Insurgents launch bloody attacks in Iraq

[leftchick]

http://www.timesofoman.com/newsdetails.asp?newsid=15660

BAGHDAD –– Insurgents launched a string of bloody attacks in Iraq on Sunday, shooting dead a senior civil servant in Baghdad and bombing a police station in Saddam Hussein's home town of Tikrit.

This followed the killing of 12 interior ministry commandos on Saturday in a series of clashes in and around the restive city of Samarra, in central Iraq.

Over the past weeks, rebels have increasingly targetted newly-minted Iraqi security forces, who are taking on a more prominent role in anti-insurgency operations, especially in towns.

Meanwhile, US officials acknowledged that poor security in the country is hobbling efforts to speed up reconstruction and that security accounts for 16 percent of all spending on reconstruction projects.

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Mission Accomplished." - GW Bush

May 2, 2003

[bemildred]

2. How about: "Iraqi insurgents continue bloody offensive on Sunday"?

No, we can't say that, that would suggest that the "insurgents"
have the initiative and control the situation ...

[4dsc]

7. they don't??

"have the initiative and control the situation"???

Let's consider there not a safe road to travel in Irag today.. Consider you cannot get from the Green Zone to the airport without being attacked.. Consider these are DAILY headlines with no abatement in site.. Now who really controls the situation in Iraq??

[bemildred]

8. Relax, I'm on your side.

[maddezmom]

3. and more violence in Afghanistan "the forgotten war "

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1491260&mesg_id=1491260

[Johnywolf]

4. What the?

I though mission was accoumplished. We are supposed to winning, lol jk That proves once again that Bush is a LIAR! Not that reps will believe that he is a liar. If he would have told that Cuba has WMD's reps would have supported him!
:patriot:

[GoBlue]

5. Wow a whole 16%

"Meanwhile, US officials acknowledged that poor security in the country is hobbling efforts to speed up reconstruction and that security accounts for 16 percent of all spending on reconstruction projects.

[maddezmom]

6. previous articles on rebuilding efforts

Violence in Iraq cripples $21-bln rebuilding effort
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1489623&mesg_id=1489623

LAT:Rules and(Iraqi)Cash Flew Out Window(before U.S. handover) - BIG STORY
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1486395&mesg_id=1486395

[Doctor_J]

9. They're still bringing it on

damn, it actually is starting to look like we're going to lose this war. And Afghanistan is lost. I hate republicans.

[Lizzie Borden]

10. We've been losing it...

for quite awhile now. Most of us here knew this was gonna be another Vietnam. I'm with ya on those Republican s.o.b.'s.

[pfitz59]

11. Meanwhile...Pickles insults Muslims.......

in Jeruselum