AP: Iraq insurgency larger than thought

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Here's an article that is sure to give freepers indigestion. If anyone has a freeper account please post it there.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2004-07-08-insurgency-count_x.htm

BAGHDAD (AP) — Contrary to U.S. government claims, the insurgency in Iraq is led by well-armed Sunnis angry about losing power, not foreign fighters, and is far larger than previously thought, American military officials say.
The officials told The Associated Press the guerrillas can call on loyalists to boost their forces to as high as 20,000 and have enough popular support among nationalist Iraqis angered by the presence of U.S. troops that they cannot be militarily defeated.

That number is far larger than the 5,000 guerrillas previously thought to be at the insurgency's core. And some insurgents are highly specialized — one Baghdad cell, for instance, has two leaders, one assassin, and two groups of bomb-makers.

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1. dupe...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x673161

[Racenut20]

2. Can anyone spell

Viet Cong ??????????

[Media_Lies_Daily]

3. How about "Tet Offensive"?

[lil-petunia]

4. Duh

We send the army packing, without disarming them, without money or jobs.

WHAT THE F*CK DID THEY EXPECT? HUGS AND FLOWERS? Oh, wait. They DID expect hugs and flowers.