From Contentions: Rational Optimism on Iraq, by Max Boot. From the New York Times: U.S. Says Iran-Supplied Bomb Kills More Troops, by Michael Gordon. From the Fourth Rail: US, Iraqi forces kill 30 Iranian-back Special Groups operatives, by Bill Roggio. From Defense Tech: British Sign Carrier Contract, by Norman Polmar. From the Wall Street Journal: South Africa’s Betrayal, by James Kirchick.

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