"In hopes of assuaging public outrage..."

[pinkpops]

"In hopes of assuaging public outrage, Iraqi authorities have earmarked $75 million to repair the damage in Fallujah", Marine Maj. Jim West said

from "20 U.S. Soldiers Wounded in Ramadi"

Next, George W. Bush will personally bring all those killed back to life, using methods revealed to him by his Higher Father.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq&cid=540&ncid=716

[bowens43]

1. How comforting.

What is the going price for assuaging the death of an Iraqi child?

These people, our military leadership, our government, are disgusting pigs.

[ithacan]

2. we knew they were clueless, but this is unbelievable...

"assuaging public outrage"???

We are truly f***ed...

[gordianot]

3. Magnanimity

Oh yes, I heard yesterday morning on NPR the Pentagon war-gamed on paper a response to Iran with current assets in Afghanistan and Iraq. They decided to "Can the plan for now" when it did NOT work. Why did they release that to a media outlet?

If you think about it I put this almost in the same class. For the Pentagon speak this is almost a social conscience.

Weird isn't it. Maybe a little dissension in the ranks?

[OneBlueSky]

4. blow it up, the weapons industry makes billions . . .

then rebuild it so that Halliburton and Bechtel can make billions . . .

and all of them are contributors to BushCo and the Republicans . . .

what's wrong with this picture? . . .

[gordianot]

5. Fourth Reich comes to America.

And does a squat in the oil field way out East.

[teryang]

6. America's Carthage

They are burning Fallujah right now. They are destroying it to make it an example. That's a crime against humanity.

The cheerleaders on Faux are advocating total destruction without regard to who is killed. "There are no good people left in Fallujah."