US envoy to Iraq: 'We have opened the Pandora's box'

[spindrifter]

Julian Borger in Washington and Ewen MacAskill
Wednesday March 8, 2006
The Guardian

The US ambassador to Baghdad conceded yesterday that the Iraq invasion had opened a Pandora's box of sectarian conflicts which could lead to a regional war and the rise of religious extremists who "would make Taliban Afghanistan look like child's play".
Zalmay Khalilzad broke with the Bush administration's generally upbeat orthodoxy to present a stark profile of a volatile situation in danger of sliding into chaos.

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An opinion poll published by the Washington Post and ABC News yesterday suggested that most Americans agreed with Mr Khalilzad - with 80% saying civil war in Iraq was likely, and more than a third that it was very likely. More than half thought the US should start withdrawing its troops, although only one in six wanted all troops to be withdrawn immediately.

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Mr Rumsfeld said sectarian violence had been exaggerated by the media. When asked how that squared with Mr Khalilzad's view, he replied: "Well, he's there. He's an expert. And he said what he said. I happen to have not read it, but I am not going to try to disagree with it."

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1725996,00.html

Such classic idiot-speak from an expert on that idiom. What an embarassment to have this guy out there making life-taking decisions.

[CoffeeCat]

1. Let's not listen to what Rumsferatu has to say...

...he's the asshole who said that we put sooo much care and compassion into the initial bombing of Baghdad. Oh, he waxed poetic about what humanitarians we were, because were used such "care" when we dropped 10,000 bombs on innocent Iraqis.

Let's just all tune out when he starts talking.

The man is the biggest fucking liar that has ever lived. EVER. He's very skilled at not telling the truth. To this bastard--lies are poetry and he enjoys hearing the words drip from his forked tongue.

The man has got evil down to a science.

[napi21]

4. I DON'T listen to Rummy! I've stopped listening to any of the

principals in this Admin! My mental well being was at stake, so I just click them off!

[NativeTexan]

2. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!

Don't you REMEMBER?

[spindrifter]

3. Did his valet

put him in the costume in your graphic?

[sam sarrha]

5. chief of Staff said Iraq was going fine, but, i wouldnt paint a big smilie

face on it...

[FrenchieCat]

6. I've been calling it a Pandora's box for quite some time now......

and the tricky thing known about Pandora's box is that....

you can't just close the lid back and think that all will be honkey dorey once again!

Thanks for nothing......asshole jackass Bush!


Personally though....I'm starting to think that our situation is much more like that of Humpty Dumpty....