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2006-11-13 Iraq

Tater Alert: Influence rises but base frays for Iraqi potentater

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2006-11-13 11:46|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ... when his followers fought tanks in flip-flops, ...

Whereas I see this as a sign of dumb-as-a-rock fanaticism, I have no doubt the NYT meant this a sign of how brave and fearless the Lions of the Madhi™ are and how pointless it is for us to take them on. Like how the Japanese and VC were made into bogeymen out of proportion to their actual threat.

Posted by xbalanke 2006-11-13 15:09|| 2006-11-13 15:09|| Front Page Top

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