A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words [someone]

Hundreds of men lining up Tuesday to join the Iraqi Army in Basra. Apparently these guys didn't read enough American newspapers to realize that Sadr won.

(via comments at NY Sun columnist Nibras Kazimi's blog, which has an interesting take on the whole thing that you probably missed)

Posted by: Open Blog at 04:24 AM

Comments

1 Of course, everybody wants to join the losing team.

Posted by: eman at April 03, 2008 05:31 AM (0AZ4a)

2 They obviously don't read the New York Times.

Posted by: elly at April 03, 2008 05:39 AM (P0OUQ)

3 Or USA Today(overseas edition). Big editorial about how Sadr just beat back the evil American mercinaries and the pitiful Iraqi governmental forces to maintain his control in Bsra.

Posted by: emdfl at April 03, 2008 06:28 AM (B+qrE)

4 Why aren't these guys in the army already? What have they been doing the last 5 years?

Posted by: Lundesigns.com at April 03, 2008 06:43 AM (egRRq)

5 They were probably hiding.

Posted by: Don Carne at April 03, 2008 07:19 AM (wSNS7)

6 I'm betting all these newspaper outlets would be overjoyed if this many people were lining up to get subscriptions. Unfortunately, these are the kind of numbers that are canceling them.

Posted by: Stinky Esposito at April 03, 2008 07:27 AM (FtE3V)

7 I think you're misreading the situation.

These are the poor guys who aren't smart or educated enough to get a real job.

Posted by: lauraw at April 03, 2008 07:36 AM (DbybK)

8 These are the poor guys who aren't smart or educated enough to get a real job.

Yeah, that's probably it. We just told them we were going to have a dodgeball tournament and then.....surprise! Your in the army!

Posted by: Aurvant at April 03, 2008 07:48 AM (PV/4J)

9 Thanks someone,
Your link to talismangate shed some very valuable (and unheard) insights into this whole situation.

Posted by: dri at April 03, 2008 07:56 AM (qu/jV)

dudes,

Have you ever heard of copyright infringement? Do you guys have permission to just reprint Reuters intellectual property?

Posted by: formerglobesubscriber at April 03, 2008 07:57 AM (Ncq2X)

11 "I'm betting all these newspaper outlets would be overjoyed if this many people were lining up to get subscriptions. "

funny!

Posted by: dri at April 03, 2008 07:57 AM (qu/jV)

12 It's odd seeing the words "Reuters" and 'intellectual' next to each other.

Posted by: Stinky Esposito at April 03, 2008 08:11 AM (MAMHb)

These are the poor guys who aren't smart or educated enough to get a real job

So they ended up in Iraq- It's just like I said!

Posted by: John Kerry at April 03, 2008 08:18 AM (9UaBN)

14 Gabriel went through the whole fair use thing a while ago. A pic with original commentary would seem to qualify.

Posted by: Purple Avenger at April 03, 2008 08:22 AM (tvnQf)

15 You guys are missing the *true* meaning of this picture: that Iraq's economy is so crappy that men have no better option than to join the army.

Remember: nobody with the opportunity to do anything else would ever join the military: John Kerry said it, so it must be true.

Posted by: Brown Line at April 03, 2008 09:12 AM (WXQ4x)

16 Meh-the IA gets like 3 months vacation every year and makes 3x what the average Iraqi makes. Not even NYT editors get that kind of deal-they're probably a little envious.

Posted by: CavMedic at April 03, 2008 09:25 AM (tc3dx)

17 Um, maybe they are just lining up for easy money and a weapon.

Posted by: Dirk at April 03, 2008 09:39 AM (wIPx/)

18 You're telling me the Media got it WRONG? Surely you jest? Say it ain't so!

Posted by: Robert at April 03, 2008 09:42 AM (oHBxM)

Um, maybe they are just lining up for easy money and a weapon.

Even if that is the case, the terrorists have blown up such lines as a way to discourage volunteers. The line shows that tactic is not working.

Posted by: captkidney at April 03, 2008 11:34 AM (proln)

20 HMMMMMM.... They appear to be lining up in a fashion reminiscent of Ghengis Khan...

Posted by: captkidney at April 03, 2008 11:36 AM (proln)

21 I am waiting for the picture to show up in the news with a bread line caption.

Posted by: Joe at April 03, 2008 11:43 AM (F9hjo)

22 What what...in the butt.

Posted by: ergastularius at April 03, 2008 12:11 PM (CjtHe)

23 Do in my butt, in my butt?

Let's do it in the butt.

Posted by: ergastularius at April 03, 2008 12:26 PM (CjtHe)

24 smartest things erg has ever said here. ever.

Posted by: wiserbud at April 03, 2008 12:35 PM (IHbof)

25 They are Iranian spies. No border security, Bush lies etc. Everyone knows that.

Posted by: Dan Balzzs at April 03, 2008 12:38 PM (TPRbZ)

26 Oh, yeah...in the butt.

For the record, we don't let you post here because you're a troll. Now go "speak truth to power" somewhere else, moron.

Posted by: ergastularius at April 03, 2008 12:41 PM (CjtHe)

27 I like pudding.

Posted by: ergastularius at April 03, 2008 12:47 PM (CjtHe)

28 In the butt?

Posted by: gebrauchshund at April 03, 2008 01:59 PM (pY77a)

29 These are the guys who got their tails whipped. They were trained by Iran's best and LOST. What's the next smart step? Get trained by the best military in the world.

Posted by: Indga at April 03, 2008 06:34 PM (G/y/e)

I knew the war could be won as long a sthe Iraqi people wanted to win it. Now that Mookie's people have been beaten back for a while, they all want a chance to shoot at them.

Lot's of trouble up ahead, but when this batch finishes training, we will be on our way to mostly just a support roll.

Eat it Mook!

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