The Aftermath of the Funeral

SenaxFlatulus · #1 (**permalink**) 12-31-2006, 01:09 PM

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Hundreds Flock to See Saddam's Gravesite
Hundreds Flock to Saddam's Hometown to See Ex-Dictator Buried 24 Hours After His Execution

By STEVEN R. HURST

BAGHDAD, Iraq Dec 31, 2006 (AP)— Hundreds of Iraqis flocked to the village where Saddam Hussein was born on Sunday to see the deposed leader buried in a religious compound 24 hours after his execution.

There was no sign of a feared Sunni uprising in retaliation for Saddam's hanging, and the bloodshed on Saturday was not far off the daily average 92 from bombings and death squads.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/...ory?id=2762222

What? No mass riots? No retaliations? No uprisings? Why, liberals everywhere will be so disappointed. They've been predicting mass hysteria in Iraq since the sentence was pronounced. Our soldiers were going to be slaughtered by the truckload...

They were saying his graveside would become a shrine...

It appears that in a country of 25 million, he has had hundreds come to see the site of his burial.

newbegginnings · #2 (**permalink**) 12-31-2006, 01:12 PM

This is a bit heavy for new years eve is'nt it? I've had a bit to drink and am preparing to go out are'nt you doing the same??

SenaxFlatulus · #3 (**permalink**) 12-31-2006, 01:34 PM

The eaglets have spread their wings and left the nest. My mate is soaring around the valley for a rabbit for supper.

I'm just planning on staying home, keeping my beak clean, sharpening my talons, and watching the internet for future newsworthy developments.

Metrophobe · #4 (**permalink**) 12-31-2006, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by SenaxFlatulus";p=&quot

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Hundreds Flock to See Saddam's Gravesite
Hundreds Flock to Saddam's Hometown to See Ex-Dictator Buried 24 Hours After His Execution

By STEVEN R. HURST

BAGHDAD, Iraq Dec 31, 2006 (AP)— Hundreds of Iraqis flocked to the village where Saddam Hussein was born on Sunday to see the deposed leader buried in a religious compound 24 hours after his execution.

There was no sign of a feared Sunni uprising in retaliation for Saddam's hanging, and the bloodshed on Saturday was not far off the daily average 92 from bombings and death squads.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/...ory?id=2762222

What? No mass riots? No retaliations? No uprisings? Why, liberals everywhere will be so disappointed. They've been predicting mass hysteria in Iraq since the sentence was pronounced. Our soldiers were going to be slaughtered by the truckload...

They were saying his graveside would become a shrine...

It appears that in a country of 25 million, he has had hundreds come to see the site of his burial.

You can generalize about liberals all you want, doesn't mean you're accurate. I've said this in three different threads now: I'm glad it's over. Saddam met an appropriate and awful end. I think you mischaracterize the liberal position and in so doing, compromise your own position. No one wants to see retaliations, uprisings, or truckloads of dead US soldiers. If the rapidity of the execution caught the US a little off guard, then it's possible we haven't seen the Iraqi reaction yet either. Seems a little early to judge that. Honestly, I doubt much will change. I can't imagine that the agitating Sunnis have been holding back much. I think they are basically going as hard as they can, putting harm in our way whenever possible. There are people who will claim that anything that has happened against our troops since Saddam's execution is a result of it. That position should be categorically ignored because it is moronic partisanship. The sooner we put Saddam into the past, the better. Saddam is increasingly a non-issue with every hour that passes now that he has been executed. There is no down-side to that. If there is a spike in violence, I think it will be short-lived and that will be that. I would venture a guess that our usefulness in the region in the capacity that we serve now, is approaching totally ineffectual. What purpose do we serve right now in Iraq? Are we helping Iraq function? Are we keeping Iraqis safe? Are we repairing infrastructure? Are we making Iraq more stable? Are we making the region more stable? Are we in the way? Are we like stiches that need to be removed so that an infection doesn't spread? I don't think there is an obvious answer (other than the typical partisan knee-jerk answers from the die-hard right and left) to any of those questions, and that is a problem. That is precisely why "staying the course" was repudiated, and why we must re-evaluate our worth and momentum with regard to our strategic goals in the region. Does this mean "cut and run"? I certainly don't see that phrase precipitating out of the liberal rhetoric. If we can't answer with a solid and realistic "Yes" to any of the main five questions, then what is the point of putting our soldiers in harms way?

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Within hours of the execution, at least 75 people were killed in nine bombing attacks of the kind that Sunni insurgents commonly carry out against Shiites. In the mainly Shiite districts of Hurriyah and Sayidah in Baghdad, separate sequences in which car bombs detonated in close succession caused at least 39 deaths. Two other car bombings hit Baghdad before nightfall, one outside a children’s hospital in the Iskan neighborhood, and another that killed two people outside a mosque in the mainly Sunni district of Adhamiya, the Interior Ministry said.

Another vehicle bomb detonated in a popular fish market in the Shiite holy town of Kufa, 100 miles south of Baghdad, killing 34 people and wounding 38 others, the ministry said. In the Kufa attack, an angry mob set on the suspected bomber and beat him to death, the police said. Five more victims died in a suicide bombing in the northern city of Tal Afar, another center of violence between Sunnis and Shiites.

The United States military command announced six more combat deaths, bringing the number of American troops killed in December to 109, the deadliest month for American deaths since November 2004, according to Reuters.

With bombing attacks a long-established feature of the struggle for power across Iraq, it was impossible to say whether the Saturday bombings were connected to the execution.

But statements by remnants of the ousted Baath Party, the political vehicle Mr. Hussein rode to power, had promised retaliation, in the form of a new wave of bombings, if the death sentence passed by an Iraqi court eight weeks ago was carried out.

American military commanders took the threat seriously enough to put troops in volatile areas on high alert. On Saturday, a statement on the party’s Web site urged Iraqis to strike at the United States and Iran to avenge Mr. Hussein, but cautioned that they must avoid full civil war, Agence France-Presse reported.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/wo...html?th&emc=th

As both articles point out: No deviation from daily averages. That is good and bad. Insurgents and terrorists are indiscriminate in this way: They will always claim any violence/change as progress and fodder for their cause.

amepro · #5 (**permalink**) 12-31-2006, 03:39 PM

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What? No mass riots? No retaliations? No uprisings?

curfew

goldendog · #6 (**permalink**) 12-31-2006, 04:14 PM

Will the 3000 dead soldier die because of anger over Saddam being hanged? or because of Bush invading a country basing his reasoning on lies a deceit?

sputterman · #7 (**permalink**) 12-31-2006, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by goldendog";p=&quot

Will the 3000 dead soldier die because of anger over Saddam being hanged? or because of Bush invading a country basing his reasoning on lies a deceit?

3000 dead Americans and and rising.

SenaxFlatulus · #8 (**permalink**) 12-31-2006, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by amepro";p=&quot

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What? No mass riots? No retaliations? No uprisings?

curfew

They were under curfew well before the hanging.

SenaxFlatulus · #9 (**permalink**) 12-31-2006, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by goldendog";p=&quot

Will the 3000 dead soldier die because of anger over Saddam being hanged? or because of Bush invading a country basing his reasoning on lies a deceit?

Neither

"C" NONE OF THE ABOVE

goldendog · #10 (**permalink**) 12-31-2006, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SenaxFlatulus";p=&quot

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Originally Posted by goldendog";p=&quot

Will the 3000 dead soldier die because of anger over Saddam being hanged? or because of Bush invading a country basing his reasoning on lies a deceit?

Neither

"C" NONE OF THE ABOVE

Link please.

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