U.S. commander: No civil war in Iraq

[sabra]

Source: CNN

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq isn't engulfed in a civil war, and there are signs of hope outside strife-torn Baghdad, the new leader of U.S. Central Command says.

...

He says there are places in Iraq that aren't besieged by violence and are, in contrast to Baghdad, booming and prosperous -- such as Irbil in the Kurdish region in northern Iraq -- and there are other areas that are relatively quiet.

He says that reconstruction strides are successful in Anbar province, west of Baghdad, and places such as Falluja, where he says 200,000 people have returned after fighting subsided during the past few years.

He characterizes the Iraqi conflict as being driven by "small factions fighting each other."


Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/27/iraq.centcom/index.html

[Orrex]

1. I understand that Maine was pretty quiet between 1861 and 1865

I guess that there was no civil war in the US then, either.

[movonne]

2. I would not believe a frigging word that comes out of any of these

commanders mouths...the ones that haven't been fired are bush lackies...

[babylonsister]

3. Well that's a relief!

:sarcasm:

[Cha]

4. And if this lyin'

bushbot said otherwise then he would be thrown out.

[BOSSHOG]

5. bill krystol put it brilliantly

The man with the brilliant conservative mind opined that it is pop psychology to suggest that Sunnis and Shias don't like each other.

[Jim__]

6. Just like the press. Reporting on the daily violence in Baghdad!

What about Irbil? Where are the daily reports from Irbil?

[Roland99]

7. The Kurdish region, eh? Wow, the area that's been stable all along. Nice pick, Gen.

fucking asshat.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Admiral, Admiral Fallon

[Roland99]

11. Does it matter? He's a neocon stooge either way.

[saigon68]

16. ~

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[yellowcanine]

8. Well that's it then! I trust the Shiias, Sunnis and Kurds have been informed.

There is no civil war. So stop with all of the killing already.

[Xipe Totec]

9. Oh, good! So, when do we leave? n/t

[Tempest]

12. War Of Mosques And Street Corpses Returns

Sectarian clashes have intensified once again despite the surge in U.S. troops.

Sectarian factions have resumed attacking mosques of the opposite sects and dumping bodies of rivals on streets.

A mortar shell was fired on a mosque in the town of Iskandariya in the Province of Babel, south of Baghdad, killing one person and injuring five others.

<snip>

Security in Babel Province, though predominantly Shiite, has worsened recently as U.S. and Iraqi troops are striving to tighten their grip on Baghdad where 17 corpses dumped on streets were collected by police yesterday.

<more>

http://www.azzaman.com/english/index.asp?fname=news/2007-03-27/kurd.htm

[onehandle]

13. I agree. It's more of a World War now.

Iraq became a Civil War when it was forced to become a country by the British last century.

Smirk one-upped those lousy Brits.

[liberal N proud]

14. "small factions fighting each other"???? Isn't that what happens in a Civil War?

[Imagevision]

15. this just in: 77 more bodies found today, looks like the lull is over...

[radfringe]

17. "small factions fighting each other."

Ohhhhh, just a tiny family feud?

[maddezmom]

18. yeah, like the police going on a revenge killing

Officials: Policemen go on killing spree By SINAN SALAHEDDIN, Associated Press Writer
3 minutes ago



BAGHDAD - Off-duty Shiite policemen enraged by massive bombings in the northern town of Tal Afar went on a revenge killing spree there Wednesday, gunning down an unspecified number of Sunni residents, senior police officials said.

They said the policemen began roaming the town's Sunni neighborhoods on foot early in the morning, shooting at Sunni residents and homes.

Dozens of Sunnis were killed or wounded, they said, but they had no precise figures. The shooting continued for more than two hours, the officials said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070328/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=AiQmPYvL_gh6kSSsLRAycZtvaA8F

nothing to see here :mad: The surge is working :eyes:

[Tempest]

19. Talk about bad timing

Security and police officials said off-duty Shiite policemen enraged by massive bombings in the northern town of Tal Afar went on a revenge killing spree there Wednesday, gunning down an unspecified number of Sunni residents.


45 or more Sunni men and boys were killed.

[cmd]

20. Good. That means we can withdraw all the troops. n/t

[bemildred]

21. Hump? What hump?

[Orsino]

22. Someone's bucking for promotion. n/t

[VegasWolf]

23. Yes, and pigs are flying today. nt

[Javaman]

24. Now introducing our own Baghdad Bob!!! nt