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2007-07-15 Iraq

Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces kill insurgent cell commander in Baghdad

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Posted by Fred 2007-07-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 I see this is from last week, because I know the war is over.

There's no gloom and doom on the front page of The Washington Post this morning.

We musta declared victory and redeployed overnight.

Posted by Bobby 2007-07-15 07:17|| 2007-07-15 07:17|| Front Page Top

#2 the team engaged the insurgent with well-aimed and proportional fire.

I know how hard their trainers have worked to get the Iraqis to aim instead of their customary spray'n'pray. Well done, gentlemen!

Posted by trailing wife 2007-07-15 09:28|| 2007-07-15 09:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Fred,

Shouldn't that be the "late" Said Jaffer?

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-07-15 10:49|| 2007-07-15 10:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Hilarious - well done, Fred, and IA and MNF-I teams.

Posted by Verlaine 2007-07-15 12:43|| 2007-07-15 12:43|| Front Page Top

#5 I guess with the Donks putting the ink to a Munich surrender and there's really no need to gather intelligence anymore, we're finally offing the bastards on the battlefield rather than allow some ACLU lawyer represent them out of theater. Late in getting around to it, but gets the deadwood pile up before we head out.

The high-level rogue JAM leader has a history of terrorizing the New Baghdad area by extorting money, kidnapping and carrying out extra-judicial killings on innocent citizens, who resisted his criminal influence in their neighborhoods.

Which means he was no more an 'insurgent' than any members of the Bloods or Crips. There's generally a tie in with 'terrorists' or 'insurgents' and 'criminals'. It's easier for one to morph into another than any of them becoming fine upstanding citizens. I'm sure doctrine doesn't address it, but it is a great idea that you crush any criminal organization that is around in any area you potentially have insurgent/terrorist activity. It removes very fertile ground. Kill it before it multiplies.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-07-15 13:03|| 2007-07-15 13:03|| Front Page Top

#6 Nice inline.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-07-15 13:05|| 2007-07-15 13:05|| Front Page Top

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