Comments on: Video: UN chief ducks as rocket lands in Green Zone

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Suicide bomber infiltrates Iraqi parliament, kills three

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:30:34 +0000

[...] What they’re trying to do here, very clearly, is show the surge isn’t working by demonstrating that even the safest part of the city is more vulnerable than it’s been. That’s why they’ve been focusing more on the Green Zone in the past few weeks. It started with the rocket attack during Maliki’s presser with Ban Ki-Moon, then another rocket attack killed an American soldier, then they found two suicide vests somewhere in the area. The fact that the bomber attacked in the cafeteria instead of the main assembly hall, where he could have done a lot more damage, makes me think he was probably a menial employee, not someone in an MP’s security detail (although I wouldn’t be surprised if I was wrong). Assuming they did a diligent job with the dogs as people were coming in, it also means the bomb was hidden somewhere in the building before the doors opened this morning. [...]

By: major john

major john — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:31:32 +0000

Ok, yeah – Moon looks a little off compared to Maliki. But first time I had one land close I was a bit startled too. The thing to watch is how he would react if it happens to him ever again…

By: cmdrsubfleet

cmdrsubfleet — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:42:29 +0000

It’s also why the South Koreans wouldn’t stand a chance against the Norks.

Moon is a diplomat, and he’s probably never had so much as a hangnail his whole pampered life. The ROK Marines/Army are a whole different ballgame. Some of the hardest bastards you never want to go up against. The Norks are undernourished and no match for the Souths military.

By: Zetterson

Zetterson — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:03:14 +0000

What you don’t know is that they had to take a half hour break so the UN Sec Gen could change his boxers.

By: Ouabam

Ouabam — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:30:40 +0000

A nice introduction to Iraq. It is great that he lived to tell the tale.

By: ReubenJCogburn

ReubenJCogburn — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:10:46 +0000

hmmm…I guess this means the UN will be pulling out of Iraq again?

Pilgrim on March 22, 2007 at 10:19 AM

That was my first thought too. Maliki definitely scores some points for grace under pressure. Then again, if he looks weak in public, he’s probably a dead man anyway.

As for Moon, we’re going to be having fun with that clip for years, every time the U.N. folds when it ought to step up.

By: Theworldisnotenough

Theworldisnotenough — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:26:58 +0000

Kirkuk is going nowhere. Turkey would freak fearing a Kurd uprising in it’s own country. We have to many assets in Turkey to risk giving Kirkuk to them, for now. I am rooting for the Kurds. 60 minutes made it look nice enough to visit.

By: amerpundit

amerpundit — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:25:27 +0000

Ha! Maliki keeps on talking. I don’t think he even flinched.

By: LeatherPenguin » “Welcome to MY World, UN Boy”

LeatherPenguin » “Welcome to MY World, UN Boy” — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:00:06 +0000

[...] I positively loved that Maliki barely blinked, while the new UN Chief’s gut reaction was “duck and cover. Hot Air Video: UN chief ducks as rocket lands in Green Zone [...]

By: georgej

georgej — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:52:24 +0000

Re: the Washington Post article cited

No doubt, like the Democratic Party leadership, WaPo wants to see the surge fail.

Ignored are the facts that:

The casualty rate of US troops is down by 60% since the surge began.

The civilian casualty rate is down by 80%.

People ARE going to parks again.

Markets are open.

And the Sunnis in Anbar ARE fighting side by side with the Iraq Army and US troops to put down Al Qaeda.

But none of that stops WaPo from a “doom and gloom” piece.

None of what is actually happening in Iraq stops liberals like Honora from saying: “We are on the verge of losing a war run under the auspices of one George W Bush. You know, the Commander in Chief.”

I don’t have to put words in Democrat’s mouths to say that they will do anything to insure that we lose in Iraq, including “talking it up” here in Hot Air.

By: WastelandMan

WastelandMan — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:31:46 +0000

Yeah, The audio makes it clear
Whew can ya blame the guy?
I am not a soldier nor an Iraqi so maybe thats Why I have sympathy for Moony.
I do however have MUCH more sympathy for our soldiers and the non-insurgent Iraqis, perhaps because I am not a soldier or Iraqi.

-Wasteland Man.

By: Esthier

Esthier — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:01:54 +0000

The look on his face afterwards is just priceless. It looks like he wants to ask why everyone else didn’t duck.

How often do you get to be a part of what the president says? We were happy.

This was heartwarming, and he’s right. Most of us will never be a part of what the president says, not directly anyway.

By: spmat

spmat — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:56:33 +0000

I loved that.. Maliki just squints in annoyance while Moony ducks and covers. That is why the U.N. is a worthless institution. It’s also why the South Koreans wouldn’t stand a chance against the Norks.

By: Romeo13

Romeo13 — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:43:59 +0000

Wow… Maliki has some cojones!!

But then agian, its amazing what you can get used to.

By: Sister Toldjah » Can Nancy pull it off?

Sister Toldjah » Can Nancy pull it off? — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:31:14 +0000

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By: Mudville Gazette

Mudville Gazette — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:21:27 +0000

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By: Pilgrim

Pilgrim — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:19:23 +0000

hmmm…I guess this means the UN will be pulling out of Iraq again?