Nice war - here's the bill

In message , Peter Kemp
writes
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 02:42:47 GMT, Chad Irby wrote:
The standard of training for most Iraqi troops was so pathetic that I
sorta *hope* the renegade types are out there trying to make bombs.
We'll be able to find them by the smoking craters that will appear
wherever their workshops were.

I take it you've not been keeping track of the news? Several intact
bomb makers and bomb making labs seized, no reports of own goals. You
may be overstating the case somewhat.

Well, the Guardian did a detailed report following up one own-goal: a
local criminal and tough guy blew himself and three friends up while
showing off the bomb he was going to kill some Americans with. So, the
Iraqi 'resistance' *are* losing a few to their own IEDs. Trouble is, the
rate's not high enough to prevent a lot of attempts and some successes.

--
When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.
W S Churchill

Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 21:24:34 +0100, "Paul J. Adam"
wrote:

In message , Peter Kemp
writes
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 02:42:47 GMT, Chad Irby wrote:
The standard of training for most Iraqi troops was so pathetic that I
sorta *hope* the renegade types are out there trying to make bombs.
We'll be able to find them by the smoking craters that will appear
wherever their workshops were.

I take it you've not been keeping track of the news? Several intact
bomb makers and bomb making labs seized, no reports of own goals. You
may be overstating the case somewhat.

Well, the Guardian did a detailed report following up one own-goal: a
local criminal and tough guy blew himself and three friends up while
showing off the bomb he was going to kill some Americans with. So, the
Iraqi 'resistance' *are* losing a few to their own IEDs. Trouble is, the
rate's not high enough to prevent a lot of attempts and some successes.

Bomber own goals are perhaps the sweetest form of poetic justice.
Always leaves a smile on my face, right up there with suicide bombers
who fail to take anyone with them.

Peter Kemp