Murder of US ally thrusts Anbar back to Iraq frontline

[rodeodance]

Source: afp




Murder of US ally thrusts Anbar back to Iraq frontline

by Jay Deshmukh 26 minutes ago

BAGHDAD (AFP) - The brutal slaying of a high-profile US ally in Iraq's western Anbar province has brought the vast desert region back to the forefront of the country's relentless bloodletting.
.............

The sheikh, a for
Abu Reesha had launched the Anbar Awakening Conference, a group of 42 Sunni tribes which turned against Al-Qaeda in Iraq complaining of their exactions against civilians.

But Abu Reesha's assassination shows Anbar is as dangerous as ever and still far away from normality.

........
On September 3, US President George W. Bush shook hands with Abu Reesha and told US troops that the success in Anbar could lead to a reduction in troop numbers in Iraq.

But with the sheikh's death, much of the US cause for optimism has been called into doubt.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070913/ts_afp/iraqunrestanbar_070913201043

[IndianaGreen]

1. But General Westmoreland said..err..General Petraeus said things were going well

Is there anyone in here still defending that chickenshit ass kisser, as Admiral Fallon described Petraeus?

[TomInTib]

2. And now The Idiot is going on teevee tonight and try to polish the turd.

"Bring 'em on!"

[ClintonTyree]

5. "Bring 'em on" is sooooo 2004...

"Were kickin' ass" is the new Bush buzz phase.

Both of them were spoken by a true idiot who hasn't a basic understanding of what's really happening in Iraq. He only see what he wants to see, hears what he wants to hear and isn't plugged into reality whatsoever.

Our pResident is a delusional moron.

[TexasLawyer]

3. Anbar--"one of the safest places in Iraq"-- GWB

Re Bush's 6-hour visit to Iraq 2 weeks ago:

AP ANALYSIS: Bush-Anbar Is a Success

By ROBERT BURNS 09.03.07, 4:20 PM ET


AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq -

<snip>

Anbar, a desert province that starts at the western gates of Baghdad, "was once written off as lost. It is now one of the safest places in Iraq," the president said to loud cheers.

That assertion is part of Bush's push to sell Anbar as a success story and to hold it up to his congressional critics as a reason why the troop buildup should not be cut short.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/09/03/ap4076962.html

[AlCzervik]

4. unless you're a you know---person.

[Roland99]

6. The Anti-Midas Touch?

[roseBudd]

7. click through & rate it a 5, it only has 12 votes just now

[bemildred]

8. Bullshit and money only get you so far. nt