tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022452485619502579.post3622693764053027228..comments2024-03-28T09:38:52.661-04:00Comments on thwap's schoolyard: British Leave, Violence Dropsthwaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022452485619502579.post-14377327453636417682007-11-20T11:09:00.000-05:002007-11-20T11:09:00.000-05:00It appears to have been attacks on British troops,...It appears to have been attacks on British troops, and British attacks on insurgents that was behind the violence.<BR/><BR/>The whole article, and subsequent links provide lots of interesting facts and analysis.thwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022452485619502579.post-58263416150889144032007-11-20T10:02:00.000-05:002007-11-20T10:02:00.000-05:00One wonders to what extent violence is dropping th...One wonders to what extent violence is dropping there because most areas have now been ethnically "cleansed" (a wretched term). I know that Basra was already mostly Shi'a, but still, I wonder if that's what has happened.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00123028805112944367noreply@blogger.com