From the Washington Post of 19 Jan 2006:
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In Iraqi Oil City, a Formidable Foe
"When Saddam was in power, we used to go to Mosul, to Tikrit, to Baghdad. . . . It was safer all over," said Salah Aub Ramadan Obaydi, 65, a retired teacher, serving tea and pastries to visiting American soldiers in the curtained sitting room of his east Baiji home. Now "people get shot every day and no one cares."
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The American convoy tried to turn around, but Iraqi cars blocked the way and people waved the soldiers down an alternative, dirt route along the Tigris nicknamed "Smugglers' Road."
"It was weird," Bartlett recalled thinking. A few hundred yards down the road, bordered by fields, the convoy was hit by a massive explosion.
... He went on, hoping to find his men sitting in the truck. But as he got closer, he recalled, "I didn't see the truck. I started seeing limbs and body parts."
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Just like Vietnam. Exactly like Vietnam.
Meanwhile, this is how the enemy destroys a superior adversay when that adversary is lead by mental midgets:
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Army to Slow Growth and Cut 6 National Guard Combat Brigades
On recruiting, Harvey said "the future looks promising" for meeting the enlistment target in 2006 after the Army fell short by about 7,000 soldiers last year. Yesterday, the Army said it is raising the age limit for active-duty enlistees from 35 to 40, and doubling the maximum cash enlistment bonus to $40,000 for active-duty recruits who choose a high-priority skill and will serve at least four years.
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Cutting back while recruiting more to the ranks of our enemies. Meanwhile, who will be leading the invasion of Iran - because we forced Iran to go nuclear by announcing its invasion. No one else in the world is destroying their economy by fighting a Cold War.
Ironic how some Americans so need enemies as to even invent and inspire them to be our enemies.