Bush: 'We will lay that foundation of peace for generations to come'

[bigtree]

"We will lay that foundation of peace for generations to come; that we'll do our duty to protect this country by not only bringing justice to an enemy that wants to do us harm, but by spreading freedom and democracy"
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/01/20060104.html

U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment conduct search and sweep operations in the village of Shakaria, Iraq in this photo taken on January 4, 2006 and released on January 5, 2006. Picture taken on January 4, 2006. REUTERS/Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Moses/Handout
Reuters - Jan 05 1:13 AM




Residents carry away a covered body from a collapsed building in the northern city of Baiji following a US air raid. The White House vigorously rejected suggestions that US soldiers in Iraq do not hesitate to fire on civilians in the aftermath of the Baiji bombing(AFP/File/Dia Hamid)




# Iraqi residents sift through the ruins of a house hit by an air strike in Baiji, 180 km (112 miles) north of Baghdad, January 4, 2006. A U.S. air strike on the house in northern Iraq killed six members of an Iraqi family, prompting anger on Tuesday among minority Sunni Arab political leaders and the local police chief. REUTERS/Ghazwan al-Jubori
Reuters - Jan 04 4:23 AM




I just love this one. Anti-sedition police in action.

# U.S. Marines from Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 2nd Marines remove an anti-U.S. banner found during Operation Moon River, a counter-insurgency operation in Kubaysah, Iraq's Al Anbar province, in this photo taken on December 31, 2005 and released on January 4, 2006. REUTERS/Gunnery Sgt. Keith A. Milks/Handout
Reuters - Jan 04 9:44 AM

[leftchick]

1. two things....

That anti-ameriKan banner removal reminds me of Nazi occupation.

WTF is up with "Operation Moon River"??

[bigtree]

3. Operation Moon River Dragon

On May 29, 2005, a combined Iraqi and Coalition military contingent moved into the village of Al Julaam in order to commence Operation Moon River Dragon. The force consisted of an Iraqi Army platoon from Company D, 203rd Battalion accompanied by 100 infantrymen from 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry, Task Force Liberty and an M-1 Abrams tank company.

The operation was intended to encircle a number of key objectives in the village and lead to the capture of the battalion's second-most-wanted suspected terrorist whom intelligence had reported to possibly be wearing a suicide belt to prevent his capture.

The soldiers orchestrated a coordinated search of the Al Julaam, with the Iraqi Army troops evacuating residents of from their houses before Coalition Soldiers entered to search them. After being taken to a safe house, more than 40 individual males were interrogated about insurgent activites. Despite being unable to locate their target, MNF-I claimed that the operation had yielded further information to pursue the target.

http://webpages.charter.net/wisconsinlegion-7thdistrict/Iraq_ongoing_mil_ops3.htm#moon_river_dragon


Described as an 'Iraqi Pacification Operation'

[leftchick]

5. and it worked just swell didn't it?

Just like in Vietnam!

[bigtree]

6. He'll keep going until his 'enemy' has matured for his campaign of fear

If he manages to get our troops out of there Baghdad will be re-named Saddam Hussein City or al-Zwahari City, just like Saigon became Ho Chi Minh City when we left Vietnam.

[StraightDope]

2. Bush: 'We will lay that foundation of peace for generations to come'

Sure we will George, sure we will. No go back to reading "My Pet Goat", you evil bastard.

SD

[durablend]

4. Translated:

"We's gonna be at war for DECADES to come--BETTER GET USED TO IT!!!"

[acmejack]

7. The foundation they are laying is not that of peace!

but that of totalitarianism and oppression.