soc.veterans

On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 19:45:30 -0400, "Sid9" wrote:

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>"Colin Campbell" wrote in
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>> On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 11:42:54 -0400, "Sid9" wrote:
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>>>The daily news tells the story.
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>> But is the story accurate? For example, how much of the media
>> reporting about the recent fighting in Basra was accurate?
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>> Can you tell?
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>Yes.
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>There were confirming independent sources.

Were there? Or was all of the media using the same sources?

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/OliverNorth/2008/04/04/basra_fact_and_fiction?page=1

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>All told the same story.
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>Sadr's people held.

Really? Can you name the districts in Basra or any other cities that
repelled the Iraqi army?

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>The Iraqi Army deserted or turned coat.

Ah - thank you for demonstrating how bad the popular media's reporting
was.

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>Sadr decided when the fight should end.

So Sadr called for a truce and Malaki continued the operations. In
fact the Iraqi army is continuing to mop up the areas it seized in
Basra.

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>Sadr's forces are intact and still armed.

Are they? How many of this troops were killed? How many were
captured? How many accepted the amnesty and turned in their weapons?

I bet you have no idea.

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>Sadr lost NO ground.

ROTFL!

What about the cities of: Hillah, Kut, Karbala, Najaf, Diwaniyah,
Nasiriyah, and Amarah?

You really have no clue.

If you want a _detailed_ account of what happened, here is analysis
from people who have been studying the situation in depth. In fact
the comments section will give you even more insight.

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/04/a_look_at_operation_1.php


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