The Diyala Offensive
posted at 8:16 am on March 26, 2007 by Bryan
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Git ‘em, StakMan. Agree with the plan. Get cracking, gents.
Subsunk out.
Subsunk on March 26, 2007 at 8:48 AM
I think the strategy Patreaus has outlined; holding Baghdad and moving to Diyala to wipe out those that fled Baghdad, is sound.
I take issue with the analysis that AQ will “flee to Iran”. Why would Sunnis move to a Shiite state and, wouldn’t you think Patraeus would use a hammer and anvil type of tactic in this instance, blocking egress to the east?
Babs on March 26, 2007 at 9:05 AM
Patreaus is only as strong as his weakest link. Gates.
seejanemom on March 26, 2007 at 10:01 AM
Well, There go. Stack’m, then whack’m. Works for me. Now what are we waiting for, the Dhimmi Democrats to agree with the plain? Oh wait, that would counter the Dhimmicrats cut-n-run surrender plain.
KCtheKat on March 26, 2007 at 10:23 AM
P: Well, Doctor? Give it to me straight. I can take it.
D: Alright. The bad news is you’ve had a Stak Attack. The good news is that you survived it, and now that we know you have a Stak condition, we can treat it. Most people with Stak problems are diagnosed on the autopsy table.
P: So I guess I should consider myself lucky?
D: Yep.
The Monster on March 26, 2007 at 11:35 AM
Great Vent Erick!
Wishing our military every success with minimum casulaties.
omegaram on March 26, 2007 at 11:46 AM
I strongly support the war in the Iraq and Afghanistan fronts and wherever militant Islam is located. That said, what is the point in disclosing battle plans, even in general terms? I DO NOT CARE to know them, because if I know them, so does the enemy. We have NO RIGHT TO KNOW what our military’s battle plans are. We scream, and rightly so, when the NYT does it. I’m screaming now when my side is doing it. SHUT UP about battle plans!
etabby on March 26, 2007 at 12:04 PM
Etabby, I agree with you on the battleplan front. It annoyed me when I was in and it annoys me now. Regardless of what the Dimmiecraps or anyone else says-we don’t need to know.
Let’s hope that Petreaus gets the troops he needs although the cat is out of the bag as to our plans.
Catie96706 on March 26, 2007 at 12:13 PM
Good vent. Stuff we should have been doing a ways back. Now if we can only keep the howling moonbats at bay.
darwin on March 26, 2007 at 2:43 PM
I hope they back these creeps along the cliff and push them into the abyss.
They look thirsty, let’s give them something to drink. quote 300
Kini on March 26, 2007 at 4:16 PM
Pay the debt upon the nail,
And not a man shall go to gaol,
From Garry Owen in Gloria.
By the way folks, it is THEIR plans that have been revealed, more or less in detail. The only thing known about ours is a broad outline determined by the geography involved. This may be the new Midway. Hopes and prayers now go forth.
Oilpatcher on March 26, 2007 at 8:48 PM
From the CBN article:
Um why are they a “problem” for Iran? Doesn’t Iran just look the other way, while the AQI’s rest up in order to cross back over into Iraq at the time and place of their choosing? That’s why we went into Cambodia, initially, if I remember correctly. We had to chase enemy troops across the border. I say kill as many of them as you can. That way, they are really nobody’s problem.
smellthecoffee on March 26, 2007 at 10:27 PM
Eric Stakelbeck puts MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, BBC, and other mainstream media reporters to shame. He is head and shoulders above them in skill, eloquent speech, content, and delivery.
Great job, Eric!
William
William2006 on March 26, 2007 at 11:12 PM
None of that is classified, it is all very much known intelligence. It has openly been talked about by the Muslims as being a hold out position.
Tim Burton on March 27, 2007 at 2:16 AM
Good stuff Eric. This is the type of story that will need updated as soon as the re-enforcements make it to the front.
Exactly right William, I think Hot Air is way ahead of the curve (as to what the public wants to see and hear from our news sources)…
Zorro on March 27, 2007 at 7:02 AM
Our battle plans have already been made public? Were they disclosed with the consent of Gen. Petraeus and staff, or were they leaked, possibly in violation of the law? And do you take the position that once a military secret is leaked, it’s okay to broadcast it far and wide, with no care if out enemies can see it and plan counter measures?
So what if the militants may have made statements recognizing that they are a target. How does that make it okay to disclose what our general plan of attack is?
etabby on March 27, 2007 at 5:13 PM