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Originally Posted by Startup
So, I guess the "winning the hearts and minds" part of the war is officially over? Well, that went well. :rolleyes:
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It never got a chance to start, so how can it be "over"?
If they really wanted to win hearts and minds, they should start by allowing the iraqis to keep the heart inside the ribcage, instead of splattered all over some wall or pavement... An M-16 is a very poor "love" giver.
PS:Speaking of things that "went well", it seems this new spree of violence is not your "average" type. It seems way too concerted and well planned to be that. It looks like the several resistence groups have came together and started consolidating efforts. They are attacking several cities at once, and causing casualties like we´ve never seen. And we can´t even call it a civil war, because both shiites and suniis are working together now, to drive the US Army back into Kuwait.
Some sources claim today´s clashes in Ar-Ramadi have caused 130 coalition casualties, instead of the announced 12. Quote:
"As many as 12 US marines have been killed in fierce fighting in Iraq between Coalition forces and what is thought to have been Saddam Hussein loyalists.
Earlier reports put the death toll after the "intense" battle as high as 130."
Taken from the
SkyNews website.
As always, we have to read between the lines of the Pentagon reports on casualties, as they are not being forthcoming with that information. If the real numbers ever get released, we will be in for quite a shock.
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