Combat mission continues as U.S.-Iraqi raid kills 7 in Fallujah

U.S. and Iraqi forces raided a neighborhood in the longtime Sunni Muslim insurgent stronghold of Fallujah early Wednesday, Iraqi officials said, killing seven people in the deadliest joint operation since President Barack Obama announced the end of the American combat mission in Iraq two weeks ago.

The incident underscored how American forces remain engaged in offensive operations despite Obama's declaration that the fewer than 50,000 remaining U.S. troops would focus on advising and training the Iraqi military and police.

Iraqi police officials said that the raid, which also wounded three people, began when the U.S.-Iraqi team set off explosives around 1:30 a.m. in the Jubail neighborhood of Fallujah, about 40 miles west of Baghdad. American military helicopters supported the joint operation, according to residents.

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RightinNYC said:

Combat mission continues as U.S.-Iraqi raid kills 7 in Fallujah | McClatchy



In what alternate universe does this not count as combat operations? Don't believe the hype.

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RightinNYC said:

Combat mission continues as U.S.-Iraqi raid kills 7 in Fallujah | McClatchy

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ricksfolly said:

Doesn't necessarily mean our army actually participated. They could have acted as military advisers, the same way they did in N korea.

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RightinNYC said:

"Iraqi police officials said that the raid, which also wounded three people, began when the U.S.-Iraqi team set off explosives around 1:30 a.m. in the Jubail neighborhood of Fallujah, about 40 miles west of Baghdad. American military helicopters supported the joint operation, according to residents."

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ricksfolly said:

I'm still not convinced we were part of the surge.

What better way to advise and support than by overhead choppers...

Besides, I should think that 10,000 trained iraqi soldiers could pretty well hold their own against what little resistance the Sunni could muster.

From what I read, Iraq has a mobilized army of over 250,000 now, more than enough to handle scattered insurgent attacks by themselves.

ricksfolly

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