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2007-02-15 Iraq

U.S. troops meet little resistance in first major operation of Baghdad security plan

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Posted by Fred 2007-02-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Don't dead bodies not riddled by bullets count any more?

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-02-15 00:37|| 2007-02-15 00:37|| Front Page Top

#2 the Grauniad sez the Mahdi "Army" and dental patient Moqtada have fled to Iran

h/t to Captain Ed

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-02-15 08:31|| 2007-02-15 08:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Any speculation on how this security plan is "unlike anything we've ever seen before" per General Petraeus? House to house searches have been done and, AFAIK, do not work unless done in the Fallujah sense of the word. Could the house to house searches be an initial feint, which might lull the terr's into complacency, causing them to get careless, and thereafter releasing the hammer down hard on them?

I hope...cuz otherwise, I fail to see how this plan will work...

Posted by mjh 2007-02-15 09:30|| 2007-02-15 09:30|| Front Page Top

#4 "Only five bullet-riddled bodies were found on the streets of the capital, an unusually low number of apparent victims "

Even the MSM noted that.

Posted by liberalhawk 2007-02-15 09:49|| 2007-02-15 09:49|| Front Page Top

#5 apparent victims

Is the writer unsure?

Posted by trailing wife 2007-02-15 10:48|| 2007-02-15 10:48|| Front Page Top

#6 A couple of quotes from Iraqis

"My friends and I who are the old women of the neighborhood went to the soldiers and welcomed them and prayed that God would help them to defeat the terrorists," said Um Sabah of the Mashtaal area in eastern Baghdad. "Although, the presence of army and vehicles is not very comfortable, we welcome it because it is for the sake of Iraq." I hope Um Sabah did not give her real name.
"Iraqi people are so bad. They just do not want to work together. I think it'll take 10 years before things will change," said Bestoon Abdul Kadder, 23, an aspiring pop artist, in English.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-02-15 11:42|| 2007-02-15 11:42|| Front Page Top

#7 apparent victims

Is the writer unsure?

Couldn't decide between "apparent" and "alleged" - flipped a coin.

Posted by xbalanke 2007-02-15 12:22|| 2007-02-15 12:22|| Front Page Top

#8 I hope MJH's idea is what is happening. So far these guys let us win, then just pin prick all over so it looks like they are gaining in strenth, which means the MSM will then say, "See we are losing". I just hope this time that has been taken into account.

Posted by plainslow 2007-02-15 13:15|| 2007-02-15 13:15|| Front Page Top

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