Posted on 06/29/2007 3:37:29 PM PDT by tobyhill
WASHINGTON - In the face of stiffening insurgent resistance, U.S. and Iraqi security forces now control about half of Baghdad, the American commander overseeing operations said Friday.
Maj. Gen. Joseph F. Fil Jr., commander of Multi-National Division Baghdad, told reporters at the Pentagon that progress in securing the capital has been steady and that while he could use more U.S. troops he believes he has enough — with the recent arrival of reinforcements — to complete his mission.
“Some wonder: Are we progressing fast enough? Are we ahead? Are we on track?” he said in a video teleconference from his headquarters in Baghdad.
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
The surge is working!
At this point we should either flatten the place or get out. This will go on forever. You can’t fight a war the war we are fighting it . Do it right or give up !.
Shouldn’t that headline read - HALF OF BAGHDAD OUT OF CONTROL - WAR STILL LOST
The aim of the surge was to secure Baghdad.
And that's being done.
Time for the Dems to attack the bearer of good news.
“We have many arrows in our quiver, and we are sharpening them,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
The b*tch is talking about Bush not our enemies. Why can’t the Dems, just once, focus on the people who are trying to kill our troops.
I read the article . You can’t fight people who have no uniforms or ID. The general public and the enemy are one and the same in many cases.This tit for tat back and forth will go on forever. The same guy who is your cab driver in the morning is blowing you up at night . Either you fight all out of get out. I though we learned that .
Apparently you can because we are gaining ground in Baghdad.
Good news. Now lets clean out the rest, men.
There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.
Sun Tzu
>The surge is working!<
Hallelujah! Bagdad Half Under Control, and only half the surge troops have arrived! Good job!
>There has never been a protracrd war from which a country has benefited. Sun Tzu<
Let’s see. Japan. Paperdoll
I do not think that Sun Tzu would call this a protracted war.
Gaining what ground, It’s street by street and once you clean a street they come right back a week or a month later.It’s like chasing your tail . Either we go ALL OUT and really fight or we leave . Thats my 2 cents on it .
Bush’s judgment on immigration may be flawed, but his resolve on the war is awesome.
History will proceed in Iraq whether we decide to stay or leave. We won't have any influence if we leave.
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