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2003-05-03 International

AP analyzes: Iraq War's Impact Spreads in Arab World

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-05-03 11:18 am|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Gosh, it's almost as if the war on Saddam had... exactly the effect intended throughout the Arab world. Who could've guessed?? My, my...

Three phrases that are now defunct, in my opinion:

"Saddam's elite Republican Guard",
"our allies, the French", and
"it might inflame the Arab street".

Posted by Dave D. 2003-05-03 11:40:56|| 2003-05-03 11:40:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Hmmm...perhaps did I not pay enough attention reading this article. A typical AP piece usually starts with a positive statement that we can all agree on...accepted conventional wisdom....then inevitably adds a "but" or "however" where the author dissects this wisdom and eventually makes the point that, what at first blush may appear to be conventional wisdom, is, upon deeper examination, folly caused by America's bumbling and ineptitude.

Where is the hook in this piece? I don't see it! Where are the bad repercussions that lurk beneath the surface. Could it be that the AP is actually going to acknowledge a positive result from the war????? I'm shocked.

Posted by Becky 2003-05-03 12:10:09|| 2003-05-03 12:10:09|| Front Page Top

#3 "Whattya think? Should we spit? Or go blind?"

LOL -- Well, at least they've correctly identified their strategic alternatives. That's progress.

Posted by Matt 2003-05-03 17:50:51|| 2003-05-03 17:50:51|| Front Page Top

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