OMG! CBS News just said "Iraq is tilting toward a civil war."

[elehhhhna]

The MSM finally reports the truth.


The anchor (Shieffer?) said it a 5:37 p.m. central. Saw & heard it myself, or I wouldn't believe it.

Gotta wonder if Rove's addressing their next anthrax envelope right this minute.

[matcom]

1. FUCK YOU MSM!!

*I* (WE) TOLD you what was coming

fuck off MSM. your a dollar late to the dance. eat shit. :puke:

[FlemingsGhost]

5. And yet, you'll cite RW media to formulate an opinion?

Ooooooo-kay ...

[Clark2008]

10. I don't think that's what the poster did.

I've known this would result in a Civil War because I know the region and listen to the REAL people who come from that area (not the Chalabi's of the world).
Maybe the poster was stating that he, also, knew that the Iraq would probably end up in a civil war since before the Iraqi War started (as I did) and he's cursing the corporate media for JUST NOW reporting something that should have been explored in 2002.
Just a thought.

[FlemingsGhost]

15. I was refering to his opinion regarding "the deal."

Matt used RW radio drivel to explain why yesterday was a "victory."

[matcom]

31. no. i did not

i cited RW radio OPINION and made the statement that IF they are THAT pissed, we may have done something right.

and i applauded it.

if you don't like that then i don't fucking care.

and btw, this is another subject altogether

sleep tight

[FlemingsGhost]

33. My mistake

It was an assumption that served you so well.

My apologies.

[elehhhhna]

37. Nail, meet head. Thank you, C'08!

[B Calm]

27. But, I thought they were building schools and roads and stuff???

[Carla in Ca]

34. Like when Elizabeth Dole showed a pic of a school

last year to prove that we were progressing nicely? It looked great on the outside but later a reporter went inside and took pictures. It was completely gutted and full of trash. I haven't seen Dole do that again. And I wonder if she knew the truth.

[Cha]

41. Fucking elizabeth dole..she's either an

idiot or a lyin'whore!

[ProfessorGAC]

44. The Answer, Dear zidzi, Is Yes!

She's an idiot and a liar. THe other thing she failed to mention was that the school she was showing was a rebuild for the one destroyed in the bombing. That's not progess, Libby, it's repair work.
The Professor

[Cha]

45. I knew that!

}( I just wanted to see if anyone was paying attention!;-)

I was so incensed cause I happen to be flipping by c-span the other day and caught her lyin' face on tv before I dashed outta there!

[ProfessorGAC]

46. She's Highly Punchable, Isn't She?

There is just something about the way she carries herself that makes you wish someone would just slap her attitude out of her.
The Professor

[Lone_Star_Dem]

2. Why now?

Seriously, it's not new information. Why are they saying this now?

[Telly Savalas]

35. They ran out of weed, got bored, and started reading wire reports.

[Quixote1818]

42. They need a story to increase their falling ratings nt

[Canuckistanian]

3. Uh-oh. Someone's gonna get fired.

Watch out for exploding Freeper heads...

[tridim]

4. They just noticed all the dried up shit on the fan

It's about freaking time.

I think the last card might have been pulled yesterday. The whole thing might be coming down.

[ogradda]

6. Tilting towards civil war??

Hurtling headlong is more like it.

[LSK]

7. how long until CBS is blamed for civil war???

I say 3 days.

[hatrack]

21. And then when that is shown to be a lie, WH will say they never said it

I mean, it worked for Deer Scott today on the Newsweek "oops".

[Flying Dream Blues]

29. You've got to

admire the audacity, though, since there are only 3 or 4 recorded sources of him saying exactly that.

Where's the freeper head exploding smilie?

[gratuitous]

8. As cutting edge as the networks are . . .

That means we've been in civil war mode for anywhere from four to six weeks. I wonder if they're going to start prattling on about the January 30 elections again and how the Sunnis and Shiites are all but ready to join hands and sing Kumbaya?

[Clark2008]

11. Longer...

Personally, I think they've been at near civil war since the first meeting after the "election" in January.

There's been about three car bombs a week for three months now. If that's not a civil war, what is?

