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Old 11-06-2007, 06:18 PM
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If violence is decreasing in Iraq, it may be because insurgents “are running out of people to kill,” House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) said Monday.

There are fewer targets of opportunity,” Obey said in a speech to the National Press Club.

Obey was responding to a question about reports touted by Republicans that security is improving in Iraq and that President Bush’s “surge” strategy is working. He stressed that military success has not led to political reconciliation.

“The issue has never been military,” Obey said. “The issue has always been political improvement.”
I propose mandatory CAT scans for Congress...
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Default Re: Terrorists are ‘running out of people to kill,’ says Obey

CAT scans might not be necessary.

I do, however, recommend a mandatory SMACK for any public official that says something as stupid as this.

And it should be televised.
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“There are fewer targets of opportunity,” Obey

Time to send Obey on a fact finding mission...
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Default Re: Terrorists are ‘running out of people to kill,’ says Obey

This kind of "strategy" is building a horrible future for America. We won't be able to buy necessities in the coming years due to the fight between the Dems and Reps over war funding. That's the part of the article I found most disturbing.

And thinking along those lines, any Democrat or Republican who becomes the next president is going to have one Mell of a Hess on their hands.
Who in their right mind would even run for that office?
As for Obey-Wan, a little latrine cleaning with a tooth brush and he'll shape right up in a jiffy.
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Who in their right mind would even run for that office?
I've been saying that for years but it's especially true in this election cycle...
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Default Re: Terrorists are ‘running out of people to kill,’ says Obey

Actually, Obey may be partly right because so many neighborhoods in Iraq now, and especially in Baghdad, have been successfully cleansed of other ethnicities.

The number of internal refugees is now at about 2 1/2 million, most of whom were driven from their homes by their neighbors. Sunnis driven from Shia neighborhoods and Shia driven from Sunni. What that means is the the religious, sectarian dividing line now is much more distinct, much homogenous, and many neighborhoods are now devoid of other sects. Consequently, they really may now be running out of people to kill.
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