In which all bodes ill...
I just wanted to rant, briefly, that it seems awfully bloody likely that the destruction of the Al-Askariya Mosque in Iraq is a portent of profoundly ugly things to come, and the last nail in the coffin of the comprehensive American failure there. Damn it... there's no way this can end well.The symbolism of destroying this, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam and closely associated with the Imam Mehdi, the Shia saviour of humanity, will almost certainly be too vicious for Shia Iraqis to eventually forgive. Sunni mosques are burning all over Iraq after reprisal attacks. Though it's tempting to think this is just another round of the periodic spasms of violence in Iraq, I suspect this is in fact the final straw that finally drives Iraq into all-out civil war.
posted by Paul @ 10:41 AM
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4743624.stm
It is really terrible. Picture 7 is especially disturbing.
It looks like Canada has decided to rejoin the Anglosphere. Congratulations, and welcome back. We're missed you.
Earlier news of the new North American Command and the dramatic increase of special operations troops were a dead giveaway that Canada plans to take a larger role in actions against Islamic terrorism.
It wil be good to be working together again.
" ... O'Connor said another goal will be strengthening military ties with the United States... "
from http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/02/23/defence060223.html
Greg in Dallas
Canada being chief d'mission in Afganistan twice (or three times) now isn't participation enough? Besides, we do more to help end terrorism by just being vocally against the Iraq war.
Remember, (or FWI depending) Iraq was never connected with Islamic terrorism and was one of the most secular stales in the whole Middle East.
Still, the fresh focus on our overseas capability is great. Someone has to help in Haiti, Darfur, Pakistan (earthquake), and other areas while the $ of the real powers is spent on mindless, misdirected revenge.
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