Reply #2: One of the great recent "successes" that was reported on a month or so ago

[underpants]

were the neighborhood outposts that the US military and Iraqi army/cops were running. It was cited as a great new strategy-getting people out of the bases and onto the street.

Not only should this have been the strategy from the beginning (hindsight) all I could think about was how this now left them wide open to attack. Yes they can radio in for support but there is no way backup can get there fast enough not when you have troops dispersed all over an area.

Sounds like the perps watched and learned. Sad to say and we obviously hope for the best for them but this was predictable.