ATTENTION: NYT’s MAY BE STUPID
28 March 2008
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All right; so in Basra, Iraqi forces are calling in airstrikes against stubborn targets of Mahdi Militia. Again, what’s the point of this post? Isn’t that SOP for modern warfare? Of course… and this brings us to the crux of the Times and its "understanding" of that subject. Read on:
But the airstrikes by coalition forces after a four-day stalemate in Basra suggested that the Iraqi military has not, on its own, been able to rout the militias, despite repeated statements by American and Iraqi officials that its fighting capabilities have vastly improved.
Read the rest here H/T: Big Lizards
