Things I learn reading Thomas Ricks: Seal Team 6 (Yes, THE Seal Teem 6) conducted a raid on Ahmed Chalabi’s offices in May 2004.
"In the spring of 2004 it also became common to see U.S. troops having their blood types inked into the cloth of their helmet covers."
— Thomas Ricks - Fiasco (350)
"One of the hard-earned lessons of 2003 and the spring of 2004 was that the most dangerous form of presence was being intermittent. Moving a unit in, spending a few weeks, and then moving it elsewhere tended to identify allies—town’s mayor, its police chief, local interpreters—and then leavve them vulnerable to attack. When those allies were left exposed and then killed, or intimidated into supporting the insurgency as they often were, the net of the entire U.S. military movement was a loss."
— Thomas Ricks - Fiasco (348)
"the real ‘coalition of the willing’ that was in Iraq was the one of international jihadists flocking to Iraq to fight the Americans"
— Thomas Ricks - Fiasco (348)
(Source: iamselfmade2, via tiefstenrot)
Pretty interesting info graphic. I want to know though, are those equipment costs adjusted for inflation? It’d be interesting to know too, what the costs for treating all those wounded are. And Fuck! is there anyway we can get that down from 75+ pounds without sacrificing too much protection? That just sounds horrible.
(Source: meta-apathy)
I watched this last night and i noticed a few things.
In it they tried to say that the iraq war “mistake” was solely down to one iraqi informant “curveball”, who appeared on the program and confessed everything he said was a lie. Can you really believe that the U.N and NATO made their decision on…
Neither NATO nor the U.N. invaded iraq, so maybe that actually shows that they’re more credulous than you take them for. As for Cuveball’s effects on the US, he hardly caused the war just enabled. It wasn’t that he was a good lier, it was that he was telling them what they wanted to hear. As far as a post cold war treaty on spies I’m not sure exactly what you’re talking about, please elaborate which treaty you’re talking about.
