This may seem like a stupid comment, but is there any Arabic media broadcast in Iraq and other Arab countries explaining just what a very small element within Iraq is doing and what we and the Iraqi police are doing to make the country a safer place?
It's one thing to hava a few small arms in your domicile for safety reasons, but it's a whole different ball of gas when explosives are found, RPG's, mortars, and mines. Those items are going to inflict the damage on civilians more than anything else.
What is being done to get the message out to Iraqi folk?
Weapons and equipment confiscated in raids and patrols throughout the Task Force Ironhorse area of operation include six AK-47 assault rifles, two rocket propelled grenade launchers, four grenades, 687 mortar rounds, 13 122mm rockets, and two improvised explosive devices.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Plus, Saddam's nephew is one less threat against our 4ID warriors, and left one less task for our brave EOD guys.
8 GI night patrol escapes trap -- 2 bombers die
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