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2007-01-21 Iraq

Report: 15 Sunni insurgents killed in Iraq

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Posted by Fred 2007-01-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sounds good. About 5 of these a day would sound better. Almost like a war, or something. Civil affairs interventions and good-will medical days and small reconst. projects etc. etc. are just peachy, in the right circumstances, but I fear they're pretty ineffective in Sunni areas or gang-dominated areas of any stripe absent a fair amount of killing and ruthlessness. The "minds" of the majority are quite rationally focused on survival in the medium and long term, and 'til the enemy loses its power to intimidate all collateral efforts are a waste of time. Their "hearts" aren't important, and usually not reachable anyways.

Posted by Verlaine 2007-01-21 02:38|| 2007-01-21 02:38|| Front Page Top

#2 I myself would have preferred to see a zero behind that number.

Posted by Mike N. 2007-01-21 04:52|| 2007-01-21 04:52|| Front Page Top

#3 It's a start....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-01-21 11:14|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2007-01-21 11:14|| Front Page Top

#4 We need more of this now, our politicians are starting to see cut and run as an option. There is little time left to make a measurable difference, and helicopter crashes are hard to absorb.

Posted by wxjames 2007-01-21 18:22|| 2007-01-21 18:22|| Front Page Top

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