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Iraq
PM fires general in charge of Baghdad operation
2007-03-16
The Iraqi general who commanded the joint U.S.-Iraqi military operation to subdue Baghdad has been fired. Lt. General Abdoud Qanbar Hashem was forced to retire at a lower rank. His name was included in a list of 1,189 former army officers who were put on pension.

General Qanbar was a senior officer in the former army under former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. But Prime Minister Nouri Maliki first employed him as head of his office and then promoted him to the rank of Lt. General to lead the troops deployed to impose law and order in Baghdad.

There were reports that U.S. commanders were not pleased with Qanbar at the head of the operation.
I remember that being reported
It is not clear whether the decision to put Qanbar on pension has anything to do with the pace of progress in the operation. The operation is still on but it seems it has so far made little success.
Is this opinion or correct?
Wrong-headed editorializing. The operation in Baghdad, especially Sadr City, appears to be working so far.
The decision to place Qanbar on pension was signed by the head of the prime ministerÂ’s office, which means that it had the blessing of Maliki himself.
Posted by:Sherry

#7  DRAT! LOL I never saw that until you mentioned it 2X4..tricky bit Mr...

It's a opinion LIE by an anti-American rapporteur ,

Sherry Dearest.
;-)
Posted by: RD   2007-03-16 22:11  

#6  Either that, twobyfour, or RD forgot to type that comma between rapporteur and Sherry, again. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-03-16 21:44  

#5  RD, you need to employ your deductive processes once a while. ;-)

I know, you may have as little time as I have, and tend to skip the "fine print". The actual editor was one Saad Albazaz.

Poor Sherry is just a messenger (RB poster).
Posted by: twobyfour   2007-03-16 21:27  

#4  least til he succumbs to gum disease
Posted by: Frank G   2007-03-16 19:40  

#3  "He should never be allowed back on to Iraq."

Maybe in a pine box, but definitely not until the bubbles stop coming up. I regret to say that our lessons with this slimeball have left us Sadr but wiser.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-03-16 19:24  

#2  Just for argument's sake, imagine a U. S. Senator leaving the U. S. and taking p residence in London but demanding he still retain his Senate seat and claiming to represent his constituents. Sadr is a tool of the Iranian Imams and needs to be eliminated. We had the chance but politcal "concerns" got in the way. He should never be allowed back on to Iraq.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2007-03-16 17:36  

#1  How can anyone make the judgement that the 'Sadr City operation' is successful? I hear reports that the Shia militia just moved out of Baghdad. Assuming these reports are correct, don't they simply return when US forces pull back?
Posted by: Bruce from MS   2007-03-16 17:21  

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