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| U.S. deploys Iraqi force along Syrian border |
| 2003-10-28 |
| The United States has formed and deployed an Iraqi security force to patrol the border with Syria. U.S. officials said the Iraqi border force was formed to halt the smuggling of weapons and Islamic insurgents from Syria. They said thousands of Arab nationals from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria have entered Iraq to join the Sunni insurgency against the U.S.-led coalition. The Iraqi force along the Syrian border contains more than 1,500 troops, officials said. The force was deployed in September in an attempt to bolster counter-insurgency operations. "We saw the level of enthusiasm of the security forces that have been put in place, over 1,500 people to act as border guards along the Syrian-Iraqi border," House terrorism subcommittee chairman Rep. James Saxton, who returned from Iraq last week, said. "And to see these men and women stand up and tell us how proud they are to be able to do something for their country for the first time in their lives because they volunteered to do it, not because they had to do it, was very uplifting to us." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #8 They might want to consider a similar force for the United States border with Mexico..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2003-10-28 5:41:26 PM |
| #7 Maybe we should sub-contract these guys when things straighten out over there. The Yuma border-area sure could use 'em. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2003-10-28 5:18:19 PM |
| #6 I would like to see the MOAB and the high tech rifle I saw on the Discovery tried out in this enviroment. You can shoot exploding rounds to knock out jihadis that are hiding behind walls. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-10-28 3:23:07 PM |
| #5 Also, if anyone wants to see what a rant looks like, check out the Healing Iraq post today on the attacks yesterday: http://healingiraq.blogspot.com/ |
| Posted by: Matt 2003-10-28 1:38:41 PM |
| #4 Look at OP's comment on this yesterday. Rantburg is ahead of the news once again. |
| Posted by: Matt 2003-10-28 1:15:10 PM |
| #3 The Jordan border may be even more important than the Saudi border. The road capacity is almost as great as Syria and even if the King of Jordan isn't a terrorist, a lot of his subjects are and even more guests of his subjects are terrorists. |
| Posted by: mhw 2003-10-28 12:57:04 PM |
| #2 Sounds like the Iraqis get it. This is a good start...we need more. When the reports start coming in about Iraqi security forces helping to toe-tag the foreign boomers at the border, we'll know we really have something going - and so will the terrorists. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2003-10-28 12:42:23 PM |
| #1 They might want to consider a similar force for the border with the Soddies, an equally untrustworthy neighbor. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-10-28 12:40:43 PM |