[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

This ought to be good.

[Brilliant]

He said insurgents were streaming into the capital for "an all-out assault against the Baghdad area."




Seems like a pretty risky move.

[stuartcr]

If they know insurgents are streaming in, can't they be stopped before the all-out attack?

[RexBeach]

More insurgents "streaming" into Baghdad? Well, OK then. Let's kill'em quickly!

God bless our troops.

[redgolum]

So we have new insurgents from Iran streaming into Baghdad.

Where they will be sent to allah in a card board box.

[IrishMike]

Lock n' load time.

[Van Jenerette]

TET offensive 1968?

[rhombus]

Hey maybe Iran is trying to distract the world from the mess they started with Israel which they started to distract the world from their nuclear program. Pop the corn.

[alicewonders]

Insurgents everywhere are in "panic mode". They are losing.

[observer5]

So why is the US not bombing Iran and Syria who are behind these attacks?

Perhaps Bush thinks that if "Hezbullah would stp doing this s*it" there wouldn't be a problem?

My my, I just hope he insn't this naive.

[horse_doc]

The media wants this to be the Tet Offensive redeux so bad that they can taste it.

Not this time. They won't be able to cover up this American victory.

Why is it always 1968 for these people?

[debg]

Stream away!

[2banana]

Sounds like they want to do a "Tet" - which was, of course, a huge military defeat for the NVA, but the socialists in America made it into a political victory FOR THE ENEMY

[Jameison]

"Bombings and shootings soared by 40 percent in the Baghdad area in the past week, the U.S. command said Thursday."

Up 40% from last week?
That is significant?
What is down by, from last year or year to date or last month and what is the trend?
Violence always fluctuates from week to week. Could very well be that last week was low.
Normal Associalistic Press spin and BS.

[gridlock]

We can't use the MOAB until they concentrate their forces...

[starbase]

This should be entertaining. You know, the most powerful military in the world is all over the place over there. In addition, a newly formed local force of 236,000 men is spread throughout the country. 6.4 million people with cell phone subscriptions (and eyes) make 4785 actionable tips to the military every month.

268 newspapers and magazines, 50 television stations, and numerous commercial radio stations let all the people know (in their own dialects) just who the scum bags really are. Read more at this link if you'd like to catch up on what Iraq is really like circa May 2006.

[LS]

A roach motel within a roach motel.

I said this "war" was over at Fallujah, just like WW II in the Pacific was essentially over at Midway: this is about to be the "insurgents'" version of the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot.

[rennatdm]

"Clearly the death squad elements, the terrorist elements, know that Baghdad is a must-win for them," he said. "Whoever wins the Baghdad area, whoever is able to bring peace and security to that area, is going to set the conditions to stabilize this country." Wapo's contribution to this story is evident by how they put these quotes together.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Every one of these vermin caught should be hauled into the street, doused with gasoline, and set on fire.

[Gritty]

The terrorists will lose their Tet Offensive and sustain horrendous losses.

But the anti-war Left will tout it as a hugh win for the terrorists, and demand the Failed Bush War means we must redeploy out NOW!

Too bad for them Walter Cronkite no longer rules the airwaves.