09/17/07 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
Cpl. Terrence P. Allen, 21, of Pennsauken, N.J., died Sept. 15 from a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
09/17/07 channel4: Army base blast kills 2 Iraqi soldiers
A pre-dawn explosion in an Iraqi army base south of Baghdad killed two Iraqi soldiers and wounded ten others, a police official said. The cause of the blast inside the base belonging to the Iraqi army's Eight Division in Hillah...
09/17/07 AKI: Ruling Shiite grouping urges Sadrists to re-join
Iraq's ruling Shiite grouping has decribed its loss of support from Shiite MPs loyal to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's on Saturday as a "big surprise".
09/17/07 AP: Blackwater license being pulled in Iraq
The Iraqi government said Monday that it was pulling the license of an American security firm allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of civilians during an attack on a U.S. State Department motorcade in Baghdad.
09/17/07 AP: 3 killed, 10 wounded in suicide car bomb blast
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car Monday near a busy Baghdad market, killing three people and wounding 10, a police officer said. The blast apparently targeted a police patrol on the main street of the capital’s Shiite district of Jamila
09/17/07 BBC: Play delayed by rocket attack
Fun is in short supply for British forces on tour in Iraq, so a cricket match near Basra between an Army XI and the nation's sporting rival Australia provided a welcome tonic...Not many Ashes clashes start with a rocket attack.
2007-09-17 09:53:29 · 10 answers · asked by soperson 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
The same media that told us there were wmds?
The same media that told us we were making progress in 2003?
The same media that told us we were making progress in 2004?
The same media that told us we were making progress in 2005?
The same media that told us we were making progress in 2006?
Sorry, don't buy it.
2007-09-17 09:59:26 · answer #1 · answered by ck4829 7 · 1⤊ 5⤋
somewhat, the liberal media (there is not any such difficulty as company media) has been conversing against the surge from day a million. I somewhat have by no ability heard a stable word approximately it. because of the fact of this I refuse to hearken to ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC and something of the left wing media. regrettably, even Fox information is now no longer honest and balanced. they have many times joined the liberal ranks.
2017-01-02 07:48:09 · answer #2 · answered by linares 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your news quotes are interesting, but lack reference without historical data.
Apparently, on the 17th, there were several incidents where military personnel were wounded or killed. The demonstration of whether the surge is working is:
Is that number of casualties higher or lower then prior to the surge?
Answer that, and then you can determine if the surge is really working.
2007-09-17 10:00:40 · answer #3 · answered by cbmttek 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I believe there have been military successes, but the underlying problems have yet to be addressed. I think both parties are playing a foolish political game by arguing over the military success of the surge. There is middle ground between Republicans and Democrats, and that is where the truth usually lies.
2007-09-17 09:57:56 · answer #4 · answered by 8of2kinds 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
None of what you cite references the surge. Citing several instances of violence means nothing: the surge was meant to reduce violence, with the goal of ending it completely. If it has reduced violence, then it is working, plain and simple. I don't know how else you could rate the effectiveness of it.
2007-09-17 10:14:17 · answer #5 · answered by Pfo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A peaceful, democratic Iraq that had an unfavorable business environment for globalist corporations would be considered a 'disaster'.
2007-09-17 10:12:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There's millions of people in Iraq so there will still be casualties everyday.
There were more casualties before the "surge". So, YES, the "surge" is working
2007-09-17 09:59:24 · answer #7 · answered by Con4Life 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The only opinions that count for me are the boots on the ground. They say its working, I believe them.
2007-09-17 10:03:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not just the media. It is a fact that it is working.
2007-09-17 09:57:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
It is working.
Why do you want America to fail so badly?
You seem to be salivating over such reports.
2007-09-17 09:56:27 · answer #10 · answered by Private Deek 2 · 5⤊ 2⤋