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"Harry Hope" |
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07 Jul 2003 08:49:30 AM |
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In Postwar Iraq, the Battle Widens. Quiet worry at the Pentagon. |
A growing number of military specialists, and some lawmakers, are
voicing concern about trends in Iraq.
There is even some quiet worry at the Pentagon, where some officers
contend privately that the size of the U.S. deployment in Iraq -- now
about 150,000 troops -- is inadequate for force protection, much less
for peacekeeping.
The Army staff is reexamining force requirements and looking again at
the numbers generated in the months before the war, said a senior
officer who asked not to be named.
"If you talk to the guys in Iraq, they will tell you that it's urban
combat over there," the officer said.
"They all are saying, 'What we have is not enough to keep the
peace.' "
"The increasing enemy activity in Iraq is very unsettling," said
retired Marine Lt. Col. John Poole, a specialist in small-unit
infantry tactics.
"It could mean that the situation has started to escalate into a
guerrilla war."
With the two weekend deaths, the U.S. toll grew to 209, including 70
troops killed since President Bush declared major combat in Iraq over
on May 1.
From The Washington Post, 7/7/03:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17958-2003Jul6.html?nav=hptop_tb
In Postwar Iraq, the Battle Widens
Recent Attacks on U.S. Forces Raise Concerns of a Guerrilla Conflict
By Thomas E. Ricks and Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, July 7, 2003; Page A01
Recent Iraqi attacks on U.S. troops have demonstrated a new tactical
sophistication and coordination that raise the specter of the U.S.
occupation force becoming enmeshed in a full-blown guerrilla war,
military experts said yesterday.
The new approaches employed in the Iraqi attacks last week are
provoking concern among some that what once was seen as a mopping-up
operation against the dying remnants of a deposed government is
instead becoming a widening battle against a growing and organized
force that could keep tens of thousands of U.S. troops busy for
months.
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"There are some who feel that the conditions [in Iraq] are such that
they can attack us there. My answer is 'Bring 'em on!'"
Georgie W. Dumwit -- Now that's the way to ensure the safety of
American troops, Washington, D.C., Jul. 2, 2003
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| Title: Re: In Postwar Iraq, the Battle Widens. Quiet worry at the Pentagon. |
07 Jul 2003 10:09:54 AM |
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In article <qiuigv039h0lpigpt4c08eg1gfc2m18pk7@4ax.com>,
Harry Hope <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
"If you talk to the guys in Iraq, they will tell you that it's urban
combat over there," the officer said.
"They all are saying, 'What we have is not enough to keep the
peace.' "
"The increasing enemy activity in Iraq is very unsettling," said
retired Marine Lt. Col. John Poole, a specialist in small-unit
infantry tactics.
"It could mean that the situation has started to escalate into a
guerrilla war."
and more ?
http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/070303E.shtml
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| User: "u suspect" |
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| Title: Re: In Postwar Iraq, the Battle Widens. Quiet worry at the Pentagon. |
07 Jul 2003 10:10:29 AM |
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In article <qiuigv039h0lpigpt4c08eg1gfc2m18pk7@4ax.com>,
Harry Hope <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
"If you talk to the guys in Iraq, they will tell you that it's urban
combat over there," the officer said.
"They all are saying, 'What we have is not enough to keep the
peace.' "
"The increasing enemy activity in Iraq is very unsettling," said
retired Marine Lt. Col. John Poole, a specialist in small-unit
infantry tactics.
"It could mean that the situation has started to escalate into a
guerrilla war."
more?
http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/070303E.shtml
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"An eye for an eye, leaves the world Blind." Gandhi
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