Violence In Iraq: Wave Of Attacks Targeting Security Forces Kill Dozens (50), Injure More Than 200

[Tx4obama]

BAGHDAD — A rapid series of attacks spread over a wide swath of Iraqi territory killed at least 50 people on Thursday, targeting mostly security forces in what appeared to be another strike by al-Qaida militants bent on destabilizing the country.

The apparently coordinated bombings and shootings unfolded over two-and-a-half hours in the capital Baghdad – where most of the deaths were – and 11 other cities. They struck government offices, restaurants and one in the town of Musayyib hit close to a primary school. More than 200 people were injured.

"What is happening today are not simple security violations – it is a huge security failure and disaster," said Ahmed al-Tamimi, who was working at an Education Ministry office a block away from a restaurant that was bombed in the Shiite neighborhood of Kazimiyah in northern Baghdad. He described a hellish scene of human flesh and pools of blood at the scene.

"We want to know: What were the thousands of policemen and soldiers in Baghdad doing today while the terrorists were roaming the city and spreading violence?" al-Tamimi said.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/23/iraq-violence_n_1295687.html

[AlbertCat]

1. it is a huge security failure and disaster

Hey... we had one of those too, not so long ago.

And the Bush/Cheney legacy continues...

[FarCenter]

2. The civil war between Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds was delayed by the US presence in Iraq