Comments on: Turkish Troops Enter Northern Iraq

Hundreds Of Troops Cross Border For Overnight Operation; Secretary Rice Makes Surprise Visit

[runningralph]

The Turks sent 300 troops 1 1/2 miles into Iraq to get some people that had been causing trouble in Turkey and then withdrew the same day. Small potatoes. Hardly worth comment. So I won''t.
However, the Turks are not to be trifled with. In Korean War the Turks caught a Korean thief in their camp. They drove a steel rod through his ears and hoisted the thief up on a flagpole to twist in the wind. They don''t play. There''s lots of other good stories, but that was a long time ago.

[feelfree1]

More Bu$h victory in Iraq today:

Baghdad

Around 8,15 am, an IED exploded near the rare gate of Mustansiriyah University in Waziriyah neighborhood east Baghdad.

Around 9,00 am, an IED exploded in Al Amirat Street in Mnsour neighborhood west Baghdad.

Three people (an Iraqi soldier and two civilians were wounded when mortar shell hit Al Shurta tunnel neighborhood west Baghdad around 10,00 am.

Four people were killed (1 national police member and 3 civilians) and seven others wounded (2 national police members and 5 civilians) in a parked car bomb in Al Nidhal Street downtown Baghdad around 2,00 pm.

Dean of al-Ma''moun college, Mohammed Abdulhasen al-Mayahi, was shot dead by gunmen as he got out of his car in front of his home in Qadisiyah neighbourhood, central Baghdad at 06:30 pm. The gunmen, in a civilian vehicle, used silencers.

(Blackwater? Mossad?)

5 unidentified bodies were found in Baghdad by Iraqi Police today. 1 in Shaab, 2 in Slaikh, 1 in Doura and 1 in Saidiyah.

Diyala

A suicide car bomb targeted a police check point downtown Baquba city north of Baghdad around 1,00 pm

16 killed and 24 injured in explosion...10 km to the north of Baquba at around 07:00 pm.

www.mcclatchydc.com/212/story/23343.html

Plus, the Bush regime has already "martyred" another 15 "coalition" troops this month, in their illegal Iraq war of choice.

Smell that? That''s Bushfreedom!

[blondmadison]

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[yongamerica]

Obviously, the installed puppet-government of Iraq lacks either legitimacy or sovereignty. - Feelfree1

I guess that makes your brother al-Sadr, whose party control a majority in the government part of the puppet show? That means al-Sadr is rally working for the Americans. Which means his Iranian ties are also working for America. Amazing. You know much more than the rest of the world, please tell us more

[feelfree1]

Re: "Americans have been providing Turkey with intelligence to go after Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq."

Obviously, the installed puppet-government of Iraq lacks either legitimacy or sovereignty.

[clestes-2009]

Iceman_1960,

reps are hoping that the absymal Congress ratings are going to mean a return of control to the Reps.

I don''t think so. When polled, America blames to reps for blocking bills we want. By a 2:1 margin, the reps are blamed.

Congress dem incumbants may have a fight to keep their seats, but it won''t be from a rep. It will be from another dem.

I think 2008 is going to be one of those watershed elections that happen every generation or so. Both the whitehouse and congress is going to be swept away and new faces replacing them. People who will do what we want!

[clestes-2009]

This could so easily escalated into something really serious, like war between the Kurds and Turks, who have been fighting for who knows how long.

This is happening with US help and support, and one has to wonder what Baghdatd thinks about it. Not well!!


Another example of the badly managed foreign policy of shrub. I read where he is obessed with his legacy. Hummm, I wonder if he is ready to have a Turk - Iraq war added to his list of unnecessary wars?

[superdem]

Not a mention of Americans killed in Iraq, but some were killed yesterday, the number is now 3,895. It is an outrage that these deaths go unrported, hidden from the American public. How can America the Occupier tell the Turks they cannot do the same in Iraq ? We can''t, we in fact provide the Turks with arms, and target coordinates - also unreported and hidden from the American public. Saddam attacked the Kurds and we cried murder - now we abet their murder ! The Kurds will eventually turn on US, and if they turn to Iran for help, Iran WILL help them. WE HAVE NO BUSINESS IN ANY OF THIS !!!! If Saddam was still there Iran, Turkey, al-Qaeda, the Shiite militias, and the Islamic radicals would ALL be in their places. And 3,895 Americans would still be alive. BUT NO ! This disaster gets worse and worse, whether the media reports it or not.

[iceman_1960]

"The Democrats funded the war again. I guess this is not news."
- Posted by hillaryin08 at 12:06 PM : Dec 18, 2007

Congress did.

As Congress" approval rating sinks to a new low.

In a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll released Monday, 68% disapprove of Republicans in Congress; only 26% approve.

Democrats do better, but not by much.

64% disapprove of Democrats in Congress; 30% approve.

Source:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2007-12-17-congresspoll_N.htm?csp=34

[gkc99]

Starting to sound like Vietnam--the US backing a puppet regime against a national liberation movement (Kurds) seeking self-determination and freedom from foreign occupiers (Turks and Arabs, and now, US)--when will the napalming of Kurds start, Bushits? Will John McCain be flying any of those missions?
You can bet Bushit won''t, the TExass Air Guard doesn''t fly further than Mexico!

[antoniof123]

Anyone notice how hillaryin08 is grasping at straws because the NeoFreak Movement has died and there are only a dozen or so desparate straggles left supporting the Shrub? Unbeleivable.

Posted by FloydZepp at 12:02 PM : Dec 18, 2007

Trying the old neo con divide again. Hey hillaryin08 your name may just prove to be true quicker than you think she will most likely win and to really throw salt in the wound Obama will be Vice President or the other way around but who cares as long as it is not another neo con.

[hillaryin08]

The Democrats funded the war again. I guess this is not news.

[hillaryin08]

is hiding bad news for Democrats regarding the war considered manipulation of the media?

[hillaryin08]

Anyone notice how CBS pulled the article about the Democrat lead congress caved once again to fund the war? Unbeleivable.

[samrensho]

Ole Condi was just there to let the puppets in Baghdad know that Shooter is still calling the shots. They should take their bribes and keep quiet.

[pensacola88]

The overnight raid to seize the 2,500 mortar rounds, 350 Katyusha rockets, and about 150 improvised bombs was the best news in this editorial.

[iceman_1960]

"Except for ALBANIA (which for some unknown reason thinks of him as a hero)..."

They thought he was Al Gore when he visited there.

They never got the update on the 2000 election.

Kind of an out of the way place. Bad news services.

[walt1944-2009]

The Great Emperor Bush II is concerned about what legacy the Great Emperor will leave behind when he leaves office (if he does!). He has been working towards creating a legacy when in fact he already has one.

Except for ALBANIA (which for some unknown reason thinks of him as a hero), The Great Emperor Bush II is the first Emperor of the USSA to have gotten most of the entire world mad at us, and mad at everyone else! Everywhere you go, everyone is mad at everyone else especially within the USSA, where no one has a kind word to say about anyone.

This, of course is all part of the Emperor''s strategy which goes something like "by dividing, I conquer". No one can argue that the Great Emperor Bush has surpassed himself on dividing everyone, but the jury is still out on him "conquering". So far, the only "conquests" the Emperor has had has been with the evil cowardly Whimp-ocrats in Congress who have proved to be only a minor threat!

Still, the Emperor is upset with Turkey for crossing over the line into HIS country, and it will be interesting to see how mad he gets the Turks at us!

SIG HEIL, BUSH!!!

[iceman_1960]

"The Armed Forces oof America..."

That"ll teach you to mock spelling errors.