An acceptable level of violence
From today's Press Briefing.
So, any level of violence that allows the government to exist independently is now "acceptable."
120 bodies bound and tortured found in the streets of Baghdad in one day last fall, acceptable.
200 killed in a carbombing, acceptable.
Rape, torture, criminal gangs, ethnic cleansing, acceptable.
So long as it doesn't bring down the government.
Now that's redefining victory.
Q Do you, today, have a definition of what an acceptable level of violence would be in Iraq?
So, any level of violence that allows the government to exist independently is now "acceptable."
120 bodies bound and tortured found in the streets of Baghdad in one day last fall, acceptable.
200 killed in a carbombing, acceptable.
Rape, torture, criminal gangs, ethnic cleansing, acceptable.
So long as it doesn't bring down the government.
Now that's redefining victory.
2 Comments:
I guess by this measure, the high-water mark of Iraqi civilization was the reign of Saddam Hussein.
By Anonymous, at 11:25 PM
Modern.... yeah. And that's really sad.
By mikevotes, at 7:27 AM
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