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2003-04-03 Iraq

Saddamâs army retreats to Mosul with heavy losses

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Posted by Steve White 2003-04-03 12:56 am|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I'm wary of making any predictions about how long things will take. Maybe it's a couple days, maybe a week or two.

In any case, the last couple of days in this war have been extremely encouraging.

Posted by Dave D. 2003-04-03 04:56:26|| 2003-04-03 04:56:26|| Front Page Top

#2 the discouraging news for Iraqi forces may keep them from demo'ing the oil fields too - good news for the rest

Posted by Frank G 2003-04-03 08:37:31|| 2003-04-03 08:37:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Have the Iraqis blown one bridge during this thing? Sounds like they were all rigged, but nobody hit the plunger. If it's me, I blow up every bridge in Iraq to slow us down.

Posted by tu3031 2003-04-03 09:06:30|| 2003-04-03 09:06:30|| Front Page Top

#4 This is all very good news but there are still two big uglies left: block-to-block fighting in Baghdad and the WMD attack which has not yet materialized. We really don't have time for a siege so that leaves some sort of assault.

Still, with any luck, the 4th ID folks may be reduced to grousing about how no one left anything for them.

Posted by Hiryu 2003-04-03 09:43:07|| 2003-04-03 09:43:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Greetns' Fellow Earthlings! Re. Bridgeheads, The only one(s) that got blown were done by us. WMD won't do much to us, just piss us off. It will be a tragedy for his own people though, they don't have JSLIST suits, NAAK injectors, etc. Depending on the Downwind Plume Models and the amount of agent sent forth before counter-battery takes them out, Chem agents could effectively cause large areas to become civilian killing fields. I pray for the people of Iraq, their peader is that nuts. BTW, God bless you guys for your support back in the U.S.

Posted by Bodyguard 2003-04-03 10:19:25|| 2003-04-03 10:19:25|| Front Page Top

#6 Give our love and regards to everyone there, Bodyguard!

Posted by Ptah 2003-04-03 10:29:58|| [www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2003-04-03 10:29:58|| Front Page Top

#7 Murat seems awfully quiet these days.

Posted by 11A5S 2003-04-03 11:24:42|| 2003-04-03 11:24:42|| Front Page Top

#8 Good.

Posted by tu3031 2003-04-03 13:18:55|| 2003-04-03 13:18:55|| Front Page Top

#9 Hello, Bodyguard. Glad you're safe. Outstanding work by everyone over there. Hope you'll be home sooner then you thought. But it ain't over yet, so be careful.

Posted by tu3031 2003-04-03 23:43:08|| 2003-04-03 23:43:08|| Front Page Top

#10 Amen to Murat's silence and Amen (in a better mind) to you bodyguard

Posted by Frank G 2003-04-03 18:29:17|| 2003-04-03 18:29:17|| Front Page Top

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