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November 24, 2004
What I wouldn't give
—to know the full details of the collapsing house of cards in Iraq, e.g.,
In just a few days, the police force in one of the most densely populated portions of [Mosul] has dwindled to only a few hundred from several thousand, and two Iraqi National Guard units in the region were forced to disband when between a third and half of their soldiers fled, according to a U.S. military official.
and
The four insurgents were heavily outnumbered and outgunned by US marines in Fallujah.But armed with just assault rifles and grenades, the quartet locked an entire company in intense battle for hours, inflicting casualties in hand-to-hand combat and delivering a tough lesson for US forces as they deepen their hunt for an ephemeral and patient enemy that embraces martyrdom.
and also
Allegations of widespread abuse by US forces in Fallujah, including the killing of unarmed civilians and the targeting of a hospital in an attack, have been made by people who have escaped from the city.
Posted by senioritis at November 24, 2004 06:41 PM