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To: Ichy Smith who wrote (204067)9/22/2006 11:33:34 PM
From: jttmab  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
I asked if you had any pictures of the victory rally in Israel...

jttmab



To: Ichy Smith who wrote (204067)9/22/2006 11:36:30 PM
From: jttmab  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
The US Department of Defense has now provided another measure of the problem it faces. Its latest opinion poll carried out in Iraq indicates that, among the five million Sunni Muslims there, about 75% now support the armed insurgency against the coalition.

This compares with 14% in the first opinion poll the Defense Department carried out back in 2003. It is a catastrophic loss of support, and there is no sign whatever that it can be effectively reversed. ...

news.bbc.co.uk

What's the target metric? Is Bush going for 100% supporting the insurgency?

jttmab



To: Ichy Smith who wrote (204067)9/23/2006 3:24:13 AM
From: sylvester80  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Actually American money is what pays for all of that, directly and indirectly. Cause what do you think Iran gets for its oil? Petropebbles? So keep buying that foreign oil for your behemoth SUVs and stop complaining about Israel getting it's ass kicked by a few hundred Hezbollah gorillas. Cause after all you are financing them. The M.E. thanks you for your hypocrisy, stupidity and cooperation.