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In reply to the discussion: Islamic State Overwhelms Iraqi Forces at Tikrit in Major Defeat [View all]Kaleva
(36,291 posts)7. Some of the fighting is being borne by ill trained teenage Shia's
A few units of the Peace Brigades are involved in the fighting. Made up mostly of eager teenagers, some as young as 13, who received very little training before being sent to the front.
A few days ago I read an article about a very large Shia cemetery that was receiving about 60 bodies a day. Mostly young men and boys killed in the fighting.
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Comrade Grumpy
Jul 2014
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Just think, the reason Republicans said we stayed there for so long was to train these losers....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2014
#3
When we invaded Iraq was recovering from the loss of a generation of fighting age men....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2014
#21
Yes, he was such a threat to peace, right? Meanwhile, right next door in Syria.......
7962
Jul 2014
#23
Naw, the reason Iraq is failing is because our puppet aligned with Iran....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2014
#33
Yeah,...we need to pick a religious side and have them wipe out the others. That'll do it.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2014
#35
Yeah, and if there's one thing we hate even more it's the Judean People's Front....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2014
#41