Posted on 03/05/2005 11:57:09 PM PST by FairOpinion
"They never really were much of a threat"
That one may not work for them. They could raise the ire of brave families who have had the tragedy of the official military delegation arriving at their doors with sad news.
They could anger those who have survived IEDs, mortars and rockets going off a little too close. (I've personally experienced this one.)
They might want to reconsider if they decide to spin it that way.
But you're right; I wouldn't put it past the scumbags to try that.
Most anti-terrorism work in the EU,and around the globe for that matter is low key work. The EU approach is misguided in its belief that allowing know hot-heads (in the States we just call'em ragheads) to leave their countries to fight elsewhere. Elsewhere is the place the EU wants them rear their ugly heads and do their horrible work, not in the EU proper. The fatal flaw is that by allowing them, under the guise of low key and they will do it elsewhere, the Sales Pitch is given to many more than would be the case if they just stopped those who did the recruiting.
Bring it on baby. You f$$$ with the best, you die like the rest. The religion of peace is getting desperate. Ooorahhhh, get some!
When you really get down to it, journalism is just cheap talk. They don't have to be consistent, but they do have to (and want to attract attention.
They underestimated truth, George W. Bush, and the American people, and, worst of all for them, they worshipped Satan.
They may be running out of willing suicide bombers. In fact some have been chained to their cars which sugests taking a person's family hostage might be a motivation. But is there any real evidence that the insurgents are losing support in the sunni neighborhoods?
They didn't participate in the vote and there are no real indications that I've seen that they've turned on the insurgents. If you see it please let me know as I would like to agree with you but the number of attacks seems to remain relatively constant if shifting more toward ING targets that are less well protected.
I think it as likely that Iraq will devolve into ethnic civil war.
It must be awfully hot in their paradise.
I guess I get to gloat just a little now. :-)
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Feel free to gloat. You deserve it and it's good for the soul. :)
But just think how the DemRATS are feeling -- being proven wrong at every turn after their shrill crys of "the sky is falling", "we can't win" (and of course they tried to make sure we won't)
"How can you keep 'em down on the farm, once they have seen Paree"
More and more Iraqis are indeed getting sick and tired of the terrorists.
Angry Iraqis denounce insurgent attacks (Lebanon paper)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1356982/posts
As more people lose loved ones to relentless violence, Iraqis have become increasingly vocal in their criticism of the insurgency, even staging a rare public demonstration condemning militants as terrorists after a deadly car bombing. While it may be too early to say public opinion has shifted, one thing is clear: Many Iraqis have grown tired of two years of constant insecurity, and some are directing their anger at insurgents for the first time.
"I demand that they be put in the zoo along with the other scavengers, because that is where they belong," says one Mosul resident whose brother was killed in a recent attack.
You could argue instead that Iraq is in a civil war, but that it's a low intensity one, that the rebel/minority side is losing, and that it's already been as bad as it's going to get. You could also argue that, relative to other possibilities, it's just as well to get it over with now.
Can't find any right now, but I recall several articles with at least anecdotal evidence, including one where an insurgent himself was interviewed who bemoaned that fact that he had been able to operate openly and be readily sheltered in his Baghdad (IIRC) neighborhood, but now he'd had to move because the locals would turn him in, as they had half his cell.
Good way for Europe's cleanup.......
Thanks. Fair opinion does indeed cite an article indicating a loss of insurgent support in some areas. This is encouraging. Also there is pretty much an indication of a simmering civil war at least as the sunni's are concerned. On the other hand, one has to wonder if the whole things is getting tiresome to the sunni population in general and with that there may yet be hope for some peaceful resolution of this situation. Thanks again
Gloat if you like, but people have been saying that for a whole lot longer. :-)
Oh, so have I.
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