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2010-08-11 Iraq

Fears of al--Qaida return in Iraq as US--backed fighters defect - Guess who pays more now

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Posted by gorb 2010-08-11 00:40|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 The One won the war, got the troops out, then the Iraqis lose the peace.

Just like Vietnam!

Posted by Bobby 2010-08-11 05:54|| 2010-08-11 05:54|| Front Page Top

#2 That's alright. The iranians will come and make everything good again when the Americans leave.

Posted by Goober Goobelopolous 2010-08-11 06:31|| 2010-08-11 06:31|| Front Page Top

#3 The Sunni militants will be paid by Saudi and Shiite by Iran.Let the battle commence!

Posted by Paul2 2010-08-11 07:56|| 2010-08-11 07:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Can you say Zetas? I'm sure the usual suspects will eventually get around to reporting this with the lead 'Unexpected'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-08-11 10:29|| 2010-08-11 10:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Why do we still have to pay these guys? If AQ is threatening the Saudi king, shouldn't they be ponying up? It is a Muslim civil war after all.

Now is the time where the Iraqis have to prove if they were worth saving.

Posted by Penguin 2010-08-11 11:12|| 2010-08-11 11:12|| Front Page Top

#6 too many damn tribes . to many sets of islam. no wonder they have too have a dictator or "king in every country in the middle east

Posted by chris 2010-08-11 15:24|| 2010-08-11 15:24|| Front Page Top

#7 And David Cohen from Treasury was telling us that the pressure they had put on Al Qaeda's finances had driven them almost to bankruptcy. Judging from this, "almost" hasn't cut it.

Posted by American Delight 2010-08-11 16:46|| http://moneyjihad.wordpress.com/ 2010-08-11 16:46|| Front Page Top

#8 IRNA > [Iran Armed Forces] MILITARY OFFCIAL: ATTACK ON IRAN WILL BE THE END OF THE US [Iran has been ready for 10 Years = 1990 to defeat US strike, + claims US is not strong enough to defeat Iran's BASIJ forces].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-08-11 19:55|| 2010-08-11 19:55|| Front Page Top

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