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2005-09-13 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Steve 2005-09-13 10:01|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Just let the record show that the Tal Afar offensive effective wiped out an entire enemy battallion. And did so with minimum friendly casualties.

How many equivalent battallions can the enemy still muster in Iraq? How many more such losses can they endure before they collapse?

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-09-13 10:46|| 2005-09-13 10:46|| Front Page Top

#2 good too see some of saddams henchmen gettin theirs too. Wonder if the liberal media will call his killer(s) insurgents too?

Posted by Uninetle Hupating2229 2005-09-13 11:22|| 2005-09-13 11:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Who was in this vehicle?

"Coalition Forces engaged the terrorists and called in close air support. Coalition aircraft destroyed one of the vehicles being used by one of the terrorists," the statement said

Posted by Grins Sluper5274 2005-09-13 11:27|| 2005-09-13 11:27|| Front Page Top

#4 this off topic but why does my name keep changing?

Posted by Uninetle Hupating2229 2005-09-13 11:34|| 2005-09-13 11:34|| Front Page Top

#5 this off topic but why does my name keep changing?
Posted by: Uninetle Hupating2229

It's a cookie thing. Does your computer allow cookies? Are you entering a name of your choice in the "Your Name" block before you submit a comment? (If you are doing everything right so far, then you'll have to wait for feedback from the moderators or someone who actually knows something about programming. Good luck!)

Posted by trailing wife 2005-09-13 11:59|| 2005-09-13 11:59|| Front Page Top

#6 Police found the body of a former judge in Baghdad's eastern neighborhood of Sadr City. A note left next to it said: "This is the destiny of those who support Saddam."

Special forces, or the Iraqi 93rd Volunteer Infantry?

Posted by Mike 2005-09-13 12:52|| 2005-09-13 12:52|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm glad they left a note, so we could tell the good murders from the bad ones.

Or maybe they just want us to think the good guys are doing what the real bad guys are doing?

Posted by Bobby 2005-09-13 14:35|| 2005-09-13 14:35|| Front Page Top

#8 The assault on Haditha followed a recent offensive to retake Tal Afar, another northern town, which U.S. commanders said netted more than 400 suspected militants.

A question for anyone in the know... how accurate do you all think these numbers are?

Posted by Glains Theash7392 2005-09-13 19:04|| 2005-09-13 19:04|| Front Page Top

#9 Not an expert, but the trend looks like 20 percentum are keepers.

Posted by Shipman 2005-09-13 19:45|| 2005-09-13 19:45|| Front Page Top

#10 gotta check between the dorsal fin and the tail - the ones' that ain't keepers? step on their necks and crack em

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-09-13 21:22|| 2005-09-13 21:22|| Front Page Top

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