Comments on: 57 die in suicide bombings across Iraq. http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:48:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Evil Spaniard http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-2/#comment-5119558 Evil Spaniard Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:08:23 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5119558 <em>Cry_Havoc Says: That’s because A.) You weren’t looking for it, and B.) our media wasn’t covering it. Just because you “don’t recall it” doesn’t mean it wasn’t happening. That is a violent part of the world, that’s what they know, what they preach, and what they practice. July 28th, 2008 at 9:25 pm Recommend (0) | Report Abuse </em> A) You're idiot B) You think we care what you say or think C) You're an ignorant D) You're a Republican propaganda minion. Why? Because there were NO suicide bombings in Iraq prior to the USA invasion. ZERO. Saddam was a vicious dictator (put in place by the CIA, BTW), but the generalized violence is a direct consequence of the USA invasion, and has produced more innocent victims in five years than Saddam in twenty something. Greeat work. And your asseveration "That is a violent part of the world, that’s what they know, what they preach, and what they practice." is simply ignorant and racist. Maybe you see the whole world outside the USA as a nebulous violent place, but is a simplist and uninformed position, because different countries and regions have different motivations, societies and problems, no matter if you can differentiate them. That type of ignorance is what favored the easy deviation of the goal of chasing the responsible of 9/11 from Afghanistan to a place two countries away, Iraq, a country that had NOTHING ado with Al Qaeda in 2003. Your racist and ignorant stance has produced a genocide, a genocide that will be soon as deadly as the one of the jews in WWII, in number of victims. Cry_Havoc Says:

That’s because A.) You weren’t looking for it, and B.) our media wasn’t covering it. Just because you “don’t recall it” doesn’t mean it wasn’t happening. That is a violent part of the world, that’s what they know, what they preach, and what they practice.

July 28th, 2008 at 9:25 pm Recommend (0) | Report Abuse

A) You’re idiot B) You think we care what you say or think C) You’re an ignorant D) You’re a Republican propaganda minion.

Why? Because there were NO suicide bombings in Iraq prior to the USA invasion. ZERO. Saddam was a vicious dictator (put in place by the CIA, BTW), but the generalized violence is a direct consequence of the USA invasion, and has produced more innocent victims in five years than Saddam in twenty something. Greeat work.

And your asseveration “That is a violent part of the world, that’s what they know, what they preach, and what they practice.” is simply ignorant and racist. Maybe you see the whole world outside the USA as a nebulous violent place, but is a simplist and uninformed position, because different countries and regions have different motivations, societies and problems, no matter if you can differentiate them. That type of ignorance is what favored the easy deviation of the goal of chasing the responsible of 9/11 from Afghanistan to a place two countries away, Iraq, a country that had NOTHING ado with Al Qaeda in 2003. Your racist and ignorant stance has produced a genocide, a genocide that will be soon as deadly as the one of the jews in WWII, in number of victims.

]]> By: IBTunion4obama http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5119002 IBTunion4obama Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:57:53 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5119002 Yeah, I don't recall this violence happening before the invasion. Yeah, I don’t recall this violence happening before the invasion.

]]> By: ralph the wonder llama http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5118520 ralph the wonder llama Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:58:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5118520 And a new sockpuppet emerges. Welcome, cabbinbagger! Help yourself to some Cheetos. And a new sockpuppet emerges.

Welcome, cabbinbagger! Help yourself to some Cheetos.

]]> By: Heynow http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5118512 Heynow Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:57:13 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5118512 What happened to the "Stargate time horizon" or some shit like that. More "surge captain"... "I'm Bush and I invaded the wrong country causing death and destruction for my own stupid ego". What happened to the “Stargate time horizon” or some shit like that. More “surge captain”… “I’m Bush and I invaded the wrong country causing death and destruction for my own stupid ego”.

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5118310 RUCerious Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:02:43 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5118310 Notice the clever nuance of the phrase 'conditions on the ground'. Just amorphous to mean just about anything you want to make it. Like, when you can freeze an egg on the sidewalk in Baghdad in July, how about that condition on the ground? Notice the clever nuance of the phrase ‘conditions on the ground’. Just amorphous to mean just about anything you want to make it.
Like, when you can freeze an egg on the sidewalk in Baghdad in July, how about that condition on the ground?

]]> By: dbadass http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5118272 dbadass Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:48:00 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5118272 gummitch beat me too it. So which is it obamaismymessiah? gummitch beat me too it. So which is it obamaismymessiah?

]]> By: Crusty Old Bastard http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5118270 Crusty Old Bastard Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:46:39 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5118270 The only surge that is working for McLame is the surge brought on by his daily Ex-Lax dose. The only surge that is working for McLame is the surge brought on by his daily Ex-Lax dose.

