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2008-04-16 Iraq

Iraq removes commanders after Basra crackdown

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-04-16 11:26|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 I know I'm no military man, but is firing those 2 high-ranking guys (of whom it sounds like the US/Brits think highly) a good idea? Especially when the whole thing was so poorly-planned in the first place. Doesn't seem like making a scapegoat out of competent commanders is a great idea, given their scarcity.

Posted by Geoffro 2008-04-16 12:52|| 2008-04-16 12:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Hmmm. Maybe the op went so poorly because they were holding back, and it was obvious? Maybe they didn't have the stomach for going up against their muzz brothers. That's a problem, because, if you can't shoot a bad guy just because he's a muzz, then you can't do anything about bad guys. Sort of defeats the purpose...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-04-16 14:04|| 2008-04-16 14:04|| Front Page Top

#3 I think the article is updated.

"But the Defence Ministry denied earlier comments that the top military commander in the southern city, Army Lieutenant-General Mohan al-Furaiji, had also been replaced.

"He is still in his job. He's leading the operations in Basra," Defence Ministry spokesman, Major-General Mohammed al-Askari, said of Furaiji."

Posted by Penguin 2008-04-16 14:07|| 2008-04-16 14:07|| Front Page Top

#4 I heard that they had done a good job and so had been promoted from field commanders to general staff positions. The Iraqi Army would be short of command staff officers with combat experience. It looks like those two are on a fast-track for promotion to high ranks.

Posted by crosspatch 2008-04-16 18:59|| 2008-04-16 18:59|| Front Page Top

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