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2006-03-25 Iraq

Iran supporting Iraqs militias, says Khalilzad

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Posted by Fred 2006-03-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 That picture, all you need is a few Canary feathers stuck to his lips.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-03-25 07:57|| 2006-03-25 07:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Ambassador in Iraq openly accuses Iran of hostile acts against Iraq.

Reminds me of the rampup in pressure on Syria. Unfortunately, the Iraqis haven't consolidated their government yet. The next step would be for them to make these statements -- and demand that it stop. Not too likely in the near future, though.

Posted by lotp 2006-03-25 08:52|| 2006-03-25 08:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Article: The militias havent been focused on decisively yet. That will be tough, he said. More Iraqis in Baghdad are dying - if you look at the recent period of two, three weeks - from militia attacks than from the terrorist car bombings.

Sounds like the Sunni guerrillas are just about done. US casualties are starting to downtick big time. We have two enemies in Iraq - two opponents that prevent the establishment of a friendly government on a long term basis - the Sunni terrorists and the Shiite militias. The principle of defeating one's enemies in detail - i.e. one at a time, has prevented our guys from going after the Shiite militias, in favor of attacking the Sunni guerrillas first. It may be time to tackle the Shiite militias. That may mean that casualties will uptick again.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2006-03-25 12:21|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2006-03-25 12:21|| Front Page Top

#4 the American-trained Iraqi Army will soon be the second best trained and equiped army in the Middle East. Despite Iran's best efforts to support the local militias, it is only a matter of time before the Army clears out the problem.

Posted by john">john 2006-03-25 19:59|| 2006-03-25 19:59|| Front Page Top

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