It also is the growth of a Civil War, as soon as an invasion occurs. For the Insurgents are not only going to fight to rid their country of the Occupiers, they will also go after their fellow countrypersons who side with the Occupation and eventually the ones who don't join them, as it starts resembling the beginning of a 'Genocide'!
And as in All Wars the innocents suffer from their just being there, as they are torn apart by All Sides causing the Death and Destruction!
ITN reports with the First Cavalry as it attempts to bring stability to troubled parts of Iraq.
Listen to this PBS Newshour Report of which is the same as the title of this post.
For more on Iraq from the PBS NewsHour clink HERE
Here are two NPR Reports, by Jamie Tarabay
Roadside Bombs Plague Iraq Patrols
All Things Considered, March 20, 2007 · In Iraq, improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, remain the principle cause of death and injury among U.S. soldiers. NPR reporter Jamie Tarabay learned first hand about the IED threat Tuesday as she traveled with American troops in Diyala province.
Listen to This Report"That would have killed us," he said. "It was a land mine right in the middle of the road. It was command-wired and pressure-plated, so whether he set it off or we set it off, it would have been a bad day.""Hey, we got rock throwers on the left in an alleyway — just stay down. Just stay down and watch your head, there's rock throwers on the left. These little kids they're waving, but they probably hate you, actually," he said. "Hey, grab some candy for the rock throwers, throw some peanuts at them."
As Thomas puts it in his recent G.I.Special Newsletter:
Notes From An Evil War:
Occupy A Town Where Everybody
Hates The Foreign Occupiers;
Take Over The Biggest House In Town And Refuse To Pay For it:
Close The Bridge So People Can’t Get Any Food;
Call It Fighting For Democracy
To this report:
U.S., Iraqi Forces Target Diyala Insurgents
The road to the village of Shakarat is pocked with craters from roadside bombs. Cars approaching a U.S. military convoy teeter precariously to the left side of the road, almost falling into the pungent ditch. Shakarat and most of Diyala province are home to Iraq's most fertile land. Towns are squeezed between dense clusters of palm groves and snaking canals.
U.S. and Iraqi forces have taken over some of the houses in Shakarat to establish a presence in the village. One of their new outposts is the largest and nicest house on this street. The owner's son complains that the family hasn't been compensated for the use of its house.
Morning Edition, March 21, 2007 · Sunni insurgents are moving into Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, to escape a U.S. operation that has become increasingly violent. Now U.S. and Iraqi troops are conducting operations aimed at denying the insurgents access to a region that has been an insurgent stronghold.U.S. and Iraqi forces have blocked off access for vehicles across the bridge to the village of Shakarat since they began operations here March 14. U.S. soldiers say they will reopen the bridge once the situation is more secure.Listen to This Report
No matter what Good is attempted, and most sent into these theaters Do Attempt, in trying to win the hearts and minds, an invading force has already lost some of that by the invasion when done for No Justifiable Reason, and continue to lose as they Kill and Destroy!
Throw in the Arrests, of the innocent, and lowering oneself to the gutter of those you condemn, by using Torture and other acts of InHumanity, you have Completely Lost any semblance of a Moral Compass and any described thought of 'Victory'!
You only Create More of that countries, and regions, citizens as your Enemies and Supporters of the Insurgency, of which without support a Guerilla/Insurgent War cannot exist!
Listen to the Iraq Veterans below:
March 18: 4th Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq - with Members of IVAW and David Swanson
Free Range Thought in Media
Adam Charles Kokesh, with Iraq Veterans Against the War joins us to discuss his experiences in Iraq, his reasons for joining IVAW, and what IVAW is up to this weekend - namely "Operation First Casualty".
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Camillo Mejia, also a member of IVAW, joins us to discuss his experiences in Iraq and at home.
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Adam Kokesh returns to continue discussion of his experiences in Iraq and with IVAW
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IVAW member Liam Madden joins us to discuss the illegality of the War in Iraq.
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There are two more Podcasts, that preceed the three above, one with David Swanson from 'AfterDowningStreet'. And the other has comments from listeners as to the actions on last week ends Peace Marches and idea's of Being an American.
Now on the Vote yesterday, in the House, of which I'm not to happy with because I believe leaving our troops In-Country is only increasing the already out of control Sectarian/Civil and Insurgent Wars, Rep. Steny Hoyer stated at the end of his comment {not an exact quote}:
"We did not Vote to put our troops into the middle of a civil war."
As to the overwelming congressional vote in 2002.
Sorry Steny but you all who voted For did Exactly that. Remember 'us' the pResidents 'focus groups', tens of thousands to millions of voices!
Well thousands of those who were ex government officials or military were telling you all, and the pResident, what would happen if this country invaded. As well as thousands of us 'Nam Vets and those Activists who saw it coming. How did we know, as we weren't privy to the Fixed Intelligence {many even seeing how phony that was as well} you all were Supposed to be looking at and understanding not to mention Questioning.
We knew from Listening Closely to Everyone, and Most Importantly History, especially Recent History, and guess what Common Sense! As to Iraq, our history with Saddam and the Country, as to region our Governments Policies towards, as to what was coming, 'Nam, Soviet/Afgan Conflict, as well as other U.S. and Soviet adventures in failed policies. and even knowing what is really going on between the Pallistinian's and Israelli's.
It didn't take Rocket Science, and None but a Few were paying Real Attention in the Halls and Branches of the Federal Government, remember We Were 'Focus Groups' That Shouldn't Be Heard!!
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