Mar 03 2007
al Qaeda Taking A Pounding In Iraq
The US is on the offensive in Iraq, before even half the troop surge is in place:
The United States military said today that an airstrike north of Baghdad killed several Al Qaeda insurgents who were using heavy artillery machine guns to fire at American helicopters.
The strike occurred Friday west of Taji, where several American helicopters have been shot down in recent weeks, and the American assault destroyed at least two pick-up trucks with mounted machine guns, said Lt. Col. Christopher R. Garver, a military spokesman in Baghdad.
Small but consistent progress every day will turn the tide in Iraq. Leaving the insurgents no quarter will pay dividends. Contrary to liberal mythology, there is not an endless supply if cannon fodder.
Our troops are wonderful.
Yes, Bremer’s selection was a huge error. So was working with Chalabi.
But in this instance, I’ll give Bush the credit (the same as extended to Lincoln). That he was working with what he had. And, he held on romantic allusions about McClellan. Or Halleck. And, the media convinced Lincoln for much too long a time, that Grant was a drunkard.)
There’s also the truth that in 1861, FREMONT, in charge of Grant, and others. Was writing orders to free the slaves in every area the Union was successful in fighting. And, this threw Lincoln UP on the ropes. Because he was dealing with the sensitive issue of border states that could go “south” on him, over the “slave issue.” Which Lincoln tried to address by offering TREASURE just to stop the states willing to accept money for constricting slavery in their states.)
Some things really don’t come to a head right away.
HOWEVER, the one area where I really worry about Bush, has more to do with the HOUSE OF SAUD. Who keeps treating Bush as if he is “their realtor.” They keep wanted to extend their territorial grip.
Right now? Condi is delicately dancing with syria and iran. And, probably jordan, too. Because Iraq has shed millions of “unhappy” sunnis. Who were doing TERROR. Or supporting the terrorists. And, they fled.
Those iraqis don’t like living in jordan, syria and iran right now. Nor do the countries that got this crap want to keep them.
So Condi is looking for a way to get this garbage returned to iraq.
I don’t think she has a winnah.
And, I think Bush is up a tree.
But every day that passes brings up closer to his “getting his hat,” and someone else will get into the White House.
Hopefully, Bush won’t make it so that Hillary gets elected. But you just never know with BOZO.
BOZO has no capital with the American public. He was way to stupid, even in the beginning, by racking up deficits. And, then trying to push Harriet Miers down people’s throats. Since that incident? Bozo BUSH is somewhat more aware, than not, of the right. But he still a very lame president. Who cannot, it seems, make one argument with the American people that even seems honest. Sure. He can do photo ops.
And, if you’ve seen recent pictures, you’ll see him hugging children in Alabama. Of course, when I saw his hands, I thought his handlers were spritzing on the anti-bacterial lotion. Poor guy has to touch the commoners, ya know?
Don’t hold out much hope. But Rove? You think he’s a political genius? I’m beginning to believe Bush is just surrounded by flunkies. With gargantuan appetites of political junkies. None of them can steer the ship of state towards the People. It seems they prefer the swamp. Leaving me to wonder “why.”
Don’t know if you like lessons from history. Or not.
But one thing to learn is that before the Civil War, there was just VIRGINIA. And, during the Civil War, Virginia pulled away from the Union. To join the rebels.
Lincoln worked a “trick” from his Executive privileges; and he went and created WEST VIRGINIA. I bet ya didn’t know that.
But in 1862, a piece of Virginia was carved away. And, WEST VIRGINIA was formed.
So that today? Virginia gets the “two fer.” By laying on the map as two states, instead of one. They double-up on all the benefits. Meaning? 4 senators in congress who can pull their weight. Instead of just the normal “two each” all the other 49 states got.
After the Civil War? Nobody made Virginia take back her rump. Go figa.
I think the Iraqis will come to the place where they decide they do not want to die for AlQaida or the Democrats. When they do they will turn on the terrorists in their midst. I nver considered this a Civil War like our civil war, but after years and years of being abused by the Sunni minority there is a lot of anger in the people there.
Speaking of civil war, it was almost 100 years after ours before the promise of civil liberty was realized in this country by all of its citizens.
