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2008-03-29 Iraq

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Posted by Glenmore 2008-03-29 17:57|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Mahdi Army

#1 in addition, I've read elsewhere (Confederate Yankee, Hotair, etc) that Al-Maliki's "extension" of the quit-fighting-or-die proclamation was NOT extended to 10 days. Only the turn-in of medium to-heavy-weapons time is...

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-03-29 18:17|| 2008-03-29 18:17|| Front Page Top

#2 You've got to hand it to Maliki for saying he's staying is Basra until the militias are broken. Hopefully this means there won't be some bullshit truce like in Fallujah, April 2004.

Posted by Apostate 2008-03-29 18:41|| 2008-03-29 18:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Note that the enemy are now "criminals", stripped of any religious or political significance. Just street scum.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-03-29 18:47|| 2008-03-29 18:47|| Front Page Top

#4 We are going to use the airpower to reshape the battlespace against the Shias. Unlike two years ago, a lot of the head to head will be shouldered by the Iraqis. We will be stepping up the air support dramatically in the coming days.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2008-03-29 19:15|| 2008-03-29 19:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Moose, I think that's because most of 'em really are criminal gangs of one flavor or another. All of 'em are Shi'a so religion isn't an issue. Some of them may be bankrolled by Iran, others are just street toughs.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2008-03-29 19:19|| 2008-03-29 19:19|| Front Page Top

#6 M1A1 did not use main gun. Others in area used auto weapons fire.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2008-03-29 22:24|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2008-03-29 22:24|| Front Page Top

#7 #6 M1A1 did not use main gun. Others in area used auto weapons fire.

da$$. Main gun action would have caused some SERIOUS clinching of sphincters for any wanabees watching.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-03-29 23:45|| 2008-03-29 23:45|| Front Page Top

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