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War of the Villages

Omar at Iraq The Model mulls al-Qaeda’s most recent attacks:  

This campaign I will call a campaign of self-destruction.  

For probably a year al-Qaeda was trying to build their so called Islamic State in Iraq and several times they declared parts of Baghdad or other provinces as the capital of that state.

But now that they have been losing one base after another their objective changed from adding more towns and villages to the “state” to destroying the very same towns and villages! Obviously it’s all about making headlines regardless of the means to do that!

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In my opinion al-Qaeda found itself forced to start this villages war. It wasn’t a choice as much as a last resort because villages are among the few fighting spaces that al-Qaeda can still utilize as large cities become increasingly difficult for them to operate in.

Omar suggest this not only demonstrates al-Qaeda’s weakness but suggests some opportunities. Whole thing here. Omar does me the great honor of linking a recent post, Little Tet, which is about al-Qaeda’s poor timing as Omar notes but also touches on al-Qaeda’s lack of operating space, lack of capability to pull off anything like a Tet. Honor all the greater because Omar doesn’t link much in offering the view from Baghdad.

Topics: Iraq, al qaeda

  Posted by Jules Crittenden at 6:35 pm on Saturday, September 22, 2007

4 Responses to “War of the Villages”

1. saltydog Says:
   September 22nd, 2007 at 7:17 pm

   This man, and other Iraqis like him, make what we are doing there worthwhile. He is a model. Independent thinkers deserve a defense against the thoughtless thugs of the world.

2. RebeccaH Says:
   September 22nd, 2007 at 11:20 pm

   But now that they have been losing one base after another their objective changed from adding more towns and villages to the “state” to destroying the very same towns and villages!

   Sort of puts a whole new perspective on that old Vietnam “destroying a village in order to save it” meme that lefties love to throw at the right.

3. Brian H Says:
   September 23rd, 2007 at 12:40 am

   Hor Rijab massacre:

   I have checked every available source, including MND, which denies it occurred. FALSE REPORT! DISINFORMATION! ENEMY PROPAGANDA FROM RADIO SAWA, the SOLE source of the information!!

4. saltydog Says:
   September 23rd, 2007 at 1:32 am

   Nice pick up, Rebecca, and perfectly correct.

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