Fact: The Americans are losing in Iraq

international | anti-war / imperialism | news report Thursday April 08, 2004 21:17 by David C.

As requested by George Bush, the Iraqi resistance have 'brought it on'....

THE SHIITE REVOLT IS BROAD. High-level U.S. intelligence source cited in the NYT today say that the uprising against the Americans in Iraq is extending far beyond Al-Sadr's militia. Even Shiite moderates have been severely radicalized over the past few months, and it seems likely that the events of the past week have greatly increased that trend, say the intelligence officials. Only the Kurds are still passive.

US MEDICAL EVACUATIONS APPROACH 20% OF ALL TROOPS IN IRAQ. As of March 13th, the US military had made 18,004 medical evacuations during Operation Iraqi Freedom, representing 17.1% of the 105,000 'permanent' US force in Iraq (although the real number probably approaches 150,000). The figures were announced by the Pentagon's top health official, William Winkenwerder Jr., assistant secretary of defense for health affairs. The greatly increased fighting over the past month have clearly raised this percentage to at or above 20% of the official US force numbers in Iraq. That's TWENTY PERCENT.

THE IRAQI PUPPET GOVERNMENT IS SEVERELY WEAKENED. Despite steadfastly insisting on a "handover" of "sovereignty" on June 30th, the American administration still cannot say to whom "sovereignty" will be handed. Signs of the 'Governing Council's' collapse are everywhere. The Iraqi Justice Puppet ("Minister of Justice") Abdel-Rahim Al-Shibly had told national press that he had not been aware of any arrest warrant against Sadr. The Iraqi Interior Puppet ("Minister of Interior") Nuri Badran has resigned.

THE IRAQI POLICE & ARMY ARE IN DISARRAY AND REVOLT. The Iraqi Interior Puppet ("Minister of Interior") Nuri Badran resigned today, announcing that ""Bremer is not satisfied with the performance of the interior ministry". This is probably linked to the many reports that American-trained Iraqi police units have been fraternizing openly with Shiite militiamen, as well as with Sunni rebels battling US marines in Fallujah. Both Sunni and Shiite resistance fighters regularly use American-supplied Iraqi police vehicles in attacks against Americans.

THE AMERICAN "COALITION OF THE WILLING" IS DISBANDING. The coalition of countries that were persuaded by the US to send symbolic forces to Iraq are reconsidering. Reports about either announced withdrawals, reconsideration or poll-leading political opposition have been made in the past week in Spain, El Salvador, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guatemala The Netherlands, South Korea, Poland, Thailand Australia, Japan, Norway and Kazakhstan. Inquiries into participation in the war are underway in the United Kingdom, Denmark, Australia and the United States.

WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION STILL NOT FOUND. Well, duh...


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