America may penalise Iraq if it fails to stop the violence

Words fail me here ...

President George W Bush met his top generals to discuss the deteriorating situation in Iraq as it was reported that America is considering punishing Baghdad if it fails to meet deadlines to stop the violence.

The new policy would mark a dramatic shift from the previous position that progress could only be determined by the "situation on the ground".

Instead benchmarks would be set covering progress in the Iraqi military, police and economy that if missed would result in the imposition of "penalties" by Washington.

These would include "changes in military strategy", which could mean troop cuts or redeployment within Iraq, or the removal of ministers deemed incompetent or corrupt.

Telegraph.UK

The penalty box (sometimes called the sin bin or bin) is the area in ice hockey, rugby football and some other sports where a player sits to serve the time of a given penalty, for an offence not severe enough to merit outright expulsion from the contest. Teams are generally not allowed to replace players who have been sent to the penalty box.





The penalty boxes in this ice hockey game are shown here. The one on the left is occupied while the one on the right is vacant.

A rugby union referee sending a player to the sin bin.

they're not allowed to fight in the next two international wars - their own civil war only. :rofl:

factor.

Any penalty that affects Halliburton or Bechtel "CORPORATE PROFITS" shall be deemed not to apply to those said corporations.

They will get $$$$$$$ directly deposited into Swiss banks for the benefit of their Corporate Officers, Board Members and Stock-holders

Perhaps one that sums up this administration:


Or one that sums up what the administration did to the world by invading Iraq:

.. many possibilities: we could bomb indescriminately, or invade, or end basic police services, or allow the country's cultural treasures to be looted, or limit people's access to electricity and clean water, or encourage international aid organizations to leave the country, or kill journalists and diplomats, or steal billions in oil revenues, or torture people in the prisons, or obliterate Fallujah, or have Negroponte set up death squads, or turn large portions of the population into refugees, just to name a few possibilities. The violence in Iraq has simply gotten out of hand, and if the Iraqis won't stop being violent on their own then we'll just have to take steps ourselves to sooth the situation.

:sarcasm:

people to pay for their own CARE packages.

What could possibly be done to Iraq that hasn't been done short of outright mass murder?

n/t

been 'penalized'?

Punish Baghdad???!!! WTF?

Or Bush will kill you.

Blame the victim.

Hey, we told them to straighten out their act, or we would have no choice but to leave. We ain't changing the course, we ain't cutting and running, we just have no choice because we told them we would punish them if they didn't stand up and do right.

A big phony bag of John Wayne to the rescue. :eyes:

thats like taking someone from san quintin and putting him in pelican bay LoL

This is the first indication that Bush is considering pulling out short of total victory.

These would include "changes in military strategy", which could mean troop cuts !!!!! or redeployment within Iraq, or the removal of ministers deemed incompetent or corrupt.

Nothing to do with him... Whatever, bring the troops home!!!!!

He may announce some bullshit about bringing troops home, but like everything else, it will never happen.

he's out of his friggin' gourd.

Oh, wait that would of course require that we have a plan, which of course we do not. So let's get a group together to plan on getting a plan (and a clue).

But only rescind the cuts to the Middle Class - after all, the Rich are engines of change for the economy.

(or not done) is a better way to put it.

wish someone would do that for us.

I guess those purple fingers really didn't mean anything after all.

So much for the whole "democracy" thing, which kinda undercuts the purpose for being there (again).

Reading this literally makes me want to throw up. The ineptitude and arrogance is just mind-boggling!!

Double SECRET probation!!!

seriously though, WTF?

i guess this is a desperate ploy to convince folks its not THEIR fault that iraq is a mess?

what could he possibly do? Send his mother to scold them? Or wait, doesn't he usually just give the congressional medal of freedom to people who totally screw the pooch?

Indicating that America and Britain might now have to deal with Iran and Syria, he cast doubt on the ability of the Iraqi forces to replace coalition troops. "They are not going to take over the rest of the country without several parts of Iraq being full of violence,"

There's no violence NOW?

This is ludicrous beyond. Even for the neocons. Scolding, "if you can't get it together (everything we control), we're going to stop the occupation"! Those poor people. We poor people. George is a scourge upon the planet. And I think he likes it.

scourge  /skɜrdʒ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, scourged, scourg‧ing.

