All your link's article tells me is that things are not going well for Iraqis in Iraq.
I read the whole article... notice here, later in your quoted article:
Thursday's death toll — the largest single-day total since Sept. 29, when 162 died, and one of the bloodiest days in the three-year insurgency — included five American soldiers killed by a roadside bomb while patrolling the Baghdad area.
So among those 183 dead, only five were American. That would stand to reason that the others were Iraqis. While any death is still a tragedy, let's take a look at who those Iraqi people were...
From the introductory paragraph in your linked article:
Suicide bombers targeted Shiite pilgrims in the south and police recruits in central Iraq...
So the suicide bombers were targeting innocent civilians taking part in the Hajj and people trying to train up for law enforcement duties in their native country. Nope, things are not going well for Iraqis in Iraq.
| The fact is, the war isn't going well... The sheep were ready to promote Bush to sainthood for his "hard work" in managing the war... |
You're right, the war isn't going well. But it is our mess and we will stay to clean it up.
But by your definition, supporting the reconstruction of Iraq would be "sheepish", wouldn't it?
You seem to advocate a complete and immediate pullout; I see that as irresponsible, short-sighted, and only leading to future trouble. Obviously, today's Iraq is a bloody and lawless place. Let's just fix the problem and then we can talk about troop withdrawals.
