Observe!
"the buildup may not really be over"
"Pentagon says troop cuts in Iraq expected;Joint Chiefs head says step likely in fall" by Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press | July 17, 2008
How you like that carrot out in front of your nose, 'murkns?
Gonna get five more months of it, too!!!
WASHINGTON - The military buildup in Iraq that began more than 18 months ago has ended. In recent days, the Third Infantry Division's Second Brigade, the last of the five additional combat brigades sent in by President Bush last year, left the country.
Then how come we haven't heard much from the returning troops?
How come the MSM isn't running features on our returning heroes?
Though the troop buildup ordered last year has ended, there are still 150,000 in Iraq - as many as 15,000 more than before it began.
Which means the "surge" was really an ESCALATION!!!!
So WHY is the AmeriKan MSM keeping that QUIET, readers?
I'm not even going to say it, folks!
Military officials contend comparisons are not valid because a chunk of the remaining troop bulge is due to units that are overlapping, as two brigades begin moving out of Iraq, while their two replacements move in. The overlap could add up to 6,000 soldiers.
Also, one of the units moving out, the First Brigade, 82d Airborne Division, is much smaller than the one taking its place - the Fourth Brigade, First Cavalry Division. So, the officials suggested, the buildup may not really be over until the transitions are complete.
So will the AmeriKan MSM ever stop lying to us, readers?
That's the only qiuestion I have.
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Good thing the "surge" is not over, too:
"Car bomb in Iraq kills 18, including children" by Christopher Torchia, Associated Press Writer | July 16, 2008
BAGHDAD --A car bomb killed at least seven children and 11 other people in a northern city, providing a reminder that militants still can cause casualties despite security improvements.
Ninety people also were injured in the blast at a popular outdoor market in Tal Afar. Also in the north, a car bomb killed two civilians in Mosul, police reported. The two attacks came a day after suicide bombers killed at least 28 people in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad.
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Yeah, well, everyone knows what I think of "suiciders" and "Al-CIA-Duh," so why frikkin' bother?
I'm tired of propaganda and lies passing itself off as "news."
Please see Occupation Iraq: The Peace of the Surge (and links therein) for more.
I'm sick of the bullshit.
