the Sugar Conspiracy

Thursday, August 12, 2004

Mixed messages

President Bush pushed back Wednesday against Sen. John Kerry’s criticism of his handling of Iraq, saying, “I know what I’m doing when it comes to winning this war.”

So does that mean "major combat operations" are NOT over?

Explosions and gunfire echoed across the holy city of Najaf on Thursday, as the U.S. military and Iraqi forces launched a full-scale assault to crush a weeklong uprising by militiamen loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.

Thousands of U.S. troops were taking part in the offensive, which began with the cordoning off of the revered Imam Ali shrine, its vast cemetery and Najaf's Old City.

``Major operations to destroy the militia have begun,'' said U.S. Marine Maj. David Holahan, executive officer of the 1st Battalion, 4th Marines Regiment.

I thought all this silly Iraq business was done with now that we handed over soverignty. Lucky for us (and the Iraqis), Bush knows what he's doing.

(Thanks to Kos and Xoverboard.)

posted by chris at 11:17 AM
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