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2003-03-27 Iraq

1,000 U.S. paratroopers secure Harir airfield

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Posted by Steve 2003-03-27 07:57 am|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I hope we'll be good to the Kurds and Armenians when this is over.

Posted by Ptah 2003-03-27 08:12:04|| [www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2003-03-27 08:12:04|| Front Page Top

#2 I hope they'll be good to us when this is over. I hope they aren't France/Germany/South Korea all over again 5 years from now.

Posted by g wiz 2003-03-27 08:18:27|| 2003-03-27 08:18:27|| Front Page Top

#3 For all those who critize Rummy, this is his point about being mobile and deployable. An effective armored vehicle which uses an entire airframe hinders strategic and operational projection. Since the taxpayers are not going to fund a massive increase in manning and equiping airlift to move brigades of this stuff around, the alternative is to exploit technology and reduce the weight of these beast while retaining the hitting and crew protection near what we have now. So next time some generals throw a hissy fit because Rummy wants to cut their pet project that requires sea transport because the airframe can't handle it, just remember this operational situation.

Posted by Don 2003-03-27 08:47:39|| 2003-03-27 08:47:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Why just C-17s? According to the specs, a loaded C-5 can land on a 4,900 ft runway. They don't list an empty takeoff requirement, though they do give a 12,200 ft requirement for loaded takeoff.

Advantages of C-5 is that they can carry 2 Abrams, rather than the C-17s 1. In addition, I'm guessing that the smaller C-17 will be in demand in southern and western Iraq.

Posted by Reed 2003-03-27 09:26:59|| 2003-03-27 09:26:59|| Front Page Top

#5 reuters now reports that Kurdish Peshmerga have advanced 2.5 miles into what had been Iraqi controlled territory near Chamchamal

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-03-27 10:12:57|| 2003-03-27 10:12:57|| Front Page Top

#6 From GlobalSecurity.org: Reports on March 27 indicate that elements of the 1st Infantry Division are being airlifted into Bashur/Herrir. They've been sitting in Germany waiting. Some of their logistics personnel had been in Turkey getting bases ready.

Posted by Steve 2003-03-27 11:23:11|| 2003-03-27 11:23:11|| Front Page Top

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