Maybe the Iraqi Army is finally stepping up to the plate.
It appears with the new agenda and "surge" of American troops, some Iraqi Forces are ready to start taking it to the terrorists and insurgents. I feel by recommitting ourselves, with a show of force and troops, the Iraqi's realize we won't abandon them like we did the Kurds in northern Iraq after the Gulf War.
Understand we are asking a country of people that under Saddam, were brutally repressed and witnessed horrible crimes against entire cities if they stood up for themselves or spoke out. The insurgent groups, Al Qaeda, Iran's meddling, other extremists have created the same type of fear in these people.
This is one reason any form of resolutions against the war, will hurt the cause. As it most likely will embolden our enemy, more damage will be done by deflating the Iraqi people.
However one may feel about the war really makes no difference. The fact is, through some of our mistakes in the war, our country has enabled some of the chaos. It is our countries responsibility to our troops and the Iraqi people to allow them to succeed.
The Iraqi people are starting over from scratch to rebuild their country. When it appears they are getting the courage to finally stand on their own, we cannot pull the rug out from underneath them. And with our support, it looks like they are ready.....
Below are some excerpts from the American Forces Press Service listed at Global Security.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2007 – A coalition air strike targeted al Qaeda leaders today in Iraq, and Iraqi and coalition forces detained 45 terrorists and foiled attacks throughout Iraq this week, military officials reported.
Elsewhere, soldiers of the 1st and 9th Iraqi Army Divisions detained 11 suspected insurgents yesterday in northeastern Ramadi during operations with coalition advisors to capture the leader of an insurgent cell network.
The Iraqi-led operation was targeting a man who is believed to be running two cells conducting IED attacks and murders against Iraqi civilians and Iraqi security forces, officials said. The cell leader is suspected of being directly involved in the deaths of two Iraqi soldiers.
In a separate operation, special Iraqi army forces captured a suspected death squad leader yesterday during operations with coalition advisors in southern Baghdad.
The death squad leader allegedly is responsible for carrying out kidnappings and murders against innocent Iraqi civilians in the Hai al Aamel, Bayaa and Sayidiyah neighborhoods. The leader and his cell are implicated in the kidnapping of three Iraqi civilians Dec. 10 and burning them alive.
In another operation, coalition forces, with the help of a local imam and the Iraqi army, detained two suspected terrorists and uncovered a weapons cache yesterday inside a mosque near Tarmiyah.
Intelligence reports indicated that al Qaeda in Iraq foreign-fighter facilitation cells were operating in the area and were using the mosque for weapons storage.
The local imam and Iraqi army personnel entered the mosque and secured the two suspects, handing them over to coalition forces for questioning. The weapons cache consisted of several AK-47s and 10 60 mm mortar rounds.
In Baghdad, Iraqi national police and Multinational Division Baghdad troops discovered two caches in a joint operation in al Doura, a southern neighborhood, yesterday.
The munitions caches included multiple side-arms, an AK-47 with 3,000 rounds, a complete IED, 15 pounds of homemade explosives, two pounds of plastic explosives, a 125 mm projectile with detonation cord and fuse, 239 57 mm projectiles, and various protective gear.
Elsewhere, the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army, took quick action and prevented a car bomb attack on their compound when a member of al Qaeda attempted to penetrate the perimeter of the post Jan. 31 in Muqdadiya, Iraq.
A fuel truck attempted to breach the gate of the compound. The guards immediately attempted to stop the truck with small-arms fire, killing the driver. The car bomb detonated outside the compound. The detonation wounded 13 Iraqi army soldiers. More....
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