Iraqi-U.S. Raid Near Falluja Leaves 7 Dead (No combat troops?)

[groovedaddy]

BAGHDAD — Seven Iraqis were killed in a village near the city of Falluja on Wednesday during an early morning raid by American and Iraqi security forces on the house of a suspected insurgent leader, officials said.

Four of the dead were brothers between the ages of 10 and 18, according to the Iraqi police and residents of the area.

The United States military said in an e-mail on Wednesday afternoon that the Iraqi military had “planned and led” the “joint counterterrorism” operation. Yet, the raid underscored the continuing presence of American service members in security operations, even after the United States declared an official end to combat on Aug. 31.

Of the approximately 50,000 United States troops remaining in Iraq, about 4,500 are Special Operations troops who take part in raids with Iraqi units, pursuing insurgent leaders and suspected members of other armed groups.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/16/world/middleeast/16iraq.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

[Bozita]

1. What Shakespeare said

about roses.

[kenny blankenship]

2. Look, even if our troops were sitting on ass in their bases, they are still OCCUPYING

a foreign country, Iraq, which they invaded illegally. And threatening other countries nearby. The occupied country is aware -minute to minute, day in day out- that the Uncle Sam is sitting on its neck.

[groovedaddy]

3. No argument from me on that. n.t

[frylock]

4. but but but we're still in korea and germany and japan and..

ahhhhwwwww fuck it all to hell.

[GSLevel9]

5. some people may have actually swallowed that "Combat operations finished"

horse shit...

[Skittles]

6. the "no combat" thing was a big fucking lie

an election year bone toss dog and pony show