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G.I.'s in Iraq Open Major Offensive Against Al Qaeda
NYTimes.com ^
| June 17, 2007
| THOM SHANKER and MICHAEL R. GORDON
Posted on 06/16/2007 5:42:53 PM PDT by indcons
BAGHDAD, June 16 — With the influx of tens of thousands of additional combat troops into Iraq now complete, American forces have begun a wide offensive against Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia on the outskirts of Baghdad, the top American commander in Iraq said Saturday.
The commander, Gen. David H. Petraeus, in a news conference in Baghdad along with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, said the operation was intended to take the fight to Al Qaeda’s hide-outs in order to cut down the group’s devastating campaign of car bombings.
The comments by General Petraeus were a signal that the United States military had yet again entered a new phase in Iraq, four months after the start of the so-called troop surge and a security plan focused on dampening sectarian violence within Baghdad. They reflected an acknowledgment that more has to be done beyond the city’s bounds to halt a relentless wave of insurgent attacks that have undercut attempts at political reconciliation.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alqaedainiraq; arrowheadripper; enemy; gwot; iraq; oif; surge; terrorists; wot
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posted on
06/16/2007 5:42:59 PM PDT
by
indcons
To: indcons
Prayers up for our warriors as they go into harm’s way.
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posted on
06/16/2007 5:44:38 PM PDT
by
geopyg
(Don't wish for peace, pray for Victory.)
To: Kathy in Alaska; ohioWfan; mystery-ak; Txsleuth; SE Mom; rodguy911; Allegra; tongue-tied; ...
Prayers up for our awesome troops! God bless and protect them.
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posted on
06/16/2007 5:52:00 PM PDT
by
STARWISE
(They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
To: indcons
4
posted on
06/16/2007 5:52:58 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(See HiJinx's tag line....then DO it!!!!)
To: indcons
God bless them and good hunting boys.
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posted on
06/16/2007 5:55:26 PM PDT
by
Volunteer
(Just so you know, I am ashamed the Dixie Chicks make records in Nashville.)
To: indcons
God bless you, leathernecks!
Do it for Mexicans everywhere!
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posted on
06/16/2007 5:57:05 PM PDT
by
unspun
(What do you think? Please think, before you answer.)
To: unspun
Wait, I need to remove my Bushbot implant.
Do it for America! Yeah, I remember now.
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posted on
06/16/2007 5:57:51 PM PDT
by
unspun
(What do you think? Please think, before you answer.)
To: indcons
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posted on
06/16/2007 5:59:18 PM PDT
by
steel_resolve
(Islam cannot compete in the marketplace of ideas, so they car bomb it instead.)
To: steel_resolve
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posted on
06/16/2007 6:23:39 PM PDT
by
1COUNTER-MORTER-68
(THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68
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posted on
06/16/2007 6:25:50 PM PDT
by
steel_resolve
(Islam cannot compete in the marketplace of ideas, so they car bomb it instead.)
To: indcons
We gotta make shure the whole town doesn't find out about this!
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posted on
06/16/2007 6:29:57 PM PDT
by
rawcatslyentist
(The liberty we prize is not America’s gift to the world, it is God’s gift to humanity.”GWB-03)
To: indcons
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posted on
06/16/2007 6:43:56 PM PDT
by
berdie
To: indcons
four months after the start of the so-called troop surge
Not really....the surge was dependent on the troops being in place. After all, it was the increased number of troops that was the surge.....SURGING troops.
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posted on
06/16/2007 6:57:03 PM PDT
by
xzins
(Retired Army Chaplain And Proud of It! Those who support the troops will pray for them to WIN!)
To: xzins
Didn’t that Co*k sucker from Nevada - Senator Reid - say its a lost cause, we had already lost?? Today the battle begins, A. q. will never win a fight. Reid, Clinton, scum bag rat’s - will never, have never, support an American in uniform.
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posted on
06/16/2007 7:39:12 PM PDT
by
reefdiver
(The sheriff of Nottingham collected taxes on behalf of the common good)
To: indcons
prayers and more prayers for our brave troops.
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posted on
06/16/2007 7:40:49 PM PDT
by
kitkat
To: reefdiver
Reid is the face of the American Communist Party.
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posted on
06/16/2007 7:40:58 PM PDT
by
xzins
(Retired Army Chaplain And Proud of It! Those who support the troops will pray for them to WIN!)
To: steel_resolve
FYI : that painting is named “PAYBACK”,,B 1/26 USMC...
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posted on
06/16/2007 8:02:10 PM PDT
by
1COUNTER-MORTER-68
(THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
To: geopyg
We pray for their safety, and for the success of their mission.
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posted on
06/16/2007 9:10:08 PM PDT
by
hsalaw
To: unspun
Do it for Mexicans everywhere!Give it a rest.
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posted on
06/16/2007 9:11:45 PM PDT
by
hsalaw
To: indcons
GATES: HOW ARE YOU OSAMA!!
GATES: ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US.
GATES: HA HA HA HA....
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posted on
06/16/2007 9:12:03 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(OSAMA: WHAT YOU SAY!!)
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