What... the hell...
Jun. 23rd, 2003 09:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sethrakIn an AP story on AOL News about the continuing resistance in Iraq to the occupying US troops - including mention of a 12 yr old girl toting an AK47!! - I stumbled across this appalling information:
" U.S.-led civil administrators announced the creation of a new Iraqi army Monday and said recruitment will begin next week, hoping to contain Iraqi anger over desperate unemployment and to curb a rash of attacks against U.S. forces.
''I am pleased to announce this first step in creating an armed force that will be professional, nonpolitical, militarily effective and truly representative of the country,'' said Walter Slocombe, a senior adviser for security and defense for the administration. "
Excuse me. Pardon me. Did I just read that we're planning on re-arming a nation of people we just _dis_ armed? people whom plainly don't want us there? people who haven't even gotten their own civilian basic services up and running again, like clean water and reliable food circulation? People who therefore have every reason to use their new army as a way to kick us out??!!! And then perhaps try remobilizing to a point where they can seek revenge on us?
::jaw thuds audibly::
We should not be doing anything of the kind until we've at least restored something like order to the country. That way the newly armed Iraqi army will have less reason to turn on us. God damned stupid idiots.....
" U.S.-led civil administrators announced the creation of a new Iraqi army Monday and said recruitment will begin next week, hoping to contain Iraqi anger over desperate unemployment and to curb a rash of attacks against U.S. forces.
''I am pleased to announce this first step in creating an armed force that will be professional, nonpolitical, militarily effective and truly representative of the country,'' said Walter Slocombe, a senior adviser for security and defense for the administration. "
Excuse me. Pardon me. Did I just read that we're planning on re-arming a nation of people we just _dis_ armed? people whom plainly don't want us there? people who haven't even gotten their own civilian basic services up and running again, like clean water and reliable food circulation? People who therefore have every reason to use their new army as a way to kick us out??!!! And then perhaps try remobilizing to a point where they can seek revenge on us?
::jaw thuds audibly::
We should not be doing anything of the kind until we've at least restored something like order to the country. That way the newly armed Iraqi army will have less reason to turn on us. God damned stupid idiots.....
