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2004-05-09 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Fred 2004-05-09 3:41:39 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I haven't been keeping a running total, but I would guess that the jihadis in general and the Mahdi Army in particular have suffered significantly more casualties in April and May than the Coalition has since the start of hostilities last year. The supply of local volunteers must be dwindling and the enthusiasm for jihad waning in the face of US tanks, snipers, and things that go bang in the night.

Posted by RWV 2004-05-09 4:56:47 PM|| 2004-05-09 4:56:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 "What did we do wrong?"

How about not identifying and ejecting the Mahdi thugs in the first place? All that is necessary for evil to succeed ...

Posted by Zenster 2004-05-09 5:02:16 PM|| 2004-05-09 5:02:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Where's the Thulfiqar Army when you need them

Posted by Lux 2004-05-09 5:19:40 PM|| 2004-05-09 5:19:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 How do you propose we should have done that, Mr. Zipperhead?
Impose the SUPER Patriot Act on Iraq?
Interrogate every Iraqi male, penetrate the mosques and take down every al-Sadr Friday "sermon," arrest and interrogate--using female GIS with cigarettes making them form naked pyramids, if necessary--every jihadi-looking suspect?
One of the key things in a democracy is the Rule of Law.
And you can't impose the operation of the Rule of Law without something resembling probable cause.
These "insurgents" had to do something--in this case, literally stage an uprising--before our soldiers had reason to suspect them of being wrongdoers.

Posted by Jen 2004-05-09 5:43:46 PM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2004-05-09 5:43:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 How about we interview Haidar Abu Zaid, and run radio, TV, and leaflet campaigns with his words of wisdom, along with some suggestions to cooperate with Coalition forces, who will evacuate and protect your family, and compensate you for any damage done? Amazing that a conventional news outlet even reported his comments. I'm all for systematically taking down the brownshirts, but given what seems widespread loathing for them, I say we should make heroic efforts to kiss up to the local populace as we do so. Much of this may be going on, but as we are dependent on a clueless and often hostile media and a hapless official information effort, good luck to us in finding out ....

Posted by Verlaine 2004-05-09 6:07:31 PM|| 2004-05-09 6:07:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 See what I told you about the Pork Chop Zenster?

Posted by Fury 3 2004-05-09 7:09:40 PM|| 2004-05-09 7:09:40 PM|| Front Page Top