Gunfight Erupts Near Baghdad U.S. Embassy

[kentuck]

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/120804Z.shtml

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Gunfight breaks out in Baghdad not far from Green Zone; five more U.S. troops killed.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A heavy gunfight broke out on a dangerous street in central Baghdad within blocks of the country's most fortified facilities, including the U.S. Embassy and interim Iraqi government headquarters. Six more American troops were killed in the volatile Anbar province.


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[peacebird]

1. wait, wait, wait - we already TOOK Baghdad....

no fair those bad people trying to fight there - don't they know we won? sheesh!
(sarcasm off)

(whack-a-mole whack-a-mole whack-a-mole)

and still they rise...

(whack-a-mole whack-a-mole whack-a-mole)

but i'm sure our plans for the "model city" of Fallujah will make all the difference, turn the tide in our favor - right?

(whack-a-mole whack-a-mole whack-a-mole)

the Iraqi people will just LOVE the newly fashionable name tags and forced labor, citizen processing centers will spring up across the land and the people will rejoice!

(whack-a-mole whack-a-mole whack-a-mole) :evilgrin:

[benburch]

2. This is soundling more and more like the fall of Saigon.

We cannot even control a perimeter we have the most invested in?

Mortar fire is indirect and could be a mile or so away from where it does its damage. Here, armed freedom fighters had to enter the very heart of the controlled zone.

This reflects a real failure in perimeter security, and likely is only the first such event.

[Moderator]

3. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1050484