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Thousands Rally Against U.S. in IraqPosted on Apr 9, 2007Following religious leader Muqtada al-Sadr’s call, thousands of Iraqi Shiites held an anti-U.S. demonstration Monday, marking the fourth anniversary of the American occupation of Baghdad.
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By dale Headley, April 10, 2007 at 6:16 pm #
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What’s the matter with these people? Don’t they know that we’re killing them in the hundreds of thousands so they can be free of Saddam? What’s that you ask - Saddam who?
Report thisBy howser, April 10, 2007 at 8:02 am #
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we need to get back the america we once were
that lead by example an not by force
that an patience an eventually as civilizatins grow
and the there is less people starving an trying to do wat they must to survive then ya , they could focus on the study of civility an ponder thoughts of the mind an eventually come to understand our ways.
all i can really say is god bless america
Report this.... america not any one single individual but the nation as a whole
an also taht i wish everyone could look into history
an observe wat happend to every country in the world that got comfortable on top…
they fell
cheers
h05w3r
By cann4ing, April 10, 2007 at 12:56 am #
So what else is new? Polls have consistently shown that the vast majority of Iraqis have wanted us out for some time? As Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk has so eloquently observed, the people of that region do want “freedom.” They want “freedom from us.” Unfortunately, that is not the type of “freedom” the oil-seeking, money-grubbing, neocon sociopathic imperialists are prepared to offer. So the war drags on.
Report thisBy Steve Hammons, April 9, 2007 at 4:59 pm #
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As a recently-developed US Army/Marine Corps counterinsurgency manual indicates, “hard power” troop surges, bullets and bombs will not solve all the problems.
Soft power in terms of information ops, psychological ops and persuasion ops will play an important part in the tragic Iraq disaster.
Taking a look at the WWII-era US Army Military Intelligence Service (MIS) in the Pacific, which was comprised of Japanese-Americans, is also a good example of possible assets and resources in these efforts. See:
Eastwood, Spielberg: One More Iwo Jima Film
PopulistAmerica.com
April 4, 2007
http://www.populistamerica.com/eastwood_spielberg_one_more_iwo_jima_film
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Unconventional intel and psychological ops might also be helpful:
“Unconventional Human Intelligence Support: Navy SEALs report”
PopulistAmerica.com
January 7, 2007
http://www.populistamerica.com/unconventional_human_intelligence_support
Report thisBy Eric L. Prentis, April 9, 2007 at 4:24 pm #
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US military forces have gone from being invaders in Iraq to now being occupiers of Iraq. The Iraqi and American people want us out of Iraq. The US military surge in Iraq cannot hope to succeed because the US military is now in the middle of a Iraqi civil war, consequently, the Iraq war is lost. The Republican and media talking points wrongly suggest that everything will be fine if the US just continues it’s present military strategy. The present US course of action in Iraq is only fostered by those who do not put America first. America desperately needs real leaders who have the courage stand up for America.
Report thisBy murano, April 9, 2007 at 3:58 pm #
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I agree with Marie2. The president needs to re-examine the issue at hand. As long as we prolong efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals to eradicate global poverty, like the Iraq war, people will continue to suffer. It is time to take action, just as The Borgen Project has to spread awareness of this crisis situation.
Report thisBy marie2, April 9, 2007 at 1:43 pm #
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We need someone to lead us properly and solve the issues that really matter to us. If President Bush or any other president really wants to protect our country from future terrorists, he or she should combat global poverty which is at the root of the problem. We dont need to be in a war that benefits the businesses of Americans. We need to be helping the rest of the world in order to help ourselves which would really benefit the economy. We could actually be doing businesses with the past poor countries of this world.
Report thisBy Quy Tran, April 9, 2007 at 1:40 pm #
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Biggest show on Earth after Vietnam War ! “Yankees Go Home” is now echoed from those who love their country and freedom. There’s no hidden place for Bush/Cheney to live !
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