Iraqi Resistance "brings it on" for Bush

international | anti-war / imperialism | news report

Friday July 04, 2003 10:44

by James McKenna

jimmymac61 at hotmail dot com

US soldiers being raked in Iraq

After Georges taunt to Iraqi Resistance to "bring it on", new aspects to the daily killings and attacks of US and British soldiers have emerged to further cofirm the depth of the dung in which the US military are standing.

Attacks on Invasion soldiers in Iraq are now an hourly occurance. Grenades are dropped on them from bridges. Landmines and large buried bombs are regularly placed under roads. Snipers and rocketmen with an endless supply of RPG rockets await them on every corner. Inside their makeshift barracks, from which even toilet-roll holders have been looted, US and Brit soldiers cower as the latest threat, homemade barrack busters start to rain down on them.

It's not a rosy picture for the boys from the Pentagon. Soldiers who expected to be home as heroes by now are standing around with athletes foot and other natsy complaints caused by lack of hygiene, fatigue and months of extreme trauma and stress. They try to sleep inside dusty scorpion infested (by locals throwing them in) buildings that are definitely not designed to withstand mortar attacks and go on patrol amid crowds that are willing to tear them apart with their bare hands, given the chance.

A newly identified group, the Independent National Commando Front appears to be behind a number of recent attacks in the Sunni areas of North Baghdad. The group is highly trained and armed . Shia groups also appear to be eager to compete in proving their ability to rid their own areas of Baghdad of the Invader . As with all competition, it will benefit the consumer, the Iraqi people.

Add to this an estimated one million active service units of Fedayeen, all of which are self-perpetuating and independent with their own supply and support "community" and you have one "unsecure" country. Assuming the million or so Republic Guard and Army are willing, along with millions of young men and women, to join any of the above Resistance groups, it looks like George is going to get his wish to have it "brought on".

Of course gutless George Bush , who was hiding in a nuclear bunker in Louisiana when Atta led the attacks on the Trade Towers and Pentagon, is nowhere near where it is being "brought on", is he?