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Are these really "encouraging signs"?
US Senator and presidential hopeful John McCain, who is leading a congressional delegation to Baghdad, has insisted the US-Iraqi security crackdown there is working.
He told a news conference on Sunday that there were "encouraging signs".
But is it really?
1. Nine children were among 12 people killed when a suicide bomber blew up a truck in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, police say.
A further 192 people were injured in the blast, which happened when a bomber drove a truck laden with explosives into a barrier at a police station.
2. In other violence, the handcuffed bodies of 19 workers kidnapped north of Baghdad have been found. The workers were kidnapped on Sunday at a fake checkpoint, officials said. Gunmen stormed their minibus as they returned home to the restive northern province of Diyala.
The bodies were found handcuffed and blindfolded near a water treatment facility in Morariyah village, police said. All had died from gunshot wounds to the head.
Also consider this while you are sitting comfortably in your room:
Six US soldiers were killed in roadside blasts south of Baghdad at the weekend.
7 Answers
- Annie DLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
John McCain sold his soul about 4 years ago. Up until the last election, he was an honest man who spoke his mind. Over night, he became a shill for Bush. It's my belief that the Republicans bought him by telling him that he'd get the party nomination for president in '08 if he would parrot the party line and endorse whatever Bush said.
McCain saying that Baghdad was safe was just pathetic. How stupid does he think we are? It might be safe for a guy who's guarded by a platoon of marines and has two helicopters hovering over head, but it's obviously not safe for Iraqis.
The best thing that could happen would be for the US to get out of there and let the people sort it out amongst themselves. Left alone, I'm sure they'll separate into groups and form their own militias to protect their own people. Not ideal by any means, but that would be a safer situation than they have now.
- nowayLv 41 decade ago
It's not encouraging at all. While I appreciate and respect those serving in the military over there, I don't have to agree with bush or his flunky mccain. Considering the president of iraq want's americans out of there, maybe bush should respect his wishes and withdraw.....ahh, but that would mean bush will loss control of the oil fields.
- 1 decade ago
Now let me ask the question. What is sacrifice? What is the level of honor we give these men and women who sacrifice? These people are there in Iraq on their own volition. It is their choice to serve. There is no draft. Sacrifice is necessary to obtain victory. We have approached what is called "end game." The only option is to push ahead. If we pull out, we have appeased to what the Islam radicals want, therefore giving the enemy the upper hand. If we give them the upper hand, then we will have to go to a defensive position and need to sacrifice more.
- ?Lv 61 decade ago
What McCain meant to say was "Elect me and you'll get another four years of the same Republican lies."
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