We will send them home in body bags: Insurgents respond to the Bush 'surge'

The Times ^ | January 12, 2007 | Stephen Farrell

[jmc1969]

Iraqi insurgents last night threatened to send President Bush’s 22,000 new troops home in body bags as details emerged of the new Baghdad crackdown at the core of his “surge” strategy.

The Shia-led Government of Nouri al-Maliki reacted positively, but there is widespread scepticism as to whether it will confront Shia militias within its own hardline parties. On the streets there are near-universal predictions — from Sunnis and Shias alike — that the plan will join previous failed initiatives.

One al-Maliki aide told The Times that the Baghdad offensive would first concentrate on outlying Sunni insurgent strongholds that “choke” the capital — such as Abu Ghraib, Latifiya and Salman Pak — rather than taking on al-Mahdi Army.

“He argues that the way to deal with the Mahdi Army is to bring down the level of terrorist attacks so ordinary Shia don’t feel the need for the Mahdi. Right now they think the Mahdi is bad, but without them they would be killed by al-Qaeda and the others.”

After four to eight weeks — once ordinary Shias see a reduction in insurgent killings — the Government would be in a stronger position to persuade the militia to disband.

[popdonnelly]

Somebody on the DU just quoted this with approval. One of his little DU buddies agreed with him.

[jmc1969]

You have to remember members of Ansar al-Sunna and al-Qaeda are posters for DU.

[woofie]

Is there an Insurgent Union that the media can contact to find out what they are thinking?

[Hildy]

I was thinking the same thing...do the insurgents have spokespeople now? This is just out and out made up.

[Spruce]

1 week and these goat-humpers will be crying uncle.

[popdonnelly]

Probably on AOL, as well.

[GVnana]

Oooooh. Boogey men!

[Christopher Lincoln]

Iraqi insurgents last night threatened to send President Bush’s 22,000 new troops home in body bags as details emerged of the new Baghdad crackdown at the core of his “surge” strategy.

ROFL

[do the dhue]

How are they going to send us home in body bags when they are going to be running faster then they ever thought they could?

[piasa]

Is there an Insurgent Union that the media can contact to find out what they are thinking?

The media is the insurgent union. The union griever is the DNC...

[do the dhue]

Is there an Insurgent Union that the media can contact to find out what they are thinking?

Try 1 800 DemoraticParty

They are in with ALL the unions (especially the Soviet Union). LOL MAN!!! I just bust me up!!! LOL

[LibSnubber]

I hope our guys and gals send these animals home in ziploc bags.

[do the dhue]

I hope our guys and gals send these animals home in ziploc bags. Tiny pieces of DNA would work too. Won't need plastic bags then.

[Dick Vomer]

blah, blah, blah... yeah, we've heard it before....

oh yeah... I know, I know... you're "outraged"........ again....

these were the last muzzie asshats that were gonna conquer us and send us home in bags....

[metmom]

Just like the bloodbath that was supposed to happen when the whole war in Iraq started? You know, all that resistance them met rolling into Baghdad?

[Frank_Discussion]

"Iraqi insurgents last night threatened to send President Bush’s 22,000 new troops home in body bags..."

BRING

IT

[popdonnelly]

"they are going to be running faster then they ever thought they could"

Ah, that reminds me of a post I once read from a former Israeli military man. He said the Arabs ran so fast, they didn't bother to put on their shoes.

[sonic109]

The only way sending more troops will do any good is if they are given carte blanche to do what they do best , kill people and blow up things. If they still have their hands tied in a PC war with the media all over them then its a waste of time.