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Iraq
U.S troops battle at Iraqi-Syrian border
2003-10-15
U.S. troops came under fire from a group of people the coalition says were trying to cross illegally into Iraq from Syria on Wednesday. The resulting gun battle left several of the alleged infiltrators dead.
"Welcome to Iraq. You may fire when ready, Gridley."
A U.S. observation helicopter was forced down after being hit by small-arms fire during the skirmish, but no U.S. soldiers were reported killed or wounded. The clash began about midnight Tuesday, when ground observers from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division noticed a group of people trying to enter Iraq without going through an official crossing. U.S. troops backed by Bradley fighting vehicles and an M-1 tank attempted to contact the group, but were shot at with a rocket-propelled grenade.
Mmmm... Bad move.
U.S. troops returned fire, killing some of the attackers and capturing a small number of others. Coalition officials said that those detained did not have the proper paperwork to cross the border.
Bet they didn't have a license for the grenade launchers, either.
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#10  I'm with Frank. Mark the border with pikes, topped by the heads of attempted infiltrators. After we get the process down pat, take it to the US/Mexico border, as well.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2003-10-15 10:14:35 PM  

#9  Air-drop their corpses on Bashar's lawn, or in his pool.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2003-10-15 8:57:25 PM  

#8  I'm thnking smoking heads on pikes....but that's just me, a sensitive guy
Posted by: Frank G   2003-10-15 8:26:09 PM  

#7  I wonder how many copies of "Born in East LA" have been sold with Arabic subtitles.
Posted by: Cheech Marin   2003-10-15 7:15:47 PM  

#6  Send Spooky on regular patrols there. If them Syrians and their allies/lackeys are smart, they won't try their crap again after being "warned" once by Spooky.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2003-10-15 5:51:03 PM  

#5  Hot pursuit all the way to the Ba'aka valley, that'll show 'em.
Posted by: Yank   2003-10-15 5:20:08 PM  

#4  Well, they were kidnapped by Zionists, y'know. The Mossad comes up and snags 'em, and then these agitators in Jewish pay, they talk these innocent Muslims into running off to fight jihad against the Merkins, but just to make Syria look bad...
Posted by: Fred   2003-10-15 3:40:01 PM  

#3  An official border crossing? Where were the Syrian border guards? Baby Bashar's got some 'splainin' to do.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2003-10-15 3:27:26 PM  

#2  Take their gear and any intel, and leave them to rot where they are, in order to let the others know that they go through the checkpoints or they go to hell. It's their choice. Good work US.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2003-10-15 3:25:31 PM  

#1  "Hey, they scratched the paint on my M1!"

BOOM
Posted by: mojo   2003-10-15 3:07:44 PM  

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