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2008-04-27 Iraq

Iraq army claims in full sway of Basra - Bogged down, Quagmire

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-04-27 02:46|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 You mean the MSM is Bogged Down and in a Quagmire od their own making, don't you, GBUSMC?

Has anybody revised the estimate of the surviving members of the estimated 60,000-strong rebel force?

Posted by Bobby 2008-04-27 07:04|| 2008-04-27 07:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Some music store owners changed their focus to decorating cars for weddings."
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Posted by George Smiley 2008-04-27 07:12|| 2008-04-27 07:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Has anybody revised the estimate of the surviving members of the estimated 60,000-strong rebel force?

Ummm, figure around 30% left, figure also that that figure is wildly exaggerated.
I'd guess under a thousand to start with, and around 300 left alive today.

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-04-27 13:41|| 2008-04-27 13:41|| Front Page Top

#4 I have to comment the New York Times on their patience, though. They waited three whole days before they declared this operation a failure.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2008-04-27 18:15|| 2008-04-27 18:15|| Front Page Top

#5 I wrote "comment" but I meant "commend". But I meant it sarcastically. Sorry, it's Sunday afternoon and I wanna take a nap.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2008-04-27 18:21|| 2008-04-27 18:21|| Front Page Top

#6 And besides that, what's up with ArabLounge.com? Does Osama bin Laden know that you're taking that kind of advertising?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2008-04-27 18:23|| 2008-04-27 18:23|| Front Page Top

#7 "We don't want to see foreign forces on our streets" > Okay-y-y, lest we fergit WAFF.com/TOPIX [old] - IRAQ GENERAL claims IRAN controls andor supports over 43 ARMED MILITIA GROUPS in Basra.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-04-27 22:33|| 2008-04-27 22:33|| Front Page Top

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