[mopaul]

9. can't we focus on the GOOD that we're doing over there?

my favorite nazi line

[Bouncy Ball]

17. Yeah, the GOOD that we're doing over there!!!

Like.....like......like......soccer balls with no air in them! Yeah! And, and, and BEANIE BABIES!

Stuff like that!

[elehhhhna]

38. and free healthcare for all. That's the ticket!

[ComerPerro]

12. So when Civil War breaks out, will it be CBS' fault?

[tridim]

18. Well, since we predicted this outcome long before Bush started his war

They'll probably blame us.

[Imalittleteapot]

13. Are Shieffer's days numbered?

Does he have proof? Is his source named?

:sarcasm:

[Bouncy Ball]

14. They were probably intentionally, actively holding off on saying that

as long as they possibly could.

If you ask me, 99% of the media in this country is complicit in this for gagging their own mouths. And pens. And keyboards.

[Johonny]

16. What action

has to occur before we can conclude that actual civil war is occuring in Iraq?

[Bouncy Ball]

19. ...

A civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire. Civil war is usually a high intensity stage in an unresolved political struggle for national control of state power. As in any war, the conflict may be over other matters such as religion, ethnicity, or distribution of wealth. Some civil wars are also categorized as revolutions when major societal restructuring is a possible outcome of the conflict.

An insurgency, whether successful or not, is likely to be classified as a civil war by history if and only if organised armies fight conventional battles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_war

[Disturbed]

20. al Sadr is reaching out to the Sunnis

and asking them to join his movement to expell the U.S. Occupation. If he can gain major alliance in this effort a Civil War could be avoided and the U.S. Occupation could be in serious trouble. Now if al Sistani made a similar move this may consolidate the anti-U.S. drive in Iraq.

[aquart]

22. Okay, the sides aren't recruiting "organized armies" yet.

When Sunnis and Shiites start picking designs for their uniforms, it's on!

[Bouncy Ball]

23. Oh they don't have to do that to qualify it as a civil war.

It's been one for a while now, but no one in the MSM has admitted it. And certainly no one in the bush misadministration would EVER admit it.

[elehhhhna]

39. Yep. The Revolutionary War was a Civil War if you were a Royalist.

Semantics, baby!

[DearAbby]

24. You know what that means??? If they are reporting "Tilting Towards"

civil war in Iraq...really means RETREAT! We have lost it....but in order to get the most bang for the buck delay the inevitable.

:hide: B*'s polls are tanking, no telling what he will do about this situation. Totally screwed this, and it's those on the ground fighting this for his and his croanies personal profit, are paying for this.

[Flying Dream Blues]

30. Yeah, but

this whole fiasco has been on TILT now for quite awhile...

[lonestarnot]

25. Stop the War of Lies NOW!

[Straight Shooter]

26. Nobody surprised here that the predictable outcome is occurring.

bush, et al., the stupidest people on the face of the planet.

Pity the Iraqis. Pity them, pity them, for there is no mercy and no solace for them in this world. Cursed from birth to death. No peace to be found in Iraq. Always there will be the megalomaniacs, the power-hungry, to drive their destiny to the ground.

:banghead:

[VOX]

28. Yeah, "tilting," like hoisting a Scrabble board 90 degrees off the table.

Random sort and mass confusion -- your basic mess, only with lethal consequences.

[lateo]

32. The retraction will be on tomorrow night's broadcast...

And the WH will be up in arms...

[killbotfactory]

36. The US will start using Kurdish militia to fight the Sunni's

And Sunni militia to fight Shia

It's fucking crazy, and it will only add fuel to the fire.

[Cha]

40. A Big Fat

DUH!

[Zorbuddha]

43. So much for Bush's charm offensive.

On to plan B.

God help us all.

[deadparrot]

47. "Tilting"? Sheesh. How much further do we have to tilt? nt

[catmandu57]

48. So, regional war is just around the corner

With Iraq going up in flames this will spread (just like we said it would) spilling over to Turkey and Iran (just like we said it would).
Then bringing in other allies starting WWIV (just like we said it would).

[Coexist]

49. Someone posted yesterday that we will begin some withdrawal

and leave the rest to the Iraqis and the soldiers at our new permanent bases. These bases will then be used for our June 2006 war with Iran.

Sounds like a plan to me.

[SheepyMcSheepster]

50. Mission Accomplished!

:sarcasm: