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2008-05-06 Iraq

Mahdi Army takes a hit in Baghdad, Basrah - Bill Roggio, Long War Journal

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-05-06 04:05|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
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#1 captured a "mid-level Special Groups leader"

I wonder if he had a cell phone and computer. Or at least a pay ledger.

Posted by Menhadden Snogum6713 2008-05-06 08:00|| 2008-05-06 08:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Mahdi army needed a good a$$ thumping--it was overdue.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-05-06 09:49|| 2008-05-06 09:49|| Front Page Top

#3 I hope that this operation runs through to completion. Tater and his tots need to be totally totalled, so we do not have to mess with them any more.

A lot of lives, both US and Iraqi, could have been saved if we took out Tater 4 years ago. Well, better late than never.

Posted by Alaska Paul in Thorne Bay, AK">Alaska Paul in Thorne Bay, AK 2008-05-06 16:56|| 2008-05-06 16:56|| Front Page Top

#4 For those complaining about the survival of Tater, there was NOT the political will in Iraq 4 years ago to take him out. It was only AFTER the collapse of the Sunni militias and their conversion to Sons of Iraq {the Iraqi version of Kit Carson Scouts}, that Tater became politically vulnerable; also, the Iraqi Army and Police had 4 years of training and vetting so that they became reliable. The average length of a counter-insurgency campaign is 10 years historically, the US is a couple of years ahead of the curve in Iraq.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2008-05-06 17:06|| 2008-05-06 17:06|| Front Page Top

#5 A lot of lives, both US and Iraqi, could have been saved if we took out Tater 4 years ago.

Maybe, AP. It's just as likely the Shiites would've made him a martyr, to the Iranians' benefit.

Posted by Pappy 2008-05-06 17:59|| 2008-05-06 17:59|| Front Page Top

#6 The Iraqi Shiites loved young Master Sadr four years ago, for the sake of his father. They had to learn to hate him for his very own sake before they would help get rid of him.

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