Posted on 10/26/2009 10:15:08 AM PDT by Starman417
Smoke rises near the Iraqi Ministry of Justice, shortly after a blast, in Baghdad October 25, 2009. Twin car bombs targeting two government buildings killed at least 75 people and wounded 460 in central Baghdad on Sunday, police and health officials said, in the bloodiest attack in the capital for two months. REUTERS/Stringer While Sunday's 2 bus bombs in Baghdad that left over a hundred dead and 500 wounded was a horrific reminder that "evil-doers" and "deadenders" still seek to derail the road to freedom and democracy for Iraq, ordinary Iraqis, who have endured so much, seem undaunted and optimistic about their future. David Ignatius of WaPo apparently was flying overhead in a Black Hawk with General David Petraeus on the day of the bombings. Baghdad was so much abuzz with construction and commerce activities, that they did not realize that terrorists exploded two massive car bombs at the Justice Ministry and the Baghdad provincial administration. This is how he describes the reaction of his Iraqi friends, and it is the correct message to send to terrorists (you know? "Go shopping"?):
(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net
Iraq is never gonna totally calm down. Just gotta find an acceptable level of car bombings like one or two a day but only like one really big one a month.
Barry chooses to ignore Iran. Our soldiers and Marines cannot.
Once you take away a cockroaches food supply, the cockroaches die.
I think you're correct. At least at that stage it will more resemble France.
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