–noun 1. a whip or lash, esp. for the infliction of punishment or torture.
2. a person or thing that applies or administers punishment or severe criticism.
3. a cause of affliction or calamity: Disease and famine are scourges of humanity.
–verb (used with object)
4. to whip with a scourge; lash.
5. to punish, chastise, or criticize severely.

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source scourge (skûrj) Pronunciation Key
n.
A source of widespread dreadful affliction and devastation such as that caused by pestilence or war.
A means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment.
A whip used to inflict punishment.

tr.v. scourged, scourg·ing, scourg·es
To afflict with severe or widespread suffering and devastation; ravage.
To chastise severely; excoriate.
To flog.

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"I think we should have gone in and just blitzed Iraq." :sarcasm:

watch the clip here:

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/10/22/melanie-morgans-lunacy-i-think-we-should-have-gone-in-and-just-blitzed-iraq-we-haven%e2%80%99t-had-a-a-serious-war-really-since-wwii/

What kind of penalties do they have in mind? Less electric? (Is that even possible?) More death and destruction? What more could they do than they have already done?

officials -- that should work!

if it wasn't so tragic.

I really can't decide whether he really doesn't know, or just doesn't care.

Will they ration water? :eyes:

I'll give you what for, yes I will.

Instead benchmarks would be set covering progress in the Iraqi military, police and economy that if missed would result in the imposition of "penalties" by Washington.

These would include "changes in military strategy", which could mean troop cuts or redeployment within Iraq, or the removal of ministers deemed incompetent or corrupt.


The White House sets impossible milestones, Iraq misses them, and to "punish them", we leave and redeploy. BushCo gets to do what the Democrats have been saying for months and years now, but now all of a sudden he does it without having to "cut and run" or admit defeat, so he looks strong and decisive because HE set the timetable that the Democrats wanted.

Wow, not bad. Too late for hundreds of thousands of people and hundreds of billions of dollars, but not bad at all.

Now Democrats have to thank him for listening to reason while asking at the same time what took so goddamn long!

Getting reelected is all they care about. He and his handlers have no credibility. He has had 6 years to serve this country in good faith. This is his lawyers saving his behind again, nothing more.What a tragic joker on the world this Bushco administration has been.

The US/UK have nothing to do with that. The US can remove Iraqi Govt. officials because they are a sovereign Nation now. Oh..wait I am not making sense here. Nevermind.

The title of the article is just so surreal.

Makes almost as much sense as "Nazi's may penalize Jews for not dying quickly enough."

Is there any end to this nonsense?

stupidity on a Monday morning.

So they went with the "blame Iraq" talking point to promote their new "strategy". Not that they haven't been blaming Iraq. Unreal

Our criminal idiots in washington will prolong this debacle until they can find some Democrats to blame for the defeat. Our soldiers will be sent to die for absolutely nothing, to kill more Iraqis for no reason at all. Goddamn the cabal! And I am an atheist.

is already in?

structures in a town? Kill another half million? Chimp is struggling to come up with a plan. Note to Chimp: this ain't it.

again?

less electricity during the day? Screw up their Country even more than we already have? Provide them with more incompetent and/or corrupt government officials? :crazy:

.These would include "changes in military strategy", which could mean troop cuts or redeployment within Iraq, or the removal of ministers deemed incompetent or corrupt.

"We" can remove them.


What a bunch of happy horseshit.

government. That should really work. What a brain dead moron.

Hey dellusional, this is why you shouldn't have illegally-pre-emptively invaded Iraq in the first place.... now you blame the victim like a rapist for God's sakes. Have you no shame at all?

behaviour? How I coveted those stick-on "stars" in primary school - and they never made me a monitor!

I'm sure that any penalty would both shock and awe them. LOL!

:cry:

I don't want the whole country grouped in with the BFEE.

killed hundreds of thousands of them and turned their nation into a haven for terrorists. What else could we do to them? Unless it was to make GW their President. That would be a helluva penalty.

Are we living in a Monty Python movie?

God help them. Because George sure as hell won't.

:crazy:
rocknation

He should invade Baghdad if they continue to behave improperly! :thumbsup:

Empty threats from an empty man. Smirk has lost all moral authority to ask anyone to do anything. Liars and cowards get no repect from anyone.

You know, like in school.

After all, if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. :thumbsup: