Comments on: The Major Progress In Iraq http://floppingaces.net/2006/09/01/the-major-progress-in-iraq/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-major-progress-in-iraq Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:47:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TampaConservative http://floppingaces.net/2006/09/01/the-major-progress-in-iraq/#comment-1568 TampaConservative Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:22:41 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2006/09/01/the-major-progress-in-iraq/#comment-1568 Maybe I'm watching the wrong Fox News channel. Here is what I saw: Rising sectarian bloodshed has pushed violence in Iraq to its highest level in more than two years, and preventing civil war is now the most urgent mission of the growing contingent of 140,000 U.S. troops in the country, according to a new Pentagon report released yesterday. Executions, kidnappings and other sectarian attacks targeting Iraqi civilians have soared over the past three months, contributing to a 51 percent rise in casualties among the population and Iraqi security forces, the report said. More than 3,000 Iraqis are killed or wounded each month, and by July, 2,000 of the casualties were the result of sectarian incidents, it showed. The Pentagon report, though consistent with what news media have reported for months, is significant because it represents an official acknowledgment of trends that are widely believed to be driving the country toward full-scale civil war.

Maybe I’m watching the wrong Fox News channel. Here is what I saw:

Rising sectarian bloodshed has pushed violence in Iraq to its highest level in more than two years, and preventing civil war is now the most urgent mission of the growing contingent of 140,000 U.S. troops in the country, according to a new Pentagon report released yesterday.

Executions, kidnappings and other sectarian attacks targeting Iraqi civilians have soared over the past three months, contributing to a 51 percent rise in casualties among the population and Iraqi security forces, the report said. More than 3,000 Iraqis are killed or wounded each month, and by July, 2,000 of the casualties were the result of sectarian incidents, it showed.

The Pentagon report, though consistent with what news media have reported for months, is significant because it represents an official acknowledgment of trends that are widely believed to be driving the country toward full-scale civil war.

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]]> By: Reasic http://floppingaces.net/2006/09/01/the-major-progress-in-iraq/#comment-1566 Reasic Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:22:40 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2006/09/01/the-major-progress-in-iraq/#comment-1566 Tom, you seem to be much more level-headed than Curt. He will slip lower and lower into far right conspiracies, as he continues to discredit those who disagree with him simply for the fact that they don't view things the way he does. He doesn't know anything about me and yet he is willing to make assumptions so that he can ignore me and what I have to say. It's really a shame, imo. I hope you see the nonsense that is displayed in so many of Curt's posts. If you want to debate any of these issues, I'd be glad to. I am just looking for a little reason, and have definitely not found it in Curt. He has gone over the deep end.

Tom, you seem to be much more level-headed than Curt. He will slip lower and lower into far right conspiracies, as he continues to discredit those who disagree with him simply for the fact that they don’t view things the way he does. He doesn’t know anything about me and yet he is willing to make assumptions so that he can ignore me and what I have to say. It’s really a shame, imo. I hope you see the nonsense that is displayed in so many of Curt’s posts. If you want to debate any of these issues, I’d be glad to. I am just looking for a little reason, and have definitely not found it in Curt. He has gone over the deep end.

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]]> By: Tom the Redhunter http://floppingaces.net/2006/09/01/the-major-progress-in-iraq/#comment-1567 Tom the Redhunter Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:22:40 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2006/09/01/the-major-progress-in-iraq/#comment-1567 I'm happy too, Curt, about the increased numbers of the Iraqi army and it's increased responsibility. But then I read stories like <a href="http://www.windsofchange.net/archives/009000.php" rel="nofollow">this one</a>. Ugh. Reasic is wrong in that the msm is certainly biased. That said, there is no doubt that the situation is disturbing when we're 3 1/2 years into this thing and we're even talking about securing the capital.

I’m happy too, Curt, about the increased numbers of the Iraqi army and it’s increased responsibility. But then I read stories like this one. Ugh.

Reasic is wrong in that the msm is certainly biased. That said, there is no doubt that the situation is disturbing when we’re 3 1/2 years into this thing and we’re even talking about securing the capital.

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