All that’s needed is for something to happen to rile the ‘mahdi’ army and the ceasefire will end, as well as some Iraqi leader to demand “America tear down these Walls!” and the Real Purposes for the ‘surge’, i.e. Escalation, will be no more!
Political: The ‘surge’ Working?? Take 1
Iraqi army prepares assault in Diyala as election law vetoed
Some members of the Sunni Awakening, tribesmen paid by the United States to fight al Qaida Iraq, are fleeing. “They think the security plan will target them after the insurgents,” Mulla Sh’hab Alsafi, leader of one local Awakening group, told McClatchy.
Iraqi Military: The ‘surge Working?? Take 2
Iraqi forces aren’t quite ready to take charge
There’s a Video report at the top of this one.
And if this wasn’t such a tragic mistake, the invasion and occupation, you might find this report amusing. It reads like a ‘Keystone Cop’ movie, great descriptive honest take after 6plus years and still going.
Security: The ‘surge’ Working?? Take 3
Ex-insurgents Want More Money, or Else
The Iraqi officer leading a U.S.-financed anti-jihadist group is in no mood for small talk — either the military gives him more money or he will pack his bags and rejoin the ranks of al-Qaeda
4,000 U.S. Combat Deaths, and Just a Handful of Images
BAGHDAD — The case of a freelance photographer in Iraq who was barred from covering the Marines after he posted photos on the Internet of several of them dead has underscored what some journalists say is a growing effort by the American military to control graphic images from the war.
One wonders the why of the presidential candidate claiming so much success about the ‘surge’, i.e. escalation, isn’t talking more about what he would do to finally bring bin Laden to justice!
Seems he to, like the present administration, doesn’t think about binny much, is the al Qaeda leader contributing to the campaigns of his once buddies, or working with the rovian crowd on some smear campaigns against the opponent.
“Bring Them Home NOW, and Take Care Of Them When They Return”
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