U.S. Issues Travel Warning for Iraq

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040323/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_iraq_travel&cid=540&ncid=1480

WASHINGTON - The security situation in Iraq (news - web sites) is dangerous and the threat to all Americans there remains extremely high, the State Department said Tuesday. snip

There is credible information that terrorists have targeted civil aviation, the statement said.

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[salinen]

1. Dang it!

Now that Bagdad is out, where will we hold the 27th annual bake off?

[daleo]

2. This can't be

Congress voted and everything, and said the world is safer now.

[displacedtexan]

3. No shit?

There goes all of my luxury vacation planning!

[hang a left]

4. duh!

n/t

[UpInArms]

5. is this from the Onion?

or is this just a "Well Duh" report?

A warning to all Americans in Iraq? Well, yeah - isn't that a freakin' given?

I am constantly amazed at the "progress" this mal-administration has spread across the world.

:puke:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

7. You stole my question!

I guffawed when I read the title

[w4rma]

6. Is this for Republicans who believe White House propaganda that Iraq

is safer now than before their invasion and occupation?

[htuttle]

8. Sounds like MTV's 'Spring Break on the Tigris' is off, eh?

Damn.

[alcuno]

9. This can't be new.

Can it?

[EdGy]

10. maybe the missionaries will stay home now

then again they may not, they are part and parcel of the US military occupation...

[Eye and Monkey]

21. that likely, with the background sentiment of this being a "crusade"?

It's not likely that crusaders will stay home when there's so much glory to be served.

And we might note that if a missionary is kidnapped, injured, or killed, the tale of the ordeal will be fodder for one or several books, material for lecture tours, as well as a ticket to heaven.

No, not likely that the crusaders will stay home.

[0007]

11. Goddamnit! I want ta stay at the Palestine Hotel

I hear it 'tis the hottest place in town. My friends are flying in tomorrow in their Cessna 183, I better call 'em, 'eh?

[mulethree]

12. We pay somebody to write these things?

or they put in some $CurrentYear macro and re-print the same form letter for the past 12 years?

[Donkeyboy75]

13. LOL

looks like the gov't employee who wrote that one had a tee time at noon.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

14. They are just getting around to this? Seems like that should

be de riguer for any country at war, especially one at war with the US.... oops, I forgot, the war is over.

[LiberalTexan]

15. My father flies home from Baghdad

in two weeks. :(

[Zookeeper]

16. Ouch!

Not very good timing for you. I hope everything goes well for your Dad. :hug:

[Voltaire99]

17. If it's not safe for casual corporate profit-taking...

...then by what twisted logic should young Americans be forced to stay there as living targets?

[IndianaGreen]

18. Will that stop the influx of Christian missionaries to Iraq?

The Iraqi people don't need some American fundamentalist preaching to them about Jay Zeus!

[Columbia]

19. Too bad

Everyone should go visit the Ur Ziggurat, the ruins of Babylon, and other historical landmarks. Lots of good food over there too (watch the kebabs though, I think they are made from dog). Nothing like sitting on the banks of Euphrates River sipping Arab sweet tea...

[PassingFair]

20. Cancel my reservations...

at the Sheraton!

[PartyPooper]

22. Well, I wonder if Junior will *still* plan to visit the troops for Easter?

After all, he could have another photo-op with a plastic bunny...or, a duckie, or, even a ham?

:shrug: