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2003-03-21 Iraq

Commander of Iraqi 51st Division Surrenders

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Posted by Patrick Phillps 2003-03-21 03:03 pm|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 51st was the main regular army division in Basra area. Basra should be falling any minute now.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-03-21 15:35:12|| 2003-03-21 15:35:12|| Front Page Top

#2 It wasn't the ONLY division around basra, as well as the fact aht teh RG troops are being led by chemical ali, who won't be willing to give up without a fight. Though I do agree that basrah will fall pretty soon (within 12 - 24 hrs) but.. not for the reason of the 51st giving up. THis will be won by good old fashioned combat, not a wave of surrenders. Not with the RG anyway.

DS
"the horns hold up the halo"

Posted by DeviantSaint 2003-03-21 16:09:55|| [www.livejournal.com/~deviantsaint] 2003-03-21 16:09:55|| Front Page Top

#3 If the RG fights. They fought last time, and they got clobbered. 2nd Cav held them by the nose and 1st AD kicked their butts - Tawakalna, 12th Armored Div, Adnan, and Medinah.

Posted by Fred 2003-03-21 16:30:10|| 2003-03-21 16:30:10|| Front Page Top

#4 CIA seems to think that Chemical Ali got a fatal dose of whupass in the inital strike, along with Ramadan and al Douri.

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/Primetime/iraq_main030321.html

Posted by jrosevear 2003-03-21 18:50:20|| 2003-03-21 18:50:20|| Front Page Top

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