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Militant Group Is Out of Baghdad, U.S. Says
The New York Times ^
| 11/8/2007
| DAMIEN CAVE
Posted on 11/08/2007 8:36:17 AM PST by Tennessean4Bush
BAGHDAD, Nov. 7 — American forces have routed Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, the Iraqi militant network, from every neighborhood of Baghdad, a top American general said today, allowing American troops involved in the “surge” to depart as planned.
Maj. Gen. Joseph F. Fil Jr., commander of United States forces in Baghdad, also said that American troops had yet to clear some 13 percent of the city, including Sadr City and several other areas controlled by Shiite militias. But, he said, “there’s just no question” that violence had declined since a spike in June.
“Murder victims are down 80 percent from where they were at the peak,” and attacks involving improvised bombs are down 70 percent, he said.
General Fil attributed the decline to improvements in the Iraqi security forces, a cease-fire ordered by the Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, the disruption of financing for insurgents, and, most significant, Iraqis’ rejection of “the rule of the gun.”
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaedainiraq; aqi; badnewsfordummies; iraq; nyt; progress
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Was that a pig I saw flying outside my window?
To: Allegra; ari-freedom; Bahbah; Blood of Tyrants; Boundless; bray; BuffaloJack; Bulldawg Fan; ...
Not sure I know how to even construct this ping. I am stunned the Times would dare allow this headline. Oh, well, a “dazed in East Tennessee” ping to all of you.
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posted on
11/08/2007 8:38:20 AM PST
by
Tennessean4Bush
(An optimist believes we live in the best of all possible worlds. A pessimist fears this is true.)
To: Tennessean4Bush
Whoa! This is from the New York Times?!?! I think I just saw a pig flying outside my window too! Or, it could’ve just been a typical college student....
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posted on
11/08/2007 8:39:14 AM PST
by
G8 Diplomat
(Pelosi--pissed off Turkey, supported SCHIP, really jerky, and full of sh|t)
To: SandRat; Allegra; jveritas
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posted on
11/08/2007 8:43:04 AM PST
by
SolidWood
("I knew my God was bigger than his. I knew that my God was a real God and his was an idol.")
To: Tennessean4Bush
I was going to report this as ABUSE because it is abuse to the left to see the NYT report good news from Iraq.
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posted on
11/08/2007 8:45:20 AM PST
by
HD1200
To: G8 Diplomat
Whoa! This is from the New York Times?! Yeah. That is the real WOW I take away from this. I had actually read about this interview somewhere else yesterday. But the fact that the NYT decided to do a story and, even more of a head-scratcher, decided to give it this headline, is the real news.
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posted on
11/08/2007 8:47:25 AM PST
by
Tennessean4Bush
(An optimist believes we live in the best of all possible worlds. A pessimist fears this is true.)
To: HD1200
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posted on
11/08/2007 8:47:57 AM PST
by
Tennessean4Bush
(An optimist believes we live in the best of all possible worlds. A pessimist fears this is true.)
To: Tennessean4Bush
Nancy Pelosi missed the announcement of our impending victory.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
11/08/2007 8:48:04 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: HD1200
I was going to report this as ABUSE because it is abuse to the left to see the NYT report good news from Iraq. LOL, we need a special abuse button that automotically posts these articles to DU, KOS and RonPaulForums with this pic.
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posted on
11/08/2007 8:48:20 AM PST
by
mnehring
(Ron Paul is to the Constitution what Fred Phelps is to the Bible.)
To: HD1200
"I was going to report this as ABUSE because it is abuse to the left to see the NYT report good news from Iraq." After reading your post I decided to go look at the DUmpster and no need to worry about any abuse to liberals because they aren't posting this article. They are more excited about the possibility of the economy tanking or returning troops not finding jobs.
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posted on
11/08/2007 8:52:42 AM PST
by
avacado
To: mnehrling
I would in favor of Jim Rob designing special software that would allow us to mass spam DU. They can wallow in it.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
11/08/2007 8:54:38 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: Tennessean4Bush
The Victory is at Hand and the Old York Times is Running for Cover.
Pray for W and Our Victorious Troops
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posted on
11/08/2007 8:56:58 AM PST
by
bray
(Think "Betray U.S." Think Democrat)
To: Tennessean4Bush
Hairy Reid:
“Of course al Qaeda is out of Baghdad because al Qaeda is not in Iraq.”
To: Tennessean4Bush
Was that a pig I saw flying outside my window? Hey, I just found out that these ice cubes in my drink were made in Hell.
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posted on
11/08/2007 9:07:06 AM PST
by
Allegra
(Greetings from a kinder, gentler Iraq. God bless US and Coalition Forces.)
To: Allegra
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posted on
11/08/2007 9:12:23 AM PST
by
Tennessean4Bush
(An optimist believes we live in the best of all possible worlds. A pessimist fears this is true.)
To: Allegra
Hey, did you see that photo that Yon posted of the Christians and muslims working together to put a cross back up on a church in Baghdad? It was incredibly moving to me.
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posted on
11/08/2007 9:13:38 AM PST
by
Tennessean4Bush
(An optimist believes we live in the best of all possible worlds. A pessimist fears this is true.)
To: Loyal Buckeye
Hairy Reid: “Of course al Qaeda is out of Baghdad because al Qaeda is not in Iraq.” Right, but our occupation there is creating more terrorists all the time so we must pull out! </sarcasm>
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posted on
11/08/2007 9:32:17 AM PST
by
Tennessean4Bush
(An optimist believes we live in the best of all possible worlds. A pessimist fears this is true.)
To: Tennessean4Bush
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posted on
11/08/2007 9:33:13 AM PST
by
PGalt
To: bray
The Victory is at Hand and the Old York Times is Running for Cover. Exactly. They put this article on page A19, I understand.
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posted on
11/08/2007 9:33:52 AM PST
by
Tennessean4Bush
(An optimist believes we live in the best of all possible worlds. A pessimist fears this is true.)
To: Tennessean4Bush
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posted on
11/08/2007 9:33:53 AM PST
by
river rat
(Semper Fi - You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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