Rep Murtha: "Situation in Iraq Is Civil War"

[understandinglife]

According to the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Second Edition, the definition of a civil war is a "war between political factions or regions within the same country." That is exactly what is going on in Iraq, not a global war on terrorism, as the President continues to portray it.

93 percent of those fighting in Iraq are Iraqis. A very small percentage of the fighting is being done by foreign fighters. Our troops are caught in between the fighting. 80 percent of Iraqis want us out of there and 45 percent think it is justified to kill American troops.

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The ethnic and religious strife in Iraq has been going on, not for decades or centuries, but for millennia. These particular explosive hatreds and tensions will be there if our troops leave in six months, six years or six decades. It is time to re-deploy our troops and to re-focus our attention on the real threats posed by global terrorism.

Link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-john-murtha/situation-in-iraq-is_b_13706.html

Clear. Truthful.


Peace.

[NMDemDist2]

1. K & N Murtha is another Dem speaking truth to power n/t

[leftchick]

2. Juan Cole has said this for a while now

I am glad to see Rep. Murtha state the truth about this nsanity. We need many more Democrats to.

[AuntiBush]

9. Yeah. Sure Would Be Nice

Especially right about now (Democrats) like Murtha.

K&N

[Terran1212]

3. Fisk disagrees

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The ethnic and religious strife in Iraq has been going on, not for decades or centuries, but for millennia."

Fisk tears this sentiment apart in his book.

[Supersedeas]

5. Does that justify keeping our troops there for centuries to come?

[understandinglife]

4. A Huffington: "Iraq Moves a Step Closer to Civil War; the MSM Yawn"

Will yesterday's in-your-face decision by Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, Iraq's most influential Shiite leader, to renege on his pledge to amend the new Constitution in a manner acceptable to Sunnis be the shove in the back that sends Iraq over the brink into all-out civil war?

It certainly has that potential.

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But, despite this looming disaster, with the exception of the Times' powerful editorial, the mainstream media are giving this major development hardly any play. Even the New York Times has its news story on al-Hakim's statements on page A-10 -- and at the very bottom of the page at that. In the Washington Post, the story appears on A-14, while the Los Angeles Times and USA Today do not cover the story at all! And a LexisNexis search didn't yield a single mention of the story on any of the broadcast or cable news shows.

So the match that could ignite an all-out civil war in Iraq was just lit and the U.S. media can barely muster a yawn.

Link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/iraq-moves-a-step-closer-_b_13705.html

That's because their all consumed with "tears for alito" ....


Peace.

[DemReadingDU]

6. K&R

[txindy]

7. Murtha would certainly know what war's about.

I like his honesty and his bluntness. We need both - more than ever.

Adding: Recommending and :kick:

[understandinglife]

8. Indeed. And, the military brass know he does.

Peace.

[zippy890]

10. at least someone's telling the truth

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