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2004-04-08 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by snellenr 2004-04-08 14:08|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I damn sure hope the Japaneese are thinking about Korea and Red China while they decide what move to make in regards their captives. I would advise massive reenforcements and active, even agressive patroling.

Posted by Shipman 2004-04-08 3:57:58 PM|| 2004-04-08 3:57:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 BBC confirms tense but quiet in Basra.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-04-08 4:00:45 PM|| 2004-04-08 4:00:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 AP confirms quiet in Asmara and Nassiriya.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-04-08 4:21:39 PM|| 2004-04-08 4:21:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Re
Fallujah
AFP

Two more US marines were killed Thursday by snipers in the Sunni hotspot town of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, where US troops were meeting with ferocious resistance as they pressed on with the offensive against insurgents.

Marines in Fallujah inched forward block by block taking sniper fire and hit-and-run attacks with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades which have limited their advance in more than three days to just two kilometres through an industrial zone which they had thought was largely abandoned.

The thud of mortar rounds echoed around the town and plumes of smoke dotted the landscape. Machine-gun fire rattled through the streets as F-16 warplanes buzzed overhead carrying out surveillance.

"This is like Hue city in Vietnam," said Lieutenant Colonel Brennan Byrne, a battalion commander, referring to the former imperial capital where in 1968 US troops faced the the most ferocious street fighting of the communists' decisive Tet offensive.

The insurgents in Fallujah seem to be numerous, well-prepared and well-trained. This MAY be the final battle against the Baathists and their allies who have been eluding direct battle for the last year. Its looking like a hard slog, and may take weeks.

Re Karbala:

The US army also rushed 120 troops to reinforce 480 beleaguered Bulgarian troops in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, where fierce fighting broke out after armed radicals gave them an ultimatum to quit.

No mention of Poles. Looks like Sanchez is carefully rationing his forces, continuing the cleansing of Sadr city, and sending enough Americans to reinforce the Slavs to maintain the defensive position in Karbala.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-04-08 4:30:24 PM|| 2004-04-08 4:30:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Fallujah isn't Hue, and Arabs aren't NVA.

/end channeling

Posted by Cpl Steven Shipman 2004-04-08 5:19:40 PM|| 2004-04-08 5:19:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 A little history. We lost something like 1500 + Marines during Tet. Militarily it was a disaster for the VC and NVA, Politically due to people like today's Kennedy and Kerry, the enemy decided to fight on because they were encouraged by the left in this country.

Fallujah is not Hue, but Senators Kennedy and Kerry are just as dangerous as their counterparts in 1968. The insurgents are quoting these two right now, and that should tell us who we should vote for in November.

Finally, the insurgents may be well prepared and armed, but they do not have armor, air cover or time on their side.

Prediction they will run out food, ammo and bodies (not necessarily in that order) in the not too distant future.

Posted by Douglas De Bono 2004-04-08 10:41:17 PM|| [http://www.DouglasDeBono.com] 2004-04-08 10:41:17 PM|| Front Page Top

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