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2003-04-14 Iraq

Baghdad Residents Begin a Long Climb to an Ordered City

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Posted by Anonymous 2003-04-14 08:44 am|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sounds like this is a real good idea to introduce some fundamental concepts like "self rule" and "self control" to the Baghdaders.

Posted by Steve White 2003-04-14 08:54:45|| 2003-04-14 08:54:45|| Front Page Top

#2 we have locals returning to police and other govt functions under US/UK auspices, we have INC growing in some places, we have friendly shiite clergy and unfriendly (SCIRI-influenced?) Shiite clergy in some places, happy Kurds, nrevous Turkomen, nervous sunni arabs.

I am optimistic, but this will require sustained attention and rapid action to keep things on the upswing. We cant wait for UN action (though we can welcome Coalition of the willing contributions, EG Canada, Phillipines, and now Italy)

Meeting in Nassiriyah tomorrow should be interesting.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-04-14 10:27:02|| 2003-04-14 10:27:02|| Front Page Top

#3 A rather different take here on Saddam City. It says:

""The locals said they wanted to take charge of Saddam City and we said: 'Roger that',"

Lieutenant-Colonel Lew Craparotta, commander of a Marine unit that moved back from the fringes of the suburb, told Reuters.

Local leaders told U.S. officers that non-Iraqi Arab fighters were still a threat in the mainly Shi'ite district.

"It's much easier for them to identify the enemy than for us. We really can't tell who is who," Craparotta said."

Posted by Kathy K 2003-04-14 14:58:27|| [site-essential.com/] 2003-04-14 14:58:27|| Front Page Top

#4 "Lieutenant-Colonel Lew Craparotta,"

That would be "Loo Crap-a-rotta"? Didn't he star in "Top Secret" as Latrine?

Posted by Dave 2003-04-14 20:33:12|| 2003-04-14 20:33:12|| Front Page Top

#5 You know, we DO have to let a few of those long knives come out. Some of them Tories need to swing, and if you think that needs to be left completely to their justice system - then just look at our own.
Looting is not the only thing going on there. A lot of people got disappeared. Very possibly, the military was wise to stand aside for awhile, let a retribution occur. Let some steam out of that cooker. The people whining for protection on our newscasts maybe got a good reason to need it.

Posted by Scott 2003-04-14 21:16:47|| 2003-04-14 21:16:47|| Front Page Top

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