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2003-11-17 Iraq

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Posted by Steve 2003-11-17 10:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Just remember that Wes Clark liked to talk to the press a lot, too. I always suspect an officer who gets his name in the paper a whole lot. Custer was another.

That may be totally unfail to Lt. Col Russell, but he may be the most quoted officer in Iraq. And that's... thought provoking.

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2003-11-17 10:09:14 AM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2003-11-17 10:09:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 U.S. forces fired a satellite-guided missile carrying a 500-pound warhead at a suspected insurgent sanctuary 10 miles south of Tikrit - the second use in as many days of the powerful weapon amid a U.S. drive to intimidate the resistance.

Was this a fast reaction to some intel? Or did we just want to show off the swoooooooosh.

Posted by Shipman 2003-11-17 10:18:25 AM|| 2003-11-17 10:18:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Now that the nights are cooler in Iraq, the infrared vision equipment works better. I've always hoped we could pick up our activity during the cooler months.

Posted by mhw 2003-11-17 10:21:45 AM|| 2003-11-17 10:21:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Oops, I was wrong, it wasn't a 500-lb JDAM:
Marking the launch of Operation Ivy Cyclone II, U.S. occupation forces used for the first time since the end of "major combat" in Iraq a satellite-guided missile at a site of suspected resistance fighters in north-central Iraq, reported Agence France-Presse (AFP). "An Army Tactical Missile System (ATACS) ... was fired at noon today at a former regime training area," 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of Kirkuk, said Lieutenant Colonel Bill MacDonald, adding: "We are getting more aggressive." "It is the first time since the end of major combat that munition of this type has been utilized," said MacDonald.
He said the weapon hit the target, but it was not immediately clear whether there were casualties.
"It was a pretty substantial training facility, there was former regime leadership in there, probably mid-level people, some involved in financing anti-coalition attacks," he said.

Posted by Steve 2003-11-17 10:23:19 AM|| 2003-11-17 10:23:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Good job, LTC Steve. Sit on their chests and punch 'em in the face a few times to get their attention.

Posted by mojo 2003-11-17 10:55:20 AM|| 2003-11-17 10:55:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Chuck, sorry, but the only Custer quote that I know about is

"Where did all those f**king Indians come from ?"

Posted by Carl in N.H. 2003-11-17 12:07:38 PM|| 2003-11-17 12:07:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 In Tikrit, hundreds of U.S. troops in tanks and assault vehicles marched through the crowded downtown area Monday in a show of force intended to deliver a stern warning.
I love this! Ram it right down their throats. Cause And Effect asshats. Learn it...Live it....or get THUMPED!

Posted by Rex Mundi 2003-11-17 12:43:04 PM|| 2003-11-17 12:43:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 speaking of LTC Steve, WaPo this AM had interesting article on the cordoning off of Saddams hometown "auja". Apparently was Col. Steve initiative, at first his superiors thought he was crazy then they like it. Auja locals arent happy, but Iraqis from outside Auja (including Mayor of Tikrit) think its a great idea.

Interesting in that it shows you can get tough on selected locales (within reason) and not alienate the rest of the country.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-11-17 1:54:53 PM|| 2003-11-17 1:54:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Carl -

Never forget Custer's famous last words: "Gosh, I wish I'd studied harder at West Point!"

Posted by Fred 2003-11-17 2:04:20 PM|| 2003-11-17 2:04:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#10

U.S. Raids Saddamâs Hometown, Kills 6

Six? Is that all? Damn, guys, you've got to aim better!

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2003-11-17 5:08:05 PM|| 2003-11-17 5:08:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 "Some 2,000 troops of the 1st Armored Division - backed by tanks, armored vehicles and low-flying helicopters took part in the nighttime raid, sealing off a 20-block area and searching every single building inside it."

-Exactly right. Seal off city blocks at a time. Make note of assholes & houses that carry arms beyond the one AK rule.

Posted by Jarhead 2003-11-17 9:23:00 PM|| 2003-11-17 9:23:00 PM|| Front Page Top

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