Please, God, let this not be a continuation of "whack-a-mole" strategy. link (warning: Fox "News")
Having not yet won the Battle of Baghdad for what is left of Baghdad (that I know, at least), the military moves to the Battle of Baqubah. [Let's hope this shows a relentless adaptiveness and full-speed alacrity, if nothing else in general.]
As I recall, the new commander in the North has only been up there for a short while (change of the guard in the late summer / fall of last year).
Let's hope that the price paid for this "clear" operation is backed up with "hold" and "build". One doesn't want to get stuck in platitudes or 'old thinking', but paying in blood for the same ground twice - sucks!
Oh, yeah: 108 degrees in Baghdad, expected high of 111 degrees. ... er, God Save the Queen!
[note: updated Agnone info. below.]
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
10,000 Troops Move to Diyala
