Risk of civil war in Iraq is over

[Cocoa]

says Khalilzad...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060228/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq
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Sunni Arab leaders said they were prepared to end their boycott of the talks on a new government if Shiites return mosques seized in reprisal attacks against Sunnis and meet other unspecified demands.

"That crisis is over," U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad declared.

"I think the country came to the brink of a civil war, but the Iraqis decided that they didn't want to go down that path, and came together," the ambassador told CNN. "Clearly the terrorists who plotted that attack wanted to provoke a civil war. It looked quite dangerous in the initial 48 hours, but I believe that the Iraqis decided to come together."

more...

phew!

[wake.up.america]

1. So now we can pack our toys and go home?

[Erika]

5. Yes, let it be

Now that the Iraqis have come together, we can bring our troops home. Honor with peace. Mission accomplished. We can now use our taxpayer $ here in America. Good times are here again. We no longer have to rebuild their schools and hospitals, we can spend our tax $ here.

OK now for reality www.icasualties.org and how is Afghanistan doing?

[Mythsaje]

2. We'll see...

I hope they're right.

[rwheeler31]

3. hmmm

nt

[Erika]

7. I wish for peace for Iraq

Only to bring our men and women home. It should have beem their battle not ours. They chose not to fight but W did. I don't see any lasting results.

[Erika]

4. What an insane remark

Look at www.icasualties.org The Iraqis may claim whatever but how about our troops?

[Bluebear]

6. I'm SO relieved!

:sarcasm:

[Erika]

9. Yeah, now Iraq and Afghanistan is happy, we can

bring our troops home, right?

[Bluebear]

10. Yes, doves and bluebirds are flying, the whole country is rejoicing.

So bring our men and women home now.

[Erika]

14. Exactly. W should be announcing our troops to come home

and our tax dollars to be spent here. Oops, I forgot we're not exactly his top priority.

[Swamp Rat]

8. No "risk" - they are in an (un)civil war right now.

:eyes:

[Erika]

12. But isn't that their war and we can bring our troops home?

We've rebuilt everything we've bombed, we've guaranteed them complete medical insurance to the day they die (something we've denied our own) We've rebuilt their schools, hospitals, and infrastructure.

W got to play and act as God to a third world country who was never a threat to us. Now can we use our money to pay for our own?

[neweurope]

18. You've rebuilt everything you bombed?

I doubt this very much.

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[Spiffarino]

11. Would that he were correct

It would be nice, but civil war is already there.

[Disturbed]

15. The Bush Regime troops and mercs

will remain in Iraq at about 60% level for another 3 years, at the very least.

[Erika]

17. But Rummy said we'd be out of there in 6 months

and Wolfie said the cost would be paid with Iraqi oil.

The real question is how much W wants to give our taxes and the deaths of our troops to commercialization in Iraq.

[Higans]

13. Shit, looks like the plan backfired.

[Erika]

16. Fox news does not equate to Facts

Just the opposite.

[The Magistrate]

19. That Is True Enough, Sir

Once it is certainly underway, it is no longer proper to speak of there being a risk of the thing....

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"