Joseph Biden: Baghdad a city in the throes of “nascent civil war”

[G2099]

“The country is sliding fast towards civil war,” Ali Adib, a Shia MP, told the Iraqi parliament this week.

West Baghdad is no stranger to bombings and killings, but in the past few days all restraint has vanished in an orgy of ethnic cleansing.

Shia gunmen are seeking to drive out the once-dominant Sunni minority and the Sunnis are forming neighbourhood posses to retaliate.

In total, 889,000 Iraqis had moved abroad . . .

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2268585_3,00.html

[babylonsister]

1. Duh! 'Bout time you acknowledged it, Biden. nt

[blm]

2. Kerry and Murtha told you that after THEY went to Iraq last September, Joe

But, you were too busy going around the TV cameras to say they had no cause to submit withdrawal plans and refused to believe them - too afraid you'd lose your tough guy image.

[LibDemAlways]

3. Biden's got blood on his hands. He was one of the

Dems biggest cheerleaders for the illegal invasion and occupation. Bought the repuke lies hook, line, and sinker.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

4. Biden has a real knack for stating the obvious. Fire is hot.

The Mouth That Never Closes.