Bury Me Broken

Five U.S. Marines Killed, Violence has Particularly Political Aim

From the AP wire:

A roadside bomb attack killed five U.S. Marines, and gunfire killed an American sailor in a western Iraqi town, the U.S. military said Thursday.

The attacks came amid an upsurge in violence appeared to be aimed at derailing stepped-up efforts by Shiite politicians to bring the disaffected Sunni Arab minority into the political process.

It is very disturbing to see that increased violence has a definitive political aim. The violence in Iraq was made to seem wanton and opportunistic for a long time; it was portrayed as desperadoes striking in a hit-or-miss fashion. This is obviously not the case.

posted by niteskolar @ 9:59 AM