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2018-04-04 Iraq

More Than Militias: Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces Are Here To Stay

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Posted by Herb McCoy 2018-04-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iraq

#1 So there you have it. Some of the overseas adventure money is now being spent on stuff the USDoS must truly love, ie political hijinx. Let's spend that money here in the USA on our borders, missile defense and better detection at points of entry.

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-04-04 09:18|| 2018-04-04 09:18|| Front Page Top

#2 I do have an $1800 dollar suit. I didn't need to buy a $1200 plane ticket to get it. Nor additional $1200 plane tix for each member of my entourage. WTF?

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-04-04 09:37|| 2018-04-04 09:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Hey, I can't be responsible if Rantburg can't parse proper HTML. Every paragraph must be terminated with a end of paragraph marker.

Posted by Herb McCoy 2018-04-04 15:41|| 2018-04-04 15:41|| Front Page Top

#4 a number of armed groups ‐ united in opposition to a common enemy but not in command structure or vision ‐ emerged in place of the struggling state armed forces

So regional governing warlords and their enforcers.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-04-04 19:06|| 2018-04-04 19:06|| Front Page Top

#5 #3 - Actually no, you don't have to on the Burg. The fact you argue the point does you no favor

Posted by Frank G 2018-04-04 20:42|| 2018-04-04 20:42|| Front Page Top

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