"BAGHDAD - A string of bomb attacks across Iraq killed at least 50 people on Monday and wounded 144 more, police and hospital sources said, in one of the bloodiest days in the past weeks.
Violence in Iraq has eased since the height of sectarian slaughter in 2006-2007, but insurgents still carry out deadly attacks, especially around the capital, and deadly car bombs on Sunday shattered a lull in violence in the lead-up to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which started on Saturday.
Two car bombs struck near a government building in Sadr City, a poor Shi'ite neighborhood in Baghdad, and in the northern mainly Shi'ite area of Hussainiya, killing in total 16 people and wounding 73, police said.
In the northern oil city of Kirkuk, four car bombs killed four people and wounded 15 others. Explosions and gun attacks on security checkpoints in different parts of the restive eastern province of Diyala killed six people, including four soldiers and policemen, and wounded 30, police sources said." Jpost
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Does this require comment? I think not. Nevertheless, what will follow our withdrawal from Afghanistan will be worse than this. This disaster is the result of juvenile arrogance that sought to re-design a complex and ancient set of cultures. pl
Colonel,
And Syria will be worse still I think post-Assad with an opposition that cant even agree while having the same objective.
Posted by: mo | 23 July 2012 at 09:37 AM
mo
IMO the most likely outcome n Syria is protracted civil war. pl
Posted by: turcopolier | 23 July 2012 at 09:45 AM
"This disaster is the result of juvenile arrogance that sought to re-design a complex and ancient set of cultures"pl.
With all due respect... Despite the above being the stated public objective, I believe it was zion's intention all along to destroy the Arab world completely. It's okay I think they also have a plan for the US, just like they sold American butt to the Soviets (re:Pollard), they will sell you again in time to the Chinese and it will be fun.
Posted by: Andrew | 23 July 2012 at 12:12 PM
Andrew
It was not the stated objective. the stated objective was to safeguard us from imaginary nuclear weapons and missiles. if you wish to believe the neocons are not the children of Rousseau, have at it. pl
Posted by: turcopolier | 23 July 2012 at 12:21 PM
This disaster is the result of juvenile arrogance that sought to re-design a complex and ancient set of cultures. pl
IMHO, this is exactly what they wanted to happen...
Posted by: Jose | 23 July 2012 at 01:58 PM
332 dead and wounded on Monday, 07/23/2012 in Iraq.
Posted by: Babak Makkinejad | 23 July 2012 at 03:12 PM
Over 100 of those dead per in 13 cities per reporting in Washington Post
Posted by: Al Spafford | 23 July 2012 at 05:17 PM
I'm tempted to ask if the Morgenthau Plan was about giving germans better health care based on the diet suggested by Rousseau in Émile. In any case exposing hare-brained intellectuals like Morgenthau Jr. and Wolfowitz for sheer imbecility is sweeter than accusing them of being evil and almost competent.
Posted by: Anonymous | 23 July 2012 at 08:09 PM
Col Lang
Given the tone & tenor of Gov Romneys speech to the VFW today - I am sure if BHO is defeated we will have many more 'excellent adventures ' with all the usual suspects back in Cabinet Postions .How does Secretary of State John Bolton strike you ?
Posted by: Alba Etie | 24 July 2012 at 09:38 PM
AE
I am inclined to think that in spite of the "advice" of people like Bolton, Romney would be constrained in foreign policy by the economic situation. pl
Posted by: turcopolier | 25 July 2012 at 07:52 AM