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2016-07-19 Iraq

The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition

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Posted by badanov 2016-07-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Probably leishmaniasis, a protozoan parisite that debilitates and is long lasting.

Posted by Whavise Wheque2596 2016-07-19 10:00|| 2016-07-19 10:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Leprosy. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2016-07-19 12:28|| 2016-07-19 12:28|| Front Page Top

#3 The folks around al Qaim, for the most part, weren't too bad according to our family Marine who spent considerable time in the villages during 2004-6.

They weren't that interested in the AQI types at the time. They just wanted to buy and sell their sheep (and smuggle stuff in and out of Syria).

He did say that it was truly the 'Wild West' of Iraq.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2016-07-19 13:30|| 2016-07-19 13:30|| Front Page Top

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