The Jihadists Admit Defeat in Iraq

Assyrian International News Agency ^ | Posted GMT 5-21-2008 20:41:5

[april15Bendovr]

I wonder what the Iraqi peoples view of Iran is?

The Department of Defense officials have charged that Iran is supplying new IED technology to insurgents in Iraq.

[Future Snake Eater]

Well, when I was there, if they were Sunni, they hated Iranians, if they were Shi'ite, they didn't mind it much. Don't know if that's changed along with the Sunni attitude adjustment on AQI.

As to the new IED tech...don't know if there's something new over there, but they absolutely were supplying Mahdi Army's EFPs.

[april15Bendovr]

Dealing With EFPs

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htweap/articles/20080521.aspx

[Future Snake Eater]

Interesting article. I did have one issue with the article, though--the contention that MRAPs' survivability against EFPs is lowering casualties is nonsensical. MRAPs are definitely an improvement over Humvees, but they're somewhere in the armor spectrum of a Stryker or a Bradley (probably a lot closer to Strykers), and I can guarantee you they're not survivable against EFPs.

Personally, I had a lot of EFPs shot at my Platoon, and almost every single one missed (the fatal flaw of EFPs--aiming). The one that did hit us miraculously stopped halfway through the engine block instead of punching straight through the driver's compartment. Another company in my battalion was not so lucky, unfortunately, as an EFP round found its mark and killed three Soldiers.

EFPs are nasty weapons and Iran should be burned to the ground for their assistance in the deaths of literally hundreds of U.S. Soldiers.

[april15Bendovr]

By the way

Thank you very much for your service. I know where my freedom comes from.

[Tennessean4Bush]

Today there was a thread on Ekhlaas terrorist forum trying to explain their utter defeat in Mosul, the last refuge for the remaining defeated Al Qaeda terrorist force. They were saying that they have “tactically” left Mosul to find another safe place. In another word they admitted that they have been crushed in their last refuge Mosul.

Please add me to any ping list you have. I'd like to see anything you post where you are translating.

[Tennessean4Bush]

I thought Attorneys were supposed to gather all the facts before drawing conclusions?

No, just the facts that support their client or their prosecution. If, while searching for those facts, they happen to stumble upon facts that support their opponent, they are to turn it over. I can very easily see a lawyer setting out with one view of things and somehow only seeing facts that align with the case he is making.

[april15Bendovr]

There is a quote about lawyers that states

"What are two attorneys in a court of law? They're two pairs of shears that cut at everything but the truth and not each other."

[april15Bendovr]

If you never had heard this interview it is a clasic.

Interview with Tony Snow and Joseph Shahda

http://media.putfile.com/Tony_Snow_and_jveritas_04-13-06

[jveritas]

My pleasure.