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| Iraq |
| GI's encounter HBIED's in Baquba |
| 2007-06-26 |
| Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418 |
| #5 Pinch would never permit it! Pinch isn't in the office this week. I saw him today walking his dog on Gin Lane in Southampton. He was carrying a pooper-scooper with him. Me, I use the NYT Sunday Magazine. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2007-06-26 11:56 |
| #4 Artillery is a time-honored way to deal with situations like IED's, use it early & often. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-06-26 11:15 |
| #3 The IEDs are a real problem. I saw something on the military channel the other day. There is a lot being tried to address the IED problem. Jamming, lasers, small robots, etc. There were many other methods that could not be talked about. One bomb expert was featured who had lost an eye and an arm to these devilish devices. Having engineers blast the houses with explosives might be as effective as anything. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-06-26 09:12 |
| #2 Heart-warming excerpt: "We need real bomb-squad kind of guys to come do this for us.” The next morning, an M1 tank arrived. The neighborhood reverberated with enormous booms as soldiers blasted the homes suspected of containing bombs with antitank missiles, artillery and tank fire. The platoon’s advance had been stymied for a day, but there were no American casualties and more bombs had been cleared out. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-06-26 07:10 |
| #1 Good article, but some hacker has made it look like it's in the New York Times. I know Yon was talking about some NYT guy writing there, but, c'mon! Pinch would never permit it! Don't miss the slide show at the link, and you can bypass the ad. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-06-26 06:17 |