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Iraqis loot base after British leave
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| 25 Aug 2006
| HAIDAR HANI
Posted on 08/25/2006 12:03:52 PM PDT by Marius3188
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To: Marius3188
The handover of the Camp Abu Naji was coordinated with the Amarah authorities 24 hours in advance
Doesn't bloody sound like advance coordination to me.
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:08:05 PM PDT
by
steel_resolve
(Do you know what a bigot is? Someone winning an argument with a liberal.)
To: Marius3188
The british have a history of this stupidity in the region, the Taggert Forts come to mind.
To: Marius3188
I am surprised, Arabs are thieves?
To: Marius3188
There was a signoff and a handover. Looks like the Iraquis dropped the ball on this one.
To: agere_contra
Several Iraqi soldiers, apparently unarmed, did not seem to make any effort to stop the looting.Yep
To: steel_resolve
Yeah me neither. 24 hours?
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:10:32 PM PDT
by
Smogger
(It's the WOT Stupid)
To: fogofbobegabay
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:11:12 PM PDT
by
ichabod1
(Peace In Our Time®)
To: Marius3188
We are truly foolish if we think we are going to leave Iraq in any sort of orderly state. What a bunch of hooligans. And their army is completely worthless.
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:14:11 PM PDT
by
Elpasser
To: Elpasser
I have this nightmare that, when we leave, this is going to happen on a grand scale. Keep the faith.
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:16:34 PM PDT
by
Marius3188
(Happy Resurrection Weekend)
To: steel_resolve
I'm guessing the Brits didn't want to give much notice. Troop movements are still sacred cows. Iraqi army can rebuild what was ruined.
To: agere_contra
Shortly after the troops pulled out, Iraqi police managed to disperse looters by firing warning shots into the air, said Dhaffar Jabbar, spokesman for the Maysan provincial governor's office. They should have tried firing warning shots into the looters.
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:18:55 PM PDT
by
50sDad
(ST3d: Real Star Trek 3d Chess: http://my.ohio.voyager.net/~abartmes/tactical.htm)
To: Marius3188
Shortly after the troops pulled out, Iraqi police managed to disperse looters by firing warning shots into the air, I'm surprised they didn't think it was a wedding..
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:21:32 PM PDT
by
CaptRon
(Pedecaris alive or Raisuli dead)
To: 50sDad
Agreed. Until they learn to do that then the Iraqui forces will need us to stand behind them.
Well, early days. We're still in Germany after all.
To: Marius3188
Loot is our most important product.
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:22:11 PM PDT
by
auboy
To: agere_contra
Heck you yankees still have troops in the south.
( also in Puerto Rico and Guam)
To: Marius3188
Obviously Sadaam murdered all the decent people in Iraq, already... or they live in western countrys..
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:24:47 PM PDT
by
hosepipe
(CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole.)
To: Marius3188
Same thing happened when the US closed bases in the Philippines.
To: fogofbobegabay
I am surprised, Arabs are thieves?
This sounds like that scene out of the movie "Patton".
Except there were no bodies to pick over.
Some things never change.
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:31:46 PM PDT
by
VOA
To: Marius3188
Heck, looting is comman in any city in the US
Atlanta is worse on any Saturday night.
New Orleans during the hurricane last year became a city of looters.
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posted on
08/25/2006 12:35:51 PM PDT
by
Republican Red
(Everyone is super stoked on Gore, even if they don't know it)
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