Diplomats, Analysts Say Iraq Insurgency Still Strong

[leftchick]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050131/wl_nm/iraq_election_insurgents_dc&cid=574&ncid=1480

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Stringent security measures on election day, when millions of voters shrugged off their fears and streamed to the polls, foiled the insurgents' most deadly weapon -- huge truck and car bombs -- by banning traffic.


But now that ban has been lifted, the insurgents are likely to try to stage a spectacular and bloody reprisal against Iraqis who ignored their threats of a polling day bloodbath.


Despite the security lockdown on Sunday, the militants killed 35 people, mainly with pedestrian suicide bombers attacking polling queues.


"The fact that they can organize 10 suicide bombers to strike in a four-hour period shows their huge capacity. No one should underestimate their ability," said Mustafa Alani, security expert at the Dubai-based Gulf Research Center.

[Redstone]

1. What, did they figure

that after the "election" happened, all the "insurgents" would just look at each other and say "Well, I guess that's a wrap on the bombs and mortars" and start giving flowers to the American soldiers?

How stupid are these people that they're at all surprised?

Redstone

[Lerkfish]

3. the answer is contained in the question, grasshopper...

"How stupid are these people that they're at all surprised?"


How stupid are these people that they're at all surprised?

[Cocoa]

2. the insurgents shot their first plane down yesterday

and the extent to which this is being ignored is truly staggering.

[leftchick]

4. I take it the video of the plane being shot down

has not made it to the TV? How surprising!

[Cocoa]

5. we'll have to wait for Michael Moore

or someone like him, to put it in a movie.