Funny freeper thread...

[Joanne98]

Iraq is closing it's borders to Syria and Iran. You can imagine some of the comments.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1784004/posts

Iraq to Close Syria & Iran Borders for 3 days
Reuters ^ | 2/13/2007

Posted on 02/13/2007 7:50:13 AM PST by spacejunkie

No story yet...just a headline.

(UPDATE)

BAGHDAD, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Iraq's government said on Tuesday it had closed its borders with Syria and Iran and extended the hours of a night curfew in Baghdad under a U.S.- backed security plan to rein in violence in the capital.

The measures ordered by Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki were announced on Iraqiya state television by Lieutenant General Abboud Qanbar, the Iraqi commander who is leading the U.S.-backed security offensive in Baghdad.

Qanbar said the border with Iran would be closed for 72 hours. He did not say how long the border with Syria will be closed.

1 posted on 02/13/2007 7:50:16 AM PST by spacejunkie
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To: spacejunkie
Why only 3 days? How about permanently?

2 posted on 02/13/2007 7:51:33 AM PST by Linda Sandoval
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To: spacejunkie
Good fences make good neighbors.

5 posted on 02/13/2007 7:52:59 AM PST by AU72
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To: dinoparty
if you are going after rats, you seal the exits first. Bet a lot of rodents will be heading for them soon as the nests are burned.

9 posted on 02/13/2007 7:56:09 AM PST by epluribus_2
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To: spacejunkie
My guess is that there is a belief that the border guards have been corrupted by Syria and Iran and will be shut down to transition the military to the borders. They will probably also be ladnminining or placing infrared sensors along the crossable but unmanned areas all in preparation of the internal clean sweep.

11 posted on 02/13/2007 8:00:52 AM PST by tobyhill (The War on Terrorism is not for the weak.)
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To: spacejunkie
Ho ho ho ho ho ho hold the phone there!!!

Don't they realize that Iranians and Syrians are just hardworking family-values human beings who are willing to do the jobs that Iraqis are not willing to do???

13 posted on 02/13/2007 8:01:14 AM PST by fishtank
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To: spacejunkie
They had better do something because it's clear that the media has convinced the electorate to push for a U.S. troop withdrawal and allow for the 10,000+ Iraqi people massacre to begin.

14 posted on 02/13/2007 8:02:55 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: spacejunkie
Amazing how a pissant country like Iraq can close their borders from trespassers but we are unable to do the same.

16 posted on 02/13/2007 8:03:32 AM PST by taxed2death (A few billion here, a few trillion there...we're all friends right?)
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[deepthought42]

1. "...allow for the 10,000+ Iraqi people massacre to begin"

Like they gave two shits about the Iraqi people before the war, except as enemies. I hate stupid people!

[shain from kane]

2. You should receive a purple heart for daring to go there. But you have to take

a bath before the award ceremony.

[Joanne98]

4. I know. I haven't been over there for a long time but I wanted to see

what they were saying about the house Iraq debate. I didn't see anything but I found this.:)

[Joanne98]

3. HAHA!

To: soccer8
How about a brick wall with electrial charges attached, and a moat with phirana fish and then rotweiler dogs stationed another 1000 feet inside the border at a guard station (so the dogs can get proper food too!). Oh, they're talking about the Iraqi border - foolish me I was thinking of my home state of Arizona's border...sorry!



31 posted on 02/13/2007 8:49:22 AM PST by princess leah
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[Joanne98]

5. They are going to bitch and bitch...

To: atomicpossum
Probably part of the cleanup operation in Bagdad...and to keep Iranian 'diplomats' from hightailing it home.
You guys got it all wrong!

Bank of America requested the borders be closed, to give undocumented Syrians and Iranians the opportunity to obtain the new credit card they're offering to undocumented aliens in the US.

BofA estimates they can handle the surge in applications over the next 72 hours.


42 posted on 02/13/2007 9:23:24 AM PST by Night Hides Not (Chuck Hagel is the Republican Joe Biden!)
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