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curlyred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-16-03 05:00 PM
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Rumsfeld says killing Iraqi policemen not helpful in recruiting effort
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Fallujah--Following Friday's accidental killing of nine Iraqi policemen by US soldiers, civilian administrators are worried that some potential police academy recruits may not have a death wish.

However, the more immediate question on commanders' minds is "what fool thing those stupid towel heads did to get themselves killed."

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said all of the facts are not in to determine what exactly happened but he suggested that the Iraqi law enforcement officials were probably doing something wrong at the time.

"What you have to remember in situations like this is that there are factors on the ground such that complicate the ordinary flow of working relationships and security arrangements with local agencies in ways that you and I can't possibly fathom," he barked in his signature condescending, jargon-laden speaking style. "In other words, it was the Iraqis' fault.

http://www.freepressed.com/iraqi_police.htm

It's satire, but the sad thing is....it sounds just like that asshole.

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