{"id":5313,"date":"2011-07-31T16:56:09","date_gmt":"2011-07-31T20:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/watchwomanonthewall\/?p=5313"},"modified":"2011-07-31T16:56:09","modified_gmt":"2011-07-31T20:56:09","slug":"iraq-is-more-dangerous-now-than-a-year-ago-after-resurgence-in-violence-by-shiite-militias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/watchwomanonthewall\/2011\/07\/iraq-is-more-dangerous-now-than-a-year-ago-after-resurgence-in-violence-by-shiite-militias.html","title":{"rendered":"Iraq is MORE dangerous now than a year ago after resurgence in violence by Shi&#8217;ite militias"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Watchwoman<\/span>:<\/strong>Did you hear that Iraq is MORE dangerous now than a year ago after resurgence in violence by Shi&#8217;ite militias\u00a0on your local news &#8212; I mean how could this be? \u00a0Hope and change was supposed to end the war! \u00a0How about the 24\/7\/365 cable news networks? \u00a0Heard it there? \u00a0Naw, didn&#8217;t think so. \u00a0Do you think those sources that are Democrat-sympathetic\u00a0so-called news networks who get their news from the Democrat talking points, and who don&#8217;t even come close to being fair and balanced, would have been pounding your eardrums until they bled if President\u00a0George\u00a0W. Bush, a\u00a0Republican, were still the President instead of their chosen messiah, the\u00a0anointed\u00a0one, you know, the beloved fellow who can do no wrong because he is a D E M O C R A T? \u00a0Also, what do you think is on God&#8217;s Mind now that sodomites are openly serving in the U.S. Military? \u00a0\u00a0Hummmm, think that is connected with the increased danger? \u00a0<strong>[Romans 6:23] \u00a0For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.<\/strong> \u00a0America had best repent and elect leaders who do NOT cotton to and encourage\u00a0blatant\u00a0sinfulness! \u00a0It&#8217;s going to continue to get worse and worse, uglier and uglier, deadlier and more deadly, the deeper America falls into apostasy! \u00a0God have mercy on the righteous! \u00a0In Jesus Name, we pray, Amen. \u00a0<strong>\u25ac \u00a0Donna Calvin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px;font-weight: normal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=&amp;authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter\" rel=\"nofollow\">DAILY MAIL REPORTER<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last updated at 11:30 AM on 31st July 2011<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"float: left\" src=\"https:\/\/photos3.fotosearch.com\/bthumb\/BDX\/BDX106\/bxp25647.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"170\" \/>Iraq is more dangerous than it was just a year ago, after a surge in bombings, assassinations and violence by Shi&#8217;ite militias, according to a report released today.<\/p>\n<p><span>In his quarterly review to Congress, a top government adviser accused the U.S. military of glossing over the issue, just months before soldiers are due to leave the country.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The findings come during a &#8216;summer of uncertainty&#8217; in Baghdad over\u00a0 whether American forces will stay past a year-end withdrawal deadline and continue military aid for the unstable nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>U.S. Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart W. Bowen Jr, who wrote the report, concluded by saying: &#8216;Iraq remains an extraordinarily dangerous place to work.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He added: &#8216;It is less safe, in my judgement, than 12 months ago.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mr Bowen cited the 15 soldiers who died last month, nearly all of whom were killed in attacks by Shi&#8217;ite militias determined to force American troops out on time.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He also noted an increase in rockets launched against the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, where government offices and foreign embassies are located, as well as constant assassination attempts against Iraqi political leaders, security forces and judges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The report&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2020526\/Iraq-MORE-dangerous-amid-resurgence-violence-Shiite-militias.html#ixzz1TiTQhxUT\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2020526\/Iraq-MORE-dangerous-amid-resurgence-violence-Shiite-militias.html#ixzz1TiTQhxUT<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watchwoman:Did you hear that Iraq is MORE dangerous now than a year ago after resurgence in violence by Shi&#8217;ite militias\u00a0on your local news &#8212; I mean how could this be? \u00a0Hope and change was supposed to end the war! \u00a0How about the 24\/7\/365 cable news networks? \u00a0Heard it there? \u00a0Naw, didn&#8217;t think so. \u00a0Do you&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":403,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1361,1344,256,344,1925,1367,701,1867,1121,1672,1502,705,1680,1498,916,1354,1629,1430,35,251,68,450,6,434,353,429,767,254,1240,806],"tags":[1228,1969,1968],"class_list":["post-5313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anti-christian-bias","category-attacks-from-the-left-on-the-righteous","category-brainwashing","category-bullying","category-character-assassination","category-deceptions-and-lies","category-democrats","category-evil-plot","category-failed-policies","category-foreign-policy","category-godlessness","category-government-2","category-injustice","category-insanity","category-islam-muslims","category-liberals","category-muslims-sharia-law","category-news-2","category-obama","category-persecution","category-political-correctness","category-politics","category-press-bias","category-propaganda","category-religion-of-peace","category-society","category-tv","category-u-s-military-2","category-war-2","category-warning","tag-iraq","tag-more-dangerous","tag-shiite-militias"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Iraq is MORE dangerous now than a year ago after resurgence in violence by Shi&#039;ite militias - Watchwoman on the Wall<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/watchwomanonthewall\/2011\/07\/iraq-is-more-dangerous-now-than-a-year-ago-after-resurgence-in-violence-by-shiite-militias.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iraq is MORE dangerous now than a year ago after resurgence in violence by Shi&#039;ite militias - Watchwoman on the Wall\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Watchwoman:Did you hear that Iraq is MORE dangerous now than a year ago after resurgence in violence by Shi&#8217;ite militias\u00a0on your local news &#8212; I mean how could this be? 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