U.S. troops trapped in the middle as civil warfare heats up in Iraq

[bigtree]

U.S. troops may find it impossible to steer clear of Iraq civil war

March 27, 2006 -- {snips} U.S. troops could find themselves in the same position as U.N. peacekeepers in the Bosnian war, who came under attack by warring parties either trying to draw them into the conflict.

Those U.N. troops were neutral peacekeepers. But American troops are committed to supporting Iraq's government forces, which are dominated by Shiites and Kurds.

Many Sunni Arabs consider Iraq's forces, especially the paramilitary police, as little more than an extension of militias run by Shiite political parties. Sunni Arabs, by contrast, form the backbone of the insurgency.

All this paints a picture of a rapidly deteriorating situation where today's friends are tomorrow's enemies - with the American forces stuck in the middle.

http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=WORLD&ID=564706771407865370

[LynnTheDem]

1. There they go again, just trying to make bush look like a total MFing

incompetent out of touch with the entire fucking planet idiot.

BAD media! BAD!

[warrens]

2. NO ONE could have foreseen this

Except for a paltry few million malcontents who warned the world this would happen. But apart from them, NO ONE could have foreseen this.

This is what America gets for electing stupid, evil people.

[LynnTheDem]

5. And gee...the US pissed off most SHIA with that massacre thing...

Caught in the middle; KURDS angry with us, SUNNI angry with us...AND the SHIA angry with us.

Well guess which tribe will be the first slaughtered?

Hint; they wear US military uniforms.

THANK BUSH! HIS invasion! HIS occupation! HIS slaughters!

[0007]

11. And the Turks aren't to happy with the situation and are waiting

around like vultures to take their booty.

[opihimoimoi]

6. Stupid is as Stupid gets;;;;The Pubs are responsible for all of this..

Elect a LOLO and the results are LOLO

Hawaiian for Dumb as a bowl of POI

Elect Smart...and you get smart decisions...Bush is not Smart by any means...neither is he a Leader nor Courageous....

[LynnTheDem]

3. Oh and be sure to THANK BUSH.

Supreme crime war of aggression against Iraq; the BUSH Doctrine.

Oh and he DOES love to call himself commander in chief and dress up in US military uniform, doesn't he...

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. "a rapidly deteriorating situation"

But what about all the good stories coming ou of Iraq? Painting school rooms and so on?:sarcasm:

[jaxx]

10. Paint them today....

blow them up tomorrow. It's the bushie way.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. "Things are going very, very, well in Iraq" General Patch

Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

[sutz12]

8. Dont worry! It's just the last throes!

:sarcasm:

[DLnyc]

9. The last throe will be when they finally throe the US out. n/t