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Offline thundley4

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75 Killed in Baghdad Blasts
« on: August 19, 2009, 09:34:54 AM »

In this video image, smoke can be seen rising into the sky, following  explosion near Iraq parliament building in Baghdad, 19 Aug 2009

"Iraqi police say a series of explosions near high-profile targets across Baghdad killed at least 75 people and wounded more than 310 others.

Wednesday's attacks made it the bloodiest day in the Iraqi capital since U.S. combat troops withdrew from urban areas on June 30.

One blast tore through a neighborhood near the heavily fortified Green Zone, covering it in debris and shattered glass.  The blast went off near Iraq's Foreign Ministry and shattered windows of Iraq's parliament building. " Voice Of America

Withdrawal: another success story?
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Re: 75 Killed in Baghdad Blasts
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2009, 09:45:48 AM »
Time to say "We told you so".
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Re: 75 Killed in Baghdad Blasts
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2009, 09:55:57 AM »
A year ago, any violence in Iraq would have merited large , screaming headlines and would be the big story on cable news. Now? Meh.
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Re: 75 Killed in Baghdad Blasts
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2009, 10:44:36 AM »
Hmmmm...that's because then they'd have to call this Obama's War, and for some strange reason the DUmp is silent on this one so far.
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Re: 75 Killed in Baghdad Blasts
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2009, 10:59:17 AM »
IIRC that building in the picture is the al-Rasheed Hotel.  Which means that the pic was taken from the Convention Center.  Both are pretty much in the heart of the Green Zone.
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Re: 75 Killed in Baghdad Blasts
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2009, 11:02:34 AM »
Quote from: TxRadioguy on August 19, 2009, 10:59:17 AM
IIRC that building in the picture is the al-Rasheed Hotel.  Which means that the pic was taken from the Convention Center.  Both are pretty much in the heart of the Green Zone.

Is there a Green Zone , now that the US has pulled out of urban areas?
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Re: 75 Killed in Baghdad Blasts
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2009, 11:07:38 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on August 19, 2009, 11:02:34 AM
Is there a Green Zone , now that the US has pulled out of urban areas?

I'm not sure.  Considering all of the important Gov't buildings are in that area...not to mention the MSM offices and AFN are still in that vicinity...I'd have to imagine the Green Zone as I knew it is still in place.  It wasn't just the military that was in that area...there were HQ's for all the NGO's...as well as USAID...the State Dept and the CIA.
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Re: 75 Killed in Baghdad Blasts
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2009, 11:14:37 AM »
Quote from: TxRadioguy on August 19, 2009, 11:07:38 AM
I'm not sure.  Considering all of the important Gov't buildings are in that area...not to mention the MSM offices and AFN are still in that vicinity...I'd have to imagine the Green Zone as I knew it is still in place.  It wasn't just the military that was in that area...there were HQ's for all the NGO's...as well as USAID...the State Dept and the CIA.

That would make it a prime target for the terrorists with US troops gone.
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Re: 75 Killed in Baghdad Blasts
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2009, 11:18:07 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on August 19, 2009, 11:14:37 AM
That would make it a prime target for the terrorists with US troops gone.

Exactly!  They tried when we were there and got lucky a couple times.

Seems to me that the odds of success would go up with us gone.
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