Rumsfeld Says US Forces "Unlikely" To Storm Holy Places In Najaf

[Nambe]

WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (AFP)

US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said late Tuesday that US troops pressing an offensive in Najaf against an anti-government militia led by radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr were "unlikely" to storm the Iraqi town`s holy places where the militants are holed up.

"It`s unlikely that the US forces would be the ones that would deal with the holy places," Rumsfeld said, appearing on PBS`s "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" program.

"That`s just not something that we are likely to do," he continued. "I would think that the Iraqi forces would be the ones that would deal with that ...

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[jeff30997]

1. I love Rummy. So predictable.

:puke:

[AZCat]

2. Based on Rummy's record on predictions

I'd say this means we're going to storm the place within a week.

[Jaybird]

3. They better batten down the hatches.....

at the palace because rummy is a well known liar

[kodi]

4. memory jog: what was the motivating force behind indira gandhi's murder?

attacks by indian government forces on sikh holy sites.

[Thor_MN]

5. And Condi said we might not have to invade any other countries....

[acmavm]

6. Not unlike bush* when he starts talking about how great a government

assisted or funded project or program is. Once he starts saying that, within a week funds get eliminated or cut. So since the pattern is that once they say something, expect the opposite.

It's bizarro world, looney tune land, and the Twilight Zone with these people.