tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post4468034798984653586..comments2024-03-10T22:24:34.032-04:00Comments on Uskowi on Iran - اسکویی در باره ایران: Shia Militia, ISF Battle to Advance in Towns on Edge of TikritNader Uskowihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02808543185109048956noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-52179644981625197752015-03-09T18:47:11.164-04:002015-03-09T18:47:11.164-04:00It seems that the liberation of Tikrit from the IS...It seems that the liberation of Tikrit from the ISIL elements is going a tad slower than expected , but that is no reason for alarm .Iraqi forces may have to adjust their tactics a bitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-72796903982746110082015-03-08T23:49:16.607-04:002015-03-08T23:49:16.607-04:00Why do you think that the casualty averse US or an...Why do you think that the casualty averse US or any western military is unwilling to put boots on the ground? The problem is that the Wahabbi terrorists have a lot of foreign trained military advisers and have heavily mined, booby trapped and put IEDs in these villages. The Iraqi Shia militias have the right approach by encircling these villages and then slowly and methodically weeding out the terrorists, this is not a military sprint for propaganda purposes but a slogging marathon against deadender terrorists who have nothing to lose. The Iraqis must keep casualties down or lose public support. ISIS is a spent force and not really a threat anymore, but it will take time to eliminate all of them since they are imbedded with civilians. Counterinsurgency is slow methodical work and has no timetable. The key objective is to drain the terrorist swamp and deprive them of oxygen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-58848842043916889012015-03-08T19:13:35.556-04:002015-03-08T19:13:35.556-04:0030,000 inch forward and there aren't more than...30,000 inch forward and there aren't more than a few hundred ISIS goons in TikritAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com