U.S., Iraqis consider forming large militia-report (Plan-B)

"But fears remained among U.S. officials that the various factions who would make up the militia groups would end up attacking one another, the Times reported. "

It sounds more like an afterthought, doesn't it? That is what is happening in Afghanistan, anyway.

...of the Sunday paper. They usually come out about mid-afternoon on Saturday. Not sure about the NYT.

Don

but what I thought funny is that the Reuters article used the past tense (reported) as opposed to the future (will report) or present tense (is reporting).

They just add the new news to the Sunday edition. Usually very little difference between the two.

Don

I remember walking down the block with my father to the newsstand at the corner of Broadway -- probably around 8 pm or so. There's be an updated edition of the main section the next morning, of course -- but in those days newspapers routinely published several editions, plus extras whenever there was late breaking news.

I doubt there are as many editions these days, but I'd be surprised if the Sunday Times wasn't still available the night before.

around 9:30 pm, CST, every evening. They have articles attributed to the following day popping up periodically from about 9:30 to 12:30, CST.

The most notable one's I see are op-ed. If you click on the op-ed link, it takes you to articles for the present day. You can often scroll down the homepage to find editorial listings for the following day.

controlling Iraqi oil and establishing a permanent beachhead in the Middle East . . . do you really think they're ready to abandon that? . . .

They just don't want a repeat of when just one wounded British soldier was the only one to make it out alive the last time the British invaded Iraq. And he would have never got out either if he had not been on one fast horse.

Don

First, we go into Iraq, bomb the crap out of them destroying the infrastructure and existing government.

Second, we stir the pot until they are on the brink of a civil war.

Third, we arm all differing sides.

Fourth, we step back and watch until they kill each other off.

Then we go back to step one and start again.

WTF is going on?

Where's Bin Laden?
Where's the WMD?
Where's Saddam?
What was it Dubya said was the reason for going to Iraq back in March?

WHY DOESN'T THE REST OF THE COUNTRY REMEMBER THE LIES?

but other similar articles I've read lead me to think he's the one behind all the Iraqi militia talk. Chalabi was instrumental into getting us into this mess, maybe the Necons are thinking of bailing and passing the buck to him?

...on the roof of one of Saddam's former palaces:

I got a feeling he is not going back? Just a guess though.

Don

Comin' up.

We give 'em the weapons, 40% go to enemy forces.

Can't wait for the Hammer and Anvil sweeps around Fallujah, where the Iraqi militia is supposed to play Anvil. Ooops. They all took a break and let 'em slip by.

To quote Michael Herr,

"Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam. We've all been there."

Complete with bars of gold, just passing through.

They can hand over leadership to the UN and get international forces. That would be the wisest course, the one which would cost the least in human life, and so is naturally the one course this administration will never pursue.

They could institute a draft, which would be political suicide, and even the chimp has enough functioning brain cells to recognize that.

Or, they can effectively re-create the Iraqi army/police and put them on the front lines. This has the benfit of reducing the appearance of American imperialism. Politically, it means when bombs go off, Iraqis are killing Iraqis (rather than Americans), which plays better on the news. More importantly, it frees American troops to turn to other duties, like, I dunno, pre-emptively striking Iran or N.Korea. Possibly sending troops to Israel where they will inevitably fall victim to bombs attributed to Palestinians, thereby providing a publically acceptable rational for participating in an ugly war.

I'm not defending their actions, but the monsters in charge are pursuing a sound strategy for achieving their ambitions.

We all need to be placing pressure on our state representatives to address the failures and lies which led us into Iraq in the first place and then drive the nail into the coffin by making them address the lies which have grown since we invaded the nation.

I think you've got it.
The comparison with our "handling" of Afghanistan is apt, too.

Taliban anyone?

Works in the 'Stans; works here.

Now then, bring on them fundraisers; watch my drive, just watch me.

How ugly will this get?

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