That's the new strategy of the Iraqi resistance

ClubMed · 11-03-2003, 03:56 AM

An article on the Iraqis resistance by Robert Fisk,

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...Learn the lessons of America's "war on terror". Go for the jugular. "Bring'em on." Kill the leadership. You're with us or against us, collaborator or patriot...

at ZNET.

shahani · 11-03-2003, 05:26 AM

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Some of America's enemies may come from other Arab countries, but most of the military opposition to America's presence comes from Iraqi Sunnis - not from Saddam "remnants", "diehards" or "deadenders" (the Paul Bremer cover-up titles for a real and growing Iraqi resistance), but from men who in many cases hated Saddam.

Makes sense to me when seen objectively against events in Iraq.

Unless a face-saving way is found for Bush to do a volte face in Iraq, I am afraid the man is too stubborn and small to admit he's been wrong all along.

ClubMed · 11-03-2003, 05:34 AM

He hasn't been wrong, he and those around him just haven't been honest.

shahani · 11-03-2003, 05:40 AM

What's the difference? He continues to lie to the American people about everything.

He's mostly wrong in what he does then lies about it to cover up.

The distinction eludes me.

11-03-2003, 05:45 AM

Agenda, Shahani, agenda.

Disclaimer: I am not sticking up for Bush, just making a point.

shahani · 11-03-2003, 05:46 AM

I was responding to the post above mine.

ClubMed · 11-03-2003, 05:49 AM

The distinction lies in the fact that they know what they want and what they are doing, so they haven't been wrong, just dishonest.

11-03-2003, 05:54 AM

Which is what I was trying to say. The agenda validates the lies in some cases, that's the distinction. I'm not saying this case, but... Enough thread crapping for me.

J-Excel · 11-03-2003, 06:22 AM

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And the worst atrocities - the beheading of children, the raping and throat-cutting of women, the slaughter of policemen - were committed at the start of Ramadan.

If they are taking lessons from their Muslim brothers in Algeria, it looks like the most barbaric acts are yet to come. And they call it the "holy month"? More like the "unholy month".

There is another name I'd like to use for the "resistance" fighters. It's bigots. They oppose the US rebuilding their country, not because they don't want their country rebuilt, but because they don't want it rebuilt by non-Arab, non-Muslim Westerners. Bigotry is bigotry. It is embarrassing to them that they couldn't remove Saddam on their own without the help of Westerners. And it is more embarrassment that they can't rebuild their country without Westerners.

ClubMed · 11-03-2003, 06:41 AM

lol talk about bigotry.

Who is it that sent money and arms shipments to Saddam? Could it have been the very noble westerners that today call him evil?

I wonder who on earth would be open to have their country built by foreigners, based on how the foreigners see the world. Does that mean you J-Excel would be willing to betray your nation and allow a foreign power to build your country for you if the roles were switched?

How do you know they cant build their country? Have they been given the freedom to do so themselves or is there a US controled pseudo-government with an American at it's head calling the shots and deciding that the priorities are?

I wish life were as simplistic as you seem to think it is.

J-Excel complaining about bigotry