]]> By: gummitch http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5118264 gummitch Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:44:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5118264 <em>ralph the wonder llama Says: Looks like Petraeus was right again. Hmm… the troll’s cut-and-paste seems to support Obama’s 16-month target. There should be no surprise in that, since the Iraqi government supports it as well. This is one lame troll. Oy. Is he even trying?</em> It's interesting, because just this morning we had a troll quoting Petraeus, only <em>that </em>Petraeus said the situation was too unstable to allow a timeline, as suggested by al Maliki and Obama. Maybe there are actually two different guys named Petraeus? It's confusing. The trolls assure us that "the surge" has succeeded and the country is stable, and at the same time tell us that the country<em> isn't</em> stable and that we could be there for years. Not just the trolls, either, but the administration and all their neocon media hacks. ralph the wonder llama Says:

Looks like Petraeus was right again.

Hmm… the troll’s cut-and-paste seems to support Obama’s 16-month target. There should be no surprise in that, since the Iraqi government supports it as well.

This is one lame troll. Oy. Is he even trying?

It’s interesting, because just this morning we had a troll quoting Petraeus, only that Petraeus said the situation was too unstable to allow a timeline, as suggested by al Maliki and Obama. Maybe there are actually two different guys named Petraeus? It’s confusing.

The trolls assure us that “the surge” has succeeded and the country is stable, and at the same time tell us that the country isn’t stable and that we could be there for years. Not just the trolls, either, but the administration and all their neocon media hacks.

]]> By: MCMetal http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5118248 MCMetal Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:39:28 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5118248 <i>obamaismymessiah Says: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi and U.S. forces now control virtually all of Iraq and Baghdad’s troops might be able to take on security responsibility for the whole country by the end of 2009, the senior U.S. general in Iraq said on Monday. General David Petraeus told Reuters in an interview that progress in Iraq in the past year had been “very dramatic” but he said suicide bombers would still slip through security nets. Looks like Petraeus was right again. July 28th, 2008 at 3:24 pm </i> Yeah I heard the family members of the over 1 million Iraqis that have perished so far are taking great comfort in that and the families of those 57 poor individuals that were just exterminated today were thinking of using Petraeus' statement for everyone's eulogy , jackass.......... obamaismymessiah Says:
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi and U.S. forces now control virtually all of Iraq and Baghdad’s troops might be able to take on security responsibility for the whole country by the end of 2009, the senior U.S. general in Iraq said on Monday.

General David Petraeus told Reuters in an interview that progress in Iraq in the past year had been “very dramatic” but he said suicide bombers would still slip through security nets.

Looks like Petraeus was right again.

July 28th, 2008 at 3:24 pm

Yeah

I heard the family members of the over 1 million Iraqis that have perished so far are taking great comfort in that and the families of those 57 poor individuals that were just exterminated today were thinking of using Petraeus’ statement for everyone’s eulogy , jackass……….

]]> By: MCMetal http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5118238 MCMetal Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:35:02 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5118238 <i>obamaismymessiah Says: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If Obama were president, no Sunni would ever kill a Shiite and no Shiite would ever kill a Sunni. All Sunnis and Shiites got along perfectly well for centuries until Bush was President. He promised that there would never be a single bombing after the Surge — ever. This is all his fault, of course. /snark July 28th, 2008 at 3:05 pm </i> Least we can all say that Obama knows that there are Sunni , Shia and Kurds in Iraq ; can't say that about the retarded simian in the Oval Office for the last 7+ years........ obamaismymessiah Says:
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If Obama were president, no Sunni would ever kill a Shiite and no Shiite would ever kill a Sunni. All Sunnis and Shiites got along perfectly well for centuries until Bush was President. He promised that there would never be a single bombing after the Surge — ever. This is all his fault, of course. /snark

July 28th, 2008 at 3:05 pm

Least we can all say that Obama knows that there are Sunni , Shia and Kurds in Iraq ; can’t say that about the retarded simian in the Oval Office for the last 7+ years……..

]]> By: ralph the wonder llama http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5118236 ralph the wonder llama Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:34:14 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5118236 <blockquote>obamaismymessiah Says: BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi and U.S. forces now control virtually all of Iraq and Baghdad’s troops might be able to take on security responsibility for the whole country by the end of 2009, the senior U.S. general in Iraq said on Monday. General David Petraeus told Reuters in an interview that progress in Iraq in the past year had been “very dramatic” but he said suicide bombers would still slip through security nets. Looks like Petraeus was right again.</blockquote> Hmm... the troll's cut-and-paste seems to support Obama's 16-month target. There should be no surprise in that, since the Iraqi government supports it as well. This is one lame troll. Oy. Is he even trying?

obamaismymessiah Says:
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi and U.S. forces now control virtually all of Iraq and Baghdad’s troops might be able to take on security responsibility for the whole country by the end of 2009, the senior U.S. general in Iraq said on Monday.

General David Petraeus told Reuters in an interview that progress in Iraq in the past year had been “very dramatic” but he said suicide bombers would still slip through security nets.

Looks like Petraeus was right again.

