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2007-11-13 Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2007-11-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Everything I've read says that the Iraqi Police are worthless and are only waiting for the US troops to leave before they start up with their old sectarian ways again. The Iraqi Army has no government to swear allegiance to.

The surge was to provide security so that a political solution can be found. But if the politicians prefer their bickering (as seems the case) then it was all for naught.

Posted by gromky 2007-11-13 01:08|| 2007-11-13 01:08|| Front Page Top

#2 It hinges on the inclusion of the Sahwah, or Sunni "Awakening" fighters, being included in the ranks of the Iraqi Police. If they are allowed to merge, they may balance each other out and their sectarian issues may force both sides to be on good behavior for fear of being thrown out. I might be a bit idealistic, but sometimes having clashing identities can make both try to proove each other wrong by actually doing their job well. Or maybe they're just sick of being killed and will straighten up and act right to avoid attending more funerals....

Posted by NOLA">NOLA 2007-11-13 03:47|| 2007-11-13 03:47|| Front Page Top

#3 What NOLA said. :-) Plus, the troops need a break before the next push, wherever that might be. Welcome home, ladies and gentlemen, with our thanks!

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2007-11-13 11:41|| 2007-11-13 11:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Our local newspaper has a large article on today's front page about the return of a military police batallion coming home after spending 15 months in Iraq. I hope the men and women who have been there, worked hard, and are now able to come home enjoy time with their families before having to "take the next step", as TW so aptly stated.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-11-13 12:58|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-11-13 12:58|| Front Page Top

#5 ION, NOSI.org > ARMED FORCES JOURNAL [Nov 2007] -DANGEROUS WATERS:IGNORING OPERATIONAL ART AT SEA MAY DOOM US MARITIME STRATEGY. Can USN-proclaimed GLOBAL SEA CONTROL [DOMINANCE]espec agz MAJOR/GREAT POWERS, be effectively maintained, vv various, simul "short of war", not- worse-than-high intensity conventional/
unconventional? war or afloat opers in and around international LITTORALS + CONTINENTAL PERIPHERIES??? ALso from AFJ > HAMAS HAVEN. Israel's on-going "HAMAS vs. FATAH" prob + Lebanese Terror orgs in indic of the spread of Radical or Islamist Extremism across world regions, with so-called "moderate", pro-democratic, or pro-US-Western Muslim nations-Govts becoming more hard-pressed to drop democratic or libertarain reforms in efforts to preclude the rise of said Extremism. IOW, AMER'S PRO-DEMOCRATIC MUSLIM ALLIES MUST [ironically]DROP DEMOCRACY IN ORDER TO SAVE THEMSELVES FROM RADIC ISLAMIST ANTI-DEMOCRACY.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-11-13 22:39|| 2007-11-13 22:39|| Front Page Top

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