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Most of the *deaths* are, but the Iraqis aren't in armored cars, in body armor, with ROE that say 'shoot cars that don't stop', and with medevac helicopters standing by.
For a long time the violence, defined as number of attacks however, was overwhelmingly against coalition forces, and indeed may still be so (not seen any figures recently). The includes anything from a chap having a pop with a rifle at a patrol to a mine explosion capable of destroying a tank to the rather elaborate co-ordinated downing of a US chopper followed by two ambushes of the rescue party. We've really given the bad guys world-class training in counter-insurgency.
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The troops want to come home, the population of the UK overwhelmingly want them to come home, the population of *Iraq* overwhelmingly want them to come home, so why should all three views receive the middle finger?
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I supported the war in Iraq, Now I dont. But the army serves at the command of the government and its leaders and not public perception.
With regards to Iraq, surely a lot of the people wanting the troops to leave are the ones who want to gain control of Iraq and are doing the killings? They are attacking US/UK troops and are each other. Wont our leaving open the door to a massive spade of killings and power grabs?