Battle For Diwaniyah Rages On In Iraq
In Major Offensive, Iraqi Troops Try To Drive Shiite Militia Out Of City; 21 More Bodies Dumped In Streets
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Iraqi soldiers look at a kiosk blown up by planted explosives in Mansour, central Baghdad, Saturday, April 7, 2007. Four people were hurt in the blast, according to Iraqi police. (AP Photo/Assad Muhsin)
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A U.S. military convoy drives through Diwaniyah, 80 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, April 6, 2007. Iraqi forces backed by American soldiers swept into a troubled, predominantly Shiite city south of Baghdad before dawn Friday, and the U.S. military said as many as six militia fighters had been killed. (AP Photo/Jalal Mudhar)
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Maj. Gen. Othman Farhood al-Ghanemi, commander of the Iraqi army's 8th Division, said the U.S.-Iraqi operation to retake Diwaniyah took shape after a three-month crescendo of violence in which at least 58 people were killed or kidnapped.
In violence leading up to the offensive, many women reportedly were killed after the hard-line fundamentalist militiamen accused them of violating their strict interpretation of Islamic morality.
Al-Ghanemi told The Associated Press that militants were armed with rocket-propelled grenades, Katyusha rockets, Strela anti-aircraft rockets and AK-47 assault rifles. Before the offensive, militants attacked Iraqi and U.S.-led coalition forces 17 times with roadside bombs — some of them armor-piercing explosively formed projectiles.
The U.S. military accuses Iran of providing militants with the deadly EFPs.
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See all 95 CommentsP.S. The world is full of rainbows, flowers and marijuana in spite of the very evil Bush administration and individuals like still ****** 1234. ( Chaney was one of four in congress who voted against head start. Bushes simplistic zealotry and lack of empathy, Rumsfields fascist arrogance, and OUR attourney generals dishonesty speak for themselves.
The idea of getting rid of Saddam had been Iran's fantasy for years. They fought Iraq through the 80's and only managed a draw, then we did it for them. Dicknbush owed our troops a plan to prevent Iraq from descending into sectarian violence and civil war, as the smart people had warned Duh-bya would happen without enough troops. Then Bremmer disbanded the police and military. Did they expect the honor system to maintain order? Their post-Saddam planning was limited to providing antihistamines for allergic reactions to all the flowers the troops would be given.
If Duh-bya had fought through his "Daddy" issues with a shrink instead of the military, the world would be better. Now, he's got Iraq and like a drunk who's wrestled an alligator until he gets a firm grip on it and realizes he has no idea what to do now that he has it.
Bush and his army of idiot followers are spouting off *** like we won't leave until "victory" is achieved over our "enemies".
These freakin' morons don't have a clue who the "enemy" is nor what constitutes "victory". If anything, the presence of U.S. troops may be the root cause of the instability in Iraq. Pretty ironic that this "surge" is actually making the situation worst and not better.
The very government that Bush installed may be the "enemy".
Bush and his army of idiot followers are spouting off *** like we won't leave until "victory" is achieved over our "enemies".
These freakin' morons don't have a clue who the "enemy" is nor what constitutes "victory". If anything, the presence of U.S. troops may be the root cause of the instability in Iraq. Pretty ironic that this "surge" is actually making the situation worst and not better.
The very government that Bush installed may be the "enemy".
Now these very same Bush supporting morons are all gung-ho to hunt and kill Iraqis who resist the current U.S. occupation. How's that any different from what Saddam the "Brutal Dictator" was doing in an attempt to maintain stability in his country?
In fact, it would be accurate to say Bush's policies are killing a great deal more innocent Iraqis than Saddam ever did or could have imagined.
Some of this blood-thirsty Gomers are advocating "Nuking" the whole place. How sincere do you think these idiots were when they wanted to "Free" the Iraqis from "oppression"? Bush supporters are violent deranged and murderous hypocritical retards.
Re: "...and isn't it a shame that our military is caught up in a conflict where we have to take a poll to find out who wants to kill us!!"
Indeed it is.
Iraqis have every right to defend themselves against/resist this horrific Bush regime crusade, and they have done a very effective job of it, as we have seen.
Posted by feelfree1
This is true, and isn't it a shame that our military is caught up in a conflict where we have to take a poll to find out who wants to kill us!!
This is the kind of quagmire Bush has gotten us into!!
Re: "Im Sick Of The Press All Doom And Gloom"
Somewhere, there is a hole in the sand, missing your head.
Enemy But We Have To Protect Them. I Think As Long
As They Are Over There They Should Protect Themselfs..They Have All The Ratings And Money.
They Never Have Any Good News On Anything Good
We Do, Only Everything Bad}}}
Because They Are Experts They Hide Behind Freedom Of The Press,,,They Have Killed Many Solders Because Of There Information They Let Out On Everything We Do,,,,If I Was In Charge I Would Tell Them Get Out..Or Go On The Otherside And See
How Long You Will Last...
Im Sick Of The Press All Doom And Gloom
Re: "The whole world will celebrate when these Bush regime sub-humans are finally brought to justice!"
Good point.
Are you feeling defensive about something?
Not even a little bit, however YOU are the one that addressed the following to ME.
...time to get back to rehab?, or the home.
dlpracer,
President Bush's legacy is sure to be defined by fraud, illegitimacy, deception, corruption, piracy, mass-murder, deceit, torture, and above all, 'miserable failure'.
Many top Nazis faced death by hanging for acts which are remarkably similar to the Bush regime record.
The whole world will celebrate when these Bush regime sub-humans are finally brought to justice!
Re: "Never, ever concede victory to those who are out to destroy you."
Whatever you say, Ahab.
Never, ever concede victory to those who are out to destroy you.
Here is an excellent summary, provided by a brave and articulate young Iraqi woman, who posts under the alias "Riverbend":
"And yet, as the situation continues to deteriorate both for Iraqis inside and outside of Iraq, and for Americans inside Iraq, Americans in America are still debating on the state of the war and occupation- are they winning or losing? Is it better or worse.
"Let me clear it up for any moron with lingering doubts: It%u2019s worse. It%u2019s over. You lost. You lost the day your tanks rolled into Baghdad to the cheers of your imported, American-trained monkeys. You lost every single family whose home your soldiers violated. You lost every sane, red-blooded Iraqi when the Abu Ghraib pictures came out and verified your atrocities behind prison walls as well as the ones we see in our streets. You lost when you brought murderers, looters, gangsters and militia heads to power and hailed them as Iraq%u2019s first democratic government. You lost when a gruesome execution was dubbed your biggest accomplishment. You lost the respect and reputation you once had. You lost more than 3000 troops. That is what you lost America. I hope the oil, at least, made it worthwhile."
http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com
It is way past time to get out of Iraq.
www.ipetitions.com/petition/OutNow
Re: "So if you want a democrat president..."
What the hell are you talking about?
Re: "BTW, I haven't defended Bush on anything, I just challenged YOU. Did you miss debating class?"
That was a general comment. What made you think that it was directed at you?
Are you feeling defensive about something?
Oh my, did you have to rush off to your thesaurus
to get all those big words??
Good grief, your emotions are overwhelming your limited capacity of independent thought. Try reading a different newspaper.
Good luck with the rest of your life.
Try again.
BTW, I haven't defended Bush on anything, I just challenged YOU. Did you miss debating class?
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