Bombing at Iraq tribal lunch kills at least 23

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LIBERTAS at 06:55 PM JST - 3rd January

Ah! The Surge worked, see!
USARonin at 06:57 PM JST - 3rd January

The surge is workin'.

Hang in there.
sailwind at 07:06 PM JST - 3rd January

Ah! The Surge worked, see!

Good, I thought since they kinda buried it in the article some folks like yourself might have missed it also.

Youssifiyah is in the Sunni-dominated region south of Baghdad. Bloodshed in the region and across Iraq declined markedly in 2008, but violent rivalries persist throughout Iraq.

It did work....See!!!
Thenewfront at 07:11 PM JST - 3rd January

More terror caused by the occupation. Iraq was relatively peacefull under Saddam and previous tensions with rival elements had almost gone.

George Bush and his buddies made Iraq a hellhole for millions, just like these 23 dead. It's all down to you peopel who supported the war.

Do you hear me???
likeitis at 09:30 PM JST - 3rd January

It did work....See!!!

Here I was thinking that suicide bombers might be in short supply and six years of violence is about all most people can stand.

I like to tell people that when the weather is good, it is because I ordained it. But when the weather is bad, I am no where to be found!

Did you think we were not looking during all those years of failure and goal post moving? Yeah, something was going to "work" eventually. The surge worked like a missing object is always in the last place you look for it. Never mind that you have been looking all darned day. Congratulations. Forgive me if I don't jump up and dance a jig.
sailwind at 12:51 AM JST - 4th January

Congratulations. Forgive me if I don't jump up and dance a jig.

Bloodshed in the region and across Iraq declined markedly in 2008,

I guess you would rather dance on more death in Iraq?
Betzee at 01:00 AM JST - 4th January

From an interview with former transitional head of state Allawi:

"Yes, Bush's policies failed utterly," said Allawi, describing the U.S. administration that once backed him. "Utter failure. Failure of U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including fighting terrorism and economic policy."

"His insistence on names like 'democracy' and 'open elections', without giving attention to political stability, was a big mistake. It cast shadows on Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Egypt, and I believe this will be remembered in history as President Bush's policy," he said.
sailwind at 01:12 AM JST - 4th January

From an interview with **former **transitional head of state Allawi:

Former Betz???
likeitis at 01:34 AM JST - 4th January

I guess you would rather dance on more death in Iraq?

I prefer not to dance at all, but rather to keep my head down. The whole situation has embarrassed me as an American. I fully recognize and am thankful for the steps forward. But they will never equal all those steps backward. Never.

I would be perfectly happy to keep my mouth shut and let spirits rise a bit if not for those who go trumpeting about the little successes in Iraq. They go too far, and if not reigned in, they will support this same scenerio in another 20 years. I hope for success in Iraq, but I would rather a total failure than to have this happen again. My country not only needs a lesson, it needs to REMEMBER it.
Betzee at 01:36 AM JST - 4th January

He was the guy we installed after pulling the plug on Chalabi with the expectation his brand of secularism would prove appealing. Obviously that didn't turn out to be the case, though hardly a surprise since those running for office campaigned on grievances. Allawi, to explain this, has introduced a new expression, "political sectarianism." Useful term.

Maliki's government was characterised by "weak performance, erected upon political quotas, major government corruption and infiltrated state agencies," he said. "Four years passed ... and they can't build the police, army, national institutions."

"Ending Saddam's regime was essential, but replacing the Saddam regime with extreme chaos was not right," he said. "I did not imagine the political process would eat itself from inside or that it would abandon the rule of law and establish political sectarianism."
sailwind at 01:43 AM JST - 4th January

Umm

He was the guy we installed after pulling the plug on Chalabi with the expectation his brand of secularism would prove appealing. Obviously that didn't turn out to be the case, though hardly a surprise since those running for office campaigned on grievances. Allawi, to explain this, has introduced a new expression, "political sectarianism." Useful term.

Kinda like Gorbachev.........I'm not being rude to you Betzee just thinking about your post and my thoughts as to a transitional figure.
likeitis at 01:46 AM JST - 4th January

From an interview with **former **transitional head of state Allawi:

Mr. "45 minutes to WMD" himself. Not that I disagree with his statements, but I think he is a little bitter about losing the election. I don't think he is trying to tell us the truth, but rather stating it for political purposes, exaggerated with a little bitter spice.
Betzee at 01:55 AM JST - 4th January

I think he is a little bitter about losing the election.

There's no doubt about it. We gave him the incumbent's advantage; he took over from Paul Bremer because "he was a man we could do business with," in contrast to al-Sadr and others who trounced him at the ballot box in early 2005. But that doesn't mean his observations are off the mark.
likeitis at 01:59 AM JST - 4th January

He was the guy we installed after pulling the plug on Chalabi

Chalabi is one guy we have little solid evidence on that I would approve of detaining in Guantanamo. I can't seem to find anything good on the man out there.

http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/misc/ahmed-chalabi/
LIBERTAS at 04:03 AM JST - 4th January

The surge worked? You US military types gotta stop dinkin' that kool-aid. Al Sadr is just bidin' his time. In Iran!