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GOP Solons May Defect Over Iraq

Submitted by Michael L. Wagner, May 8, 2007 21:58

In his Vietnam War story, Tales of a War Far Away, K. Ramsey tells how, "Every night the enemy placed new mines and every day they claimed more vehicles."

Recently there was a news story about the new generation of "mine-proof" military vehicles.

Is there a correlation between the fact that those "safe" vehicles haven't been "extensively implemented," and the fact that Iraqi insurgents are reaping approx. $100 MILLION annually from oil smuggling (see the Guardian--Oil Smuggling)?

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In his Vietnam War story, Tales of a War Far Away, K. Ramsey tells how, "Every night the enemy placed...

Michael L. Wagner

May 8, 2007 21:58

It took less than 200 coalition fatalities to defeat Saddam but over 3000 fatalities to try to turn Iraqis into... [MORE]

Jason P

May 8, 2007 08:28

The National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq plainly stated that we can either expect (best senario) a slow decline in Iraq,... [MORE]

Brad Arnold

May 8, 2007 00:59

We Americans are being used as the war in Iraq goes on.  Congress thinks we are all illiterate and followers... [MORE]

Joyce

May 8, 2007 00:10

Probably 4,000 American dead by the time we are out. How many with lasting psychological defects brought on by street... [MORE]

elliot chase

May 7, 2007 23:37

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