Christians in Iraq Under Attack and the Surge Has Not Worked

Surprise! Bush and McCain lied to us. The surge has not worked. Christians in Iraq being kidnapped and killed.

Official: 3,000 Christians flee Iraq's Mosul
By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD – Hundreds of terrified Christian families have fled Mosul to escape extremist attacks that have increased despite months of U.S. and Iraqi military operations to secure the northern Iraqi city, political and religious officials said Saturday.

Some 3,000 Christians have fled the city over the past week alone in a "major displacement," said Duraid Mohammed Kashmoula, the governor of northern Iraq's Ninevah province. He said most have left for churches, monasteries and the homes of relatives in nearby Christian villages and towns.

"The Christians were subjected to abduction attempts and paid ransom, but now they are subjected to a killing campaign," Kashmoula said, adding he believed "al-Qaida" elements were to blame and called for a renewed drive to root them out...more