tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post1386657424218565045..comments2024-02-29T12:38:32.191-08:00Comments on MUSINGS ON IRAQ: Iraqi Deaths Largely Unchanged In October 2010Joel Winghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-55268303726993050192010-11-17T07:16:58.942-08:002010-11-17T07:16:58.942-08:00Well there's about 3-4 intelligence units in I...Well there's about 3-4 intelligence units in Iraq, none of which cooperate, and many of which are rivals of each other. The military is also divided into different commands, etc. Also despite all its setbacks, AQI has proven to be very resilient, and after the capture of leaders, usually can regenerate to carry out a headline grabbing attack within 1-2 months.Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-29820185802914884682010-11-17T07:10:55.179-08:002010-11-17T07:10:55.179-08:00I'm a little surprised that Maliki's mukha...I'm a little surprised that Maliki's mukhabarat-lite hasn't done a better job of dealing with AQIZ left of boom, as it were. By all accounts they're down to a few hundred people now, so it shouldn't be *that* hard to sniff out their most dangerous operators.AndrewSshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12092217847584427587noreply@blogger.com