Sen. Clinton Says Iraq Insurgents Failing

[ECH1969]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday a string of attacks killing more than 50 Iraqis in two days were failed attempts to sow sectarian strife and destabilized the country.

Both Clinton and McCain have been strident critics of the Pentagon's planning and management of the war in Iraq. But Clinton said Saturday that Sunni Muslim insurgents were failing in their efforts to destabilize Iraq through sectarian violence.

Clinton said insurgents had also failed to disrupt Iraq's landmark Jan. 30 elections, won by the Shiite clergy-backed ticket. The United Iraqi Alliance won 140 seats in the 275-seat National Assembly.

"Not one polling place was shut down or overrun and the fact that you have these suicide bombers now, wreaking such hatred and violence while people pray, is to me, an indication of their failure," she said.

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[Kerrytravelers]

1. Well, if killing innocent people is failing, than what is succeeding?

[Igel]

2. Civil war.

Can't get a good old fashioned jihad worked up if it's just a bunch of Sunnis splattering the infidels' mosques with Sunni and Shi'a blood.

You need to get the Shi'a to reciprocate. *Then* maybe they can get some serious recruitment in Jordan, Syria, Sa'udi Arabia, Egypt, Yemen ... hell, even some of the Pakistani "college students for shari'a and obscurantism" might make it to Iraq.

[Demeter]

3. Shia Don't need a civil war--they're going to take over anyway

It's the Sunni who need a civil war, and Bush is just the fool to help them.

[oasis]

4. You'll find that many political leaders worldwide are cheerleading on

behalf of the Iraqi people. Death and destruction are to be condemned.

[saigon68]

5. She obviously still inhales

And is blind deaf and dumb

Hey Moran --they killed 5 of our troops today

[n2mark]

7. Good God!

91 Iraqi people dead in two days, and 5 US troops dead today.
Senator Clinton, it time for to stop drinking the koolaid.

[NNN0LHI]

8. You and I can admit the truth that we are losing (lost) in Iraq

I am not so sure a politician can admit to that with out being accused of giving aid and comfort to the enemy. The only way out of this morass is going to be with some kind of crapolla "peace with honor" scenario where we don't admit defeat. I think saying we are losing to the Iraqis would be political suicide at this point for any politician. Now, if they start up the draft all bet are off. Thats when I become militant.

Don

[saigon68]

15. I agree Don this whole mess is going down the toilet.

[bpilgrim]

18. Byrd, Kennedy, Kucinich are still there...

they don't have to say we're 'losing' to make it clear how costly and off track this war is... to say we are 'winning' is nutts and to forget that this war is illegal is DANGEROUS fr us all.

our leaders need to OPPOSE the direction of this neoCON rampage and point to another way.

anything less is neoCON lite and a losing strategy, imo.

peace

[leesa]

28. Political suicide? Who cares, Don? What happened to ethics and morality?

[NNN0LHI]

29. I think leesa, that most politicians and people too for that matter...

...try to rationalize away the truth in the noble yet misguided hope that it will in some way ease the suffering of those who have been terribly wounded and for the families of those killed.

And then on the other hand it might just be the oil?

Don

[izzie]

6. Oh we will say we won and leave. Regular army's do not win---

these type of wars. Years ago Fall pointed this out. I just think he was right.

[Downtown Hound]

9. Casualties this year as compared to last year:

Jan. 2004: 47 dead
Jan. 2005: 107 dead

Feb. 2004: 20 dead
Feb. 2005: 37 dead so far, and the month ain't even over yet.

Yep, they're sure on the run all right! More Kool Aid anyone?

[dbt]

10. More Kool-Aid, Senator?

What the FUCK kind of success do you call 55 deaths in one day?

:grr:
dbt

[lancdem]

11. I like Hillary, but I don't agree with her on this one

Of course, she's in Iraq, so she's not exactly going to say the opposite.

[Blue to the bone]

12. Why not?

Is she required to check her balls at the door just because she's in Iraq? I think not.

[Itsthetruth]

14. Sure

Especially since she supported the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

Some people will never give up trying to turn a warhawk into a "peacenik"!

But, she real good on ........ the UN?

[Domitan]

13. Replace Hillary's face with that of Rummy or Bush

Same message, same shit.

[IndianaGreen]

16. Hillary is quite a prowar PPI/PNAC advocate

and there are those that are now telling us that the 2008 nomination is hers, end of debate. Well, I don't think that Hillary stands a prayer in 2008 if she is going to run by endorsing Bush's wars in Iraq, Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba, and what have you.

[Blue to the bone]

26. I'm with you IG! If Hillary is the nominee, then I'm.....

.....moving out of the country.




Oh wait, I've already done that. Nevermind.

[Bigmack]

17. Dean says he's not ....

... going to talk about policy.

Hillary is saying this bullshit about "insurgent" desperation.

Kerry supports this clusterfuck.

Is there ANY politician... D or R... who is publicly against this war?

[PassingFair]

19. Carl Levin is against this war and occupation.

And so is Dean.

[Blue to the bone]

20. Then Dean should be setting policy!!! n/t

[PassingFair]

21. No argument from me on that! n/t

[Disturbed]

22. The more people that the "Insugency kills the more...

they are a failure. Haven't we heard this before?

[Jacobin]

23. "Nixon Says Light At End of Tunnel In Viet Nam"

eom.

e of fucking m.

[NNN0LHI]

24. I'm pretty sure the "I see light at the end of the tunnel" quote can be...

...attributed to Walt W. Rostow, National Security Adviser, Dec. 1967. Walt wasn't considered to be very much of a visionary.

Don

[Blue to the bone]

25. Isn't that light an oncoming train? n/t

[Massacure]

27. I think she means the U.S. is winning.

Of course just because the U.S. is winning, doesn't mean the Iraqi Resistance is failing.

[ausiedownunderground]

30. I don't think Hillary,McCain and Feingold have left "The Green Zone"

The "Rest of the World" just can't help but laugh, every time a Bi-Partisan ( i.e and i use that word very loosely) congressional group has the "guts" to turn up in Iraq and from "The Green Zone" announce that everything is going great and that the Iraqi Guerrillas are on the run.LOL
What these wealthy Americans should be doing is finding out exactly how many "Coalition of the Willing" troops are dead and wounded. That includes potential "Green card" holders,contractors,mercs and Special ops!!!!
Then they need to go back to America and announce the "REAL" numbers!!!
Why doesn't a Bi-Partisan Congressional Committe visit Fallujah. AL-Ramadi, Al-Tafar,Basra etc etc, Landstuhl,Walter Reed etc etc and find out whether "The Bush Gang" is lying or not!!!!
The "truth" may well be lying a few miles down the "Beltway"!!!!!

[NNN0LHI]

McCain was asked that today. He said they have not left the Green Zone

It also came up that the security was very heavy even inside the Green Zone.

Don

[BlueManDude]

31. Sen Clinton's bid to win GOP-leaning moderates will fail too

spare me Hillary.

[DU GrovelBot]

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