American-backed anti-Qaeda Members Quit After Multiple Friendly-Fire Casualties


	American-backed anti-Qaeda Members Quit After Multiple Friendly-Fire Casualties

ZachReynolds

2-18-2008 3:17 PM

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ZachReynolds says:

This sounds like a good way to not only continue the terrorism going on, but to make MORE terrorists in the process. We are angering more people every day our troops walk their streets with guns and bombs, and they WILL attack us if we continue this aggression.

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