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2005-05-25 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-05-25 00:19|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "They were chickens," Colonel Talabani said.

Heh. He's getting the hang of it. Mebbe we should lend them some of those audio tapes that proved so effective in Fallujah in enraging the dipshits into attacking. I recall the laugh track got a good response. Lend 'em a PsyOps Hummer.

Posted by .com 2005-05-25 00:45|| 2005-05-25 00:45|| Front Page Top

#2 This is great, if the Iraqi commanders aren't inflating the reports. Remember that as far as Iraqi public relations go, their role model is Baghdad Bob.

The way to really make the American people understand is to get an imbedded reporter in with the Iraqi troops. It will have to be several reporters, representing the whole spectrum of the MSM. Traitors, Surrender Monkeys, Latent Communists, the Howard Dean guys, moderate Democrats, and Fox News.

Posted by Penguin 2005-05-25 01:02|| 2005-05-25 01:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Somebody getting rolled up?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-05-25 02:15|| 2005-05-25 02:15|| Front Page Top

#4 I don't think it likely that the Iraqis are inflating. Not with the American advisors standing beside them as they speak. We'll see what they say when they do such things independently -- that's when we'll know how much the Iraqi military culture has really changed.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-05-25 05:34|| 2005-05-25 05:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Traitors, Surrender Monkeys, Latent Communists, the Howard Dean guys, moderate Democrats, and Fox News.

ROTFL -- that really summarizes things pretty well, I believe.

Posted by Matt 2005-05-25 08:25|| 2005-05-25 08:25|| Front Page Top

#6 I for one am getting annoyed worried by this numbers game thats been gone on recently. I don't know if it is being volunteered or if the press (both Arab and Anglo) are pushing this with their questions. But once you go quanitative vs. qualitative you put yourself in the Westmoreland Syndrome of winning with the high total but losing the effectiveness of the operational objectives.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2005-05-25 09:10|| 2005-05-25 09:10|| Front Page Top

#7 I'd agree with you Jack. But unfortunately, the MSM has been harping about lack of Iraqi support and lack of seeming progress when the military didn't play the game. They gotta give 'em something to report since the MSM doesn't report on the schools/hospitals/health care/saftey improvements. I think they are being careful, but it can be a slippery slope.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-05-25 09:37|| 2005-05-25 09:37|| Front Page Top

#8 my impression is theyre honest about how many people theyre arresting, but not everyone theyre arresting is an insurgent. I saw a quote from Knight Rider, which had someone in the neighborhood, who reported a local saying they were just going around arresting anybody. Discounting that as an exaggeration, its likely that they arrested anyone they had any reason to suspect, leaving the sorting out to be done later. In which case I suspect less than half of the 437 are actually folks who are gonna be held, rather than tossed back.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2005-05-25 09:48|| 2005-05-25 09:48|| Front Page Top

#9 still, the above should be seen in context. This seems to be the first time the Iraqi forces are doing something like this on this scale, and with cooperation of both the Iraqi army and police (not necessarily simple). Even if they are having problems, that can be chalked up to learning.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2005-05-25 09:49|| 2005-05-25 09:49|| Front Page Top

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