07-17-2007, 12:30 AM
Quote:Where are you getting that from? I would be interested in seeing a source for such a statistic as I know my general impression has been that of Kandrathe's: the war that is being fought is mostly against non-Iraqis or Iraqis that have been supported by outside groups (Iran, other countries, terrorist organizations, etc).
Incidentally, there were a couple of interesting recent articles related to these questions:
'Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia' is principally composed of Iraqi Sunnis, not foreign fighters:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/13/world/mi...st/13qaeda.html
And almost, or more than, half of the foreign fighters captured or killed in Iraq are Saudi
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wo...=la-home-center
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8293410/
Curiously, I could not find the percentage of Iranians since, according to NBC anyway, the army will not realease the figures, only a list of the top 10 countries. (Which includes Iran. Could it be that Iran is 10th?)
Unfortunately, the 'general impression' given by Bush of the current state of affairs in Iraq is no more accurate than the 'general impression' he gave previously of a connection between Iraq and 9/11. This is an administration driven by politics and ideaolgy, rather than by reality, which explains in part the catastrophe they have managed to create.