But the Dems have now got to be panicking because things are going so well in Iraq...
Of course. Things are going well, as the following news headlines (from just the last day or two) can attest :
07/31/07 KUNA: Iraqi Police Colonel escapes assassination attempt in Kirkuk
A senior Iraqi police officer on Tuesday escaped an assassination attempt by a booby-trapped car in the city of Kirkuk north of the country.
07/31/07 CNN: New Iraq deployments to be announced
The Pentagon was expected to announce Tuesday the next scheduled rotation of U.S. troops to Iraq, while evidence of deadly sectarian violence continued to line the streets of Baghdad.
07/31/07 AP: Iraqi president tries to persuade Sunni Arabs from leaving government
Iraq's Kurdish president was fighting Thursday to save the Shiite-dominated government from possible collapse, wheedling key Sunni Arab politicians to set aside threats to quit the Cabinet and counseling the prime minister...
07/31/07 AFP: Danish troops transfer responsibilities to Iraqis and British
Denmark, which is currently withdrawing its troops from Iraq, was due to transfer its responsibilities on Tuesday to the Iraqis and the British, according to the Army Operational Command
07/31/07 katv: Arkansas Soldier Injured in Iraq Recovering at Walter Reed
Spc. Marco Robledo, Injured Solider...The explosion has left the now-21-year-old missing both an arm and a leg. Robledo also suffered a collapsed lung in the attack, and 60% of his body was covered in burns from where he laid on the road...
07/31/07 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Staff Sgt. Wilberto Suliveras, 38, of Humacao, P.R., died July 29 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
07/31/07 NPR: Sunni Militants in Baghdad Shift Loyalties
Not more than a week ago, Sunnis in Baghdad's western neighborhood of Amiriya were on the side of al-Qaida. Now they're fighting alongside U.S. forces to capture or kill members of the terrorist group.
07/31/07 chicagotribune: Iraq vet's death a mystery
Brandon Kitchens came under enemy fire during three tours of duty in Iraq...But after surviving war on two fronts, the 23-year-old Chicago resident...died after collapsing in an apparent seizure Wednesday during a pickup soccer game.
07/31/07 adnkronos: Arrested for flying the wrong flag
Kurdish security forces in the northern autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq have arrested 50 young people who were waving the Iraqi national flag to celebrate the country's victory in the Asian Cup football.
07/31/07 Reuters: Gunmen kill 2 men in Iskandariya
Gunmen killed two men in a drive-by shooting in Iskandariya, 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad, on Monday, police said.
07/31/07 Reuters: Roadside bomb wounds 3 people in eastern Baghdad
Three people were wounded by a roadside bomb targeting a U.S. military patrol in the New Baghdad district of eastern Baghdad, police said.
07/31/07 Reuters: Gunmen kill engineer in northern Baghdad
Gunmen killed an engineer repairing the famous Sarafiya Bridge, damaged by a bomb in April, near his home in northern Baghdad, police said.
07/31/07 Reuters: Pharmacists kidnapped in Basra
Pharmacists in the southern city of Basra went on strike after gunmen kidnapped the head of their syndicate on Monday, the Basra health directorate said.
07/31/07 Reuters: 2 policemen killed by IED near Samarra
Two policemen were killed and one wounded when a roadside bomb exploded close to their patrol near the city of Samarra, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
07/31/07 Reuters: U.S. forces detained nine suspected insurgents
U.S. forces detained nine suspected insurgents during operations targeting al Qaeda in central and northern Iraq on Monday and Tuesday, the U.S. military said.
07/31/07 Reuters: 36 insurgents arrested by Iraqi army
The Iraqi army arrested 36 insurgents in different parts of Iraq during the past 24 hours, the Defence Ministry said.
07/31/07 Reuters: 6 Iraqi soldiers wounded by IED in Baghdad's Mansour district
A roadside bomb exploded near an Iraqi army checkpoint, wounding five soldiers, in western Mansour, police said. In a separate incident, a bomb targeting an Iraqi army patrol killed one soldier and wounded seven, a hospital source said.
