So, tell us again how things are going so well in Iraq, georgie*

[madokie]

because I'm not believing a bit of it.

U.N.: Iraqi civilian deaths at new high By SAMEER N. YACOUB, Associated Press Writer
22 minutes ago

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061122/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The United Nations said Wednesday that 3,709 Iraqi civilians were killed in October, the highest monthly toll since the March 2003 U.S. invasion and another sign of the severity of Iraq's sectarian bloodbath.

The U.N. tally was more than three times higher than the total The Associated Press had tabulated for the month, and far more than the 2,866 U.S. service members who have died during all of the war.

The report on civilian casualties, handed out at a U.N. news conference in Baghdad, said the influence of militias was growing and torture continued to be rampant, despite the Iraqi government's vow to address human rights abuses.

"Hundreds of bodies continued to appear in different areas of Baghdad handcuffed, blindfolded and bearing signs of torture and execution-style killing," the U.N. Assistance Mission for Iraq report said. "Many witnesses reported that perpetrators wear militia attire and even police or army uniforms."

[rodeodance]

1. all these horrible deaths while JR 'has not decided" what to do!!

[madokie]

2. and we are over here hashing it out all the while they are being killed

There's somthing wrong with this picture if you ask me. I feel partly responsible for these deaths because I haven't worked harder over here to stop it over there.

[HughBeaumont]

3. We all do what we can.

This November, all of us collectively took a GIANT stride in quelling the power of the Rices and Bewshes - we voted their rubber-stamp, war-enabling and funding congress OUT.

I think we're seeing America waking up. It may not seem like it now, but it's happening.

All we can do is be heard. Soldiers are standing up. Families are standing up. The momentum is finally going our way. We're letting these bastards realize that our kids don't want to do this anymore.

[madokie]

4. Yes it is encouraging

[aquart]

5. And when we finally leave Iraq...

we'll still be dying in Afghanistan, won't we? (While the Russians laugh.)