Gen. Abizaid says Iraq not on verge of civil war

[leftchick]

http://www.krqe.com/expanded.asp?ID=14411

CAPITOL HILL -- General John Abizaid says Iraq is not on the verge of civil war.
He admits the situation is serious and while he's concerned about the religious violence there, Abizaid believes it is controllable.

Abizaid, who is the Commander of US Central Command, told the House Armed Services committee that a majority of Iraqis "are trying to hold the country together and not pull it apart."

But he says it is "absolutely essential" a government of national unity emerge soon.

Abizaid spoke as the House began considering an emergency spending bill that includes more than $60 billion dollars for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

... I am glad that is all settled. :eyes:

[sabra]

1. FLIP FLOP

what will he say tomorrow?

[mikeytherat]

2. He's correct - it is not on the verge, it is already there.

Semantics.

mikey_the_rat

[fooj]

5. yep.

Peace.

[rocktivity]

3. IS it civil war yet?

When will it be "official"--when the death toll passes a magic number?

:headbang:
rocknation

[tularetom]

4. Good - I had been losing sleep over that

but if Gen. abizaid say it ain't civil war then I guess it isn't. All those people getting blown up every day might feel different of course but they just can't see the big picture like the good general - in fact they can't see any picture now that they are fuckin dead. Have you notice that all the people who are denying it's a civil war are the same people who predicted a cakewalk? And we should trust them because?

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. All that worry for nothing. I feel so silly.

John, I knew you would have a good answer.

[Lost-in-FL]

7. How he knows this things?

Has he gone around asking for Iraqis opinions?? I think not!! Same with Condi, pulling reasons and excuses from out of their asses.

[tabasco]

8. 1863 - Colonel Rufus P. Abizaid: US civil war "only a rumor."

Colonel Abizaid stated that despite some "sectarian violence" in Eastern Virginia, reports of a civil war were nonsense.

[saigon68]

9. LOL

[Jacobin]

11. "General Westmoreland confident of defeat of Viet Minh"

"Says South Vietnamese troops are able to defend the country"

[DinahMoeHum]

10. And HTF would he know? He probably sits on his ass in "Emerald City"

all day.

Emerald City, also known as The Green Zone.


:evilfrown:

[TexasProgresive]

12. I heard an audio clip of Abizaid and

he sounded like an artificial (cyber) voice. Does he always sound like that?

[Kagemusha]

13. I wonder if govt of national unity = code for, no Jafaari as PM

Gotta wonder that.

[xultar]

14. Sybil War.