Baghdad Initiative to Go Door to Door

[MagickMuffin]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi forces backed by U.S. troops will begin a neighborhood-by-neighborhood assault on militants in the capital this weekend as a first step in the new White House strategy to contain Sunni insurgents and Shiite death squads, key advisers to the prime minister said Friday.
The first details of the plan - a fresh bid to pacify the capital - emerged a day after President Bush and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki spoke for nearly two hours by video conference. Both leaders were expected to detail their vision of a new strategy in the coming days.
The al-Maliki aides would not address the scope of the planned assaults nor where specifically they were planned.
The Iraqis did, however, signal continuing disagreement on key issues, including al-Maliki's unease over the introduction of more U.S. troops.

http://rawstory.com/showarticle.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fapnews.myway.com%2Farticle%2F20070105%2FD8MFC9B00.html

For my blog today I featured McCain and his "new way forward" approach to the surging/escalating war. However, in 2002 he had a different take on things.

How it was going to quick and easy. No need for a house to house fighting in Baghdad.
What a difference a few of years makes!

Is McCain an official FLIP FLOPPER?

[TomInTib]

1. Maybe they just oughta box up a bunch of Jehovah's Witnesses

and a crate of 'Watchtowers'.

Those people are fearless.

[MagickMuffin]

2. As long as they don't use the Virgil Goode approach ;-D

I never seem to be home when they show up at my house:rofl:

Doesn't stop them from leaving their literature though.

My father in law challenged (not in a mean way) some Mormons once. Told them he would take one of their books and that he believed everyone was entitled to their beliefs even Muslims. They left him the book and went on their way without discussing the subject further.

[doublethink]

3. Down the memory hole .....

"According to the International Red Cross, close to 90% of the people being held are not guilty of the allegations and many were picked-up almost at random by US patrols on sweeps, going door to door."

Does 'Abu Ghraib' ring a bell? Rinse/Repeat.

From your posted article : "The first details of the plan - a fresh bid to pacify the capital" ..... yea right, give me a break. Peace.

[MagickMuffin]

4. Iraq doesn't even know if it wants more of our troops

"President Bush told the prime minister he was ready to send additional troops, but al-Maliki said he would have to talk that over with his senior military officers to see if they were needed," al-Askari said.

In his discussions with Bush, al-Maliki continued to press for a rapid U.S. withdrawal from the capital to bases "on the outskirts of Baghdad," al-Askari said. The prime minister has claimed his forces will be ready to assume control of security for the whole country by summer. The Americans, perhaps optimistically, hope that can happen by year's end.

Hell, if Iraq isn't even sure it wants more troops to proceed with the escalation, then maybe Mad king Boy George should listen, instead of asking for more sacrifices from our over extended troops. Hell al-Maliki wants troops out of Baghdad.:shrug:

[doublethink]

5. This is so rich isn't it ......

Bush one week says our troops will stay in Iraq as long as the 'Sovereign Nation' of Iraq want us there .... then forces his policy down their throats like it or not. Of course we can't go after Bin Laden (if hes still alive) either in Pakistan because thats a 'Sovereign Nation' and we'd have to be invited there too ...... but Saddam's 'Sovereign Nation' was another thing huh ..... go figure. :shrug: Bush makes it up as he goes along. Yea Truly Mad he is .... sigh .....

[MagickMuffin]

6. I guess you could say our Mad king Boy George

has never listened to anyone, except for his sidekick Dick and his posse.