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May 03, 2009
Obama Is To Blame As Iraq Bloodshed Rises as U.S.Allies Defect
A US soldier of Bravo Company, 1-18 Infantry Battalion stands guard during a patrol at a market in Mosul
US troops may have to stay in Iraq's third largest city, Mosul, beyond a June 30 deadline, the spokesman for US forces in Iraq said on Friday.
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Iraq bloodshed rises as US allies defect
Obama’s withdrawal pledge is at risk as militias paid by the US begin to rejoin the insurgency
IRAQ is threatened by a new wave of sectarian violence as members of the “Sons of Iraq” – the Sunni Awakening militias that were paid by the US to fight Al-Qaeda – begin to rejoin the insurgency.
If the spike in violence continues, it could affect President Barack Obama’s pledge to withdraw all combat troops from Iraqi cities by the end of June. All US troops are due to leave the country by 2012.
A leading member of the Political Council of Iraqi Resistance, which represents six Sunni militant groups, said: “The resistance has now returned to the field and is intensifying its attacks against the enemy. The number of coalition forces killed is on the rise.”
The increase in attacks by such groups, combined with a spate of bombings blamed on Al-Qaeda, has had a chilling effect on the streets of Iraq. More than 370 Iraqi civilians and military – and 80 Iranian pilgrims – lost their lives in April, making it the bloodiest month since last September. On Wednesday, five car bombs exploded in a crowded market in Sadr City, Baghdad, killing 51 people and injuring 76. Three US soldiers were killed on Thursday and two more yesterday when a gunman in Iraqi army uniform opened fire near Mosul.
The resistance council recently issued a call to disaffected Sons of Iraq to take up arms against US and Iraqi troops after the government of Nouri al-Maliki failed to integrate them into the national security forces.
Many fighters have abandoned their security posts, allowing militant groups to fill the gap. Abu Omar, the leader of an Awakening militia in northern Baghdad, said more than 50 out of 175 fighters had quit.
Ginger Cruz, America’s deputy inspector-general for Iraq reconstruction, warned that disillusioned Sunnis could join forces with Al-Qaeda as well as resistance groups.
“The Sons of Iraq provided a critical turning point for Iraq, so the question now becomes: what will the Iraqi government do with them?” Cruz said. “In fragile states, you need to take unemployed young men with access to weapons and give them something to do to ensure they don’t turn to Al-Qaeda or other groups.”
The gradual emergence of the Shi’ite Maliki as an Iraqi strongman has alienated some Sunnis and corruption is worse than ever, according to Cruz.
There is also growing Sunni anger about arrests of Awakening leaders, including Adil al-Mashhadani, from Baghdad, who warned recently: “There’s a 50-50 chance that Awakening guys who are not very loyal to Iraq or who need to support their families will join Al-Qaeda again.”
Iraq has already begun negotiating with the United States about exceptions to the June 30 deadline, according to press reports.
In Karrada, an affluent district of Baghdad where a suicide bomber killed dozens 10 days ago, Esam Omar, 44, a father of two, said: “I fear the violence is back. Sectarian war may be the next step.”
The Iraqi security forces were not yet ready to assume control, he said, even if the US was worried about the cost of the war. “I think American forces will have to stay here much longer. It will be shameful if the Americans leave us sinking in blood, simply to escape their economic crisis.”
Wild Thing's comment........
And what did they think would happen when we announce we are leaving? Obama has demonstrated weakness to the enemies of our country and prostrated himself before them. Things like that send the wrong message to to Iraqis.
OH but Obama did pretty send ONE clear message to America that he controlled domestic law enforcement when he sent Air Force One over New York City along with a couple of F-16s. That show of military force for domestic purposes was coordinated right out of the White House by The Obammunist's Military Commissar.
The Iraqi security forces were not yet ready to assume control, he said, even if the US was worried about the cost of the war. “I think American forces will have to stay here much longer. It will be shameful if the Americans leave us sinking in blood, simply to escape their economic crisis.”
Hey bub, it is NOT the economic crisis that is the reason there has been given a date for leaving Iraq. Get real! It is the freaking military hating Obama that wants to pull out and not listen to the military on how bad it is to give a date, a timeline and listen to them when they feel Iraq is ready. Every drop of blood is on OBAMA'S hands in this matter and don't kid yourself!
" ... President Barack Obama’s pledge to withdraw all combat troops from Iraqi cities by the end of June."
I heard a simular phrase last night on the radio and it scared the crap out of me.
Hussein Obama's decision has made every life voluntarilly given for freedom and righteousness a mat to be trampled by the enemy. NOT form any of us, we know the cost of freedom and the cost of the lives of our Warriors and are grateful more then words can say for all they do. But Obama could care less.
Posted by Wild Thing at May 3, 2009 05:47 AM
Comments
This is why Bush would NOT announce a deadline when we were leaving. Thanks to obama the Grunts as usual will take it up their asses. Because Obama cares more about muslems than he does about his own troops. This son of a bitch is going to micro manage the war the same way LBJ tried to.
Posted by: Mark at May 3, 2009 12:12 PM
Obama is a Marxist. Obama is a muslim. Obama is a narcissist. Obama hates America. Obama is incompetent except at campaigning. That about covers it.
Posted by: TomR at May 3, 2009 01:11 PM
We lost two more in Mosul yesterday, our British allies pulled out once Obama declared no support for Iraq, so our allies and the enemy took note of the administration's weakness from 2006 onward. TomR and Mark are both right. It's LBJ all over again, can't buy 'em off so lets abandon them and our allies.Bush was part of that era, he knew the ramifications of tipping off the enemy. That's why the Vietnam war took from '68 to '73 to be capitulated by congress, Johnson abandoned us in 1968, CBS, NBC and ABC aided the enemy, the rest is history, go here to view the results of those decisions from '68 onward and it's impact of our troops.
Their blood is still on Congress's hands!!!
When does Obama get his Silver Star for going to Iraq? (Spit%@~*)
Posted by: Jack at May 3, 2009 03:22 PM
I'd like to see him get a purple heart for getting shot in the ass by a soldier serving over their.
Bob A.
Posted by: Bob A at May 3, 2009 06:13 PM
Mark, your right, Buch was very strong about
not giving dates, or timeline. I sure does
remind me a lot of LBJ, this is unforgivable.
Posted by: Wild Thing at May 3, 2009 11:18 PM
Tom, yes he is all of that.
Posted by: Wild Thing at May 3, 2009 11:20 PM
Jack, thanks for the link. I will never
forgive them for what they did back then,
and now again.
Posted by: Wild Thing at May 3, 2009 11:25 PM
Bob A., that would be good.
Posted by: Wild Thing at May 3, 2009 11:26 PM
