soc.veterans

On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 17:17:00 -0400, "Sid9" wrote:


>Now...the rest of the story:
>
>McCain blunders on Iraq, again: Confuses Iraqi cleric with Prime Minister on
>ceasefire deal

Ah - so you are now trying to change the subject.

Why don't you simply admit that you have no clue?




>
>04/06/2008 @ 3:08 pm
>
>Filed by David Edwards and Chris Tackett
>
>During an appearance on Fox News Sunday, John McCain again repeated the
>false claim that Muqtada al-Sadr declared the ceasefire in Basra last week
>and said he thought the Iraqi army was performing well.
>
>"It was al-Sadr that declared the ceasefire, not Maliki," said McCain. "With
>respect, I don't think Sadr would have declared the ceasefire if he thought
>he was winning. Most times in history, military engagements, the winning
>side doesn't declare the ceasefire. The second point is, overall, the Iraqi
>military performed pretty well. . The military is functioning very
>effectively."

McCain is correct. Sadr is the one who announced the cease fire. And
if you noticed, Maliki is continuing operations.

If you had read the articles in the links I provided - you would have
caught the spin in this article.

In fact I bet you cannot even describe the political part of the
anti-Sadr operations.

Face it - until you learn something about what is going on you are not
going to be \able to tell accurate information from the BS.

So - what is the next thing you are going to post that I can shoot
down?



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