I can only assume the secondary explosions are from highly flammable baby ducks and bunnies
Kerry is wondering if the Goose is cooked!
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| U.S. destroys Falluja arms dumps | ||
| 2004-10-22 | ||
U.S. warplanes have pounded and obliterated suspected weapons storage sites in Falluja, according to the U.S. military. Doctors at Falluja General Hospital said the Friday assault killed at least six people. The U.S. military said it had no reports of casualties. The airstrike was another Marine assault on targets in the Sunni Triangle city, considered a terrorist and insurgent stronghold. Marines have been launching airstrikes on Falluja for weeks, and the latest assault comes during a stepped-up U.S. and Iraqi air and ground campaign that began last week. Interim government officials are warning that there will be a full-scale offensive against the Abu Musab al-Zarqawi network and other fighters if citizens fail to hand militants to authorities. But the activity in Falluja came as an influential Sunni leader -- Sheikh Fakhri al-Qasi speaking for the Al-Shura Society for the Sunni people -- warned U.S.-led forces not to conduct an offensive in the city and said such an assault would meet stiff opposition.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #9 Maybe wait until Nov 3, then do a little house cleanin in Falujah - enough to set up some polling spots. |
| Posted by: Hank 2004-10-22 3:34:54 PM |
| #8 Steve S. : I can only assume the secondary explosions are from highly flammable baby ducks and bunnies Kerry is wondering if the Goose is cooked! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-10-22 3:11:59 PM |
| #7 Sure. But first, we'll take away a lot of their dangerous toys. And a few of them along the way, just to make the point. The goal here is to support the interim government and make elections both possible and reasonably representative. We all know we could flatten the city any time we choose to - militarily, that is, we can do it. And it's frustrating to wait and to pull back. But keep the big game in mind. We win when signficant progress is made towards a stable, representative government in Iraq. Fallujah, annoying and dangerous as it is, is just a tactical step along the way to that goal. Battle discipline is all in these situations. We're playing for bigger stakes than just a town with tradition of generations of lawlessness, plus the outside thugs and fanatics. Divide and conquer. It's going on now -- both the dividing and the conquering -- in Fallujah. |
| Posted by: too true 2004-10-22 10:40:16 AM |
| #6 But the activity in Falluja came as an influential Sunni leader -- Sheikh Fakhri al-Qasi speaking for the Al-Shura Society for the Sunni people -- warned U.S.-led forces not to conduct an offensive in the city and said such an assault would meet stiff opposition. Enough of this BS. Send in the cavalry and cut these bastards down where they stand, one after another. Let's see just what kind of "opposition" they have to offer. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-10-22 10:22:09 AM |
| #5 I can only assume the secondary explosions are from highly flammable baby ducks and bunnies. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2004-10-22 10:02:57 AM |
| #4 Thanks, BH! That was hilarious!! |
| Posted by: docob 2004-10-22 9:45:01 AM |
#3 CF - Ya don't even hafta ask... |
| Posted by: .com 2004-10-22 9:42:50 AM |
| #2 "Destroying things is what Marines do best!" /Tigger |
| Posted by: BH 2004-10-22 9:40:26 AM |
| #1 Holy Shait! CNN used the word 'terrorist'! and Boston won! Next: Hell freezes over! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-10-22 9:35:24 AM |