U.S. to Improve Iraq Border Security (damned furriners)

[Barrett808]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. administrator L. Paul Bremer said Wednesday it was "increasingly apparent" that a large part of terrorism comes from outside Iraq. He pledged to increase controls of Iraq's borders.

Bremer spoke a day after devastating suicide attacks and bombings at Shiite shrines in the capital, Baghdad, and the holy city of Karbala.

He appeared alongside the coalition military commander Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, a clear show of resolve amid fears the attacks could trigger open conflict between the country's Shiite and Sunni Muslims.

Bremer said it was "increasingly apparent that a large part of this terrorism comes from outside the country."

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=2&u=/ap/20040303/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_bremer

[Kolesar]

1. Daniel Schorr read a report a few weeks ago on NPR

Iraq has been transitioned from a strong state into a weak state without control of its borders. Hence, it has become a convenient location for terrorist organizing.

Such is the results of the work of Bush and the NeoCons.

[Barrett808]

3. Since the insurgency is overwhelmingly homegrown, this will just sap...

...resources away into the desert.

Idiots.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

2. It also seems "increasingly apparent"

that we're being governed by douchebags.....

[metisnation]

4. how about

our borders....thats right this administration knows nothing about making America safe.

[leftchick]

5. just how the hell can they "secure the borders"?

They can't secure the pipelines, mosques, cities, helicopters, our soldiers or Iraqi Police and civilians. This is soooo fucked up.... :grr: