During Rice's meeting with Iraq President, lights go out, continue in dark

[sabra]

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/06/world/middleeast/06diplo.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

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On Thursday evening, during her meeting with President Jalal Talabani, the lights went out, forcing Ms. Rice to continue the discussion in the dark. It was a reminder of the city’s erratic — and sometimes nonexistent — electrical service.

[countmyvote4real]

1. I doubt that the irony was illuminated to her.

No one could have foreseen that bombing the key electrical plants and their failed reconstruction by war profiteering contractors would result in rolling blackouts.

[Patsy Stone]

2. Classic.

Heckuva job, Rummy!

[BornagainDUer]

3. It's hard to believe these Bush people can still say victory is

achievable.

[originalpckelly]

7. Welcome to DU BornagainDUer!

:hi:

[lonestarnot]

4. But Beaver could still whistle through her teef.

[driver8]

5. Condi must have felt right at home, then...

she spends most of her time in the dark.

[marmar]

6. I love the irony...

I'm sure it was lost on the reality-unbased Condiliar Rice.

[Liberal In Texas]

8. NO ELECTRICITY?!

I''m sure that the sweets and flowers were showered on her, though, in the dark.

The emergency generator must have run out of gas.

/end scarasm

Most Iraqis rely on gasoline to fuel their generators.

Because we fucked up the infrastructure and didn't repair it.

[filer]

9. The lights went out on Condi...

long before she slithered into Baghdad, and by now she's forgotten she was ever there. Too bad the darkness spoiled her photo-op. She's pathetic.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

10. She's been in the dark since 2000

She should bloody well be used to it by now.

[Bluebear]

11. ........

:spray: