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07/22/2003 Archived Entry: "Okay, they're dead. Now what?"
Okay, they're dead. Now what?
CentCom has confirmed in a press briefing this afternoon that Saddam Hussein's two sons were killed in the siege of a villa in Mosul, Iraq today.
Now what?
Will attacks on US personnel stop now? Will the war now not cost a billion dollars a week? Are the lies about Nigerian uranium now truths? Has Joe Wilson's wife been un-outed as a CIA operative? Do we now have enough troops to relieve the troops in Iraq now? Is David Kelly alive again? Is the economy healed? Do veterans have their medical benefits back?
Exactly what has changed here, besides Saddam's sons being killed? My guess - not much.
Replies: 4 people speak up
Okay, Blah, let me spell it out for you: if true, t-h-i-s i-s a b-i-g f-u-c-k-i-n-g d-e-a-l.
While I'm overjoyed that our troops MIGHT be safer with the deaths of Saddam's sons, I am utterly wretched at the prospect that Knucklehead's minions and his media toadies will be getting maximum political mileage out of this.
This story, along with the homecoming of Pvt. Jessica (Paul Revere/Sgt. York/Audie Murphy/Capt. America) Lynch, will take the sting out of the WMD/noo-kyu-lar Niger connection/CIA intelligence fiascoes that have beset this administration of late.
In short, we should all rejoice and weep at the same time.
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 07/22/2003 04:59 PM NY
The timing of this is impeccable. Everytime Bushco gets in trouble, they stage manage some small but seemingly grand "victory" that they can point to and thump their chests with a mighty grunt of satisfaction which the stupid masses can thump along with. Many American flags will be waving from this great victory. But do you get the feeling they could ahve had this victory any time they wanted to? What has changed here? Not much except there are two less Husseins stealing from the Iraqis (more for Bushco!). Saddam's probably a little sad in his cell.
But I'll say it here. Sometime around election time next year, we'll see Osama and Saddam either dead or in prison. Most likely one of them will implicate the other(for some sweetheart arrangement...I'll pick Saddam. He can have the cell next to Noriega...where all GHWBush's pals go). Bushco will ride their "success" to their first election victory. Just wait. Just watch.
Posted by MercuryX23 @ 07/23/2003 12:17 AM NY
I'm a bit confused about this incident. Can someone help me out here?
As I understand it, the building that was attacked contained Saddam's two sons, a 15-year old nephew, and a bodyguard. The attacking force contained 200 of the most elite US special forces.
So how could that asymmetrical mix of forces result in a six hour gun battle? Were there more than four Iraqis in that building?
This is just not adding up to me.
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 07/23/2003 09:33 AM NY
More details have become available. So how is this a great victory? Four guys (one handicapped, another an adolescent) fought off 200 super-duper US special forces (armed to the teeth, and with helicopter gunships) for hours.
And the 15-year old boy, when the other three were killed, fought to the death. "Monsters," perhaps, but this is the stuff that creates heroic martyrs. Was there no tear gas, no narcotic gas (used by the Russians during the Chechen siege in Moscow)? These FOUR couldn't be taken alive?
Like everything about this war, it's pathetic. For a super-power we're sure waging this conflict like a pack of dipshits.
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 07/23/2003 10:22 PM NY
