This is why the Repubs lose Tuesday

[SHRED]

Because of Bush's blunder.
Now we have a civil war.

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Baghdad is under siege
By Patrick Cockburn in Arbil, Northern Iraq
Published: 01 November 2006

Sunni insurgents have cut the roads linking the city to the rest of Iraq. The country is being partitioned as militiamen fight bloody battles for control of towns and villages north and south of the capital.

As American and British political leaders argue over responsibility for the crisis in Iraq, the country has taken another lurch towards disintegration.

Well-armed Sunni tribes now largely surround Baghdad and are fighting Shia militias to complete the encirclement.

MORE:
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1945769.ece

[LonelyLRLiberal]

1. Will this be reported in our major media,

or will we still be hearing about Kerry?

[JohnnyLib2]

2. I've been looking since this was posted--

don't find it online yet. SURELY it will appear in the morning??

Important post; I'm recommending it.

[Lugnut]

5. Nothing yet

The only story I could find is the one that's the subject of this post.

K&R

[eallen]

3. K & R.

[bleever]

4. The shame is the level to which they'll enforce their failures to

retain power.

[Cronus Protagonist]

6. Ach, it's only the insurgency in its death throes. Mission Accomplished.

Sorry, I channeled Herr Rumsfeld for a few seconds there....

:evilgrin:

[WillyT]

7. Is This It ??? - Sort Of ??? (Link)

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/01/world/middleeast/01iraq.html?em&ex=1162616400&en=13664a1b079c7aec&ei=5087%0A

:shrug:

[Phrogman]

8. Time for a little Saigon embassy action

call in the evac helos!