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2005-10-02 Iraq

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-10-02 00:02|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Meanwhile, an oversight committee release reports a finding that the paltry 3 Iraqi batallions - out of 100 - that are capable of fully joining operations with US forces has been reduced to one. Why? Because the State Department is kissing asses of Islamofascists in order to get them to participate in phony one-time "democratic" elections. US troops do not have a fixed enemy. Iraqi friendlies are not allowed to have a fixed enemy. Only George Bush has a mortal global enemy: Secularism. His use of the Texas airhead Bible thumper - Karen Hughes - as the face of Americans, calls me to question the integrity of anyone who would support his whimp-war methodology. He is in the way.

Yeah, I support the Abu Ghraib prep work for Psych-Intelligence. And I oppose the President who hung good troops out to dry. Patton wouldn't have appeared on al-Arabiya to condemn his own troops, before an investigation. But Patton wasn't an over-achieving rich brat either.

Don't like my opinions? Best selling author, Robert Spencer, referred to GBW as "arch-dhimmi." Whatever you call him, do not call him resolute.

Posted by Vlad the Muslim Impaler 2005-10-02 03:19|| 2005-10-02 03:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Missing link:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051001/pl_nm/iraq_bush_dc

Posted by Vlad the Muslim Impaler 2005-10-02 03:20|| 2005-10-02 03:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Lol. How could so many have been so wrong? And I was one of 'em, too - I'm soooo ashamed. Thanks, Vlad, Dubya's just dhimmi trash compared to you and the "experts" who scribble books and then say outrageous shit to sell 'em. You guys are the real tough motherfuckers - it's all so plain to me now.

Posted by .com 2005-10-02 04:01|| 2005-10-02 04:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Vlad, it's likely the 3 battlions have been broken up to form cadres. Fastest way to upscale an army.

Posted by Shipman 2005-10-02 10:03|| 2005-10-02 10:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Similarly in 1941 the USMC at 2 ready to kick-ass Marine Divisions.... in February 1942 they didn't have any combat ready divisions, in 1943 2, in 1944 4, in 1945 6 with a USMC Army HQ being formed.

Posted by Shipman 2005-10-02 10:06|| 2005-10-02 10:06|| Front Page Top

#6 It is true that the Iraqis have been slow to reach competent levels.

However, they have a lot to overcome:

- scubbing of Baathist and Jihadi syms
- tribal loyalties
- corruption of society
- instinctive lack of initiative
- islamic propaganda
- CNN, AP, BCC propaganda

Posted by Elmairt Flavise5497 2005-10-02 11:27|| 2005-10-02 11:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Don't like my opinions?

"I am the very model of a modern Armchair General.

"I have the Answers to It All, both concrete and ephemeral..."

Posted by Pappy 2005-10-02 11:58|| 2005-10-02 11:58|| Front Page Top

#8 Applying the same criteria, who many NATO formations, let alone the rest of world, are combat ready? More realistic criteria are: Are they sufficiently armed and will they fight? Expecting them to have US level training, equipment, logistics, planning, and intelligence assets are not realistic.

Posted by ed 2005-10-02 12:05|| 2005-10-02 12:05|| Front Page Top

#9 Why is Tater Sadr still alive? Why is Al Jazeera still transmitting? Why is the USAF not allowed to use their big brooms instead of snuffies going house to house?
Get serious and get this over with. I have been a big supporter of Bush, but dragging this out is idiotcy.
Finish this thing, declare victory, then get out.
Massive airpower not seen since WWII needs to clean out the Sunni Triangle, not house to house fighting.
We need to send an unambigiuous message to Syria and Iran: Don't F**k with the bull. You gonna' get the horn.
President Bush: Less restraint, more progress. How mad can the French and their allies Kerry and Kennedy get?

Posted by Flavins Pholuger6383 2005-10-02 12:15|| 2005-10-02 12:15|| Front Page Top

#10 a great summary of the training situation at:

http://tigerhawk.blogspot.com/2005/10/lt-gen-david-petraeus-speaks-at.html

Posted by mhw 2005-10-02 12:15|| 2005-10-02 12:15|| Front Page Top

#11 Echo Ship, Iraq security forces, Border guards, & Police, and Soldiers are well on their way and growing stronger each day.

It's True, that many batallions still have an element of coalition advisors, which technically prevents a full *independant op status*, but even those same units are still kicking ass and rounding up Baathist thugs and splodydopes everyday.

Vlad: And I oppose the President who hung good troops out to dry.
Patton
wouldn't have appeared on al-Arabiya to condemn his own troops, before an investigation. But Patton wasn't an over-achieving rich brat either.

ie...Sure we could have leveled Fallujah conventually in one morning, and maybe we should have..but I ain't running this war..so wtf..

Patton is a hero to all of us, but Ike, Marshall, & Roosevelt had a little more on their plate than the 3 Army, so it is with GWB.

Posted by Red Dog 2005-10-02 12:22|| 2005-10-02 12:22|| Front Page Top

#12 Robert Spencer?!? Well, if you insist on holding him up as your primary authority, nothing more need be said.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-10-02 14:42|| 2005-10-02 14:42|| Front Page Top

#13 One year ago we were fighting for control all around Baghdad (sadr city, nasariah, etc). Today we are fighting in the last few towns on the border with Syria. How can this not be seen as success? It seems with where the new bar is set for success, we would have had to quit at the battle of the bulge (actually, the left would have quit at Perl Harbor). It appears all you need for the war to be labeled as "loosing" is for the enemy to make ANY TYPE OF ATTACK ANYWHERE. You could NEVER win a war with the new set of rules the left have established.

Posted by Patrick 2005-10-02 15:30|| 2005-10-02 15:30|| Front Page Top

#14 Nothing personal. The status quo ante in Iraq is nothing but a form of defeatism. Oil productions levels are lower than they were 2 years ago. Khomenist Islamofascism is the official ideology in most Shiite cities. Jihadi groups like the Al-Sadrites form a paramilitary opposition. Sunni Iraq is in open revolt. US support for the war is at an all time low. We should either get tough or get out.

Posted by Vlad the Muslim Impaler 2005-10-02 19:02|| 2005-10-02 19:02|| Front Page Top

#15 So sez the leader of the 42001st Armchair Brigade...

Posted by Pappy 2005-10-02 21:00|| 2005-10-02 21:00|| Front Page Top

#16 Asymmetrical Triangulation sez:

Well, yeah...we should have used the tactical nuke option the moment we KNEW things were NOT adding up.

Posted by asymmetrical triangulation 2005-10-02 21:54|| 2005-10-02 21:54|| Front Page Top

#17 asymmetrical triangulation, yer name is way kool.

Posted by Billary 2005-10-02 22:04|| 2005-10-02 22:04|| Front Page Top

#18 Ok, Vlad. Regards what to call Bush, well, "They call me Mr. ~~Tibbs~~ President."

Works for me.

Perfect he's not. but thank your lucky stars or whatever Deity you choose that he's the President, not Gore or Skeery. And if you bring up McCain, as if that fucking gloryboy would actually have done dick, I'll go ballistic and post the screed I've had written up and waiting for you since 5:00 am, heh.

Posted by .com 2005-10-02 23:02|| 2005-10-02 23:02|| Front Page Top

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