Under the Petraeus plan, US forces are gearing up to hold up to 40,000 Iraqi captives

[sabra]

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0406/p02s01-usmi.html?page=2

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But indeed, this means building the capacity to hold some detainees until the Iraqi judicial system – for centuries, the pride of Iraq – can be restored to its former glory. For the past several years, the United States itself has held about 13,000 individuals captive and now holds about 18,000 captives. But as the Baghdad security plan also known as Fard Al Kanoon moves forward, Petraeus is planning for the possibility of holding as many as 40,000 captives. Most are being held at two facilities, one at Camp Cropper in Baghdad and another at Camp Bucca, south of the city.

American commands will hold many of those detainees indefinitely to collect intelligence about local networks and terrorist or insurgent activity, providing regular reviews of their cases to assess the security risks they would pose if put back on the street. Many others will be transferred to the Iraqis, where they would become the subjects of the Central Criminal Court of Iraq.

[hobbit709]

1. Meet the new boss

Just like the old boss. Do they really think this will work? I mean, I have my own fantasies but I CAN separate reality from my dreaming.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. 40,000 familes pissed off?

you think that they may want to retaliate, or something?

Naw. that would never happen.

[ClintonTyree]

5. Really...

and I imagine the usual "rules" for interrogating these prisoners are in effect? Now, what is the difference between the Saddam regime and the American puppet regime again? :shrug: Prisons full of political prisoners being tortured, minus the non-existent weapons of mass destruction of course........ seems about the same to me, only most Iraqis were able to live in peace under Saddam's rule. I believe they had little things like electricity and running water back then as well.

Silly me, freedom is on the march, isn't it! ;)

[aquart]

2. Call them terrorist training camps. That's what they are.

God, we're such idiots.

[lonestarnot]

3. Lets just put them all in jail.. Yeah that will work.

:sarcasm: NOT!