'Despite several devastating U.S. military offensives to rout insurgents, the militants - or, in some cases, tribes with insurgent connections'

I think the delineation betweeen insurgents, 'tribes with insurgent connections'-which you can bet are quite a lot, and 'terrorists' is becoming pretty hazy. Its starting to become a north/south vietnam thing. This kind of lumping together of the different groups is stupid and needs to stop.

What's wrong with these people? They should be showering us with flowers and praise!

IMHO, the entire crusade needs to stop.

...and in other news..
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/16076312/the_great_iraq_swindle

you should swarm this. or I will and take the credit

Go for it, Acheron
The more that folks know...
Pretty informative article ,eh?
It's what I come to linkswwarm for. To learn things.
I'd get winded too often, if I came here for the contest.

For the lazy

......sike.