Thread: For All You Nattering Nabobs of Negativism

A Map That Shows The Enormous Progress of the Iraqi Forces:



Link

That's impressive, er, if you think it's impressive taking 1-1/2 years to take control of the bad-ass enemy in those provinces ( which constitutes 99.9999% sand or dirt) is a victory (you realize of course that the combined population in those green areas totals about 10 people...the white areas, NOT under Iraqi control, are where the population of Iraq lives)



Keep trying....

LOL!

Pretty amazing, huh? I'm impressed.

next!

So,

A shiite government


Or a Sunni-Shiite fractured nation-state.


What's good about it?

There are 18 discricts.

BOON ME:

For All You Nattering Nabobs of Negativism

Yes, the Pentagon does sound a bit gloomy:

MSNBC News Services
Updated: 8:36 p.m. ET Sept. 1, 2006


WASHINGTON - Conditions that could lead to a civil war exist in Iraq, reflecting the “most complex” security challenges since the U.S. invasion in 2003, the Pentagon said Friday.
The “core conflict” has changed into one pitting Sunni Muslims against Shiites, with the Sunni Arab insurgency overshadowed, it said in a quarterly report to Congress on U.S. efforts to stabilize the country.
In the notably gloomy report, The Pentagon said illegal militias have become more entrenched, especially in Baghdad neighborhoods where they are seen as providers of security as well as basic social services.

“Conditions that could lead to civil war exist in Iraq, specifically in and around Baghdad, and concern about civil war within the Iraqi civilian population has increased in recent months,” the report stated.

Attacks up by 15 percent
The report provided a sober assessment of the situation in Iraq over the past three months, saying attacks increased by 15 percent over the prior three months and casualties among Iraqis surged 51 percent.

Peter Rodman, the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, told reporters that although there has been progress this summer in reviving the Iraqi economy and raising electricity production, the security conditions have deteriorated even as the number of trained Iraqi troops has increased.

Entire: Pentagon: Violence spreading in Iraq - Conflict in Iraq - MSNBC.com

yes, it looks like the pentagon itself can be included in the disgraced former vice president's club.

The Pentagon report, titled “Measuring Security and Stability in Iraq,” is mandated by Congress and issued quarterly. It covers a broad range of subjects, including the economy, public attitudes, and security.

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The report notes that sectarian violence is gradually expanding north to Kirkuk and Diyala Province. Further, the confidence of Iraqis in the future has diminished, according to public opinion surveys cited in the Pentagon report.

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The Baghdad Coroner’s Office reported 1,600 bodies arrived in June and more than 1,800 bodies in July, 90 percent of which were assessed to be the result of executions,” the report states.

Iraqi Casualties Are Up Sharply, Study Finds - New York Times

great thread boon mee!

I guess you boneheads didn't like the "nattering nabob" part!

And I would cancel my subscription to Aljeezera. Makes you look like a clown!

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

I guess you boneheads didn't like the "nattering nabob" part!

And I would cancel my subscription to Aljeezera. Makes you look like a clown!

Nice comeback.

You don't have a comeback.

Google Earth owned this thread.

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

And I would cancel my subscription to Aljeezera.

the report was written by the pentagon.....is the pentagon a subsidiary of al jazaeera?

I suggest you get your @ss out there and show them how it should be done.

where is Boon Mee ? hidding again ?

Is that the kind of military courage you are so proud of ?

speaking of heros where is sailormoon ?

SK, we miss you !!! please come back. Don't surrender to the liberals !!!