tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2040769209032569264.post3595831350824268082..comments2024-01-06T19:04:04.056-05:00Comments on The Military Observer: Fighting Intensifies in Basra & BaghdadAndrew Lubinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13755197625688707081noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2040769209032569264.post-27741085210123820472008-03-29T22:22:00.000-04:002008-03-29T22:22:00.000-04:00For better or worse it would seem that the heart o...For better or worse it would seem that the heart of the matter is going to be decided. The ISF have to stand up and hold on to THEIR country. This was only a matter of time. Now we'll see. Remember, even Washington needed Lafayette to win the Revolutionary War.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2040769209032569264.post-27472676724462571952008-03-28T18:17:00.000-04:002008-03-28T18:17:00.000-04:00It's a shame to see how poorly the Iraqi's perform...It's a shame to see how poorly the Iraqi's perform after the 4,000 lives and several hundreds of billion dollars we've poured into that rathole country. Maybe it's time to reconsider.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2040769209032569264.post-69724183554111815722008-03-28T15:41:00.000-04:002008-03-28T15:41:00.000-04:00Jon's right; I can't see the IA's going out on nig...Jon's right; I can't see the IA's going out on night calls. And for the GOI minister to say they were caught unaware - so their Intel ability is as bad as their fighting ability?<BR/><BR/>We should just leave and let them kill each other off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2040769209032569264.post-87279635002989320582008-03-28T15:36:00.000-04:002008-03-28T15:36:00.000-04:00Get real - you think the IA's are going to go door...Get real - you think the IA's are going to go door-to-door like the Marines did in An-Nasiriyah and Fallujah? Not likely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com