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2006-08-22 Iraq

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Posted by Steve 2006-08-22 11:33|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 While over a quarter of the Sunni Arab population has fled the country

Very interesting. Where did they go to, pray tell?

Posted by trailing wife 2006-08-22 13:30|| 2006-08-22 13:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Almost twice as many bombs are being deployed, with nearly as large an increase in 'successful' deployments. Individual bombs are not as successful as in the past, and the detonation efficiency is down, but because of the huge increase in deployments the net increase of casualties is still slightly up from previously.
That said, they are deploying against considerably softer targets in order to gain even this marginal increase in effect. AND a much greater proportion of the counter-bomb effort is now being handled by Iraqi forces. That makes it sound like the Iraqi forces are getting fairly close to US effectiveness on this battlefront. Looks a bit like light at the end of the tunnel may not be an oncoming train.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-08-22 13:36|| 2006-08-22 13:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Mostly Jordan. But before Saddam was overthrown, more than 20% of Iraqis were already exiled. Since the war there has been a net inflow with Sunnis leaving and Shiites and Kurds returning.

Posted by ed 2006-08-22 13:39|| 2006-08-22 13:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Where did they go? Hopefully to hell.

Posted by Spoger Snetch3980 2006-08-22 17:31|| 2006-08-22 17:31|| Front Page Top

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