Al-Qaeda leaders admit: 'We are in crisis. There is panic and fear'

[fishman3811]

Well ive seen lots of news reports about tribes being bribed with cash to stop killing each other so i think Zeitgeist has a point.Truces over there are held together with cash and lots of it.Alot of the bad guys who were killing Americans are now being paid not too.

[Rusty Trichome]

Still nothing but gossip to back up your statements?

Guell I'll do your homework for ya.
The only references backing your side of the story I could find, were on opinion pages. No legit news sources could be found.
Military paying Iraqi citizens to be nonviolent - Opinion

Here's the more rational story: (USA Today News)
U.S. hails Iraq plan to unite security ranks - USATODAY.com

"...Iraq's government will probably be ready to assume control of the local security groups in the middle of next year, Smith said. Until the Iraqis can take over, the U.S. military will keep paying for the groups. Iraq's Finance Ministry has identified $150 million for the program in next year's budget, which must be approved by the National Assembly.

Nearly 60,000 Iraqis, all but 14,000 of whom are Sunnis, have joined the groups, some of which are organized around tribal or neighborhood leaders, according to the U.S. military. They're paid about $300 a month. About 12,000 others are serving without pay.

The Iraqi government eventually wants to disband the local security groups and take 12,000 to 20,000 people into the Iraqi security forces. The remainder would receive job training paid for by the U.S. and Iraqi governments."

[zeitgeist]

How is it gossip if somone sees something personally?

Bribery is VERY big in Iraq, I dont care what you think you know.
Iraqi gov. be ready to take control next year?!?! HAHA! What a load of crap. They couldnt control a city themselves much less a whole country
The Iraqi gov. is a freaking joke that wont get anything done

[Psycho4Bud]

Bribery is VERY big in Iraq

So they have an actual government then. Hell, bribery and politics go hand in hand. Our government calls that Pork Projects or Earmarks.

Have a good one!:s4:

[dragonrider]

So they have an actual government then. Hell, bribery and politics go hand in hand. Our government calls that Pork Projects or Earmarks.

Have a good one!:s4:

In a primarily Muslim country, it is preferable to have "Halal Meat Projects."

[fishman3811]

politicians are all crooks no matter what country they are from.

[nonothinger]

Who is America to "clean them up"?

Does the idea that ,maybe,what you hear and what reality is are two different things?

America have already won there war because there goal was to get oil and that was accomplished.

Bush will often say that the reason America invaded Irak is because of them being a dictatorship and having weapons of mlass destruction.Well,the weapons of mass destruction were never found and even if they did have WMD why Are America permitted to have them and not Irak?

And if Georgy Bushy were to invade every country that's a dictatorship then he'd have a lot of war ahead of him:

China,north Korea,Sudan And many many more.

Why doesn't America invade them?
Because they have enough power to defend themselves!

When your kid is playing in the street outside(happily) ,with his friends, when a bomb falls and rips his body into shreads you might understand how the Irakien people feel!

[Psycho4Bud]

America have already won there war because there goal was to get oil and that was accomplished.

PLEASE, post up some links on oil contracts or even permission for exploration by U.S. firms. Haliburton isn't valid either since their ONLY mission has been to repair pipelines NOT to either pump oil or explore for new resources.

Have a good one!:s4:

[8182KSKUSH]

When your kid is playing in the street outside(happily) ,with his friends, when a bomb falls and rips his body into shreads you might understand how the Irakien people feel!

1. It's not very smart to play in the street, or if you have kids, it's not smart to send them out to play in the street, just not safe!:jointsmile:
2. If you do send your kids out to play in the street, then be sure to explain to them that when they here the loud high pitched whistle, they better run, or just bend on over and kiss their ass good bye because it's all over! :jointsmile:
3. Where the hell is this "Irak" and who the hell are "Irakien people?" Are we involved in a war on another planet or something?:jointsmile:
4. The concern about how these Irakien Beings or whatever feel when their kids are playing in the street and get blown to pieces, I doubt they feel anything, if it's anything like the stuff they were dropping in Iraq, I doubt they feel anything!

[melodious fellow]

PLEASE post a link as to where it states that! I can find the one stating that Congress gave the President authorization eazy enough.

Have a good one!:s4:

We are not in a time of war.

We are bankrupt because everyone wants to play soldier :rambohead::rambo::admin2::apachecopter::s4:

There is no war on drugs.
There is no war in Iraq.
There is no war on terror.

Congress, not congress giving Bushy Jr. permission, but Congress itself must declare war.

The correct term is "police actions"

America's economy is not a lil' slow 'cause were at war gettin' the bad guys.

America is bankrupt because they spend too much money playing soldier when there is no war.