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2008-02-17 Iraq

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Posted by Glenmore 2008-02-17 14:19|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Something has happened with our intelligence. It was noted that in the past week alone, we policed up something like 200 weapons caches in Iraq, mostly special groups Iranian crap.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-02-17 18:05|| 2008-02-17 18:05|| Front Page Top

#2 'moose, I don't know if it's intel (probably) or something else, but I have been making a point of posting 'Special Groups' news here for a month or so now. In the aggregate it is BIG news - and virtually unreported in the media.
In my opinion it is the single most important campaign currently underway - the Iraqis can handle AQI now without us (though less efficiently). It is challenging to stay on the knife edge of attacking Iranian/Shia enemies in Iraq without causing the general Shia population, government, and religious leaders to move into open alliance with them. But if we DON'T weaken the Iranian influence it won't matter what the rest of the Shia think. Or the Sunni, for that matter.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-02-17 19:29|| 2008-02-17 19:29|| Front Page Top

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