Time to take ALL the TROOPS out, America!
"Iraq on highest alert for terror attacks amid fear of plots; Obama says US will keep promise on troop pullout" by Lara Jakes, Associated Press | August 29, 2010
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister has put his nation on its highest level of alert for terror attacks, warning of plots aimed at sowing fear and chaos as the US combat mission in the country formally ends Tuesday.
The Iraqi security forces have been hammered by bomb attacks, prompting fears of a new insurgent offensive and criticism of the government’s preparedness to protect its people.
Still, President Obama left no doubt yesterday in his weekly radio address that the United States is sticking to its promise to pull out of Iraq despite the uptick in violence.
Say what?
In a statement to state-run television, Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki said Iraqi intelligence indicated an Al Qaeda front group and members of Saddam Hussein’s outlawed Ba’ath party are collaborating to launch attacks “to create fear and chaos and kill more innocents.’’ Really:
“One of the first things we attempted to do when we went into Iraq is buy the loyalty of the former Ba’athists, so they wouldn’t fight us. You buy the leadership.’’
Okay, so which "Al-CIA-Duh" would that be, huh?
The made-up "Al-CIA-Duh?"
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That enough for you?
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A senior Iraqi intelligence official said that security forces believe suicide bombers have entered the country with plans to strike unspecified targets in Baghdad by month’s end. The official did not know how many bombers or where they would attack, and spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
Pfft!
I thought I smelled something familiar.
Maliki said insurgents would try to exploit widespread frustration with years of frequent power outages and problems with other public services by staging riots and attacks on government offices.
What have they been waiting for?
Hours after his remarks, the Al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility for more than two dozen bombings and shootings across the nation last week that killed 56 people — more than half of them Iraqi soldiers and police officers.
In a statement posted on a militant website yesterday, the group said the coordinated attacks targeted the “headquarters and centers and security barriers for the army and the apostate police.’’
Oh, now I'm convinced.
The prime minister seemed to recognize that security forces alone would not be able to stop the attacks, and he appealed to citizens to be vigilant.
“We call on the nation to have open eyes to monitor the movements of those terrorists and keep such criminal gangs from halting the progress of our nation.’’
But many Iraqis interviewed yesterday, weary of the persistent attacks, sneered at Maliki’s efforts to thwart threats.
“If he asks us to take the precautionary measures, then he has to give us weapons to protect ourselves,’’ said Atheer Hadi, whose car was pulled over and searched at a Baghdad checkpoint yesterday afternoon. “If you can’t protect us, then allow us to protect ourselves. You destroyed us and we are fed up.’’
Insurgents have intensified attacks on Iraqi police and soldiers, making August the deadliest month for Iraqi security personnel in two years.
US and Iraqi officials have long feared that political instability would lead to widespread violence in Iraq....
Uh-huh!
Maliki, a Shi’ite, is struggling to keep his job after his political coalition narrowly came in second place to a Sunni-dominated alliance in March parliamentary elections.
I smell a vote rigging!
Nearly six months later, Iraq’s future is no clearer.
But the surge worked.
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