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Originally Posted by MossadConspiracy
yeah but thats mostly a game with statistics, because whenever coalition forces come under fire its classified as an attack even when its just one or a few shots fired that dont hit anything. A more accurate look at insurgent activities would be a look at casualties. An incident where somebody fires shots from a window at troops a hundred meters away is not the same as one where trucks laden with bombs drive into a market and suicide bombers kill hundreds of people, although each is classified as one attack (since thats what they are). They are on completely different levels when it comes to the amount of manpower, money, and organizational sophistication necessary to carry them out. Iraq has lost over 1800 civilians in the last month, many hundreds of whom were killed in just such attacks. American forces lost a tiny fraction of that figure
Anyway, its pretty much impossible for the USA to "win" in Iraq, considering the original goals that they set out to accomplish. Its possible for stability to come back to the country, but even that is a long shot
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You know, let me just quote this Iraqi women who spoke at the vigil:
"I meant to say, on the instructions of Annie, I went around talking to people at the vigil and earlier on very nice young men from Sadr city voiced their support. I asked them if they wanted to say a few words but they declined.
US fighter jets have been bombing the densely populated Sadr City on the pretext of fighting terrorism!
If they are serious about fighting terrorism, then they should make **** Cheney commit suicide!
US Helicopter downed and 14 US soldiers killed, north of Baghdad, My friend Zaineb wrote: Let's wait for the retaliation. Which market, village, town is going to be targeted by the US in the alleged shape of a suicide bomber?
World | Africa - Reuters.com
By the way, Iraqis always report an American helicopter hovering above, when a massive bomb in a parked car would suddenly explode. And in some cases the occupants of the car are unaware of it (the car has been stopped and driver separated from the car earlier at a check point)."