top

#7 Now we know why the AP made up that story about the bogus Sistani fatwahs.

Posted by gorb 2008-05-24 21:38|| 2008-05-24 21:38|| Front Page Top

#8 can we keep this about IRAQ please? DC etc are afflicted with street crime, which hasnt gone away in Iraq, but isnt all that relevant once its back to the levels it was at under Saddam.

this is a big achievement if it lasts, but one swallow doeth not a summer make, and we've been disappointed a lot in Iraq. '

OTOH it fits in well with what we've been seeing on several fronts in Iraq the last couple of months, and that in turn is a culmination of things building up steadly during the surge. There is MUCH reason to be hopeful, but also reason to keep ones fingers crossed.

And this doesnt really effect the MSM per se, theyve got plenty of other stuff to cover.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-05-24 23:27|| 2008-05-24 23:27|| Front Page Top

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