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Remind Me Again — Who’s Losing In Basra?

by Ed Morrissey
When the Iraqi government finally took the long-expected action to establish control of Basra after the British pullback left it in the hands of militias and gangsters, suddenly the media declared that the country had reached the brink of collapse. They highlighted stories of defections from the Iraqi military and opined that the [...]

30Mar2008 | Jeremiah | 2 comments | Continued