Seems the Iraqis know how to surge, too; they've 'stood up' and subdued the militias in Basra: "The principal factor for improvement that people in Basra cite is the deployment of 33,000 members of the Iraqi security forces after the 24 March start of operations, which allowed the government to blanket the city with checkpoints on every major intersection and highway... Borrowing tactics from the troop increase in Baghdad, the Iraqi forces raided militia strongholds and arrested hundreds of suspects. They also seized weapons including mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and sophisticated roadside bombs that officials say were used by Iranian-backed groups responsible for much of the violence."Rico says it's about fucking time, too...
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