Bremer expects "some really bad days" ahead of June 30 transfer date

[leftchick]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040319/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_us_bremer_040319164129&e=4

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"I expect in the run up period to the transition of June 30 that we will have some really bad days," Bremer told reporters.

"The terrorists are going to continue and even accelerate their attacks particularly on Iraqi men women and children as they did in Karbala ... and it happened the night before last here in Baghdad."

In particular, Bremer feared more attacks on Iraq's Shiite Muslim majority by suspected Islamic fundamentalists, suspected of being led by Jordanian militant Abu Mussab Zarqawi who is associated with the Sunni Muslim extremist al-Qaeda group.

"We are concerned that Zarqawi and his people may try major attacks again when you have masses of Shia together again," Bremer said.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

1. what about after june 30th?

I'd assume that there will be some pretty bad days *after* June 30th, too.

[chookie]

11. I've been wondering about that

Looks like the script was written long ago. I am not sure why the Bushistas have been so dogmatic about a June 30 transfer date, given the instability in the country.

I guess His Chimperial Higness is hoping to proclaim it "Mission Accomplished" again -- and will keep saying it over and over again, even though stateside we watch Iraq explode into civil war, and regional instability increase.

Does he think it's a win/win thing? -- That when the violence accelerates, it's further proof that we must be on the offensive against terrorism, in say, Syria -- even though it looks like it was Bush's decisions that led to the instability? I guess the news media is going to just drop Iraq from its coverage, and we're supposed to forget what a mess it has become, or that now its THEIR mess.

The beginning of the end of this conflagation will be regime change in the USA in 2004.

[SpiralHawk]

12. Mission Accomplished Day - Chimp's national holiday

Patriotic citizens will gag on a pretzel, fall to the floor, and do the Carpet Flop while the band plays Hail to the Thief !

[Jacobin]

17. Yep. What will change after that date? NOTHING

Simply a puppet U.S. government with a new name. And US troops still on the ground as targets.

This is insane.

[wryter2000]

2. First untidiness and now really bad days

Oh, my...aren't we the sympathetic bunch?

[bemildred]

3. Left out the part about having no clue whatsoever about how to fix it. nt

[Gman]

4. What was it he said...?

"Bring it on"?

[suegeo]

8. Mission Accomplished!

Major combat operations are over!

[Dover]

5. We have cut deep and are now pedicting blood? How prophetic!

.

[54anickel]

6. And uh, just what would he call what we've had to date? Sheesh n/t

[moondust]

7. Gee, thanks for the warning!

We'll be prepared for it now, Mr. Bremer. It won't come as a shock and we can take it all in stride. Thank goodness somebody knows what's going on and is in control! </sarcasm>

[prolesunited]

9. No

a "really bad day" is when you get stuck in traffic, are late for work and the boss is pissed.

Explosions and death are NOT even in the same ballpark. WTF is wrong with this people?

[struggle4progress]

10. What genius! What insight!

Despite things going so well until now, he foresees future problems!

[nodictators]

14. Of course Paul is a genius. He is....

The Man from Kissinger & Associates

[DinahMoeHum]

13. ". . .really bad days. . ." Boy, does he deal in understatement !!

n/t

:evilfrown:

[arcane1]

15. "attacks particularly on Iraqi men women and children"

see? They are SO MUCH SAFER NOW THAT SADDAM IS GONE!!!!!!


burn in Hell, Bremer :grr:

[Jacobin]

16. Somebody, anybody, please tell me why

the attacks will end on June 30?

I mean, we keep hearing this mantra over and over from the administration and the talking heads: "just get past June 30 and all is well"

WHY for crying fucking out loud?

Because a puppet government is installed???????That's bullshit!!!

All the troops will still be there.

I can't believe anyone is falling for this crap....oh just wait until June 30 and its not our problem anymore?

I'm stupefied.

[leftchick]

18. Because the murikan media will quit covering attacks after June 30...

because we have "handed over power to Iraq"... get it?

[Jacobin]

21. Oooooooooh, okay, now I see

Thanks for clearing that up. :-)

It does seem a bit strange that none of the talking heads even mention that tiny little problem though.....especially with the sElection so near. You would think they would be proud to be able to be so prescient and to do so with such ease.

What am I thinking.....never mind

peace

[yellowcanine]

19. Here's hoping * has a "really bad day" November 2.

Might make up for some of the "bad days" he has caused around the world.

[thebigidea]

20. Can his fleeting love with Chalabi last? tune in next week...

on "All My Imperial Viceroy's Children"

[beachbum]

22. What about

after Zawahiri & OBL are caught? That is, when and if. They Bush Admin. <edit> will really be singing the song "How Safe America Is Today". <cough cough>

I will be glad when they are caught. They need to be caught, for all those that have died on 9/11. All of their videos and tapes put out by OBL and Zawahiri have done nothing but taunt the families left behind mourning their loved ones that perished. But, we <USA> will really need to have our guard up after those 'figureheads' of al qaieda <sp> are caught.

[hatrack]

23. You realize that we pay him for "insights" like this

We pay him with our tax money, to stand up and state the completely obvious.

[Mari333]

24. Hey lets send Bremer, Wolfowitz, Powell, Rice, Kristol, Perle

Bush, Cheney, all the executives and CEOs of Halliburton and Bechtel and every Repug congressperson and Senator over there and put their sorry asses in fatigues, replete with NO body armour, inadequate Humvees, shitty MRE meals, all over to the front lines...they can replace OUR kids who dont fucking even want to be there...
Lets start a goddamn campaign and put those sons of bitches, every damn one of them, on the front lines..give them one MRE a day and crappy goggles ...lets see how long they last in the sandstorms and 120 degree heat, those scum sucking miscreants who want this war so goddamn much..
and send our kids HOME
NOW
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