From that encouraging article:

In two raids, Iraqi forces, backed by U.S. soldiers, captured 20 people suspected of planting or manufacturing IEDs. One raid, in the town of Habaniyah, nabbed 15 terrorists with ties to al Qaeda.

The Iraqi Army captured two terrorist in Mosul after they planted an IED. One of the suspects admitted to being responsible for many of the IED attacks in the area.

Iraqi police captured two terrorists with links to al Qaeda during a raid in the town of Bahbahani. The two were responsible for IED attacks against coalition and Iraqi forces and the kidnapping and murder of Iraqi civilians.

During an airborne assault operation, Iraqi special forces captured the al Qaeda leader responsible for the kidnapping and murder of two U.S. servicemen:


Great. That makes it Good guys 40 - bad guys How many thousands (pointkless putting in a number as it goes up daily)

The think is also, can the security forces recruitment keep up with the numbers of them that are blown up at recruitment station line-outs?

>Not that anyone is paying attention, but here you go:
>http://author.nationalreview.com/latest/?q=MjE4OA==
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>Quite an impressive list of stuff you've never heard about.
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>>1. The unemployment rate is between 30 and 40 percent
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>>2. The United States has spent tens of billions of dollars to rebuild Iraq.
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>>3. Baghdad receives an average of 4 hours of electricity a day
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>>4. There is a gasoline shortage
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>>5. A shortage of water exists in some areas
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>>6. 60% of Iraqis think that is all right to kill American Troops.
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>>7. Iraqi military units are complaining of broken weapons and no ammunition, amongst other things.
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>>Bush is consistent. At least we still have no plan to withdraw or to acknowledge when the war will be won.
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>>There were about 10,000 to 17,000 troops in Vietnam before President Johnson. Those troops were deployed as military advisors and were not allowed to return fire. Johnson increased the number to a peak of 600,000. Nixon bombed the heck out of Cambodia. Presidents do whatever pleases them. We vote them into office.