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| US says US forces engaged Syrians in combat in Baghdad |
| 2003-04-13 |
| US forces engaged Syrian nationals in combat in Baghdad overnight, killing many of them, US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said. Rumsfeld's assertions in US television interviews echoed similar comments by Army General Tommy Franks, the US commander, but both men stopped short of saying what Washington might do about it. "In a firefight, a lot of them got killed last night," Rumsfeld said of the Syrians in an interview with CBS television. Other foreign nationals also have engaged US forces in Baghdad, but the largest number were from Syria, he said in an earlier interview with NBC television. Somehow, we guessed that, didn't we? It was not clear whether they had any connection to the Syrian government, he said. "People were busy fighting them. They weren't asking their biographies," he said. "I was born in a log cabin I helped my father build... FIRE! I met my mother at a high school dance... FIRE!" Franks in an interview with Fox television referred to them as "mercenaries," and said some had been taken prisoner. Syrian fighters have entered Iraq by the busload, Rumsfeld said. "Some we stopped. The ones we could find, we turned them around and sent them back. And some we've impounded and put into enemy prisoner-of-war camps," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #5 Syria is a 2-fer: you Lebanon as a bonus... It makes more and more sense to go ahead, since all the gear is on-site, to finish "draining the swamp" and finish the Ba'athists. Given the proclaimed Ba'athist's "principles" and following the bread crumbs, this is just a long-overdue continuation of de-Nazification... It appears the trail leads to Europe, after Syria! What a surprise! France won't survive another decade as a "Western" state, given its idiotic social and economic polices, lack of will, and truly unsettling demographics. I don't know whether to be alarmed or smug. Being right on this one will be more painful than I thought. This all seems a bit heady, doesn't it? Is anyone else here getting that funny feeling that every page turned makes it more obvious that we should follow our instincts and keep rooting out the "states" that make it possible for terrorism to flourish? I believe that terrorism will die on the vine, no matter who issues a fatwa, if the "states" that facilitate them are brought down. Without state support, the documentation, finances, training, planning, acquisition of materiel, etc. becomes exponentially more difficult. Heady stuff to consider the path this could take. I don't doubt that there is the will in the Bush WH to do it, either. Ignoring the gutlessness of the multilateralists, what about our own weenies: The US Congress... can they be dragged along? I guess that will be up to us. Everything is unraveling and we are entering new territory. The rules only work if everyone subscribes to them. The Islamofascists have demonstrated that they do not. It makes sense for America to fully redefine what we want and what we are willing to do to get it. Throwing out the rules (never attack first, etc.) must be viewed in a new light cuz the lethality of weaponry has risen exponentially. I've just recently become a believer in pre-emption and ignoring those who hope to rein us in with the old rules. It's the only thing that makes sense, now. We either save our way of life through overt actions against all identifiable foes - or watch it become embattled on every side by Liliputians... eventually to be smothered by Islam, if not mediocrity and malaise. Heady, indeed. |
| Posted by: PD 2003-04-14 03:02:08 |
| #4 We've met the Syrian military probes.......... successfully, now we've got this damn 4th Infantry Division fully unloaded and on its way to the border to meet the mighty syrian army, jihadis, hezbolla, & fat Baathis irregulars too.. all against a singel US division. We should be quaking in our boots. Also heard Oil pipelins shut off between Iraq and Syria, so no more free ride for syrias marvelous economy...what a joke this country is, enlisting france as your defender does give you a bit of confidence doesnt it? New World Order can be effectively described by a single Sentence. " Sucks to be a Socialist Dictator" |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-04-13 21:27:35 |
| #3 Not to defend Syria, but this is a rather good thing in a way. The jihadis are having no impact on our operations and many are now dead--the swamp is being drained. |
| Posted by: chris 2003-04-13 18:58:39 |
| #2 "In a firefight, a lot of them got killed last night" Translation: Hey Syria, we are getting good at killing Syrian fighters. You starting to get the hint? |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2003-04-13 17:26:16 |
| #1 "And some we've impounded and put into enemy prisoner-of-war camps," he said. "Where they will tell us who they REALLY are, or we'll send them into the tunnels beneath Baghdad, looking for Sammy. Just to be fair, we'll give each of them a flashlight with almost-dead batteries, and a leaky gas mask." Syria backed Iraq in every way it could. Syria also occupies Lebanon and supports Hezbollah, Hamas, and any other anti-Jewish hate group it can possibly dig up. Assad is going to be swimming in the Med pretty soon, if he's not careful. I hope he's a strong swimmer, and can manage with those two JDAMS around his neck. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-04-13 17:11:52 |