'Mother of all Bombs' prepared for Tikrit

The U.K. Times ^ | April 11, 2003 | From David Charter in Qatar and Michael Evans, Defence Editor

[loudmouths]

THE ground battle for the last stronghold of Saddam Hussein’s regime could start as early as Monday.

The first elements of the US 4th Infantry Division, including 44 of the latest Abrams M1A2 tanks and 18 Paladin howitzers, will shortly be in attack position outside Tikrit, 112 miles north of Baghdad.

[Desecrated]

Bet the 4th is itching for a piece. This should be over quickly.

[Maedhros]

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[SwinneySwitch]

Somebody been reading my e-mail or listening to my phone calls? We need to drop it on Saddamn's birthday on 4/28!

[Born to Conserve]

What is really known about where the 4th Infantry is? Last I heard it was gathering at the Iraq border in Kuwait. I also saw that there are M1s being airlifted to the north -- are they from the 4th?

I'm expecting to be surprised.

[DCPatriot]

I don't think they would use it.

It would be interpreted by our enemies as a form of genocide.

OTOH.....who gives a damned what they think?

[Eazy-E]

Remember NIKE Air-MOAB?

It's Daisy Cutter, the hard way!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Tikrit go boom.

[SENTINEL]

....We'll put a boot in your a$$, it's the American way !

[1066AD]

I agree, but I read somewhere that there are bunkers/man made caves in hills outside of town so it would stir them up OK !

[Redcloak]

We'll have to rename it the "Tikrit Tickler"!

[arthurus]

I think this thing is over ther more to make an impression on Assad and the mullahs than to accomplish anything concrete.

[arthurus]

What is really known about where the 4th Infantry <

Maybe they are lost. Gee, I hope they don't lose their way so badly that they wind up in Damascus.

[vigilante2]

= : O

[SwinneySwitch]

MOAB ALERT!

[SENTINEL]

I think you are right !

BTW, did you know that this thing was designed to be carried by the B2 stealth bomber ? It can take two per run ! The C-130 is an additional delivery method that was used during the first test.

[Amerigomag]

It would be interpreted by our enemies as a form of genocide

That is exactly the message we need to send to "some of our enemies".

We will not let you use civilins to protect yourselves from the consequences of your actions.

[jackbill]

What is really known about where the 4th Infantry is?

Yesterday, a reporter from Jane's Defence Weekly reported that a brigade of the 4th had already gone into Iraq. My guess is a Saturday morning surprise at Tikrit.

By the way, I believe that some elements of the Big Red One (from Germany), with armor, are already in northern Iraq. I saw a patch on one of the guys in a news report today.

[runningbear]

Heard on KFBK, Sacramento, Ca that a spokesperson from the Pentagon stated that the MOAB is going to be used and sometime this week, stuff is going to be happening real fast, unconfirmed... Tom Sullivan show Tom Sullivan Show

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US soldiers of the 1st armored Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division load a M1-A Abrams tank onboard a Galaxy C-17 cargo plane headed to Iraq (news - web sites) at Ramstein Airbase in western Germany on Wednesday, April 9, 2003.
(AP Photo/Jan Pitman)