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2004-06-20 Iraq-Jordan

Allawi Reorganizes Forces to Fight Terror

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Posted by Fred 2004-06-20 10:47:06 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Actually, they do need equipment.

a lot of what Hussein bought as far as heavy armament goes is sitting in a boneyard until someone figures out what to do with it. Also, they have to figure out how much of it actually works.

as for what you see on the streets and in attacks, that stuff has been looted from caches for the most part. Either way, it's definately not in the hands of the ISF.

I believe that Allawi is probably the best thing going for us right now as far as Iraqi leadership goes. Once the responsibility for any consequences in Iraq are laid on him I think you will see more aggressive moves, not less aggressive. Allawi knows how to play hardball and he's not afraid of seeming un-PC. He also is connected in all the right Arab ways.

If he were a horse, I'd bet the farm on him.

That is, of course, if he manages to stay alive long enough to do anything. I'm not too worried about that. He is the survivor type.

-DS
"Live from Baghdad"

Posted by DeviantSaint 2004-06-20 12:57:01 PM|| [www.livejournal.com/~deviantsaint] 2004-06-20 12:57:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Besides, most of what they bought is crap from Russia and France.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-06-20 1:03:03 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2004-06-20 1:03:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Ohhhhh... welcome back, DS!

Posted by Anonymous5089 2004-06-20 1:13:11 PM|| 2004-06-20 1:13:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Indeed - Welcome back DS - stay safe!

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-20 1:15:36 PM|| 2004-06-20 1:15:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Welcome back DS, post more often (please!), and stay safe. Anything we can do for you from back here?

Posted by Steve White 2004-06-20 1:47:09 PM|| 2004-06-20 1:47:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 It also could be things like boots, uniforms, truck tires, all the sort of things that help a military fight and win but don't make you look cool at the Dictator's Lodge

Posted by Anonymous 2004-06-20 9:45:08 PM|| 2004-06-20 9:45:08 PM|| Front Page Top

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