Saddam is Dead
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Laker_Girl
Mrs. Big Dick McGee
I must admit, watching him being prepared to be hanged was a little sad, it was like watching your grandpa get ready to be hanged. But then I just remembered the horrible pictures of mass graves with tiny dead children and their parents and Saddam's hanging gave me that warm fuzzy feeling all over again.
Colonel Kira's Left Tit
Bearded Belly of Bajor
It was kind of like watching Stefano DiMera from Days of our Lives being hung. Oh wait, it's not hung anymore, it's hanged. Strangulated. He did look a lot like Stefano, though.
Anyway, once you eliminate one of the main threats on the show, where do you go from there? Maybe one of his hundreds of illegitimate children will be on the screen soon to take over.
Anyway, once you eliminate one of the main threats on the show, where do you go from there? Maybe one of his hundreds of illegitimate children will be on the screen soon to take over.
starguard
Unluckiest Charm in the Box
..and to think, it cost over 3000 american lives in exchange for his. Wow, what a deal 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070101/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070101/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq
starguard
Unluckiest Charm in the Box
Toll for Americans in Iraq hits 3,000
By STEVEN R. HURST, Associated Press Writer
Mon Jan 1, 5:48 AM ET
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Nearing the fourth year of war in Iraq, at least 3,000 American military personnel have now died, officials said.
The U.S. military announced Sunday the deaths of two more soldiers, raising the number of Americans killed to the somber milestone, according to an Associated Press count.
The White House said President Bush mourned each death but would not issue a statement about the 3,000th.
At least 111 U.S. service members have been reported killed in December, the bloodiest month of 2006. That brought the toll of U.S. military deaths in Iraq to at least 820 in 2006, according to the AP count.
One soldier was killed Saturday in a roadside bombing in the capital, the military said. The soldier's name and unit were not given.
The Department of Defense said on its Web site that another soldier died Thursday and identified him as Spc. Dustin R. Donica, 22, of Spring, Texas. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
Early Monday morning, U.S. aircraft bombed houses near the west Baghdad office of a leading member of a key Sunni political bloc, killing four members of a family and wounding a guard at the house of former Shiite member of parliament, police said. The U.S. military said it was checking the report.
The attack hit residences near the offices of Saleh al-Mutlaq, a senior Sunni Arab politician of the National Dialogue Front, and the home of Salama al-Khafaji, a former Shiite parliamentarian who abandoned her residence after escaping an assassination attempt last year.
The wounded guard was watching her home, a police official in the Khadra district said on condition of anonymity because he feared for his safety.
There was a relative lull in the bombings and assassinations that have threatened to rip Iraq apart along sectarian seams. Police reported finding 12 bodies dumped in Baghdad Sunday as well as 12 other violent deaths nationwide, both relatively low numbers by recent standards.
Also Sunday, Saddam Hussein was buried in the town where he was born. One day after being executed, the deposed Iraqi leader's body was taken to a U.S. military base in Tikrit, 80 miles north of the capital. He was interred in the nearby village of Ouja, where he was born 69 years ago.
Hundreds of clan members and supporters visited Saddam's burial place, which was likely to become a shrine to the fallen leader. Dozens of relatives and other mourners, some of them crying and moaning, attended Saddam's funeral shortly before dawn.
In his New Year's greeting, Bush noted the continuing violence in Iraq.
"Last year, America continued its mission to fight and win the war on terror and promote liberty as an alternative to tyranny and despair," Bush said in the statement wishing Americans a happy new year.
"In the New Year, we will remain on the offensive against the enemies of freedom, advance the security of our country, and work toward a free and unified Iraq. Defeating terrorists and extremists is the challenge of our time, and we will answer history's call with confidence and fight for liberty without wavering."
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By STEVEN R. HURST, Associated Press Writer
Mon Jan 1, 5:48 AM ET
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Nearing the fourth year of war in Iraq, at least 3,000 American military personnel have now died, officials said.
The U.S. military announced Sunday the deaths of two more soldiers, raising the number of Americans killed to the somber milestone, according to an Associated Press count.
The White House said President Bush mourned each death but would not issue a statement about the 3,000th.
At least 111 U.S. service members have been reported killed in December, the bloodiest month of 2006. That brought the toll of U.S. military deaths in Iraq to at least 820 in 2006, according to the AP count.
One soldier was killed Saturday in a roadside bombing in the capital, the military said. The soldier's name and unit were not given.
The Department of Defense said on its Web site that another soldier died Thursday and identified him as Spc. Dustin R. Donica, 22, of Spring, Texas. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
Early Monday morning, U.S. aircraft bombed houses near the west Baghdad office of a leading member of a key Sunni political bloc, killing four members of a family and wounding a guard at the house of former Shiite member of parliament, police said. The U.S. military said it was checking the report.
The attack hit residences near the offices of Saleh al-Mutlaq, a senior Sunni Arab politician of the National Dialogue Front, and the home of Salama al-Khafaji, a former Shiite parliamentarian who abandoned her residence after escaping an assassination attempt last year.
The wounded guard was watching her home, a police official in the Khadra district said on condition of anonymity because he feared for his safety.
There was a relative lull in the bombings and assassinations that have threatened to rip Iraq apart along sectarian seams. Police reported finding 12 bodies dumped in Baghdad Sunday as well as 12 other violent deaths nationwide, both relatively low numbers by recent standards.
Also Sunday, Saddam Hussein was buried in the town where he was born. One day after being executed, the deposed Iraqi leader's body was taken to a U.S. military base in Tikrit, 80 miles north of the capital. He was interred in the nearby village of Ouja, where he was born 69 years ago.
Hundreds of clan members and supporters visited Saddam's burial place, which was likely to become a shrine to the fallen leader. Dozens of relatives and other mourners, some of them crying and moaning, attended Saddam's funeral shortly before dawn.
In his New Year's greeting, Bush noted the continuing violence in Iraq.
"Last year, America continued its mission to fight and win the war on terror and promote liberty as an alternative to tyranny and despair," Bush said in the statement wishing Americans a happy new year.
"In the New Year, we will remain on the offensive against the enemies of freedom, advance the security of our country, and work toward a free and unified Iraq. Defeating terrorists and extremists is the challenge of our time, and we will answer history's call with confidence and fight for liberty without wavering."
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Cranky Bastard
New Member
Murder our way to Baghdad, bomb the shit out of everything, execute Saddam on the spot, and leave immediately.
Then the fanatics can murder each other for decades and leave us alone.
After Saddam, we move on to the next fanatic country and do the same.
End result: the middle east is a smoking mess, we're at home smoking cigars watching half-time titties, and the fanatics are busy killing themselves for the next 30 years.
Then the fanatics can murder each other for decades and leave us alone.
After Saddam, we move on to the next fanatic country and do the same.
End result: the middle east is a smoking mess, we're at home smoking cigars watching half-time titties, and the fanatics are busy killing themselves for the next 30 years.
Cranky Bastard
New Member
Hell, we didn't even have to murder Saddam - just make a mess of his country. He wouldn't have been able to restore stability.
Grammour Boy
Rebel
To spread democracy.