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2005-08-04 Iraq-Jordan

Switched off in Basra (Steven Vincent's final posting)

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Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-08-04 12:39|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The US dealt above the table - they shot them wholesale in Sadr city until they cried uncle.

Posted by buwaya 2005-08-04 14:08|| 2005-08-04 14:08|| Front Page Top

#2 The US did NOT deal with with them at all. They stopped before they killed Tater and his controllers. They had two chances to do the right thing and they let themselves be talked out of it each time. It's like not getting Saddam in the first GW. We'll have to go back in in a few years to prevent Tater from turning southern Iraq over to the Mad Mullahs.

Posted by Angoluper Jomogum9513 2005-08-04 14:15|| 2005-08-04 14:15|| Front Page Top

#3 buwaya: The US dealt above the table - they shot them wholesale in Sadr city until they cried uncle.

That makes a lot of sense. GI's may have prevented Sadr from doing certain things and Sadr attacked them for it. This could be why British troops are not being attacked by Shiite thugs - why attack the people who are letting you kill Iraqi civilians at will, and are training you to get better at it?

Posted by Zhang Fei">Zhang Fei 2005-08-04 15:02|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-08-04 15:02|| Front Page Top

#4 That or Sistani's got the whip hand in Basara and is keeping the peace British help.

Posted by Shipman 2005-08-04 20:38|| 2005-08-04 20:38|| Front Page Top

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