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2007-01-03 Iraq

Bush set to announce 20K troop surge in Iraq

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Posted by ed 2007-01-03 20:38|| || Front Page|| [11 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 There is an interesting article in TCS re the feasibility of it.
Bush Risks Losing Control of Iraq Policy

Posted by gromgoru 2007-01-03 21:00|| 2007-01-03 21:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Probably a smokescreen for what is probably going to happen to the Ayatoilatocracy.

Posted by Sneaze Shaiting3550 2007-01-03 21:03|| 2007-01-03 21:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Anyone but me notice the new usage of the word 'surge' in the last 30 days re: troops? Who started this stupid description?

Posted by Phineter Thraviger 2007-01-03 21:04|| 2007-01-03 21:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, there is already a surge in Baghdad. As areas are turned over to the Iraqis, the MNF forces are being redeployed. In the above case, a Stryker brigade from Mosul to Baghdad.

But all the troops in the world won't do you any good if you can't do anything with them. We could probably be more effective with the troops we already have there if we could go after al-Sadr and the Iranians.

Posted by crosspatch">crosspatch 2007-01-03 21:40|| http://crosspatch.townhall.com]">[http://crosspatch.townhall.com] 2007-01-03 21:40|| Front Page Top

#5 Notsomuch Troopin' but need more Destabilizin' + Revolutionizin' inside Iran. *HISTORY CHANNEL > DOGFIGHTS > US warplanes are designed to SMASH THRU ANYTHING/ARE BEST IN HEAD-ON = FULL-ON ATTACKS. 108 Japanese planes left their carriers to bomb Midway Island in June, 1942 but only roughly 1/2 got thru to bomb Midway proper after engaging obsolete or inferior US fighters.

* SECURE BORDERS + DESTABILIZE IRAN
* SECURE BORDERS + STABILIZE IRAG ONLY
* SECURE BORDERS + STABILIZE IRAQ + DESTABILIZE IRAN.

SEEMINGLY FAILING TO SECURE BOTH IRAQI BORDERS + FAILURE TO DETABILIZE IRAN > MSM > HOW GOP LOST THE CONGRESS IN 2006. Amer Voters = Amer Parents > wanna see VICTORY agz Radical Iran, NORTH KOREA, Radical Islam + WOT - they don't wanna see their sons + daughters fighting in the ME forever for nothing in return. VICTORY > US-LED MILITARY TAKEOVER, OR US-LED DEMOCRATIC LOCAL "REGIME CHANGE" [both includ NATION BUILD/RECONTRUX] ASAP.
This is what US SPECFOR PYWAR/PYOPS is for.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-01-03 23:14|| 2007-01-03 23:14|| Front Page Top

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