 The U.S. strategy of putting Iraqis in charge of their own security suffered a stunning reversal last week when President Bush announced that more U.S. troops would be sent back to Baghdad."Obviously, the violence in Baghdad is still terrible," Bush said during a visit to Washington by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki. For months, U.S. military spokesmen had released evermore upbeat assessments of the "Iraqification" of the security forces, which was meant to both reduce U.S. casualties and emphasize that Iraqi forces were being trained to take over securing their own country. In Baghdad today, apart from the heavily U.S.-patrolled airport road, it is rare to see American units on the city's streets. But in their absence has come increasing violence and mayhem. It took the commander in chief to finally admit what was becoming increasingly clear on the ground: The strategy of Iraqification has backfired in Baghdad ...
http://abcnews.go.com
censor News |
Editor - 17:35:00 07-31-06
|
 Fifteen die in Colombia attacks |
| At least 14 soldiers have been killed in an ambush north-eastern Colombia, army officials say. They say the soldiers were on their way to investigate reports of an illegal checkpoint when they were attacked nea.. full News |
Editor - 17:33:00 07-31-06
|
| Israel to widen ground offensive |
| The Israeli cabinet has agreed to widen the country's ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. The decision, made at a closed door session, received unanimous approval, according to a senior poli.. full News |
Editor - 17:25:00 07-31-06
|
| It's Crash After Crash At Airshow Plane Struck By Navy Warbird; Couple Dies In Crash Landing; Pilot Missing |
| The propeller of a Navy warbird sliced into a home-built airplane on a taxiway during an airshow Sunday, killing a passenger, officials said. The victim in the home-built Van's RV — one of the most popular kit-.. full News |
Editor - 22:50:00 07-30-06
|
| Senior Sri Lanka rebel says truce void, war back on |
| Sri Lanka's four-year ceasefire is now void and the island's two-decade civil war is back on, a top Tamil Tiger rebel told Reuters on Monday as the guerillas and the military entered a sixth straight day of fig.. full News |
Editor - 22:44:00 07-30-06
|
| Wind hampers crews battling huge wildfire |
| High wind hampered fire crews again Sunday as they fought a wildfire that had dashed across nearly 300 square miles of remote rangeland in northern Nevada.The brush fire 50 miles northeast of Winnemucca had exp.. full News |
Editor - 22:36:00 07-30-06
|
|
| post The Good, The Bad and The Ugly |
|
|
