The good news was that combat deaths (66), while the highest total since May, were not climbing as fast as the number of injured. Officials created the reintroduction of "heavy armored" equipment, like Abrams tanks and the Bradley fighting vehicles, for keeping the death toll down despite the intense fighting. There are no official figures available for the number of Iraqi insurgents and civilians killed or hurt.
Christian Science Monitor article
Talk about spin! The "good news" is that number of combat injuries is increasing faster than the number of deaths.
It's just getting worse. Back go the heavy armored tanks. Who the hell cares how many Iraqi "insurgents" and civilians get hurt or killed?
Newsday reports on Tuesday that over the weekend Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz, one of the highest-ranking US generals in Iraq, did not dismiss the concept of holding January elections throughout the country while "leaving out any lone rebellious enclave." The Los Angeles Times reports that Lt. Gen. Metz feels fair elections could be held without cities like Fallujah being included.
'We'd have elections before we let one place like Fallujah stop [national] elections,' said Metz, the number two US military official in Iraq. 'The rest of the country can go on about a process that heads right for an election.'
'We'd have elections before we let one place like Fallujah stop [national] elections,' said Metz, the number two US military official in Iraq. 'The rest of the country can go on about a process that heads right for an election.'
WTF?!?
AP notes that Metz also said major US assaults on one or more of these cities controlled by insurgents is likely before any elections would be held in January.
Like, when did the major U.S. assaults on those cities stop?
Yeah, well, we're just gonna have to bomb the crap out of 'em and let what's left vote. Certainly can't let any of those people in areas that are trying to get rid of us vote. What do you think we are? Stoopid?
The Daily Star of Lebanon reports Tuesday on how many Iraqis don't see the interim Iraqi National Assembly as representative of them. The Star says that one of the toughest tasks Iraqi politicians face is changing the attitudes of people "unaccustomed to involvement in governing." But members have already been discussing giving themselves pay raises and immunity from prosecution.
Well those guys sure figured out the American dream of democracy in short order.
I'm not so sure the people unaccustomed to involvement in governing are going to get accustomed to it if they don't get to vote.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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