Can you believe this BS?

[stop the bleeding]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12514723/



Updated: 1:07 p.m. ET April 27, 2006

BAGHDAD - The U.S. military said on Thursday Iraq was moving away from the risk of civil war and insurgent and sectarian bloodshed would fall dramatically when a new government of national unity is formed.

Attacks on civilians had jumped 90 percent across Iraq since a Shiite shrine was bombed in February, but “ethno-sectarian” bloodshed had more than halved in Baghdad in the past week, U.S. spokesman Major General Rick Lynch told a news conference.

“We are not seeing widespread militia operations across Iraq. We are not seeing widespread movement of displaced personnel,” he said. “So we do not see us moving towards a civil war in Iraq. In fact we see us moving away from it.”

:crazy: so they are basing their stats/predictions on a events from the last week.:eyes:

[Shilohtd16]

1. wow...

that quote came from a public relations officer. He needs to say things like that to feed his family.... poor guy

[stop the bleeding]

4. Welcome to DU Shilohtd16

;)

[novalib]

2. NO

But I can believe that the military is trying to sell us this type of BS.

Disgusting.

[BOSSHOG]

3. The risk of civil war is in its last throes

and forcing differing religious factions to play nice is a great idea and getting our kids killed because of a dumbasses political hardon is patriotic.

[katty]

5. ....and flowers on are on the way!

[Autonomy]

6. Actually, there's no sectarian bloodshed at all anymore...

Looking at the past hour, there's not been a single report of a an attack on military or civilians. THE SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IS OVER!!! HOORAY!!!

[stop the bleeding]

8. Good, I wanted the most recent up to date report that is available

Well I guess if all of the violence is over then we can have our troops come home.

:banghead:

[pilgrimm]

7. I preferred the Iraqi minister of information

They should have kept that guy around to do the job.

[skypilot]

9. "...when a new government of national unity is formed."

That's the next "corner" to be turned. Peace is always right around the corner.

[underpants]

10. Ghost fleet, Jessica Lynch, missing Brit uniforms, the statue,

mission accomplished


Yeah I can believe that they would try to get that out on the wire reports. Hell that is trivial compared to a real life "Wag the Dog" scenerio like the Lynch thing.