Kurds massacred as Blair visits Iraq

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Source: afp



Kurds massacred as Blair visits Iraq

by Dave Clark 1 hour, 44 minutes ago

BAGHDAD (AFP) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair defended his decision to back the invasion of Iraq on Saturday as his last visit to the war-torn country was marred by the massacre of 16 Kurdish villagers.

Blair's arrival in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone was heralded by a salvo of mortars, which wounded one person, in the latest in a spate of bloody attacks on the seat of US, British and Iraqi government power.

Standing alongside Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talabani, a defiant Blair insisted that there are signs of political progress towards a peaceful settlement of the four-year-old conflict.

"We have discussed both the progress and the challenges that are here. Plainly the security situation remains very difficult. On the other hand, there are real signs of change and progress also," Blair said.

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Gawd, this man has hit the bottom sludge!

[montanacowboy]

1. They will NEVER admit

what a friggin mess it all is

.."there are real signs of change and progress also"?????????????????????????????

yes, you idiot, there are real signs of change and for the worse

just go away you total waste of space and take your little friend with you

[truthisfreedom]

2. That "progress," Tony, is akin to installing a new toilet in a burning house.

Nobody's ever going to use it. We might as well be throwing our money directly into the flames.

[lyonn]

4. Or in simpler terms, one step forward and 2 back.

But just had to respond to your analogy, really like it.

[Ghost Dog]

5. A new toilet that doesn't work

(but the contractor made a killing on the deal).

[NanceGreggs]

3. The only sign of progress we've seen so far ...

... is Tony Blair tendering his resignation.