Thursday, September 25, 2003
The Beat Goes On
Aqila al-Hashimi's murder further points up the chaos in Iraq.0 comments
And the appalling lack of a handle Washington has on any of it. They have no more of an idea of what's going on within the populace of Iraq at the moment then you or I do.
Was she killed because she was too close to the U.S.? Was she killed because she formerly was too close to Saddam? Or because she was a member of the Iraqi Governing Council, which is widely seen as a U.S. puppet? Or because she was a woman in a position of influence? Is this just anarchy? Or al-Qaeda? Or Civil War?
With what the Bush administration has allowed to happen in Iraq, any of these scenarios—and more—are possible. The White House seems incapable of grasping the questions, let alone supplying any answers.
The situation in Iraq is deteriorating rapidly.
But, it's OK. $60 billion worth of Kevlar vests and armored Humvees are coming. So, things will be just fine.
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