Glass, Half-Empty
NYT is forced to acknowledge progress in the surge. Grudgingly.
Meanwhile, al-Sadr breaks cover. Well, he orders his people to. As far as we now, Moqtada’s lying low in Iran.Â
Sheik Salah al-Ubaidi, a close aide to Sadr, said from Najaf … “There is a 65 percent possibility that Moqtada Sadr will come to the demonstration.”
That means there is a 45 percent chance he’ll keep his turbaned ass safely in Iran. But he wants his people to fight the Americans. Or maybe, his Iranian hosts want him to. This is good. It will make it easier to kill them. Glass, half-full and filling!
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 9:06 am on Monday, April 9, 2007
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April 9th, 2007 at 9:34 am
Isn’t al Sadr the able general, exhorting his people to engage our troops in what amounts to suicide attacks? Not to mention, publicly announcing war against the United States?
Thank you very much, al Sadr! You’ve given us an excellent reason to put a bullet into you, something we should have done to the murderous thug a couple years ago.
April 9th, 2007 at 10:47 am
Web Reconnaissance for 04/09/2007
A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.
April 9th, 2007 at 10:51 am
Quick head’s up: What’s 65+45?
;)
April 9th, 2007 at 11:26 am
JeffS asks: “Isn’t al Sadr the able general, exhorting his people to engage our troops in what amounts to suicide attacks?”
Actually, Jeffy, it sounds like the opposite:
“a call to the Mahdi Army and the security apparatuses to stop fighting [in Diwaniya].” He said, “That is enough struggling and fighting, for it merely ensures the success of the plans of our enemy and your enemy. Our Iraq can no longer bear the shedding of this blood. The blood of an Iraqi is a red line [that must not be crossed.]“
April 9th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
2007.04.09 Iraq/Surrendercrat Roundup– The surge — a new front — Iran: 3,000 centrifuges installed
al-WaPo, balanced as ever: Democrats back away from Iraq troops withdrawal demand For the second straight weekend, top Senate Democrats shrunk further away from core principles they had set out in the Iraq war debate, signaling Sunday that they were
April 9th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Now that Sadr City is starting to get ink blotted, Mookie’s run will be pretty much over. The people are going to notice that the only thing he brings to the table is B.S., whereas we’re bringing sewers, running water and power.
April 9th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
Too true, Purple Avenger. With Mookie and his thugs out of the way, we can do even better. Several good sized construction projects went into Sadr City earlier (including one major sewage line), but more couldn’t be done because al Sadr didn’t want it to happen.
April 9th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Don’t give the NYT too much credit. The sub head is:
“There is little sign that the security push in Baghdad is accomplishing its main purpose: creating an island of stability for Iraqis.”
P.S. The Times is the paper published under that name in London, England. All other Times’ are but pale imitations of that archetype and must bear their cities names.
April 9th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
I’ve always thought that the two biggest mistakes we made early on was stopping the fighting in Falujah and not finishing the job on al-Sadr. We’ve paid plenty for those mistakes.
Amazing that Mooky NOW says that killing Iraqis is out of bounds. It hasn’t bothered him at any time in the last five years. Gee, I wonder what made him come to this conclusion now.
April 11th, 2007 at 8:17 am
To believe the Surge is “working”, it is necessary to have the sort of mind that can also believe that 65+45 = 100, and that a turban is something you wear on your ass.
April 11th, 2007 at 8:44 am
I’d say there’s about a 110 percent chance he’s staying in Iran. Thanks for copy-editing services. That is where he wears his turbna, however.
April 11th, 2007 at 8:44 am
Quick, ctach the tpyo.