Baghdad waiting
The surge strategy is set to begin in Baghdad even as a market cleans up after a horrific bombing: "There was notable deployment of Iraqi army units and armored vehicles on the streets yesterday. I saw...
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"US says it is on. Maliki Government says it isn’t." Not very inspiring, are they? Let’s hope the coordination, such as it is, gets better. I also hope the miscaptioned photo at the link, of the...
View ArticleThe war within
The American opposition to Iraq rises, threatening a million demonstrators before the year is out: "A band of Republican senators, including Nebraska’s Chuck Hagel, threatened Wednesday to shut down...
View ArticleB-1 over Baghdad
Omar at Iraq the Model posts a cellphone snapshot of a B-1 Lancer a few thousand feet over his city, apparently as part of the crackdown of the surge which, he says, already is being felt by residents:...
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Quieter in Baghdad
The surge and its crackdown are taking hold: "We are hearing fewer explosions and less gunfire now than two weeks ago and that, in Baghdad, qualifies as quiet. I agree with what some experts say about...
View ArticleBaghdad, week 2
Troops are increasing incrementally daily… "We are getting used to the procedures at checkpoints; keep your hands visible on the wheel, keep your papers close to you, prepare to open the trunk and if...
View ArticleEmbracing the surge
Congress should do so, says this two-tour Marine major because it can work and whittle our forces in half within eighteen months. "American soldiers in Iraq are constantly asked about our commitment to...
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By the numbers
Some may say this would have been the result if we’d had more troops in Iraq in the first place. But the cause of these declining numbers is more likely to have been the switch in tactics, from...
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