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| Iraq |
| US launches new offensive around Baghdad |
| 2007-06-16 |
| The U.S. military, which just days ago completed its latest troop buildup in Iraq, has launched a large offensive operation in several al-Qaida strongholds around Baghdad, the top U.S. commander said Saturday. Gen. David Petraeus said the operation began in the last 24 hours, and will put forces into key areas surrounding Baghdad that, according to intelligence, al-Qaida is using to base some of it car bomb operations. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #2 But, but , but.. This is impossible. |
| Posted by: Harry Reid 2007-06-16 13:42 |
| #1 The momentum for this push began with the arrival of Petraeus and the Baghdad sweep. The sweep had been going so well that he ordered exploitation pursuit into the terrorist havens in the suburbs. It is a rare event, but the hallmark of good leadership, to be ready and able to to conduct such an operation above and beyond a planned mission, when it turns out the enemy is weaker than expected. Such exploitation can turn a victory into a major sweeping rout of the enemy. Momentum can sometimes be more valuable than gold. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-06-16 13:15 |