U.S., Iraqi forces kill 250 militants in Najaf

Reuters ^ | 1-28-07 | Reuters

[melancholy]

KEEP IT UP!!

No interest, though. No takers!!LOL

[Mount Athos]

What alternative solution are you proposing?

[freema]

Silly, I meant our side!

; )

[Cinnamon]

a sad day for Hanoi Jane, and Queen Pelosi too

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

NY Times and Washington Post have now picked up the story....that's good.

I did post it since this is now a rather long thread.....See this:

NY Times: Iraqi Forces in Fierce Battle With Gunmen ~ US copter down....250 militants down...

[melancholy]

I played the double meaning!

Sorry, couldn't hold back. LOL!

[bnelson44]

It is going to take awhile before it gets better. It might get a lot worse in the near future.

If you haven't already, read the unclassified version on the plan here:
http://www.aei.org/docLib/20070111_ChoosingVictoryupdated.pdf

And the new Army's Counterinsurgency Manual here:
http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-24.pdf

[NormsRevenge]

Hard to say,, the surge is still forming.. I'll get back to ya, how's that? Welcome to FR, btw.

What do you think?

Better yet, ask What does Iran think about what it is stepping in?

3 carriers groups pack a lot of oomph.

2007 could be a decisive year for the Middle East and Iran.

[bnelson44]

Don't expect the sectarian violence to end any time soon.

If it makes you feel any better, many of the Sunnis are on the run to escape Baghdad.

[FreeReign]

Oh yeah, right. Please tell me when the LAST time was that we killed 250 insurgents in one day in a firefight????

About 600 fighters and 16 leaders of the radical Shia militia, the Mehdi Army, have been nabbed in 52 operations over the last 45 days.

Link

Before that, we've been killing al-Qaeda and Sunni insurgents over the last few years. And we've now trained over 300,000 Iraqi security forces.

IF the politicians would stay out of it and let them do their job, this war would have been over long ago.

Here's a military general explaining why he thinks it's important to have the Iraqi security forces doing their own work to combat the Shiite militias.

Brig. Gen. Terry Wolff:In 2006, we made significant strides in force generation and all components of the Iraqi military. The Iraqi security force currently sits at 327,000 trained and equipped policemen and Iraqi military. ...I don’t think you can overstate the importance of the institution of the army as a unifying institution in Iraq, when you have people who come from all over the nation and now put on a common uniform and serve together.

Sounds to me like the General is saying it's important military strategy to have a unified Iraqi military army (and police force) so that they can clean up their own fat-boy and Mahdi Army mess. Maybe you missed it but this operation was lead by Iraqi Security forces. Perhaps that explains the wait to you

Perhaps, you should stay out of it and let the Generals do their job.

[freema]

This looks like a good segue into my theory on the sexual mores of the left and the right as they relate to the war. But everybody always runs away once I get started. LOLOL!

[STARWISE]

CNN reporting live that 300 beasts killed in Najaf. Exterminate these despicable worms! God bless and protect our incredibly brave and devoted troops! St. Michael, St. George ~~ be their guides and defenders in these vicious battles. Blessed Mother, protect Your courageous sons and daughters.

[MEG33]

Amen

[FreeReign]

Unfortunately, the muzzies continued killing us and themselves elsewhere in Iraq. At least 59 from this count:

The "muzzies" doing the killing don't seem to be killing other insurgents of the opposite sect.

Woman and children in markets, University student nerds and working stiff apartment dwellers in the "wrong neighborhood" are the victims, and insurgent scum connected to al Qaeda and Iran are the ones doing the killing.