IRAQ: U.S. Losing Control Fast

[LynnTheDem]

The U.S. military has lost control over the volatile al-Anbar province, Iraqi police and residents say.

The area to the west of Baghdad includes Fallujah, Ramadi and other towns that have seen the worst of military occupation, and the strongest resistance.

Despite massive military operations which destroyed most of Fallujah and much of cities like Haditha and al-Qa'im in Ramadi, real control of the city now seems to be in the hands of local resistance.

In losing control of this province, the U.S. would have lost control over much of Iraq.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=34587

Choppers off the Green Zone roof, baby.

And the Hague for bush & his cartel.

[ixion]

1. It's going to hell fast there, it would seem

Apparently, we're 'liberating' the Iraqis by destroying the people and cities. :-(

[LynnTheDem]

2. But making the world see us as evil murderous monsters will

make us safer. The more people who hate us, the safer we will be.

:eyes:

[Cooley Hurd]

3. Did we ever really HAVE control of al-Anbar?

Even after bombing Fallujah into the ground?:grr:

[leftchick]

4. no

the only thing the US ever controlled was the GZ. Even that looks doubtful for much longer.

[grytpype]

5. Why don't they ever report the GOOD NEWS!

There are three whole neighborhoods in Baghdad that are secure, and they will be as long as our troops have them locked down! Why not report that?

[Canuckistanian]

8. Time for another Laura Ingraham tour

Surrounded by a platoon of sharpshooters and accepting flowers from nervous-looking locals.

[acmavm]

6. So the depleted uranium and the white phosphorus didn't

get the war criminals anywhere? What irony, to sell your souls to the devil and in the end there's not even a temporary pay off.

[liberal N proud]

7. Stay the course

We are making progress in the war on terra in Iraq.
We have turned the corner in the battle against the terrorist.

:sarcasm:

[klook]

9. This situation calls for a Karen Hughes "Listening Tour."

That would surely turn things around.

[arewenotdemo]

15. So, the Faux Cowboy makes the cover with Lincoln and Washington.

God, what a sick, sick joke.

[DavidDvorkin]

10. Bush will never see the Hague

Unless he makes a state visit there as president.

No matter how bad things get, the U.S. won't hand him and his evil collaborators over to a non-U.S. court. He'll probably never even face a U.S. court.

Depressing to think so, but there it is.

[lebkuchen]

11. Willie Pete on Fallujah sure was "productive"

What a bunch of fucking fools we have in our government and military.

[Justice Is Comin]

12. It's a white knuckle plane ride just to land in Baghdad,

they have to dive bomb from 35,000 feet like something out of a cartoon to avoid shoulder launched missiles. It makes almost everybody throw up. Then it's lumps in your throat all the way from the airport to the green zone along Baghdad Highway.

Then it's 792 attacks per week right now in Baghdad per the defense department.

Losing control?? Hah ha ha hah hah ha hahaha ha ahah ha ha ha ha. And this for good measure :rofl:

[krkaufman]

13. Haven't we been expecting these reports ... ???

With military forces being shifted to stabilize Baghdad, I've been waiting to hear of mounting chaos outside the city. Poor frickin' soldiers. This Admin deserves a most attentive master in hell.

[arewenotdemo]

14. Choppers off the Green Zone roof, baby.

Absolutely.

It's the only thing that will bring the war criminals political defeat (I don't foresee justice for their crimes).

And, at the same time, wake some of our extremely stupid countrymen/women up and force them to question the lies they swallowed.