Battle for Bagdad has started....

[Acebass]

and you thought there wasn't going to be a civil war...

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article353501.ece

Mr Hussein gave another reason why the army is weak. "Where you have 3,000 soldiers there will in fact be only 2,000 men ," he said. "When it comes to fighting only 500 of those men will turn up."

[obxhead]

1. Kick, That is a great article.

[Acebass]

2. Thanks...anyone who thinks differently has their head in the sand...n/t

[ClintonTyree]

3. Why don't they report the GOOD things happening in Iraq?

All we hear about is "civil war", "torture camps", "billions of dollars unaccounted for" and the like. What about the good things? I can't really name any at the moment but I'm sure the "coalition forces" have built a soccer field somewhere, or opened a previously bombed out school!

Why dwell on the negative? That's probably why Republicans are happier than Democrats. They don't have any of that "empathy" or "pangs of conscience" getting in their way. They think of only themselves, and damn it, THEY'RE HAPPY!

So let's not hear any more talk of, "this is bad, or that is bad".....don't worry, be happy!

:sarcasm:

[SSX]

4. Be happy

The top 20 good news items from Iraq:
1. Coffin market is raking it in.
2.Utility bills are cheap.
3.The used car market is booming.
4.Stories about Iraq keep indicted Republicans out of the news cycle.
5.The medical technology research into reattaching severed limbs is in breakthrough mode.
6 .American home remodeling for the handicap business is thriving.
7. Night time body unloading at airports is becoming very efficient.
8. Big openings in the hostage negotiator market.
9. Black veils- the new fashion statement.
10. No matter where you live there is a militia within calling distance.
11. Because of the "not so civil" war between Shites and Sunnis, our soldiers are dying at a slower daily rate.
12. Lots of land has been cleared for our permanent military bases.
13. IED bomb-making has become an art form.
14. Dick Cheney has not shot anyone over there.
15. Because of the terrorist threat we are finally tackling all those problems with our pesky Constitution and the Bill Of Rights.
16. Halliburton stock has gotten a slight bump up.
17. Rapid spiral landings at American airports is the wave of the future.
18. School papers report frat party arrests are way down.
19. The freshly trained Iraqi soldiers involved in Operation Swarmer got to show off how well their new uniforms fit.
20. Everyday we are in Iraq brings George Bush one day closer to impeachment.

[awoke_in_2003]

5. "3.The used car market is booming"

literally :)

[Acebass]

7. ROFLMAO...n/t

[Acebass]

6. Okay, I'm looking...I'm looking...

all hail FSM!...

[Acebass]

8. Sorry...checked the fax, telex, e-mail, all the news agencies...

This is as good as it gets!...