Bending the Third Rail
Because We Should, We Can, We Do
Friday, January 05, 2007
Iraq, Whack-A-Mole Edition
.... with approximately 1,000 U.S. and Iraqi troops launching a "major offensive" in Diyala province, a place that has become a sort of hub for Sunni insurgents. U.S. commanders did not share details of the offensive with their Iraqi counterparts until shortly before it began, fearing the information would leak to insurgents. Regardless, it seems the insurgents were prepared for their arrival, and by the time the raids started, there were very few military-age men found in the area.
Same shit different year.

And seriously, an escalation with more troops is not going to change the situation. To have any real impact on Iraq would take several hundred thousand troops, and (for a variety of reasons) that ain't gonna happen.
Written at 9:28 AM by Greyhair.
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