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2007-07-11 Iraq

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Posted by Glenmore 2007-07-11 09:43|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 Oooohh, and Unca Walty Cronkheit's heirs in the legacy media are just a-tremble with happy anticipation for some big splashy "last offensive" like Tet... so they can join in one mighty chorus of "Flee! all is lost! Flee, I tell you!!!"

Never mind that the various criminal gangs would have been turned into so many puddles of something closely resembling strawberry jam. It's the essential truthiness that counts!

Posted by Sgt. Mom 2007-07-11 10:34|| www.celiahayes.com]">[www.celiahayes.com] 2007-07-11 10:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Something offensive in Iraq, no doubt whatsoever about that.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-07-11 11:16|| 2007-07-11 11:16|| Front Page Top

#3 They have a multiple problems, though. First is that they lack the raw numbers to pull off a major attack. Second and third is that they are hated by the non-criminal Iraqis and they cannot maintain OPSEC.

Plus they've already tried that sort of thing. The only parallel holiday they have to Tet is Ramadan, but that has been used for violence for so long that nobody is going to have their guard down, in fact, they will be expecting trouble.

So many of them are known to the police it will be near impossible for them to infiltrate Baghdad in any number, and they are also prone to spilling their guts when captured.

They are years late and a LOT of dollars short to pull of that sort of thing.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-07-11 11:31|| 2007-07-11 11:31|| Front Page Top

#4 I agree w/'moose. Though I'm sure the msm will overplay any brave freedom fighter fighting to the last bullet as much as they down play or not report at all our rebuilding schools, roads, and doing medical/dental liaison work w/the local iraqi communities.

Posted by Broadhead6 2007-07-11 11:48|| 2007-07-11 11:48|| Front Page Top

#5 You should be able to tell when its about to start. That's when the AP finally has all its stringers in place and embeded with AQ ~~terrorists~~ insurgent forces in Iraq.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-07-11 12:19|| 2007-07-11 12:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Problem is Tet took us by surprise, this one won't.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-07-11 14:58|| 2007-07-11 14:58|| Front Page Top

#7 I would bet on AQ trying to make a big splash about the time Petraeus report is due. I would also bet on the MSM wringing their collective evil little hands and yelling quagmire; surrender. The Harry Reid, John Kerry, Murtha, and Nancy Pelosi, etc. will go along with the MSMs doom and gloom pronouncements.

On the other hand if AQ comes out for a Tet-like attack it be much to identify them and kill them.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-07-11 18:13|| 2007-07-11 18:13|| Front Page Top

#8 Amongst other things, what died with the VietCong in TET 1968 was also any Commie sectarian hope of a COMMUNIST SOUTH VIETNAM INDEPENDENT AND SOVEREIGN FROM HANOI + NORTH VIETNAM. As for Iraqi gangs wanting to do something spectacular now, Iran is already moving down a general course for war wid the USA, vv AQ cells inside Amer + potential Amer Hiroshimas, escalating Iran-specific arms and military support for Iraqi insurgents [e.g. QUDS FORCE],escalating mil tensions in Lebanon in collusion wid Syria-Hizzies, etal. agz Israel, and routinely enticing or requesting the UNO + major foreign powers to unilaterally intervene on Iran's behalf agz the USA, be said intervention diplomatic andor military. REALITY > IFF NOT FOR WATERGATE AND NIXON'S RESIGNATION, SOUTH VIETNAM WOULD LIKELY STILL EXIST AS A NATION. NIXON REDUCED US COMBAT FORCE LEVELS IN SOUTH VIETNAM = "VIETNAMIZED" THE COMBAT, NOT ENDED US COMMITMENT TO SOUTH VIETNAM'S EXISTENCE. DUBYA IS NOT NIXON > will NOT resign nor stop entrenching while he's alive and still Prez.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-07-11 22:55|| 2007-07-11 22:55|| Front Page Top

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