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| U.S. Says Will Help Rebuild Bombed Shrine |
| 2006-02-22 |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq - Top U.S. officials strongly condemned the bombing of a revered Shiite shrine Wednesday, calling it a desperate and despicable act designed to foment sectarian strife. "Given the historic, cultural and religious importance of this shrine, this attack is a crime against humanity," the U.S. ambassador and the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said in a joint statement. "The Shrine should be rebuilt and the United States will contribute to its reconstruction." Is it just me thinking that we DON'T want to get involved in this? I understand and agree with the sentiment, but this strikes me as something that could very easily be misunderstood as an admission of guilt. |
| Posted by:Chinter Flarong9283 |
| #25 I'm sure the Governor of Alabama and a number of good Baptists will be delighted to see this venue. |
| Posted by: Besoeker TROLL 2006-02-22 21:11 |
| #24 Update from Omar at the "Iraq the Model" blog: -President Talabani promises to make rebuilding the shrine his personal responsibility and to donate the required money from his own. -Head of the Sunni endowment sheikh Ahmed al-Samarra'I announces that he will allocate 2 billion dinars (~1.4 million $) for the rebuilding of the shrine from the treasury of the Sunni endowment. |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-02-22 23:36 |
| #23 preferably one in Syria or Saudi |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-02-22 21:29 |
| #22 Lol, MoO! I swear, there are some horrifically devious people hereabouts, lol. I am in awe, lol! |
| Posted by: .com 2006-02-22 21:16 |
| #21 Instead of replacing the Shiite mosque, I propose that we destroy a Suni mosque of their choosing. |
| Posted by: Master of Obvious 2006-02-22 21:08 |
| #20 "HEARTS and MINDS" oh wait..they have neither! |
| Posted by: Gleanter Gravith9762 2006-02-22 20:27 |
| #19 Â I think its a splendid idea, and if we could pay for the entire thing to be rebuilt, it would be money well spent. Why? Because it would drive the wingnuts absolutely bonkers. This was my approach as well, moose. Bonkered out wingnuts are a personal favorite. This is a, literally, golden opportunity to neutralize all this war on Muslims crap and show that we will help those who want peace. Now, it's the Shiites turn to uphold their end and not go rampaging off into the ozone. Shieldwolf's angle works real well for me too. Sorta Disney-fy the whole d@mn thing into Prayland by the Beach. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-02-22 20:22 |
| #18 If the federal government proposed to rebuild a church [burned, destroyed, etc] how long before the ACLU would have an injunction? |
| Posted by: Hupuque Angulet4210 2006-02-22 17:46 |
| #17 Lol, Moose - so true, heh. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-02-22 16:23 |
| #16 I think it's a splendid idea, and if we could pay for the entire thing to be rebuilt, it would be money well spent. Why? Because it would drive the wingnuts absolutely bonkers. In over a thousand years of history, nothing would come close to the utter humiliation the fanatics would feel if infidels helped to rebuild one of their prize mosques. It wouldn't matter if they were Sunni or Shiite, it would be a mindf*ck like no other. There would be seething worse than if we set up a free ham sandwitch for pilgrims stand in Mecca. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-02-22 16:02 |
| #15 Heh. Combining Wolf's excellent idea with mhw's devilishly pragmatic suggestion would be awesome. I'd donate a buck to the idea, lol. I'm not gonna play poker with either of 'em, though, lol. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-02-22 15:39 |
| #14 maybe the US contribution can be the hidden microphones and cameras |
| Posted by: mhw 2006-02-22 15:36 |
| #13 'Wolf, I like the cut of your jib! The Tater Tot disinformation might not even be disinformation at that. |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-02-22 15:32 |
| #12 I guess Mosque insurance isnt big in Irag All insurance policies in Iraq have the usual Act 'O Allan Clause and since all acts are somehow allen related insurance there is pretty much a scam. Money is collected in other ways, insallah |
| Posted by: 6 2006-02-22 15:31 |
| #11 I like how you think, Shieldwolf. Turbans would be in a knot over in Qom. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-02-22 15:28 |
| #10 We should rebuild the Dome and make it even bigger and grander - to rival the Dome of the Rock. Al-Q is up to its old tricks and we need to turn the mindf*ck back around on them. Make this Dome the Shia holy of holies, with marble walkways, its own power plant, AC, water and sewer treatment plants, the whole nine yards. Include some Western standard hotels in the area for all the pilgrims. You want to defeat the ideology, make the alternative much more attractive. Make the Shias think, "The Sunnis broke it, but the Americans rebuilt it even better". Since we are in a nation-building phase, it only makes sense to get the 60% majority of the population fully on our side. Also, a little disinformation about Tater Tot helping Al-Q damage the Shrine due to his fight with Sistani wouldn't hurt at all. Tater Tot might get whacked by his brethren over this, and he has enough enemies in the Shia hierarchy to push the black propaganda Iraq-wide. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2006-02-22 15:27 |
| #9 Anyone going to hold their breath waiting for the ACLU to sue to prevent this obvious voilation of the separation of church and state? Thought not.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-02-22 14:55 |
| #8 No way we should be involved in promoting any sect or religion regardless of the facts on the ground. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet O' Doom 2006-02-22 14:36 |
| #7 I guess Mosque insurance isnt big in Irag |
| Posted by: sundown 2006-02-22 14:36 |
| #6 F*ck that. Build yer own goddam mosques. Or take up a collection. If Americans want to donate voluntarily, that's fine But don't assume I want to join in. |
| Posted by: BH 2006-02-22 14:16 |
| #5 It's not going to be seen as an admission of guilt--the majority of the Shi'a in Iraq are friendlies, and they've overall done a pretty damned good job of standing with us. They, and everyone else on the ground there, know that the bombing was perpetrated by the Sunni "insurgency." This is just one of those things that you do for your friends. |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-02-22 14:12 |
| #4 Opps ... and don't throw that Bin Alaweed's snarky initial contribution that Rudy told *he* (i.e., The Prince) to shove up his orifice. |
| Posted by: Happy 88mm 2006-02-22 14:10 |
| #3 We'll get involved just as soon as the Arabs help rebuild the WTC ... and don't throw that Bin Alaweed's snarky initial contribution that Rudy told me to shove up his orifice. |
| Posted by: Happy 88mm 2006-02-22 14:08 |
| #2 Infidel $$....redeemable with a free radio |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-02-22 13:58 |
| #1 As disinclined as I am to lend any assistance whatsoever to these terrorist wingnuts, if America can pull off this sort of gesture of respect for a prized Iraqi shrine, it may well be a good thing. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-02-22 13:48 |