When did the occupation of Iraq end?

[burythehatchet]

This is odd, is it not? The cable channels have blood and guts wall to wall in Israel and Lebanon. I've seen video of 8 month old babies burned over their entire bodies by phosphorus. I've seen amputations. I've seen rows of dead bodies. I've waiting to see CNN strap a missle cam on a missle that is about to flatten a nieghborhood. But what happened in Iraq? Has it become too boring? I can understand, 60 people killed everyday does get monotonous after a while. I believe Ayatollah al-Sistani is close to pulling his support of the "government". But did I dream all this? There seems to be no news about it?

Things move so fast in this crazy world, I must have missed the end of our Great Iraq Adventure.

[arcane1]

1. for that matter, what of Afghanistan?

Remember that old show?

[burythehatchet]

2. Who?

Must be my ADD. Forgot all about that. Have the Taliban reclaimed the country yet, or just most of the country?

[arcane1]

7. that show didn't do well in the 3rd season, and went into reruns

[CuteNFuzzy]

11. puppet Karzai permitted building of the pipeline

Then it was over, happy ending and all

[Vincardog]

3. Iraq was not playing well for the republiCANTS. They needed a chance

to spin a new product.

[uppityperson]

4. My thread earlier, why I think

Good thing about evacuations from Lebanon vs Iraq occupation:publicity

People who were in Lebanon are getting out and talking about what they saw, their experiences. We do not have this going on with Iraq except for the few brave soldiers who are talking. Pictures and stories need to be seen and heard.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1717846&mesg_id=1717846

Combination of reasons, Israel/Lebanon upswinging war is new and sexy, Iraq is old news, and "normal people" like you and I are getting hurt and evacuating with stories and pictures. The personalizing of Iraq occupation has not happened for a lot of people.

[burythehatchet]

6. The other aspect is that

pictures of death and destruction out of Iraq were never so readily presented for public consumption that we see from Lebanon. I hate these bastards so much.

[uppityperson]

8. yup, me too

more pictures need to be published.

[JeffR]

5. Amnesia Accomplished

[malaise]

9. THey won't show that

from Iraq because only Buscho is responsible.

[Lefty48197]

10. You mean the war on al Qaeda in Iraq.

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