Posted on 06/16/2007 5:42:53 PM PDT by indcons
BAGHDAD, June 16 — With the influx of tens of thousands of additional combat troops into Iraq now complete, American forces have begun a wide offensive against Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia on the outskirts of Baghdad, the top American commander in Iraq said Saturday.
The commander, Gen. David H. Petraeus, in a news conference in Baghdad along with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, said the operation was intended to take the fight to Al Qaeda’s hide-outs in order to cut down the group’s devastating campaign of car bombings.
The comments by General Petraeus were a signal that the United States military had yet again entered a new phase in Iraq, four months after the start of the so-called troop surge and a security plan focused on dampening sectarian violence within Baghdad. They reflected an acknowledgment that more has to be done beyond the city’s bounds to halt a relentless wave of insurgent attacks that have undercut attempts at political reconciliation.
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I’m sure there’s a subject in your sentence somewhere, but I couldn’t find it.
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MEL’s -PASSION- sparked by -WE WERE SOLDIERS-
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That’s the bad part. An increase in the aggressiveness of our troops will cause both an increase in casualities on the enemy - but also on our brave forces. And even if its 10 or 20 to one ratio, all we will hear about is “deadliest month ever, etc.”.
And it is awful and terrible to hear the bad news of our guys getting hurt and killed. But with none of the good news to offset it, of course all that people will come away with is “what a waste”.
And prayers not just for the guys on the front lines, but all the folks making the “big” decisions that they might be the correct and long-lasting ones.
Give em hell.
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