Iraq Is a Battleground

[cal04]

The failure of the Coalition to establish law and order in Iraq has led to the country becoming "a battleground", according to a damning report by MPs. The report also warned that al Qaeda poses a "serious threat" to the UK. The Commons foreign affairs committee report looked at what impact the war on terror is having on the world's trouble spots.

MPs said the "power vacuum" in Iraq had sucked in criminals and militias with "appalling consequences", and called on more countries, particularly Islamic ones, to move troops into Iraq.
The report criticised the "insufficient" number of troops in the country and said private military and security firms had to be better regulated. Iraq's police force and army were described as "a long way from being able to maintain security."

The MPs cautioned: "We conclude that the violence in Iraq stems from a number of sources, including members of the former regime, local Islamists, criminal gangs and al Qaeda. Iraq has become a `battle ground' for al Qaeda, with appalling consequences for the Iraqi people. "We conclude that the alternative to a positive outcome in Iraq may be a failed state and regional instability.

"It is therefore of the utmost importance that current problems are resolved in favour of the forces of order and that those who seek to impede Iraq's transition to a free and democratic state are defeated." The report also voiced concerns that human rights violations by British soldiers in Iraq were kept from the Foreign Office.
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13172658,00.html

[Mari333]

1. No surprise here,. we all knew this would happen...

No one listened to us when we marched against the war.
http://www.bringthemhomenow.com

[bemildred]

3. Yes.

It is much easier to bring about chaos than to restore order.
So easy to blow shit up.
So much more difficult to build something.
Hope your kid is hanging in there.
:thumbsup:

[madrchsod]

2. i`m still trying to figure out if

the bush gang thought that this wouldn`t happen , they wanted it ,or they just didn`t care....

[Dhalgren]

4. I vote for "they didn't care".

This was all about money, oil, and power. They didn't give a good goddamn what the consequences were, just as long as they got their money, oil, and power. Do you really think Dick "Fester" Cheney cares how many people get killed or what kind of chaos erupts in the Middle East? Hell no! This was cynical and venal and heartless - all desciptions of Fester.

[jay-3d]

6. one thing is for sure

It was a very risky thing to do. i call it reckless

[daleo]

5. No, the violence stems from the Bush/Blair invasion

"We conclude that the violence in Iraq stems from a number of sources, including members of the former regime, local Islamists, criminal gangs and al Qaeda."

They need to think back just a little further.

[thebigidea]

7. Its about time we deflated that "Iraqis are better off now!" talking point

Saddam was a complete bastard, but there wasn't this kind of chaos.

No, Mr. Bush - ya lyin' monkeyfaced creep, they are NOT better off.

[saigon68]

8. Halliburton is BETTER OFF

Thats all that matters to the NEOCONS

[Wind Dancer]

9. Yes, that about sums it up!

[saigon68]

10. Yes--and unfortunately so

One only needs to look, -- at whose pockets are being lined with $$$$$$$$$