We wouldn't have no problems if it wasn't for outside aggitators
This ought to sound REAL familiar to those who saw the civil rights struggle. And don't ass up on me and claim I'm equating the Iraq insurgency to the civil rights movement because it's the government rhetoric I'm comparing not the motivation of the government's opponents.
White House Blames Minority Extremists in Iraq
By Steve Holland, 4/7/2004
CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday blamed "minority extremist elements" in Iraq for a deadly upsurge in fighting that pits U.S. forces against Sunnis and Shi'ites and said a militant Shi'ite cleric could help end the violence by surrendering.
President Bush got two updates on the fighting in videoconference calls with top advisers who make up the National Security Council. These included the U.S. civilian leader in Iraq, Paul Bremer, and Gen. John Abizaid, chief of U.S.-led military forces there. Bremer had canceled a trip to Washington to brief U.S. lawmakers.
U.S. officials said Bush wanted to make sure military commanders have the resources they need and discussed troop levels with the commanders. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announced in Washington afterward that the imminent departure of some U.S. troops from Iraq may be delayed beyond their promised one-year tours.
