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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-05 09:35 PM Original message |
Number of Iraqi soldiers rises to 155,000 |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-05 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Even if I trust those figures do the math ..... |
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KlatooBNikto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-05 10:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Let us do a little math, shall we? |
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alcuno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-05 10:10 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Not long ago there was a report that said 40% are AWOL on any given day. |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 01:15 PM Response to Reply #7 |
27. An interesting calculation. |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-05 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. I don't believe a thing coming out of the Pentagon |
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Pinboy (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-05 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
3. Do they still include all the AWOL's in the totals? n/t |
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Bob3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-05 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
4. I love official military briefings |
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alcuno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-05 10:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Nearly three months and they still haven't formed a government. |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-05 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
5. BFS |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-05 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
6. This is the true answer |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-05 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
10. If we cannot get people to join, what are the odds |
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ApBai (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 06:08 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. The odds are that more will sign up because it is in their own country. |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 02:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. Yes, but what constitutes the Iraqi nation now? |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-05 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
11. Hey if your unemployed like 60% of the nation Ya need a job!!! |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-05 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
12. Translation: we're in a fucking quagmire. |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-05 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
13. REJOICE, for Vietnamization of the war......oops |
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catastrophicsuccess (109 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
14. 155,000 collecting paychecks |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
15. And the number that won't run from a conflict is 35. n/t |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
16. Put up or shut up. If true, get us the fuck out of Iraq. |
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wellst0nev0ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 04:29 AM Response to Original message |
17. Once Again, We Look To The Nation Magazine For The Truth |
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NeoConsSuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 04:46 AM Response to Original message |
18. They get dressed up on payday :) |
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Daphne08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 06:15 AM Response to Original message |
20. I am so sick of this damn war! |
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llmart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 06:34 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. You ask "Why didn't they listen to the Middle East experts?"...... |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 06:46 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. "will fight for us." |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 06:49 AM Response to Original message |
23. and if you believe that! |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
24. This is nothing more than a smoke screen....... |
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malmapus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
25. We're pretty much talking about light infantry too right? |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
26. Gen. Petraeus: Less than one-fourth are "combat capable" |
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Frederik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 02:48 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Which means that there are about |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 09:49 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Telegraph: Iraqi forces desert posts as insurgent attacks are stepped up |
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