Tuesday, June 05, 2007
A week after Memorial Day....
Sh*t is looking more and more horrible in Iraq. Yup, it was a terrible Memorial Day Holiday Weekend. And it ain't really gotten much better since then:
"A car bomb attack outside a major U.S. military base in Iraq discharged a gaseous cloud that sickened dozens of people Sunday, punctuating a flurry of violence that left 16 American soldiers dead during the first three days of June."
US & Iraqi troops control only a third of Baghdad - as I've said time and time again, so much for that troop surge!
And plans for New US embassy in Baghdad turn up online. They can't even control that??!
Meanwhile in Afghanistan: the Taliban launches a new operation.
And Al Qaeda is "stronger than ever."
No surprise since terror attacks are up around the world (as they were in 2004 and 2005) - so much for the effectiveness of the War on terror in general.
Although in the interests of being fair and balanced, I guess this is good news (unless the hype is on). But why did the JFK plotters have to be (mostly) Guyanese?!
And also back home: "The National Guard isn't as strong as it should be because of the war in Iraq and American communities will suffer as a result, retired Air Force Gen. Melvyn Montano said Saturday [May 12]."
And the army now has to bribe officers to remain in ranks: "The army is offering bonuses to officers as the military is preparing for years of combat to come."
That's enough doom n gloom for now. I got more but I'll save it for another post later this week.
Labels: Iraq war, War on Terror
