Iraq May Ask U.N. To Restrict U.S. Military
LA Times:
BAGHDAD — Party leaders in the Iraqi parliament said today that they were setting up a committee to examine the continuing U.S. military presence in Iraq with an eye toward possibly restricting American activities, as the backlash continued over a U.S. raid Sunday in which the Iraqi government said 13 civilians were killed.
Before the end of the year, the United Nations is expected to take up its annual review of a Security Council resolution that authorizes the U.S. military presence in Iraq.
Iraqi leaders say the U.S. used too much force in responding to attacks on troops in Sunday’s Sadr City raid and other incidents, leading to the deaths of civilians, and that they have not coordinated enough with Iraqi forces.
The military said it killed 49 alleged criminals in the incident and was unaware of any civilian casualties. But journalists for Western news organizations, including The Times, saw the bodies of two children at Imam Ali Hospital who were killed in the attack, and interviewed other children who were wounded.
The committee, to be made up of representatives from various political parties, is to meet Oct. 31 and make recommendations on any limitations Iraq should seek in the U.N. resolution.
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from the la times. not going to read it, thanks anyway
October 22nd, 2007 at 5:04 pmHow do you respond to this insanity? Where was the outrage when the car bombs killed hundreds of civilians in one day? Idiocy.
October 22nd, 2007 at 5:07 pmYeah, LA times, I’m not buying it. It’s the same old liberal media trying to sway public opinion.
October 22nd, 2007 at 5:11 pm” But journalists for Western news organizations, including The Times, saw the bodies of two children at Imam Ali Hospital who were killed in the attack ”
I defy anyone to show me any quote like that from the LA Times regarding women beheaded by Al Qaeda in Irag, children shot in fron of their parents by Al Qaeda in Iraq, or the details of the killing fields outside of Baghdad where Al Qaeda murdered hundreds.
I wouldn’t believe the LA Times if their head line was ” The Sun Rose in the East. “
October 22nd, 2007 at 5:17 pmEven if there were women and children killed in the raid they were probably the families of the bad guys we were chasing. That has continually happend where the bad guys run into their own house and we drop a bomb on it. Its the same with the terrorists taking the weapons off their dead and claiming they were civilians. If the MSM actually had reporters there they would be getting the real story instead of using the stringers who in many cases are working for Al-Qaeda.
October 22nd, 2007 at 5:35 pmIt’s clearly bogus, all the Iraqi government has to do is ask the U.S. to leave, and we have said that we will. They don’t need to play to the U.N.
I do support the war, for the U.S. interests involved, but if the elected government of Iraq asked us to leave, I would feel obligated to do so. They know it.
October 22nd, 2007 at 5:49 pm” But journalists for Western news organizations, including The Times, saw the bodies of two children at Imam Ali Hospital who were killed in the attack ”
We at “The Times”, know for a fact that they were killed by the US military, because the Sadr supporting doctor told us they were (and he had been instructed to tell us that by the surviving JAM from the illegal armed group decimated the day before while trying to stop the arrest of their boss). So there. Dont question us.
October 22nd, 2007 at 6:53 pmAssuming the article is reasonably accurate, this is more political crap being pulled by Mookie and his ilk in the Iraqi parliament to stir the pot, turn the population against Coalition forces, gain some power, and stick it to the US. With JAM on the skids and al Queda yelling uncle, the only left to do is to try and piss in our cornflakes through the legitimate channels.
October 22nd, 2007 at 7:15 pmHey Maliki … all you have to say is, “Thank-you America, but we can handle it from here” and sign the document to allow us to operate our 14 air bases indefinately from Iraqi soil and we (well, most of us) are outta there as fast as we can pack up.
P.S. Expect us back in a few months when we kick the shit outta Iran.
October 22nd, 2007 at 8:19 pmWhich Iraqi leaders? Porky al cider? ..and of course Its assumed if any civilians are killed, its because of the US…F* the LA Rag and all their cohorts…You know they are paying some local yokel for the gossip..
People being blown up, beheaded and etc … and they want the good guys to be restrained…what’s wrong with this picture? It’s a corrupt gov
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:05 pmI won’t believe anything that comes out of Sadr City.
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:21 pmParty Leaders? Oooh, that sounds highly official. Why didn’t LA Times
name them? I’m going to take a wild guess about the party leader -
was it muqtada al-sadr?
Hey muqy, the UN can’t save you. The UN can’t save anybody.
October 23rd, 2007 at 1:21 amWho do they think they are, the DEMOCRAT PARTY?
October 23rd, 2007 at 6:17 amthe idea is on air, wasn’t it Kouchner’s purpose on last august though ?
good for you, you could leave the head up
October 23rd, 2007 at 7:15 am