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Iraq : "the most spectacular victory of the War on Terror" London's Times says
TIMES ONLINE ^ | 07 07 2008 | drzz

Posted on 07/07/2008 10:24:22 AM PDT by drzz

American and Iraqi forces are driving Al-Qaeda in Iraq out of its last redoubt in the north of the country in the culmination of one of the most spectacular victories of the war on terror. After being forced from its strongholds in the west and centre of Iraq in the past two years, Al-Qaeda’s dwindling band of fighters has made a defiant “last stand” in the northern city of Mosul. A huge operation to crush the 1,200 fighters who remained from a terrorist force once estimated at more than 12,000 began on May 10. Operation Lion’s Roar, in which the Iraqi army combined forces with the Americans’ 3rd Armoured Cavalry Regiment, has already resulted in the death of Abu Khalaf, the Al-Qaeda leader, and the capture of more than 1,000 suspects.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alqaedainiraq; bush; globaljihad; iran; iraq; mccain; wot
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1 posted on 07/07/2008 10:24:22 AM PDT by drzz
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To: drzz

And this, by and large, is why the leftist press rarely mentions OIE nowadays.


2 posted on 07/07/2008 10:26:30 AM PDT by KingSnorky
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To: drzz

Are we still at 10+ days without American causulties?


3 posted on 07/07/2008 10:27:24 AM PDT by Norman Bates (Freepmail me to be part of the McCain List!)
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To: Norman Bates

OOORAHHH


4 posted on 07/07/2008 10:31:54 AM PDT by angcat (Indian name "She who yells too much")
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To: drzz

BTTT!


5 posted on 07/07/2008 10:34:42 AM PDT by RedRover (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
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To: drzz

Heard Andrea Mitchell the other day say that the surge results are still being debated... God forgive me, I could have strangled her.


6 posted on 07/07/2008 10:37:49 AM PDT by johnny7 ("Duck I says... ")
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To: johnny7

She could enlist in Al-Qaeda in Iraq. They are looking for foot soldiers after having lost 97% of their people !


7 posted on 07/07/2008 10:41:35 AM PDT by drzz
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To: drzz

History will be much kinder to Bush and the WOT than the current band of defeatist media traitors are.


8 posted on 07/07/2008 10:46:51 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Proudly belching carbon units into the air since 1961)
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To: drzz

Victory bump.


9 posted on 07/07/2008 10:48:46 AM PDT by LikeLight (http://www.believersguidetolegalissues.com)
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To: drzz

Bush’s fault, and it has to be reported by a UK news outlet instead of our left MSM.


10 posted on 07/07/2008 10:53:34 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (America's Mugabe, the Obamination.will bring Mugabe Change to America!)
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To: drzz

It’s not only the most spectacular victory for the US and Iraq, it’s the most humiliating defeat for Al-Qaeda and Iran. They thought they would walk in and take over while there was a power vacuum only to have the rug completely pulled out from under them.
President Bush said it from the start, we will only lose if we lose our will and pull out before the mission is complete.


11 posted on 07/07/2008 10:53:37 AM PDT by tobyhill (The media lies so much the truth is the exception)
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“She could enlist in Al-Qaeda in Iraq. They are looking for foot soldiers after having lost 97% of their people !”

Since she is so depressed over the good news, she could become a suicide bomber for al Qaeda.


12 posted on 07/07/2008 10:54:47 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (America's Mugabe, the Obamination.will bring Mugabe Change to America!)
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To: drzz
If this is true... then it is AWESOME!

Even if AQ was kicked out of Iraq... I am pretty sure they will still keep attacking across the borders over the next few years just like Afghanistan... so it isn't over yet by a long shot...

13 posted on 07/07/2008 10:55:48 AM PDT by John123 (Obambi said that he has been in 57 states. I will now light myself on fire...)
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WHAT ??? VICTORY IN IRAQ ?? I DON'T HEAR YOU !!!
14 posted on 07/07/2008 10:58:26 AM PDT by drzz
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
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15 posted on 07/07/2008 11:00:26 AM PDT by SJackson (If you dress like a sex object you'll be treated like one, Madeleine Albright)
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To: Norman Bates

Don’t Jinx that 10 Days...... God Speed to all of our Armed forces. They are the best.


16 posted on 07/07/2008 11:02:21 AM PDT by ncfool (Hopefully we will see the birth certificate. Obama the Manchurian Candidate .)
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To: drzz
ALLAHU AKBAR!!!!! (pop)


17 posted on 07/07/2008 11:26:40 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Barack Hussein Obama=Jimmy Carter Part Deux)
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To: drzz

“Iraq : “the most spectacular victory of the War on Terror” London’s Times says”

Bushs fault


18 posted on 07/07/2008 11:33:02 AM PDT by daku ("My dream continues with ferocity, thank you.")
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To: reagan_fanatic
I agree and often repeat that here.

This war's appeasers and Al Qaeda dupes will forever have their names appear next to the idiotic statements that they have publicly expressed throughout this conflict. It will be our job to remind them and others of their deeds, actions and speeches.

19 posted on 07/07/2008 11:36:20 AM PDT by lormand ("The Planet is fine, the people are $%#ed up" - George Carlin)
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To: drzz

And Obama is setting up for his “Petreaus Pirouette,” -—basically endorsing McCain’s view!


20 posted on 07/07/2008 11:39:58 AM PDT by cookcounty (Obama reach across the aisle? He's so far to the left, he'll need a roadmap to FIND the aisle.)
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