Attention Mahdi Army: US All Out Of Bubble Gum

It’s the second day of fighting in Diwaniyah, south of Baghdad, and the US is having it out with Sadr’s pallies:

Interesting that we have apparently dropped the fiction of only targeting "rogue" Mahdi Army elements and are explicitly lighting up Sadr’s soliders.

Good.

I suspect Diwaniyah may be a precursor to a possible pacification of Baghdad’s Sadr City, and we are learning about their tactics when we are ready to snap the Mahdi Army in half for good.

Meanwhile.........NATO kicks some Taliban ass in Afghanistan's Helmand province. I’m not sure whether the objective is to cut off Taliban control of the opium revenues from the area around Sangin, or we’re just there because that’s where the Taliban and their "foreign fighters" are.

Nice to see we're on the offensive in both countries for a change, however.

Great stuff JG. Check your PM.

We . . . .

Wait....aren't you "AN AMURRRRICAN"?

"We" is a disconnection of "coalition forces in Afghanistan and Iraq", you know, our men and women in uniform?

I would expect an "AMURRRRICAN" to understand this.

I think 'this guy' pretty much says everything I want to say wrt to the "we'rs", the "I am patriotics", the "I support the troops...."

http://www.houseofchin.com/


Top of the page....the video is a little long. Nice rant though.

1 we: I and the rest of a group that includes me : you and I : you and I and another or others : I and another or others not including you -- used as pronoun of the first person plural; compare I, OUR, OURS, US

None of the foregoing scenarios includes you, only US soldiers.

Tacit in the "we" statement is that all Americans support(ed) the invasion of Iraq or the current occupation.

You are posting messages.

US soldiers are fighting and losing their lives. Not you.

The fact that he used the word 'we' isn't really the substance of the post.

Do you have any thoughts on that?

that dude is awesome- and he is dead on

Yes, I am against increased aggression in the region as, to date, it has not furthered the final objective, which changes on a daily basis.

There is discussion of "winning" but no one can provide a clear answer as to what that means.

The continued presence of US forces in Iraq has united Iraqis against us. Time for some diplomacy. Time to let the Arab leaders step in and lead and it's high time the US stops paying the full price for the Iraqis.

Time for Iraqis to take the reigns.

that dude is awesome- and he is dead on

LOL, yeah that's good shi isn't it? Forgot where i found that. The guy apparently does a cable access show somewhere.

Sheik,

I don't disagree with much of your sentiment. However, the reality is that US troops will remain in Iraq for the immediate future. Granted, their role will gradually change and they will remain on base more as opposed to leading patrols. But a withdrawal will not happen. Now, I AM in favor of a shift in the funding. It is the Iraqi government who still wishes our presence. So the Iraqi government needs to start footing more and more of the bill.

Agreed on all points. Although I would prefer a withdrawal of our troops I realize that is not going to happen any time soon. At a minimum then, I think a phased withdrawal should be connected to specific targets to be accomplished by the Iraqis. The Iraqi government and it's citizens should have as an objective to assume control of security and their country. Continued US presence unites Sunni and Shiite against said presence.

Beyond that, the US should pursue diplomacy within the region along with support from the international community to stabilize Iraq.

After the phased withdrawal the US should aid in the reconstruction of Iraq.

well said - I agree - the Iraqi's need to step up to the plate and take their own destiny into their own hands

Continued US presence unites Sunni and Shiite against said presence.

Disagree. I think most acts against US troops are by former ba'athists, Foreign fighters.

After the phased withdrawal the US should aid in the reconstruction of Iraq.

Disagree. Iraq has more resources than it needs for reconstruction. The reopening of Embassies will bring foreign investment. Iraq has to learn how to operate in capitalism.

yet another instance of adding completely nothing to the topic by a person who was crying about other peoples posting habits on this board.

And no shocker, its another leftwing drone.