My humble thought would be, Sir…!
Right On!

Nothin’ like hav’in your “soft parts” exposed on a daily basis!
Keep on, keepin’ on!
You Sir, are in very good company!

Send all those great videos …keep sending…!
I’ll get ‘em published!
Olde soldier sends…!

jgocht@countryspeed.com
US Army Special Forces, Vietnam 1962-1966
A213, A232, A234, PD2…

Mr. Ghost, my motto has always been…
“Subvert the prominent paradigm”

VOTE!

By retreating from the streets of Basra, the British allowed the situation to spin out of control. That is a mistake we should not repeat in the rest of the country.

In my opinion, Britain’s new Prime Minister (Gordon Brown) is incompetent… very incompetent…. Condi Rice incompetent.

No BS here!

Olde soldier sends…!
lighten up!

wIN – sET – mATCH.
mUQTI
Mister Ghost on April 2, 2008 at 8:51 PM

“mUQTI”

While the recent fighting will be cited in our domestic politics to discredit the surge, it actually reinforces its rationale.

That’s a lot like Al Gore’s line.

If temps go up, it’s global warming.

If temps go down, it’s global warming.

Now all he needs to do is talk about surge deniers.

Is Muqtada al-Sadr still breathing? Yes.

Are the 20 or so Militias in Basra still controlling the town? Yes.

Have the JAM militia been disarmed? No.

Are the Shia Militias in Southern Iraq still skimming off a good chunk of the oil revenue for themselves and the Iranians? Yes.

Are there still mortar and rocket attacks against the Green Zone? Yes.

Did Iraqi officials have to travel to Qom to broker a deal with Muqti? Yes.

Did Muqti and JAM cut a deal with the officials in Najaf for
sanctuary in the town? Appears to be the case, via
Iraqi blogger Eye Raki:

The Mehdi Army in promising to stay calm in Najaf have benefited because no matter what happens in the rest of Iraq, they will always have a safe haven in Najaf/Kufa. As’ad Albu Gilal on the other hand is also a winner because regardless of the situation in Baghdad, Basra, Kut or Nassiriya…Najaf will not burn under his watch.

wIN – sET – mATCH.
mUQTI

” Roggio notes that 20 “smugglers” were captured yesterday and 14 more “criminals” killed by U.S. troops after they holed up in a school. Who are these “criminals”? There’s the rub

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Send me the video!
Hey Roggio…put it on “youtube.com” or RoGo! get your bony arse out of the GZ and into the field!

I’m done with your editorial political opinion.
youtube.com…baby and I’ll believe!

Maybe, unless you stage it inside the GZ…?
We’ll know!
Count on it!
Eyes and ears on the ground!

Yon, Totten and Roggio, now there’s a “trip” to bet on!
We’re watchin’ your backside’s “war journalists”!
May your ink be wet…and your paper dry!

“I say “partial” because it’s not clear if the ongoing operations are for show — the AP calls it muscle-flexing — or if they’re intended to seriously degrade the JAM’s capabilities. The report from Hayaniyah, a Mahdi stronghold, has them hanging around for a few hours and encountering “no significant resistance,” although a cameraman with them was shot in the leg and claims to have seen “many roadside bombs and mortar rounds.” Roggio notes that 20 “smugglers” were captured yesterday and 14 more “criminals” killed by U.S. troops after they holed up in a school. Who are these “criminals”? There’s the rub:’

Well there you go… where’s Mikee

Yon’s report outside the GZ…?

Sadr City needs an enema…starting with Sadr himself!

The question is, occasional military thrusts by whom? Exit quotation: “There is no empirical evidence that the Iraqi forces can stand up.”

Obama wants us to leave, but the Iraqis are not ready.

Absolutely zilch.

‘Course, that hasn’t stopped me from commenting about it.

Stupid but honest.

Southern Iraq Oil Exports Rise

AMMAN, Jordan — Crude oil exports from Iraq’s key southern Basra terminal have increased to 1.44 million barrels a day, nearly double the 768,000 barrels produced over the last two days, a shipping agent said Wednesday.

They declared defeat for Al-Mal very early on, based on “reports” from Sadrists… and because of Iran’s involvement…

I said it early, IF Al Mal has boots on the ground and is doing ops in those cities? IF his troops are occupying places they were not able to go before? He win.

Media has been WAY too early to jump in and claim defeat for an ongoing operation.