Iraq

Beazley's stance on Iraq defeatist: PM.: "Prime Minister John Howard has accused Federal Opposition Leader Kim Beazley of being defeatist for describing the military situation in Iraq as a quagmire."

It's not a quagmire. It's a blood bath. A complete and utter constant stream of deaths and injuries. Since the parliament has been working on the constitution the number of deathers and explosions has reached epidemic proportions. We have all noticed. The Americans have noticed. The English have noticed. The French, Australians...we have all noted the constant death and destrucition and a number of news and blog sites have comment on the increase. So, it's what I asked the other day. Where is the evidence that it is improving and going forward, because that was what we were hoping and it seemed to be occurring, but now. Check out he figures. It is horrible and heart wrenching and we are all standing by like cabbages in our great green immobility not knowing what to do. The troops being there are not improving the situation.Mr. Beazley and any other politician needs to keep this in front of us because we have people over there being subjected to the ever increasing deaths and destruction . What would happen if we pulled them out and saved their lives? Who knows. But we do have to do something. Too many people are dying. Mr. Howard cannot keep denying this. The Iraqi people have been taken over. They are living in a constant deluge of explosions and blood. So if you want us to believe that the situation is not as we see it, tell us what is improving. It's uncanny how we are all sitting here listening to the numbers of deaths and all we do is take note and do something else. We have no idea what to do. Front up to the facts, face the reality , talk to the Iraqis and work out a plan.