07/31/07 Reuters: 6 bodies, shot and tortured, pulled from Tigris River
Police retrieved the bodies of six people, shot and tortured, from the Tigris River in the city of Kut, 170 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, and in the town of Suwayra, 40 km (25 miles) south of the capital, police said.
07/31/07 NPR: Sunni Militants in Baghdad Shift Loyalties
Not more than a week ago, Sunnis in Baghdad's western neighborhood of Amiriya were on the side of al-Qaida. Now they're fighting alongside U.S. forces to capture or kill members of the terrorist group.
07/31/07 AP: US helicopter down in Iraq, crew safe
A U.S. helicopter went down Tuesday after coming under fire in eastern Baghdad, and the crew members were safely evacuated, the military said. The AH-64 Apache helicopter made a precautionary landing after facing ground fire east...New Baghdad district
07/31/07 MNF: MNF-W forces attacked - 1 Marine killed
A Marine assigned to Multi National Force-West died July 30 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province. The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin and release by the Department of Defense.
07/30/07 Reuters: 25 bodies found in Baghdad
Twenty-five bodies were found dumped across Baghdad in the past 24 hours, police said.
07/30/07 Reuters: Roadside bomb kills 4 Iraqi soldiers in western Baghdad
A roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi army patrol killed four soldiers and wounded three others in the Jamiaa district of western Baghdad, police said.
07/30/07 NPR: Iraqi Factory Struggles to Survive in a Free Market
Iraq's state-owned factories were once the backbone of the country's economy, but after nearly four years of war, most remain shuttered. The State Company for Automotive Industry, which manufactures buses, is one of the few survivors.
07/30/07 scotsman: Iraqi leaders take a month's break
IRAQ'S parliament yesterday shrugged off US criticism and adjourned for a month. Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani closed the final three hour session without a quorum present and declared members would not reconvene until September.
07/30/07 AP: US Says No Trade-Off in Mideast Deal
The Bush administration said Monday there is no trade-off in its plans to sell billions in sophisticated weaponry to oil-rich Persian Gulf states whose cooperation Washington is courting in Iraq.
07/30/07 abcnews: Wanted - Baghdad Diplomats
Facing the challenge of finding diplomats to serve amid the violence and chaos in Baghdad, the U.S. State Department offers new incentives to its diplomats to work in the embassy.
07/30/07 AP: Admiral cites problems undermining Iraq
Slow progress in Iraq is undermining U.S. credibility and emboldening Iran's regional ambitions, says President Bush's nominee to head the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
07/30/07 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Pfc. Cody C. Grater, 20, of Spring Hill, Fla., died July 29 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered from enemy direct fire. He was assigned to the 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
07/30/07 KUNA: US Army kills 8, detains 40 in precision raids throughout Iraq
US Army killed eight terrorists and detained 40 more during operations targeting al-Qaeda in Salahuddin and Anbar provinces in Iraq, an Army statement said Monday.
07/30/07 AP: Oklahoma soldier dies while on medical leave in North Carolina
Army Staff Sgt. Jack D. Richards, 39, was on medical leave and receiving treatment at Fort Bragg when he died, said his sister, Pam Schultz of Broken Arrow. Richards nearly lost a leg when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee in 2004.
07/30/07 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Spc. Daniel A. Leckel, 19, of Medford, Ore., died July 25 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division...
07/30/07 KUNA: Four Iraqi civilians slain in Kirkuk
Unknown militants shot dead four Iraqi civilians, including a female teacher and a local headman, in separate attacks in Kirkuk Monday. The attackers in speeding car killed Shonem Hussein, a female teacher, in Al-Shorjah...
07/30/07 AP: GI Pleads Guilty in Rape-Murder Case
A Fort Campbell soldier accused of acting as a lookout while his colleagues attacked and killed a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and her family last year pleaded guilty to some lesser offenses Monday as his court-martial began on rape and murder charges.
07/30/07 NYTimes: Gems of Iraqi conspiracy theories
Take a Western army wearing out its welcome in the ancient land of Mesopotamia. Add a large, sharp-toothed creature halfway between a bear and the Hound of the Baskervilles. Simmer in the 120-degree Fahrenheit (49-Celsius) temperatures of summer... |
