Wednesday - October 11, 2006

Fireworks In Baghdad

The enemy hides among the populace and strikes without warning. This is no organized army we face but a band of murderous thugs. The only way to stop it is to make a few examples. Public hangings or beheadings, followed by burial in pig pits. Sound like a plan? It may be the only way out.

The majority of people in Iraq may want democracy and freedom but there is a small minority that needs an asshole like Saddam Hussein in charge to keep them under control. Even Saddam, with his ruthless purges and mass murders had to constantly watch for assassination plots and attacks.

Our troops are sitting ducks for the 1% of the population that is determined to continue these attacks. The Iraqi people are getting sick and tired of the violence and the American people aren’t far behind.

The problem is the bleeding heart liberals back in the US will never allow the military in Iraq to adopt a “take no prisoners, kill them all and let Allah sort them out” proactive approach. The liberals are against the war and simultaneously against the only solution for that war.

Does Bush have the ‘nads to go up against the liberals at home and solve the problem in Iraq or will he continue to appease the Leftards while madmen take potshots at our troops from behind concealment? Good question. And the answer is .... ?

Insurgents Attack U.S. Ammo Dump in Iraq
_{BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - October 11, 2006, 7:08 AM EDT}

A massive fire at an ammunition dump at a U.S. base in southern Baghdad was sparked by a mortar round fired by insurgents, which set off a series of explosions from detonating tank and artillery shells that shook buildings miles away, the U.S. military said Wednesday.

The 82mm round was fired from a nearby residential area and hit Forward Operating Base Falcon around 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Withington said. No injuries were reported.

“Intelligence indicates that civilians aligned with a militia organization were responsible for last night’s mortar attack,” Withington said in a statement without elaborating further on what group it may have been. The Islamic Army in Iraq, a nationalist anti-occupation insurgent group, claimed responsibility earlier in a statement posted on the Internet.

“With the help of God, the mortar and rocket squads of the Islamic Army have shelled a U.S. Army base with two rockets and three mortar shells,” said the statement posted on a Web site known to be used by insurgents. “The rockets and shells fell on ammunition dumps causing them to explode. Sounds of explosions were heard in Baghdad.”

The authenticity of the statement could not be immediately verified. There were no injuries reported, and Withington said the attack had no strategic effect. “The attack does not affect ongoing Baghdad security operations in the focus areas, and the loss of ammunition will not degrade the operational capability of the” U.S. forces in Baghdad, he said. “The base’s essential services were not disrupted.”

Explosions from detonating tank and artillery ordnance and small-arms ammunition stored at the site went off for hours after the fire erupted. Large flames and smoke rose from the region, and flashes from the blasts and showers of sparks were visible on the horizon from several miles away in central Baghdad, where the force of the blasts could be felt.

- More on the attack from AP ...

Posted by The Skipper     on 10/11/2006 at 09:10 AM   
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