AP: Baghdad Sweep Meets Little Resistance

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Feb 15, 12:04 AM EST
Baghdad Sweep Meets Little Resistance

By RYAN LENZ
Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Thousands of U.S. troops swept house-to-house through mostly Shiite areas virtually unopposed Wednesday in the opening phase of the long-awaited Baghdad security crackdown. But four U.S. soldiers were killed outside of the capital in an area not covered by the operation.

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The U.S. military said 14 suspects were detained and four weapons caches discovered during the day's operation - seemingly a low tally. But U.S. officials say they are more concerned about establishing a long-term presence in the areas so that the public will gain confidence in security forces to protect them. Outside the capital, fighting continued.

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Iraq's Sunni vice president, Tariq al-Hashemi, warned that advance publicity on the security operation had given Shiite militias time to flee the city for bases elsewhere in the country.

"I have information that numerous of their leaders are now in Basra and other southern provinces in safe havens," he told Al-Arabiya television. "I believe that those who were behind the bloodshed and the chaos should be pursued and criminals must face justice."

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[The_Casual_Observer]

1. It's the same every time,only the military is too god damn stupid

to figure it out. It's a guerrilla war. They wait it the fuck out.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. yup. they take a few weeks off... a little mini vacation.

for f*cks sake, it's their country! They haven't gone far, and they will be back.

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. It's the basic fallacy about this thing, that you can "win".

You can never win. Things go quiet for a while & just when you start waving the victory flag, boom. After 1 day the western press is already waving the victory flag. They are fucked.

[Erika]

8. Yep n/t

[evlbstrd]

3. Duh.

[K8-EEE]

5. Gee, wack-a-mole...how surprising...

not! Geez...Steph Miller is so right, it's like Groundhogs Day, this whole damn thing, the same horribly bad news (and stupid delusional rhetoric) over and over again the whole horrid BushCo era...

[alfredo]

6. Ali used what he called "Rope a Dope." He would lean back on

the ropes, cover up and let his opponent punch themselves out. As soon as Ali felt the punches lose their sting, he'd open up and knock the shit out of his opponent.

bush's learning disability is getting our soldiers killed and maimed.

[alfredo]

7. I wonder why the US always telegraphs its intentions?

[Porcupine]

9. The US army forgot to read Sun Tzu.

Therefore, the principles of warfare are:

Do not attack an enemy that has the high ground;

do not attack an enemy that has his back to a hill;

do not pursue feigned retreats;

do not attack elite troops;

do not swallow the enemy's bait; ?

do not thwart an enemy retreating home.

If you surround the enemy, leave an outlet;

do not press an enemy that is cornered.

These are the principles of warfare. ?

But the Iraqi resistance seems to understand it.

[kiwilover]

10. Body Bags

I would like to thank the Criminal Administration so that we don't have to worry our pretty little minds by seeing the body bags coming back to Amerika!!!!!!!

[Egalitarian]

11. Knock, Knock...

Who's there?

(Iraqi outside the doors answers)
Stupid Americans.

(door opens)
Ah! My brother, welcome back. The weapons are safely hidden until needed? Good. Now we wait...