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2005-04-18 Iraq-Jordan

Marine stops 2 vehicle-suicide bombers in shootout

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Posted by Yosemite Sam 2005-04-18 2:42:09 PM|| || Front Page|| [11140 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I can't spell "Vehicle"

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2005-04-18 2:43:32 PM|| 2005-04-18 2:43:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 "Butler â that day, that Marine â thatâs the critical error the insurgents made," Capt. Frank Diorio says.

Lol! The good Capt calls it: LCpl Butler is not to be fucked with, heh.

Kudos, son - you're the real deal.

Posted by .com 2005-04-18 2:58:18 PM|| 2005-04-18 2:58:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Good Man L Cpl Butler!

Bit worrying that the splodey-dopes were wearing bullet-proof vests and had blast-proof glass installed.

Like the last bit about the splodey-dope detonating outside the camp "That blast caused no damage or injuries" - they don't count the gene-pool ejecta in their accounting ;)

Posted by Tony (UK) 2005-04-18 5:11:41 PM|| 2005-04-18 5:11:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Altoona, Pa

List under towns not to fuck with.

Posted by Shipman 2005-04-18 5:22:20 PM|| 2005-04-18 5:22:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 It's having the horseshoe curve so close, it gives them an understanding of time, distance and the brotherhood.

Posted by Shipman 2005-04-18 5:24:29 PM|| 2005-04-18 5:24:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Makes me dang proud.

Posted by anymouse 2005-04-18 6:54:02 PM|| 2005-04-18 6:54:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 The Marines later discovered the vehicle was equipped with 3-inch, blast-proof glass and the passengers were wearing Kevlar vests under their robes.

Does the military still use the LAAW? That might have stopped the fire truck cold. The tactics of the splodeydopes are evolving, and we need to stay a step ahead of them.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-18 7:56:54 PM|| 2005-04-18 7:56:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 It seems to me that we should protect all our bases with trenches and moveable steel planks to cover them when we need to cross them. It is unfortunate that even after we've killed so many of them, the terrorists have no real problem recruiting new suicide bombers.

Posted by mhw 2005-04-18 8:48:47 PM|| 2005-04-18 8:48:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Sniff, soo happy,
brings a tear to my eye.
Damn proud to be an American

Posted by JackAssFestival 2005-04-18 11:06:27 PM|| 2005-04-18 11:06:27 PM|| Front Page Top

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