The latest indication yet that the Obama Administration’s much vaunted “end” to the war in Iraq last year was entirely illusory, reports are pouring in from southern Iraq’s Maysan Province that US warplanes launched a number of live ammunition attacks just north of Amara.
Iraqi security forces confirmed the attacks, and it appears that there was no coordination with the local authorities as to exactly what was being attacked or why. Though no casualties were reported, strikes just outside of a major city has the locals scared, and more than a little puzzled.
Iraqi officials speculated that the attacks were related to militant rocket strikes against an airport a few miles away earlier in the month, but since those attacks were two weeks ago the connection seems speculative, at best.
Rafi Abdul-Jabbar, a member of Iraqi parliament’s foreign relations committee, condemned the attack and expressed surprise that the US would engage in hostilities without consulting the government. He said the attacks suggested “bad intentions” on the US side.
Dear People of Iraq:
Just so you remember who's boss.
As we know worst killer army of the world is american army with no moral character only civilian killers. We only have the hope that they will be punished by God how? wait and see as the God,s time calculation is different it will happen when?
This is an illusion that america will leave Irak and occupier never leave after occupation. They have destroyed Irak and will continue to do so.
And the US wants to keep troops in Iraq? Behaviour like this will really encourage the Iraqi government to ask that US troops etc. remain in the country.
Rest assured that when (if) the "official" story comes out, it will be revealed that there was a large force of IRG (Iranian revolutionary Guard) who were secretly encamped outside the city, readying for a surprise attack on the city – or the oil fields…thus proving that the government of Iraq must ask the US to stay to protect them from the probable attack from Iran.
Hey, it probably sounds better than the truth…
Not only that but also giving the US of Israel more fodder to justify an attack on Iran. It's perfect! I've noticed that when it comes to the Middle East, the US of Israel narrative is like a Seinfeld episode, it has many subplots by different characters but, at the end, they all convene in one place, tie neatly and make it fit like a puzzle.
"Who's boss indeed". The Iraqis will have many more opportunities to be concerned and surprised because such is the result when you permit gangsters to rip your country apart. Those idiots in Libya will get the same treatment if and or when they succeed in destroying theirs.
Thanks Mr Hope and Change. Since the first thing you did was to authorize more drone strikes into Pakistan the American people knew they were hoodwinked by you.
Sorry but the saying of the people of Iraq in that boondoggle is akin to that of the American people in their government's decision to do it. If nothing else, you should know by now that the US is not necessarily in the habit of asking for the approval of the peoples of the countries they're about to invade/occupy.
Too bad the New York Times, CBS News, CNN, ect. aren't allowed to cover what's happening in Iraq. I wonder how different things would have turned out if we had some sort of guarantee that the media would not be circumscribed or interfered with and would be allowed to cover whatever they wanted, you know…some kind of freedom of the press?
I don't think anybody's keeping the media from covering anything they want to cover, or reporting stories in the way they want to report them. They give us what they believe is the best for their corporate self-interest, and nothing but the best for their corporate self-interest. If we want different things covered, or in a different way, well it's a free market in a free country, so we can just create our own media, right? That's the way libertarians keep telling us everything works, so we have only ourselves to blame if we don't like the coverage we're getting. It really is the best of all possible worlds in the freedom of the free press in a free market.
You're wrong on that. The Pentagon has been limiting & controlling the output of information for a long, long time.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090826/ap_on_re_eu/e…
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/08/26-4#com…
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/8/27/headlines
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/15/headlines
Just visit Al-Jazeera or other "foreign" sites. So-called news/propaganda that's spewed out of the fattened mouths of corporate shills will tell you nothing.
The US military learned very well from their experiences in Viet Nam. A free and unfettered press is not in the best interest of the military. So, in the illegal adventures the US military has been involved in since, they have made it very difficult for the "free" press to actually do their work. Now, that is not to say that they haven't been able to do it – just that the US military has made it "very difficult" – not to mention dangerous. I read somewhere (sorry, can't remember where…) there have been more journalist deaths during the time of the embedded-press in Iraq and Afghanistan than there were in all the wars since Viet Nam – though there were fewer journalists.
Is it just a case of "stuff happens?" Or is it a controlled environment designed to keep the journalists close to the vest and manipulatable?
So, Rocky, on the one hand you're correct. The question though is, if they were given free access to the war zones they would we see more in-depth and investigative reporting or would we see what we are seeing now?
Anybody know how many time the U.S has been asked to remove it's troops from Iraq by the Iraqi goverment? I seem to recall at least a couple of times- maybe I'm wrong…
From the American perspective, it's just good clean fun to shoot at people who can't shoot back. When was the last time American forces attacked any country or any army capable of defending itself?
WWII? And they had a tad of help with that one.
Exactly, Yemen Pakistan Somalia, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan Iraq, Sudan, What is the connection ? all Muslim weak countries, Why do they hate us? soon Iran.
lets not forget the US army, navy, airforce attack on Granada where they found one Cuban ready to destroy the US as Regan's mind fell deeper into the abyss
I never get tired of saying it: it's a good thing that 'we' won Iraq, spread democracy to them, declared "Mission Accomplished" and left.
Shiite militias have been targeting US bases more and more. This past month was the deadliest month since 2009, with the majority of US Soldier death's in Shiite based southern Iraq. Sadrists and Iranian backed criminals are trying to state that they "chased the US out of Iraq". The US will leave by December 31st so long as the Iraqi government doesn't ask for some civilians/military to stay to help support their government.
According to the Security Agreement US Soldiers have the right to defend themselves. Note that they shot outside of the city and no civilians were injured. When you conduct more research on this event, you will find that no civilians were injured at all, and this was in response to several rocket attacks on the headquarters of the Iraqi Army in Maysan. See aljihadonline.com for more information.
How sure are you that this wasn't coordinated by the Iraqi government? If you search other articles you will find that this was indeed a training exercise, authorized by the Iraqi Army headquartered at the base.
If you REALLY wanted to support the troops, Troop Supporter, you would want to bring them home.
Sovereignty…. What Sovereignty Iraq has ?
All logic requires factual data. Premises true or false must be identified as such. When I look at our shadow president, I see a different phenomena than you, because my set of premises includes data not available to you without your delving into the subject, as would be the situation should you present one where I lack sufficient data to judge your report on a person or situation.unless I spent more time in examining what data I could find. That being said…
I still say Obama is 100% Operation Monarch, which was a group of military personnel involved in the kidnapping and exploitation of children proven in court dispositions from criminal cases and law suits. Nobody sane can convince a country of peaceful intent and then turn around and wage wars against innocent populations like B.O. with such cold detachment.