US Military Puts on Expensive Display of Strength, Stupidity. Again.

Why are we not surprised by this? The U.S. launched the largest air assault op since they snagged Saddam, searching for insurgent leaders in Iraq - and they announced it in advance:

The international news agencies immediately rang the urgent bells on the story.
Around the world, programmes were interrupted as screens flashed the news, which dominated the global media agenda for the next 12 hours or more.
[U.S.-led forces] detained 48 people, of whom 17 were freed without delay. Officials said they did not believe they had captured any significant insurgent leaders.
"Any leaders there must have seen the forces coming, and escaped," said one senior Iraqi security source.

Yeah, 'seen the forces coming' on Aljazeera nightly news eight hours in advance, no doubt. Next time, boys, maybe you might consider NOT calling the entire world in on your surprise search.

P.S. Nobody likes you.


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