The last surge in Iraq - Forward Together
As the debate swirls around a troop "surge," the Pentagon finally releases its report on the number of attacks in Iraq since August.
Critically, August was more or less the start date for the last "surge" into Baghdad, Operation Forward Together, which quite obviously failed.
So, with the Pentagon objecting to the administration's idea for a new "surge," is the Pentagon releasing these statistics now, after holding them three months, to make that point?
(Again, the collection method seriously underreports the violence.)
Critically, August was more or less the start date for the last "surge" into Baghdad, Operation Forward Together, which quite obviously failed.
So, with the Pentagon objecting to the administration's idea for a new "surge," is the Pentagon releasing these statistics now, after holding them three months, to make that point?
(Again, the collection method seriously underreports the violence.)
posted by mikevotes at
8:56 AM
4 Comments:
Greetings!
I just came across your blog, and your post concerning "troop surge" caught my eye.
I'm with the team at USCENTCOM that exists to build dialogue and relationships with the blogosphere. We've been reaching out to bloggers who are informed about the ongoing operations in the Middle East.
If you feel it would be a good fit for your site, would you like to be signed up to our mailing lists? We send out news items such as press releases, CENTCOM News, and the Coalition Bulletin. Also, would you be interested in linking to the CENTCOM home page on your site? It could be a good source of information for the many readers of your blog.
Thanks for your time today,
Spc. Chris Erickson
Electronic Media Engagement Team
U.S. Central Command Public Affairs
erickscj@centcom.mil
http://www.centcom.mil
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Anonymous, at 9:29 AM
I believe the latest mission is code named "Flailing Alone," and not "Forward Together - The Wrath of Bush," as the administration had originally wanted.
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-epm, at 12:55 PM
I dearly hope the anonymous poster is just spam and not an actual military outreach. It's a little chilling to think the military is trolling through blogs and taking notes....
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-epm, at 12:59 PM
Flailing Alone. That's hysterical!!!!
I think he is real military. This is now the third contact I've had from Military public affairs folks.
Mike
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mikevotes, at 2:02 PM
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