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US general: al-Qaida in Iraq severely weakened
AP via Yahoo ^ | 9/29/11 | ROBERT BURNS

Posted on 10/01/2011 10:17:57 AM PDT by chemicalman

WASHINGTON (AP) — Al-Qaida's affiliate in Iraq has been severely weakened by a money squeeze, internal squabbling, a shortage of volunteer suicide bombers and more effective Iraqi efforts to snatch the terror group's foreign recruits when they slip across the border from Syria, a senior U.S. general said Thursday.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqeida; davidperkins; iraq; waronterror
a shortage of volunteer suicide bombers

Duh...You think?

1 posted on 10/01/2011 10:18:03 AM PDT by chemicalman
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To: chemicalman

When is Syria going to be bombed?


2 posted on 10/01/2011 10:18:55 AM PDT by SonofReagan
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To: chemicalman

“shortage of volunteer suicide bombers”

Well, it isn’t as if they aren’t a one off shot... oh wait... Yeah, inventory must be a problem.

DUH


3 posted on 10/01/2011 10:23:27 AM PDT by Danae (Anailnathrach ortha bhais beatha do cheal deanaimha)
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To: chemicalman

Thank you Obama../s


4 posted on 10/01/2011 10:38:18 AM PDT by Dallas59 (President Robert Gibbs 2009-2011)
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To: chemicalman

bs


5 posted on 10/01/2011 11:59:15 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: chemicalman

When I hear it from Petraus...then I’ll believe it.


6 posted on 10/01/2011 12:00:20 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: chemicalman
Basically what happened is that the insurgency in Iraq is depleted.

Great job General Petraeus and U.S. Troops!

7 posted on 10/01/2011 12:03:41 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: chemicalman

seems every time a US mouthpiece makes a statement like this, a whole bunch of more people get blowed up real good.


8 posted on 10/01/2011 12:45:50 PM PDT by stylin19a (obama..."Fredo-Smart")
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks chemicalman.
...severely weakened by a money squeeze, internal squabbling, a shortage of volunteer suicide bombers and more effective Iraqi efforts to snatch the terror group's foreign recruits when they slip across the border from Syria...
This is shilling for Obama's war on Israel, which is coming.


9 posted on 10/01/2011 2:15:06 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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US general: al-Qaida in Iraq severely weakened

I'll prolly take all kinds of flax for this. But I thought the headline read "US general: al-Qaida in Iraq severely wheatened" And then I thought, "Those poor ba$tards are barley making it". And that isn't sympathy. That would go against the grain.

10 posted on 10/01/2011 2:29:53 PM PDT by bigheadfred (But alas)
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To: chemicalman

it seems bombing of civilian, religious, police and military installations in Iraq continues with no let up.

or have they noticed??


11 posted on 10/01/2011 3:10:27 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaeda" and its allies.)
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To: chemicalman

it seems bombing of civilian, religious, police and military installations in Iraq continues with no let up.

or have they noticed??


12 posted on 10/01/2011 3:12:55 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaeda" and its allies.)
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