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2006-10-03 Iraq

Iraq: Insurgents Provide Breakdown Of Attacks

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Posted by Fred 2006-10-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The terrorist's secret weapon in Iraq is: cash. Iranian and Saudi terror financiers have no problem in smuggling sufficient funds into Iraq, for use in bribing poorly paid government officials.

It is my belief that neutralizing Iran would discredit Saudi jihadism. The US hasn't been able to play both the Sunni and Shiite cards since 1979. Given a forced choice, the Sunnis could both deliver support and then help moves against Sunni terrorists. I don't trust any of them, but the Sunni-card is the best play.

Posted by Snease Shaiting3550 2006-10-03 04:45|| 2006-10-03 04:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Snease -- You've posted this "Sunni card" thingy several times. On every occasion, including this one, it has made no sense to me.

The first sentence makes sense, of course, and is no surprise to anyone here - we get it. Money, oil money, is what brought these cretins back to life.

The second section is where the clarity goes *poof*. Let's step through it...

1) Taking down the Shia regime in Iran "discredits" Saudi Wahhabi (Sunni) jihadism? Is that what you're trying to say? How? Why? Clarify.

2) The Us hasn't been able to play both Shia and Sunni cards since 79? Huh? I presume you're referring to the Tehran embassy takeover, and the Shia having Khomeini back from exile to lead them in idiocy... Are you trying to say we haven't been able to play them off against each other since then? Explain - it's just noise. AFAICS.

3) Given a forced choice, the Sunnis could both deliver support and then help moves against Sunni terrorists. Geez. That just makes no sense.

4) I don't trust any of them, but the Sunni-card is the best play. Play? I have no idea what you're trying to say.

If you don't care to post clearly what you mean by this Sunni card stuff, then you're just wasting space every time you repeat it. I understand the players quite well. I'll understand your meaning when you state it clearly.

Posted by .com 2006-10-03 05:20|| 2006-10-03 05:20|| Front Page Top

#3 convert the 790 victims to "Iraqi muslim civilians" and you'd be closer to the truth. Boy that's some score card! Gonna really endear yourselves with the population.....explain again why you're hiding "because of the overwhelming love and support of the people you're 'liberating'"?

Posted by Frank G 2006-10-03 08:52|| 2006-10-03 08:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Wow in 3 1/2 months, the mujaheedin destroyed 1/4th of a heavy division's armour. Wow. Just wow. Guess Woodward is right. Bush has been hiding casualties from the voters. Another year of this and all the Americans in Iraq will have been killed at least twice over. Wow.

Posted by ed 2006-10-03 09:09|| 2006-10-03 09:09|| Front Page Top

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