If you haven’t heard, we are making huge gains in Iraq.\u00a0 Security is improving everywhere, al Qaeda is on the run, and foreigners are actually beginning to leave Iraq…<\/p>\n
Foreign fighters leaving Iraq, military says (USA Today, March 21)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>A\u00a0 growing number of foreign fighters are leaving or attempting to flee Iraq as U.S. and Iraqi forces have weakened al-Qaeda and forced its members from former strongholds, U.S. military officials say.<\/p>\n
The trend reflects a broad disenchantment among foreign fighters, particularly since al-Qaeda has lost sanctuaries in parts of Baghdad and Anbar, a Sunni province west of the capital, U.S. military intelligence officials say.<\/p>\n
“They’re being told in their countries of origin by facilitators that, ‘Hey, we’re basically winning the war against the apostates,’ ” said Brig. Gen. Michael Flynn, intelligence director for Central Command, which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East. “They go there and find out it’s not quite the case.” more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
I am a little biased, but the troops on the ground are the ones rebuilding Iraq.\u00a0 Not generals, definitely not politicians.\u00a0 Troops\u00a0are acting as mayors, builders, judges, doctors,\u00a0public works directors, and<\/em> security.\u00a0\u00a0 Where are the actual doctors and civil engineers?\u00a0 Where is the UN?<\/p>\n
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