[SamAdams76]

Well, if true, we certainly got our money's worth.

[FLCowboy,]

Doesn't "al Tikriti" mean that the individual is from Tikriti> and that the appendage to one's name simply identifies the region from whence the individual is from?

If my understanding is correct, then this news article is uninformed, and perhaps ficticious

[JimSEA]

Tikriti [sic} was paid several hundred thousand dollars and, along with 20 family members, was ferried in a U.S. aircraft out of the country on April 8.

All this at a time when the Baathists were looting the banks of billions in gold and USA currency? Also, no explaination exists for how this guy was supposed to convince "elite" troops to roll over with no benefit to them and a shakey (at best) future. Total BS poorly done. Why this must be . . . . French?

[snooker]

And all those burning tanks and dead soldiers were stage props left over from the 'Lynch rescue film'. So now we know le truth.

[Tunehead54]

Lessee ... A couple hundred grand, we take whole divisions out of the fight, save thousands of lives on both sides.

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I do not know how we can live with ourselves. I am so ashamed. We could have killed lots more.

[Thud]

ping

[Bubba_Leroy]

If its true, why are they writing this like its a bad thing? Money well spent.