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02/14/2004 Archived Entry: "More not-goodness in Iraq."
More not-goodness in Iraq.
What's telling in this story is the bit about no Americans to be seen anywhere. Seems we've officially gone into hunker-down mode to avoid any more casualties, leaving the Iraqis to fend for themselves.
If we ain't peace-keeping, what the fuck are we even doing there??
- Dozens of guerrillas shouting 'God is great' launched a bold daylight assault on an Iraqi police station and security compound west of Baghdad on Saturday, freeing prisoners and sparking a gun battle that killed 20 people and wounded 30, police and hospital officials said.
The same security compound was attacked two days earlier by gunmen just as the top U.S. commander in the Middle East, Gen. John Abizaid, was visiting the site in Fallujah. Abizaid escaped that attack unharmed.Up to 50 attackers faced little resistance as they swarmed into the police station, going from room to room and throwing hand grenades, one police officer who was in the station at the time of the attack said. Few police were present at the time, he said.
The attackers, shouting "Allahu Akbar" - "God is great" - freed around 100 prisoners held in the compound, the officer said on condition of anonymity. It was not known if the prisoners included suspected members of the anti-U.S. insurgency.
The gunmen also attacked the nearby, heavily barricaded compound of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps that Abizaid visited Thursday. Iraqi security forces traded fire with the attackers for a half hour in the streets, taking cover behind concrete blocks amid a hail of gunfire.
No American forces could be seen. The U.S. command has said American troops could be quickly dispatched to trouble spots to help Iraqi forces as America hands over security to the Iraqis.
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If they had attacked KBR oil tanker trucks then the American troops would have swung into action. AFter all, it's not like we went there to free them from violence and tyranny...
Posted by Old Fashioned Patriot @ 02/14/2004 01:41 PM NY
I just loved this part...
"It was not known if the prisoners included suspected members of the anti-U.S. insurgency."
No, they were probably just some homeless dudes sleeping off their drink.
Posted by geegirl @ 02/14/2004 03:25 PM NY
