Dear Laura, it's not one attack a day in Iraq, it's 230

[kpete]

Dear Laura, it's not one attack a day in Iraq, it's 230
Submitted by davidswanson on Thu, 2007-03-01 16:09. Media
By John Aravosis, America Blog

Laura Bush, ace Iraq expert, made a little bit of a whoopsie on Larry King the other night. She said that Iraq was really going well, but that the big bad biased liberal media keeps reporting that one attack a day in an effort to make things look bad. Well, seems it's more like 180 attacks a day, and that's just against our troops. There are 50 attacks a day or so against civilians, making that 230 attacks a day. Looks like Mrs. Bush may have to return her PhD in Counterinsurgency.

From Stars and Stripes:

Attacks against coalition forces in Iraq averaged nearly 180 a day in January, the highest level since major combat operations ended and more than double the rate one year ago, according to intelligence officials.

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Attacks on civilians also reached a new high, with almost 50 per day in January, according to the agency. Attacks on Iraqi Security Forces remained consistent with recent months, at about 30 a day.

In all fairness to Mrs. Bush, she really mentioned "one bombing a day." Though we're clearly hearing about more than one bombing a day against civilians and our troops, and let's not forget to add in helicopter shoot downs and more. And in any case, if a shopping mall or a university a day were getting blown up in the US, would Mrs. Bush reassure us that it's only one a day? And speaking of comparisons with the US, Iraq has less than one-tenth the population of the US, so "one bombing a day" - and let's be clear, what she means is "one suicide bombing a day" - would be equal to 10 suicide bombings a day in the malls and universities and kids' soccer fields of America.

Yeah, no big deal, Laura.
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[Sequoia]

1. She must have a beautiful mind like her mother-in-law.

[radfringe]

4. I want to be on whatever drugs she's taking.... n/t

[AndyA]

8. That's what I was going to say.

Why should she muss up her beautiful mind with such thoughts?

Anyway, life up on the veranda looks pretty good these days. Only the little people are complaining, and they don't count.

[radfringe]

2. yes, laura... there is a war n/t

[PDJane]

3. sigh.........

respect for that family would increase if one could simply muzzle most of the members.........

[theoldman]

5. Ignorance is bliss. That is why Laura Bush is always smiling.

[gratuitous]

6. You got it all wrong

Mrs. Bush is fully aware of all the bombs going off, smart guy. She's a librarian, you know. And she's married to the President of the United States. Are you a librarian? Are you married to the President of the United States? I don't think so. So you're hardly in a position to appreciate the incredible insight and deep knowledge that Mrs. Bush brings to the issue. You're probably not even addicted to Xanax.

See, Mrs. Bush knows about all the explosions and bombs going off in Iraq. But you see, there's one bomb that goes off that just discourages everyone. If we just stopped that one bomb from going off, none of the rest of them would have any impact at all on the population of Iraq, none of the reports coming out of Iraq would mention any explosions, and everyone wouldn't be so discouraged. Well, or dead, either, but that's not the point.

See, the point is that the reporting of that one discouraging explosion that brings everybody down (let's call it ODEBED for short) is the sum and substance of all the problems in Iraq. If we stop the ODEBED, why, everything would be as right as rain in Iraq! Everyone would be much happier, the sky would even be a little bluer! All because the ODEBED isn't happening anymore. And the other 49 bombs going off would trouble anyone at all.

Can I offer you a Xanax? Please, I have lots.

[kiteinthewind]

14. LOL! nt

:)

[Contrary1]

15. I admire your ability to dig through the complicated facts,

and find the drug-induced fantasy. I'll have a Xanax too please, or 3, or 4, or 13, or...however many it takes.

[Johonny]

7. bah

It's negative talk like this that is holding back the Afgani cookie industry. LAURA NEEDS HER COOKIES!

[rock]

9. "it's 230"

Sure, but for a bush that's pretty darn good!

[MidwestTransplant]

10. I am sure she meant 1 attack give or take 229

[Supersedeas]

11. Pickles gets her intelligence briefings from the Fratten Chimp in Pretzel Chef

[enki23]

12. just point out what happens when there is a bombing in israel

by palestinians. just one. that's a tier or two higher. now consider how we respond to a single bombing in, say, great britain. then, consider how we respond to a single bombing here in the united states. just one.

laura needs to up her fucking dosage and zone back out. her opinions clearly are not worth examining.

[The_Casual_Observer]

13. She ought to stick to reading books to pre-schoolers.