Uh why is the US pledging to BUILD A MOSQUE in Iraq?

[Proud2BAmurkin]

Why the FUCK is the United States now in the business of BUILDING MOSQUES in Muslim countries?

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060222/D8FUDN9O7.html

President Bush pledged American help to restore the mosque after the bombing north of Baghdad, which dealt a severe blow to U.S. efforts to keep Iraq from falling deeper into sectarian violence.

[babylonsister]

1. Makes me wonder whether a similar offer was made after

all those churches were burned down. Who does he work for again?:mad:

[Career Prole]

2. Dear People of Samarra...

Dear People of Samarra,

Make sure you get that shit in writing and in triplicate.

Love,
The People of New Orleans

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. Guilty conscience?

This wasn't any old mosque, this was a very holy shrine to the Shia. Probably doing it to try and quell sectarian violence-they think if the Shia get the shrine rebuilt, they will be less likely to go off killing all the Sunni.

[Just Me]

14. Conscience? Conscience?

:shrug: Conscience of what, for whom?

Puh-lease!!! :eyes: Those who force their will upon others have no conscience. They may freely engage in manipulation,...THAT ENGAGES NO CONSCIENCE.

Maybe, you were thinking more along the lines of CONSCIOUS exploitation of people? :think:

[leftchick]

4. shit the US will never do it

like we never built the power plants and schools. But it is a good way to keep fanning the flames isn't it?

[flashdebadge]

5. Absolutely ridiculous!

[mike_c]

6. Haliburton will get the contract, of course....

Mosques-R-Us.

[tridim]

7. If Bush could add a star to our flag he would

But 51 doesn't divide very well into nice rows.

[Toots]

8. Didn't he pledge to help rebuild churches lost because of Katrina as well?

:shrug: I am not in favor of my money going to build anything of a religious nature. Let those whose religion it is take care of it..

[MuseRider]

9. Don't worry, Mosque in Texan

is military base.

[tanyev]

11. Even worse, if the mosques get rebuilt long before

anything else in New Orleans or the Gulf gets rebuilt.

[Betsy Ross]

10. So we can plant bugs. n/t

[TexasLinda]

12. I can sort of understand why we're rebuilding the stuff we blew up,

but why are U.S. taxpayers on the hook for the stuff the Iraqis blow up?

[0rganism]

13. Doesn't having the US rebuild it sort of make it a double-bonus target?

I don't make any great claims to understand the mind of Iraqi insurgents of any stripe, but this much seems obvious by now.