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2006-03-22 Iraq

Pentagon planning for the Iraqi civil war

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-03-22 01:33|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Part of the problem is the chameleon like nature of gangs. Think Bloods, Baghdad chapter, who can morph between being political hired hit men one day, shake down artist the next, and just plain gangsters while hanging out. Some of the 'insurgency' is just that. Don't expect MSM to be able, or want to, tell the difference. How many blocks in American metro areas are actually 'controlled' by the authorities and how many are for all intents and purposes run by gangs. Yep, they'll step back when the cops cruise by, but as soon as they leave, guess who's running the block.

Posted by Unoting Omiting2312 2006-03-22 09:25|| 2006-03-22 09:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Got an idea for "checking" them when they're operating under different circumstances (if not that different) than American gangs?

Posted by Edward Yee 2006-03-22 09:35|| http://edwardyee.fanworks.net]">[http://edwardyee.fanworks.net] 2006-03-22 09:35|| Front Page Top

#3 The Pentagon's job is to plan for contingencies - all sorts of contingencies. This is not news. This is about prudently practicing "what if" drills, for any development that can reasonably be proposed to possibly happen.

Non-event. Nothing to see here - move on.

Posted by Lone Ranger 2006-03-22 10:08|| 2006-03-22 10:08|| Front Page Top

#4 PMSNBC would be all over teh pentagon if they weren't planing too....no win situation when you play with losers

Posted by Frank G 2006-03-22 10:10|| 2006-03-22 10:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, who led the 101st Airborne in Iraq, now heads the Army's training center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., teaching the lessons learned from the war. One of those lessons is that the U.S. military stormed into Iraq with little knowledge of Iraqi culture, which is now being taught in all U.S. combat training.

Hindsight words of wisdom from a perfumed prince.

Posted by Unineger Angenter4706 2006-03-22 10:19|| 2006-03-22 10:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Are they teaching about Iranian or Syrian (or both) cultures right now, too?

Posted by eLarson 2006-03-22 18:29|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2006-03-22 18:29|| Front Page Top

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