Iraq
(AP) 9 US soldiers killed and 4 wounded in two roadside bombings.
(AFP) 27 Iraqis reported killed in multiple attacks and bombings.
Later: (AP, BBC) A major pair of suicide bombings in Karbala killing at least 90.
CNN is funding a website/program to help journalists who have served in Iraq deal with PTSD.
(AFP) Jalal Talabani "may not" be healthy enough to attend the international "neighbors conference" in Baghdad on Saturday. (No direct statements since Feb. 25, and no visitors for the next 48 hours. That's alot of "exhaustion.")
(USAToday) Only 28% of Americans think the US will "win" in Iraq. (The question didn't define "win.")
Same Poll: "Six in 10 people said they want Congress to set a timetable to withdraw all U.S. troops by the end of 2008. Three-quarters said Congress should require that U.S. troops come home if Iraqi leaders don't keep pledges to reduce violence."
(NYTimes) Sadr's followers vow not to be pushed out of the cabinet.
And, mindboggling koolaid drinkers in the WashTimes,
(AFP) 27 Iraqis reported killed in multiple attacks and bombings.
Later: (AP, BBC) A major pair of suicide bombings in Karbala killing at least 90.
CNN is funding a website/program to help journalists who have served in Iraq deal with PTSD.
(AFP) Jalal Talabani "may not" be healthy enough to attend the international "neighbors conference" in Baghdad on Saturday. (No direct statements since Feb. 25, and no visitors for the next 48 hours. That's alot of "exhaustion.")
(USAToday) Only 28% of Americans think the US will "win" in Iraq. (The question didn't define "win.")
Same Poll: "Six in 10 people said they want Congress to set a timetable to withdraw all U.S. troops by the end of 2008. Three-quarters said Congress should require that U.S. troops come home if Iraqi leaders don't keep pledges to reduce violence."
(NYTimes) Sadr's followers vow not to be pushed out of the cabinet.
And, mindboggling koolaid drinkers in the WashTimes,
Both President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney will give speeches in the next few days on the war on terrorism, to the applause of Republicans who say the White House needs to be more aggressive in selling the successes in Iraq..
posted by mikevotes at
8:36 AM
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A devastating attack on Shia pilgrims today. I've read anywhere from 90 to 120 dead, but who can say for sure. This is the latest -- and historically, the deadliest -- in a string of sectarian Sunni attacks on the Shia, as the US "cracks down" on the Shia in Sadr. The BBC had this observation regarding the rise in Shia deaths:
Some commentators have suggested that the Baghdad security push, which has weakened Shia militias, has had the effect of leaving them unable to protect their communities from Sunni militants, the BBC's Andrew North reports from Baghdad.
The Shia militants, you see, were, among other things, the defacto security forces -- the real police -- for many neighborhoods in a country in chaos.
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-epm, at 11:11 AM
The bombing was in Karbala, not Baghdad, however, the situation is still roughly the same.
How can the militias demure to the US and not protect their people?
Security is the big issue around the surge. That's why early on, the Sunnis tried all those large car bombings to keep Mahdi from leaving the streets.
(As you point out, Mahdi's legitimacy is based upon it's ability to protect the Shia, so the bombings were a threat to that image. How can you leave the streets when your people are dying?)
Mike
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mikevotes, at 11:27 AM
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