Neo-Cons: "Cut and Run" or Bring Back Saddam?

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At this point, shrubya and his gang of crooks and liars are so desperate that they don't care how many times they blatantly contradict themselves...

Possible "Plan B" for Iraq: bringing back a Saddam?


If you want to know what conservatives are thinking in the administration, it's always a good idea to check out The Washington Times. Yesterday was no exception: in a provocative article designed to boost the hopes of those seeking a change of direction in Iraq (and, perhaps, GOP chances at the polls), the paper reported about James Baker's "Plan B" study group:

Leaks from a U.S. task force headed by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III are contributing to the widespread sense that the Bush administration is preparing for a "course correction" in the coming months.

The options cited most frequently in Washington include the partition of Iraq into three ethnic- or faith-based regions, and a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops, with some remaining in neighboring countries to deal with major threats. [Note to Huffington readers: When Democrats propose these ideas, they're called "cut and run."]

Another scenario is being discussed -- and taken seriously in Iraq -- by many of Iraq's leading political players, under which the U.S.-trained army would overthrow struggling Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and replace him with a strongman who would restore order while Washington looks the other way (emphasis added).


Who could such a strongman be? Saddam's tied up in a trial for his life, but it seems his ability to hold down ethnic violence while in power is looking like an appealing role model for a future leader of Iraq. It's not quite bringing democracy to the Iraqi people, but maybe he'll get the trains -- or the electricity -- to run on time.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/art-le...a_b_32119.html

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Atta Boy Shrubya, Mission Accomplished!

Civil War: Iraqi Militia Seizes City...

Updated: 12:43 PM EDT


Shiite Militia Seizes Control of City in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq (Oct. 20) - The Shiite militia run by anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr seized control of the southern Iraqi city of Amarah on Friday in one of the boldest acts of defiance yet by the country's powerful, unofficial armies, witnesses and police said.

A British military official said 25 gunmen and police were killed during gunbattles in the city of about 750,000.

Mahdi Army fighters stormed three main police stations Friday morning, planting explosives that flattened the buildings, residents said.

About 800 black-clad militiamen with Kalashnikov rifles and rocket-propelled grenades were patrolling city streets in commandeered police vehicles, eyewitnesses said. Other fighters had set up roadblocks on routes into the city and sound trucks circulated telling residents to stay indoors.

The fighting broke out as the United States acknowledged it's military drive to crush violence in Baghad had largely failed and only days after sectarian killings raged through the region around Balad, killing about 100 people.

Americans had only returned the Balad area, just north of Baghdad, to the control of the Iraqi army in August. About the same time, British forces turned over control of Amarah to Iraqi security forces.

the rest of this news here-

http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a...90003?cid=2194