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| Iraq |
| Gunfight in Ramadi |
| 2006-12-07 |
| FOURTEEN INSURGENTS KILLED, BUILDINGS DESTROYED IN RAMADI CAMP FALLUJAH, IRAQ - Coalition Forces used tank main gun rounds and precision guided ordnance to destroy buildings from which insurgents were attacking in Ramadi Wednesday. Iraqi Soldiers and Coalition Forces were attacked with a heavy volume of small arms fire from numerous insurgent positions including the Al Haqq Mosque. Iraqi Soldiers and Coalition Forces returned fire with a combination of small arms fire, machine gun fire and tank main gun rounds. Don't bring an AK-47 to a tank fight. When the enemy's attack did not cease, Coalition Forces used precision guided ordnance on the buildings being used as insurgent fighting positions, and the buildings were destroyed. Iraqi Soldiers and Coalition Forces did not use precision guided ordnance or fire their tank main guns at the mosque. Aw, shucks. Iraqi Soldiers entered the mosque to conduct a search, and Coalition Forces remained outside the mosque. Nothing significant was found in the mosque. One Coalition member was killed and three were wounded during the operations. Fourteen insurgents were killed. There were no reports of civilian casualties. "When insurgents create situations such as occurred Wednesday, Coalition Forces must defend themselves," said Coalition spokesman Marine Lt. Col. Bryan Salas. "While we are mindful to limit damage, we must respond with necessary and proportional force to protect our forces and Iraq from the insurgents." |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #12 Ooops, forgot to change the handle back from Jim Baker. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-12-07 21:39 |
| #11 Iraqi Soldiers and Coalition Forces did not use precision guided ordnance or fire their tank main guns at the mosque. . . . One Coalition member was killed and three were wounded during the operations. |
| Posted by: Jim Baker 2006-12-07 21:38 |
| #10 Send them in 3-ship cells, with the last bomb from the first cell dropping at the same time the first bomb from the next cell begins falling. Call in all the sides and say, "We can do this somewhere in the Middle East once a day, every day, for the next ten years, or we can have peace. The choice is yours." wake up and die I never count sheep |
| Posted by: RD 2006-12-07 19:29 |
| #9 Old Patriot, there are plenty of BUFFs in the arsenal: http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/systems/b-52.htm Rolling Thunder Redux, please! |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2006-12-07 17:37 |
| #8 Nothing |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-12-07 17:07 |
| #7 Moskks used as armories or firing positions need to be leveled. Backing down on this is nothing but foolish. Let them pay a price. This shithole should have evaporated before their eyes with the little bunnies inside. |
| Posted by: SpecOp35 2006-12-07 16:52 |
| #6 Iraqi Soldiers entered the mosque to conduct a search, and Coalition Forces remained outside the mosque. Nothing significant was found in the mosque. I don't believe ya. Since we are changing the way things are done now, I'm gonna take a squad thru da moskkk, ya know, just to be sure. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-12-07 16:23 |
| #5 OP like Riyadh Snark!!! |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-12-07 16:01 |
| #4 I'd much rather go all Dresden on Ramada - and a few other places. I still say the US needs to demonstrate what can happen if we decide to quit playing "nice guy" and go totally mongol on the Middle East. Break 30 or 40 of the old B-52D models out of the boneyard, refurbish them, and send them over some town that's been a problem since day one - like Riyadh. Send them in 3-ship cells, with the last bomb from the first cell dropping at the same time the first bomb from the next cell begins falling. Call in all the sides and say, "We can do this somewhere in the Middle East once a day, every day, for the next ten years, or we can have peace. The choice is yours." |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-12-07 14:48 |
| #3 Well, we need to go all Falujah on Ramadi. |
| Posted by: danking_70 2006-12-07 14:28 |
| #2 Well, we need to go all Falujah on Ramadi. |
| Posted by: danking_70 2006-12-07 14:27 |
| #1 "tank main gun rounds" That always makes me feel all warm 'n fuzzy. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-12-07 13:55 |