Battling in the Bread Basket
By Wednesday morning the battle was fully joined, with U.S. forces raining mortar shells and rockets on Hembis and the bread basket. The Americans discovered a handful of IEDS, one of which injured three soldiers but killed no one. Elsewhere, though, the death toll is rising: according to the U.S. military, three U.S. soldiers were killed in Salahuddin Tuesday, and Iraqi military reports say that about 20 to 30 militants have been killed. Here in Diyala, Al Qaeda has been firing rocket-propelled grenades as the advancing military pushes its assault on the bread basket. The Army's 3rd squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment takes over the push to force Al Qaeda out of the Diyala River Valley, in a stage that may last several more days. "There's no break from here on in," says Brantley.
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Posted By: JohnGaltlaketahoe @ 03/26/2008 9:21:10 PM
Comment: No weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq. No mobile biological weapons labs were found. Iraq did not seek to acquire yellowcake uranium. The aluminum tubes were not sultable for nuclear weapons. The lead hi-jacker in the events of 9/11 did not meet with Iraqi intelligence. Iraq did not provide chemical weapons training to Al-Qaeda. There was no relationship between Iraq and Al Qaeda. Hussein nor Iraq was involved in the events of 9/11.
One million Iraqi citizens have died. 2 million have been displaced. Four thousand US soldiers have died. 100,000 have been wounded physically and mentally.
Only the oil remains. The conflicts of interest inherent in this Bush Administration are currently confiscating the natural resources of Iraq.
Should this entire Executive Branch he hung? Should there simply be another election and a new President to continue this nightmare? Only the American electorate can decide what treason and insurrection against the American electorate means.
But make no mistake....this Bush Administration used lies and innuendo to place the US military into Iraq.