Snow: "There Is Not A Civil War Going On" In Iraq...Just "A Number Of Sectarian Violence Operations"...

Is this Dude for real, is he living on this planet, or is his brain mush.

Editor & Publisher August 16, 2006 at 07:18 PM
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Generals, pundits, and members of Congress may see shades of grey in the situation, but Tony Snow, the White House Press Secretary, has no such doubts. "There is not a civil war going on" in Iraq, he declared today in his daily meeting with reporters.

As for the upsurge in brutal killings and bombings that left more than 3,400 civilians dead last month, Snow characterized this as "a number of sectarian violence operations going on."

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Iraqi Insurgent Bombs Increasingly Target US Troops...

The New York Times MICHAEL R. GORDON, MARK MAZZETTI and THOM SHANKER August 16, 2006 at 10:40 PM
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The number of roadside bombs planted in Iraq rose in July to the highest monthly total of the war, offering more evidence that the anti-American insurgency has continued to strengthen despite the killing of the terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

Along with a sharp increase in sectarian attacks, the number of daily strikes against American and Iraqi security forces has doubled since January. The deadliest means of attack, roadside bombs, made up much of that increase. In July, of 2,625 explosive devices, 1,666 exploded and 959 were discovered before they went off. In January, 1,454 bombs exploded or were found.

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