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2008-02-20 Iraq

US troops attack al-Qa'eda's Iraq stronghold

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Posted by Sherry 2008-02-20 10:32|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 The size of the force (11k) seems too small to both support the outer cordon, the police stations and also carry out the operations.

I hope we are either low balling the force numbers or we experience a lot of help from the local auxilliaries.

Posted by mhw">mhw 2008-02-20 10:43|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/] 2008-02-20 10:43|| Front Page Top

#2 After setting up a security cordon around the outskirts of the city and an inner ring of police stations, a joint force of almost 11,000 troops is now mounting strikes on hundreds of terrorist sanctuaries between the two rings

The way I read that, the 11,000 is IN ADDITION to the two rings, not inclusive of them.

Posted by crosspatch 2008-02-20 11:27|| 2008-02-20 11:27|| Front Page Top

#3 This is the reason we were running the IA through divisional and corps level ops at the end of 2007. It's their ballgame, a real life pass or fail test.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2008-02-20 13:29|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2008-02-20 13:29|| Front Page Top

#4 A blog of a 16 year old kid in Mosul.

The people in Mosul are very weary of Al Qaeda and are hoping the operation succeeds.

Posted by www 2008-02-20 18:51|| 2008-02-20 18:51|| Front Page Top

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