[awake-n-angry]

One trader is enough to bring down an operation. 1,300 represents 40% of the operation in Basra that Maliki undertook in opposition to American recommendations. Small percentage of the overall but a large percentage of the force that went into Basra.

[I see my hands]

"One trader is enough to bring down an operation"

It really takes at least two to trade.

[FreeReign]

1,300 represents 40% of the operation in Basra that Maliki undertook in opposition to American recommendations.

You just make that up, didn't you.

Weekly Standard | Excerpt:The ISF mobilized more than 30,000 troops for the fight, including thousands drawn from outside of Basra.

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