Carol I just don’t get you. You the know it all! Bush is stupid, Iraqi’s are garbage, Condi not up to the job. Rummy had not a clue. Franks the same. Every choice among millions of ideas was wrong. It is such simplistic thinking. Thank God you are not in charge of anything. War is messy period. The perfect need to get over it.
When pressed by General Hallek for his plans, General Grant responded: “I intend to cross the Rappahanock River with the Army of the Potomac and engage the Army of Northern Virginia and keep them continuously engaged until they are destroyed or surrender.”
Let us not forget our own insurgencies that led to the formation of our Constitution. After the Revolution there was considerable push back against taxation policies in the various states. Shay’s Rebellion and Adams’ description of it in letters to George Washington convinced Washington to get back into government and support the forming of a new government that we have come to know as our Constitutional Union vs the Confederacy that we were under the Articles of Confederation.
It took us a lot of time even to ratify the constitution after it was drafted. I believe Rhode Island was the longest holdout.
Carol, You don’t know your history as well as you think you do. The reason the north very nearly lost the Civil War during the first two years was because Jefferson Davis, while Sec. of War in the previous administration, had emptied the armories in the North, had their contents sent to southern states and then sold to the Governors of those southern states. I found documents verifying this while doing genealogy research. Hasn’t anyone ever wondered where the South got all that military equipment they had when the war started? The South had an economy based on agriculture,not manufacturing. Of course these facts aren’t in the history books because nobody would worship Lincoln as a hero if they knew he was stupid enough to send his army into battle with no arms and amunition as the Philadelphia Minutemen were when he ordered them to go to Baltimore. But they had impressive uniforms and fine boots.
More good news from Iraq:
http://defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=3246
And:
“The reason the north very nearly lost the Civil War during the first two years was because Jefferson Davis, while Sec. of War in the previous administration, had emptied the armories in the North, had their contents sent to southern states”
You can read about this in General Grant’s memoirs which are actually available for reading online.
http://www.daylife.com/topic/09LobGm510arJ/gallery/1
Pictures of General David Petraeus on FOOT PATROL with the troops meeting the locals.
CrossPatch, thanks for the links. The daylife showing Patraeus on FOOT Patrol was amazing. He’s really right there following it through. He’s a rare leader that makes sure things happen and adapt quickly.
Pounding taking in another place:
Afghanistan: US forces attack suspected al Qaeda hideout
Mullah Obaidullah [Akhund], the former Taliban defense minister and close confidante of Taliban leader Mullah Omar captured last Monday
U.S. forces attack senior AQ leader’s hideout in Afghanistan??
Pakistani security forces raided at the Gul Park Hotel in Quetta, the capital of Balouchistan province, and arrested Ameer Khan Haqani, commander of Zabul province in Afghanistan, and Jaland Abdullah Sarhadi of Kandahar.
Sarhadi had been detained for more than three years in Guantanamo Bay after the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. He was later released by U.S. authorities.
If not Osama bin Laden, maybe Zawahiri.
If not Zawahiri, maybe Omar.
Who else could be HVT?
Iraqi leader: Cabinet shakeup in 2 weeks
Let’s hope for a really good shakeup.
I am not surprised at Shaefer’s comments since he used to work for Hernando de Soto, who firmly believe in property ownership, a direct relationship between property ownership and booming economy.
Iraq’s political and economic bullet
It would certainly help Iraq big time.
Shawcross’s Killing Fields and today’s war against Global Jihadism.
First captured “liquid explosives”
Liquid explosives found
Powerline (Found in a bottle) “Carl in Jerusalem notes the discovery near a Palestinian “refugee” camp in southern Lebanon: “Liquid explosives found.” I think Charles Johnson’s customary refrain applies: “Let’s give them a state.”
I agree.
Be careful about that report of the explosives find in the refugee camps in Lebanon. That is sourced by Debka and appeared earlier this week. It hasn’t been confirmed by any other source. Debka isn’t exactly the most credible source of unconfirmed information.
That’s true, CrossPatch. Thanks for the info.
More possible good news, not confirmed by another source yet (on Monsters and Critics where I saw the link from Hot Air):