Retired AF Gen: increase in Iraq violence intended to influence November

[sabra]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20061016-122853-6419r.htm

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Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney, a military analyst and a hawk on Iraq, said the past three months of intense Sunni-versus-Shi'ite violence, coupled with attacks from Iraqi insurgents and al Qaeda terrorists, might be designed to influence the U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 7 in favor of candidates who want a quick troop exit from Iraq.

"This is all orchestrated around the election," Gen. McInerney said. "It's simple. It should come as no surprise."

:rofl:

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. How many years has this been going on now, general?

I would say that the general's comments have been "orchestrated around the election".

[NanceGreggs]

2. So ...

... if Sunnis, Shi'ites, insurgents and al Qaeda terrorists can all work together and agree to kill each other to influence a US election, uniting the country would seem to be a -- what do they call it? -- yeah, a CAKEWALK.

[endarkenment]

3. Here we go.

Next up - we cannot fail now or all of our soldiers will have died in vain.

A vote for Democrats is a vote for bin laden. Why don't they stop mincing words?

[louis-t]

4. Thanks, General Halfcracked. You're right, Iraqis have nothing better

to do than sit around trying to figure out how to influence our elections. Maybe they hired Foley to pretend to be a sexual predator, too. Jeez, what an idiot.

[MrScorpio]

5. You see, that right there is the problem

Too many people in this country frame the world's events in the context of US politics. Especially, the so-called "educated" ones.

Which is one reason with we're stumbling all over the world like a blind bull in a china shop.

The United States government spent a lot of fucking money to educate Gen. McInerney politically as well as militarily... And he comes up with this bullshit??? Re-fucking-diculous!

I'm amazed that such a simpleton achieved the level of rank that he did.

[RaleighNCDUer]

6. Like the insurgents really know when the american elections are.

Hell, half of America doesn't know when the American elections are.

[joeunderdog]

7. I'm not quick to dismiss this.

The entire WORLD knows about US elections. They know about the candidates, what they stand for, and what would be gained by particular outcomes. They wonder why so many Americans choose not to vote. They KNOW that what happens in our elections will effect what happens in Iraq, just like you and me. The best way to end the American Occupation is for the Dems to gain control of the House/Senate. We ALL know this. It's quicker than waiting for Bush and Halliburton to cry uncle.

Why NOT make the case for withdrawal before November?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

8. Another genius at the Pentagon willing to send more cannon-fodder.

Undoubtedly a "stay the course" type overburdened with tinware and brass who is perfectly happy to send more kids to kill and be killed for nothing.