Iraqi voters stick it to OBL or The Democrats Lose Another Election
IF TODAY'S EVENTS had happened in 1945, this would be the headline flashed 'round the world:
Sporadic Resistance Persists in Western Provinces
By Zarqawi's own hand they know this is defeat.
Here is some of what Smash had to say.
Al Qaeda is Defeated in Iraq
THE IRAQI SUNNIS have rejected Zarqawi's call to jihad. They've had enough of his foreign fighers. They now realize that their only hope for a prosperous future is to participate fully in the democratic process -- and that is precisely what happened today.
Zarqawi predicted this very outcome in a letter to Bin Laden, intercepted by Coalition Forces last January:
In what they call the Sunni triangle, the army and police are spreading out in these regions, putting in charge Sunnis from the same region. Therefore, the problem is you end up having an army and police connected by lineage, blood, and appearance to the people of the region. This region is our base of operations from where we depart and to where we return. When the Americans withdraw, and they have already started doing that, they get replaced by these agents who are intimately linked to the people of this region. What will happen to us, if we fight them, and we have to fight them, is one of only two choices:1) If we fight them, that will be difficult because there will be a schism between us and the people of the region. How can we kill their cousins and sons and under what pretext, after the Americans start withdrawing? The Americans will continue to control from their bases, but the sons of this land will be the authority. This is the democracy, we will have no pretext.
2) We can pack up and leave and look for another land, just like it has happened in so many lands of jihad. Our enemy is growing stronger day after day, and its intelligence information increases. By god, this is suffocation! We will be on the roads again. People follow their leaders, their hearts may be with you, but their swords are with their kings.
What Zarqawi feared has now come to pass. Today, in western Iraq, armed Iraqis stood watch over polling places -- not to deter their fellow Sunnis from voting, but to protect them from jihadists who threatened to kill anyone who voted.
The
war continues, but the outcome in Iraq is no longer in doubt. The
Sunnis have thrown in their lot with democracy. Zarqawi is all that
remains of the resistance. It is only a matter of time before he and
his followers are forced to flee from the Land Between the Rivers.
Inshallah! (-EB)
Iraq the Model had reporters all over the country and the voting in Basra was said to have been as high as 84%.
I am very happy for the Iraqi people, they deserve this day, it is theirs. I am also very very proud of our military and the part my unit played in the liberating of Iraq.
from Cox and Forkum
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I suppose all of the gloom and doom merchants are sticking their heads in the sand right about now when faced with great news like this...Apparently the people kinda like the idea of democracy!!! What a shock--oh and I love the picture
Comment by Bozwell— 2005/12/16 @ 12:09 AM — (Reply)
despite the fact that your post refers to numerous respected news sources, it is obviously the result of a Bush authorized Pentagon disinformation scheme. I am presently researching how to erase posts on blogs other than my own as soon as I get my head out of the toilet.
Comment by lastwordmillard— 2005/12/16 @ 01:30 AM — (Reply)
Amazing, huh? Some doomsayers have to eat a little crow. Hehehe.Some of the more liberal msm are trying not to cover the story as much because the story doesn't fit their agenda or adding some spin. For example, the Washington Post headline today reads "Iraqi Vote Draws Big Turnout Of Sunnis: Atei-U.S. Sentiment Is Motivator for Many." And the other two front-page, above-the-fold stories are "Bush Authorized Domestic Spying" and "Bush, in Reversal, Backs Torture Ban."
Comment by Always On Watch— 2005/12/16 @ 02:03 AM — (Reply)
Comment by C-Mom— 2005/12/16 @ 07:54 AM — (Reply)
Comment by A Conservative Realist— 2005/12/16 @ 04:02 PM — (Reply)
The MSM's response is mindblowing. It truly is. What the hell is happening to them?? Way to go Iraqis!
Comment by esther— 2005/12/16 @ 04:19 PM — (Reply)
Much better news from the Iraqi elections than I expected.
And how stupid the doomsayers look now.
Comment by Felis— 2005/12/17 @ 02:00 PM — (Reply)
I'm not even sure if the battle in Iraq is even the real battle going on. It seems to me that the Democratic Party is bound and determined to bring our country down. These past elections in Iraq should have been joyous headlines across the country but instead of victory I hear about wiretapping people with connections to Al Qaeda.
Comment by American Crusader— 2005/12/19 @ 07:59 AM — (Reply)
Why is it that Democrats don't want Supreme Court justices that strictly interpret the Constitution but scream the loudest if they think the president overstepped his powers?
Comment by Nuke Iran— 2005/12/19 @ 08:09 AM — (Reply)
Comment by Elmers Brother— 2005/12/19 @ 08:19 AM — (Reply)
Sounds like a plan to me, EB!!
Comment by Gravelrash— 2005/12/19 @ 02:15 PM — (Reply)
Have you seen this cartoon yet?
Comment by Krishna109— 2005/12/21 @ 09:28 PM — (Reply)
Whoops-- sorry! I just realized that I forgot to mention the source of the cartoon. Its from:
Comment by Krishna109— 2005/12/22 @ 07:34 AM — (Reply)
Having trouble posting-- looks like that link didn't show up. The source of the cartoon is: http://www.itsallgeorgebushsfault.com/
Comment by Krishna109— 2005/12/22 @ 07:37 AM — (Reply)