There are no "major battlefields" in Iraq.
Our troops are sitting ducks and many personnel who may have been in support roles in conventional war operations are now victims of ambushes and snipers...including the valiant women in our fighting forces.
There are of course certain exceptions, but this type of military action is not carried out on a battlefield.
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So the story is very likely more Dem Bullsh*t to set up a withdrawl of our forces and created by the Liberal LeftWing MSM.