British troops are starting to leave and Denmark is joining them. Amazing that this is happening while we are increasing our presence there. The other amazing thing is that Blair announced a “timetable”. I guess he wants to embolden the enemy. Will the Republicans and Bush call him a “cut and runner”?
“When the infidels come they will never leave”. That is what Osama said in the 90’s when our government solicited Saudi Arabia to help fight Iraq prior to the first Gulf War. Well the actions of the U.S. and the U.K. are making it look more like Osama was right all along: The Pentagon has […]
I agree that abuse of people in Iraq is not acceptable. Thing is though with this case they have not disclosed what (if anything) was going on before the beatings took place. For all we know they could have been stoning the patrol, threatened the patrol with a weapon or made verbal threats. Before condemming […]
More comments are being made on this topic, I just wish someone would say what is actually happening, millitary sourses are saying there is a plan, No 10 is saying no there’s not…. make your mind up guys, one of you has to be right, time for you to bang your heads together and come […]
LONDON (Reuters) – The talk of British troops pulling out of Iraq rumbles on. Britain plans to pull out nearly all its soldiers from Iraq by the summer of 2008, with the first withdrawals within weeks, a top military commander said in an interview published on Tuesday. Lieutenant General Nick Houghton, Britain’s most senior officer […]
Here’s a poll of a different twist. This one comes out of Iraq and is in regards to the war. Poll shows Iraqis back attacks on UK, US forces LONDON (Reuters) – Forty-five percent of Iraqis believe attacks on U.S. and British troops are justified, according to a secret poll said to have been commissioned […]
An interesting story has been developing in Iraq over the past couple days, and its one that does not seem to be gaining attention here in the United States. With the Katrina recovery and Rita steaming forward as a category 4 hurricane, it should be no shock as this information really shows a state of […]