Comments on: The massacre at Mustansiriya http://themoderatevoice.com/10323/the-massacre-at-mustansiriya/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:24:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dave E. http://themoderatevoice.com/10323/the-massacre-at-mustansiriya/comment-page-1/#comment-44685 Dave E. Thu, 18 Jan 2007 03:00:09 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/war/the-massacre-at-mustansiriya/#comment-44685 Michael-A few questions to help me understand this post: You <em>don't</em> think the Sunni insurgency is hopeless? You seem to partially absolve the perpetrators of this crime and put some of the blame for it on Maliki and the US. Am I reading that correctly? If not, why? I think I strongly disagree with you, but I truly want to understand what you are saying here. Thanks. Michael-A few questions to help me understand this post:

You don’t think the Sunni insurgency is hopeless?

You seem to partially absolve the perpetrators of this crime and put some of the blame for it on Maliki and the US. Am I reading that correctly? If not, why?

I think I strongly disagree with you, but I truly want to understand what you are saying here. Thanks.

]]> By: GreenDreams http://themoderatevoice.com/10323/the-massacre-at-mustansiriya/comment-page-1/#comment-44625 GreenDreams Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:13:56 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/war/the-massacre-at-mustansiriya/#comment-44625 You're right, m, and shockingly we still can't seem to stop the "idiot" from throwing more troops at the problem. You’re right, m, and shockingly we still can’t seem to stop the “idiot” from throwing more troops at the problem.

]]> By: m http://themoderatevoice.com/10323/the-massacre-at-mustansiriya/comment-page-1/#comment-44620 m Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:00:57 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/war/the-massacre-at-mustansiriya/#comment-44620 "would help if the Iraqi government weren’t itself a sectarian offshoot " But that's how Govt. works over there. That's why the US backed the BATH party over the Shites originally. It’s about dividing and conquering. Iraq was never a country 100 years ago anymore then Saudi Arabia was. The divisions, mostly set up by the British was to ensure competing factions held oil and sea access. Iraqi’s have very little sense of national unity. IT IS NOT AMERICA. Do you get it? It doesn’t work the same. The ignorance of history is amazing not only among Bush but Conservatives as well. Have none of them ever read a history book? I know I have read comments that Senators didn't know the difference between Shiite and Sunni before or after the US Attack on Iraq. Did those who supported the war think we would invade and build McDonalds and Open shopping malls? The people of Iraq have paid a horrible price for the idiot President and his 'conservative' comrades invasion of a country that never did a thing to this country. If Karma is real, then the USA has a shit storm headed its way for this murdering and destruction and ignorance and arrogance. Perhaps we will finally learn to leave the world alone and focus on making this country better. What a waste of life and money and political capital. “would help if the Iraqi government weren’t itself a sectarian offshoot ”

But that’s how Govt. works over there. That’s why the US backed the BATH party over the Shites originally. It’s about dividing and conquering. Iraq was never a country 100 years ago anymore then Saudi Arabia was. The divisions, mostly set up by the British was to ensure competing factions held oil and sea access. Iraqi’s have very little sense of national unity. IT IS NOT AMERICA. Do you get it? It doesn’t work the same.

The ignorance of history is amazing not only among Bush but Conservatives as well. Have none of them ever read a history book? I know I have read comments that Senators didn’t know the difference between Shiite and Sunni before or after the US Attack on Iraq.

Did those who supported the war think we would invade and build McDonalds and Open shopping malls?

The people of Iraq have paid a horrible price for the idiot President and his ‘conservative’ comrades invasion of a country that never did a thing to this country.

If Karma is real, then the USA has a shit storm headed its way for this murdering and destruction and ignorance and arrogance. Perhaps we will finally learn to leave the world alone and focus on making this country better. What a waste of life and money and political capital.

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