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Originally Posted by Less
I just hope it escalates enough, (vain hope), for our troops to be withdrawn from the wastelands they are occupying now to become a defensive force for someone that wants to be defended against oppression.
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Well, you might as well have the lads back from Basra. They've been holed up at their base there for quite a while and perhaps would appreciate a change of scene. Besides, the Iraqi army has been kicking the you know what out of al Sadr's thugs down there. On Tuesday of this week the Iraqis entered the ports of Khour al-Zubair and Umm Qasr in western Basra to provide protection and enhance security control there. They have also had great success, (with minimal U.S. assistance), in securing Hillah, Najaf, Karbala, Diwaniyah, Amarah and Al Kut.