Hmm… the troll’s cut-and-paste seems to support Obama’s 16-month target. There should be no surprise in that, since the Iraqi government supports it as well.

This is one lame troll. Oy. Is he even trying?

]]> By: paleolib http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5118234 paleolib Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:34:07 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5118234 Gosh TrollMessiah, you seem awfully cheerful about having 57 more dead Iraqis. You seem awfully happy that your savior claims that some possibility exists that U.S. forces may be engaged in Iraq only twice as long as U.S. forces were engaged in the second world war. All I want to know on a day when one of Condi's own advisors says the invasion was a huge mistake and many years after we learned that every pretense for the invasion offered by our government was false is precisely what cause do you have for happiness? Gosh TrollMessiah, you seem awfully cheerful about having 57 more dead Iraqis. You seem awfully happy that your savior claims that some possibility exists that U.S. forces may be engaged in Iraq only twice as long as U.S. forces were engaged in the second world war. All I want to know on a day when one of Condi’s own advisors says the invasion was a huge mistake and many years after we learned that every pretense for the invasion offered by our government was false is precisely what cause do you have for happiness?

]]> By: barfly http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5118232 barfly Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:33:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5118232 <em>General David Petraeus told Reuters in an interview that progress in Iraq in the past year had been “very dramatic” but he said suicide bombers would still slip through security nets.</em> Especially if they're former security forces. They know our routines, reaction times, and weaknesses. Got mercs? General David Petraeus told Reuters in an interview that progress in Iraq in the past year had been “very dramatic” but he said suicide bombers would still slip through security nets.

Especially if they’re former security forces. They know our routines, reaction times, and weaknesses.

Got mercs?

]]> By: pete http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5118222 pete Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:31:22 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5118222 But Floppy McSpin said there's "been no significant sectarian violence in 13 weeks" and "the surge is a success". That was a short-lived victory. But Floppy McSpin said there’s “been no significant sectarian violence in 13 weeks” and “the surge is a success”.

That was a short-lived victory.

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5118218 RUCerious Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:31:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5118218 Gotta wonder bout the Iraqi troops. How many of them are moles and plants from the religious sects, waiting for the right time to help set Iraq on fire again? Gotta wonder bout the Iraqi troops. How many of them are moles and plants from the religious sects, waiting for the right time to help set Iraq on fire again?

]]> By: barfly http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5118216 barfly Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:30:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5118216 <em>In the oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk, 25 people were killed and 185 wounded when a blast tore through a crowd of Kurds protesting a draft provincial elections law, officials said.</em> This is the most-salient part of the article, after the bombing itself. It would seem to suggest that all the surge rhetoric is detached from political reality, and that the forces are merely keeping the lid on a simmering pressure-cooker. One that could explode without warning. In the oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk, 25 people were killed and 185 wounded when a blast tore through a crowd of Kurds protesting a draft provincial elections law, officials said.

This is the most-salient part of the article, after the bombing itself. It would seem to suggest that all the surge rhetoric is detached from political reality, and that the forces are merely keeping the lid on a simmering pressure-cooker. One that could explode without warning.

]]> By: MCMetal http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5118214 MCMetal Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:30:06 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5118214 <i>obamaismymessiah Says: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looks like Petraeus was right again. July 28th, 2008 at 3:24 pm </i> Go tell that to one of the family members of the 57 who perished today ; BTW , make sure you're wearing track shoes/cleats , dipshit......... Wow , twice in obamaismymessiah Says:
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Looks like Petraeus was right again.

July 28th, 2008 at 3:24 pm

Go tell that to one of the family members of the 57 who perished today ; BTW , make sure you’re wearing track shoes/cleats , dipshit………

Wow , twice in

]]> By: texaslady http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5118198 texaslady Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:23:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5118198 This is a sad headline.....but why aren't the names of our young killed in Iraq everyday being printed ? Why do we allow the media to maintain the blackout on the loss of our soldiers ? When will America start caring about our soldiers dying for bush's war. This is a sad headline…..but why aren’t the names of our young killed in Iraq everyday being printed ? Why do we allow the media to maintain the blackout on the loss of our soldiers ? When will America start caring about our soldiers dying for bush’s war.

]]> By: Luis M http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5118184 Luis M Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:17:37 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5118184 <em>alphainfinityomega Says: The Surge is a House of Cards. </em> And when those marbles roll, the rest of the country will fall down like dominoes. Checkmate! alphainfinityomega Says:
The Surge is a House of Cards.

And when those marbles roll, the rest of the country will fall down like dominoes. Checkmate!

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-5118168 RUCerious Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:12:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/28/57-die-in-suicide-bombings-across-iraq/#comment-5118168 <em>If Obama were president, blah, blah, blah </em> Yeah, but he's not going to get your johnson enlarged, you'll have to take care of that yourself. If Obama were president, blah, blah, blah

Yeah, but he’s not going to get your johnson enlarged, you’ll have to take care of that yourself.

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