So everyone, the EU included, is all freaked out over Iran (more), which appears to be getting closer and closer to having a functional nuclear weapons program. Israel is threatening bombing runs over their nuclear sites, to which Iran replies it will give Israel “a slap it would never forget — not only during several years but for all its history” (more). Bremer is claiming that Iran is behind the attacks in Iraq (more), and the US warns that Iran's long-range ballistic missiles can be armed with biological warheads (more)… Remember a few weeks ago when I linked to a story claiming that the only way Bush could win the next election was to either go to war with Iran, Syria, and/or North Korea, and/or cause another 9-11-style attack? Guess what… Bush's approval rating is at his lowest ever (more). I wonder what he'll do?
"I determine that [Iraq] planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001."
- George Bush, March 18 2003
(more)"We've had no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with September the 11th."
- George Bush, September 14 2003
Of course, we can all come up with a pretty endless stream of quotes with Bush and the Cabal lying to Congress to start this money-maker stealer of a war. I don't get the impression that people particularly care to do anything about it. Every single claim has turned out to be fully fraudulent, and the only people suffering appear to be the “little people”.
Boom! Explosion near an oil pipline (more). Boom! Explosion in Bagdad (more). Bang! More US troops just got killed for no good reason (more)… It's not good. People just keep dying for nothing other than to put money in wealthy people's pockets. Pow! $100 million dollars to another defense contractor profiting from fear (more). Well, it's a big pot to steal from I guess… almost four hundred billion dollars next year (more).
What do Iraqis have to say about all the attacks on US troops? (more)
"The Americans will be attacked and killed all along the road between Ramadi and Fallujah. It's the highway of death. All Iraqis are united in the jihad, whether they be Kurds, Arabs, Sunnis or Shiites. We don't need America, we did not ask for their help. We pulled off the revolution in 1920 against the British.[The attacks give] me great cause for joy because we are fighting an occupying power that has come with false promises and brought chaos to the country. We want progress but things were better in the days of Saddam. At least there was order and security."
So basically, it's a lose-lose situation. Leave, and extremists take power of an oil-rich nation that'll hate America for decades. Don't leave, and you drain the US coffers, risk attacks on US soil, and deal with a drawn out guerrilla war that demoralizes the military and the public. There may be no good solution at this point.
More from the “oops” department that seems all too popular. US troops just fired on an Italian official brought in by the US to head up recovery efforts on antiquities and killed his translator (more). Their car came up on a US roadblock, and the kids working it didn't think he was following directions properly so they opened fire… If “shoot first, ask questions later” is standard practise, it's no surprise things are so messed up!
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