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U.S. Forces Launch Operation Iron Hammer
Fox News ^
| Wednesday, November 12, 2003
| Fox News
Posted on 11/12/2003 2:14:31 PM PST by .cnI redruM
Edited on 04/22/2004 12:37:50 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: getsome; iraq; ironhammer
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GET SOME!!
To: .cnI redruM
Spectres just plain rock.
Gum
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posted on
11/12/2003 2:15:26 PM PST
by
ChewedGum
(http://king-of-fools.com)
To: .cnI redruM
AC-130 Spectre gunship also took part from the air
A truly AWESOME machine! Gives 'em no place to run, no place to hide!!
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posted on
11/12/2003 2:22:31 PM PST
by
GrandEagle
(I would like to say a hearty, heart felt THANKS to those who served in our nations armed forces.)
To: .cnI redruM
Get 'EM !!!!
To: .cnI redruM
"Iron Hammer" troops on the march.
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posted on
11/12/2003 2:30:52 PM PST
by
adam_az
To: .cnI redruM
Two terrorists were killed and five others were captured. The Media will point out that this is a "body count", and is evocative of Viet Nam.
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posted on
11/12/2003 2:33:29 PM PST
by
Plutarch
To: GrandEagle
AC-130 Spectre gunship also took part from the air...Sure glad to see those 'bad boys'back!
To: Lady In Blue
Sure glad to see those 'bad boys'back!
They do add a bit of "so there!" to the fight!
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posted on
11/12/2003 2:36:35 PM PST
by
GrandEagle
(I would like to say a hearty, heart felt THANKS to those who served in our nations armed forces.)
To: .cnI redruM
"Operation Iron Hammer" seems a bit much for an operation that centers around shooting up a warehouse. Why not "Operation Shoot Up a Warehouse"? Less risk of codename inflation that way.
On the other hand, it's good to see something that has the appearance of decisive action being done.
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posted on
11/12/2003 2:39:58 PM PST
by
Yardstick
To: Yardstick
Hmmm, the way I read that article suggested that there was a bit more involved than just "shooting up a warehouse," but I guess you've probably captured the "CBS spin" for this...
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posted on
11/12/2003 2:45:44 PM PST
by
Redbob
To: .cnI redruM
Saddam, Syrians, AQ, and other Islamic terrorist rapidly enlisted a counter-plan to "Operation Iron Hammer." They code named it "Operation Arm And Hammer" to clean their clothes after soiling them!
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posted on
11/12/2003 2:47:31 PM PST
by
sully777
(No Pepper Allowed.)
To: .cnI redruM
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posted on
11/12/2003 2:52:29 PM PST
by
TexKat
To: TexKat
CRY HAVOC! And unleash the IRON HAMMERS of war!
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posted on
11/12/2003 2:53:41 PM PST
by
IGOTMINE
(This tagline vacant...like the DNC platform)
To: Yardstick
Why not "Operation Shoot Up a Warehouse"? Less risk of codename inflation that way. Operation "Iron Hammer" has an unfortunate resemblance to the code name of Israel's operation "Iron Fist" in South Lebanon. This was ordered by the then Prime Minister Rabin, to cope with the first wave of attacks which followed the invasion and occupation. It was very nearly successful. But not quite. And so there was another wave of attacks, and another wave of reprisals ...
To: .cnI redruM
Batter's up!
To: .cnI redruM
An AH-64 Apache helicopter was called in to follow the fugitives and it fired on the vehicle, hitting it.
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posted on
11/12/2003 3:06:25 PM PST
by
LayoutGuru2
(Call me paranoid but finding '/*' inside this comment makes me suspicious)
To: Redbob
This operation is coming on the heals of the CIA report (the one that contains the word "bleak" -- get ready to hear that word bounce around the media for the next three weeks) so it's going to get some extra attention from the press and the public. It would have been better if "Operation Iron Hammer" had lived up to its name.
To: Plutarch
While failing to note their own gleeful "body count" of every American casualty.
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posted on
11/12/2003 3:13:22 PM PST
by
Ronin
(Qui docet discit!)
To: GrandEagle
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posted on
11/12/2003 3:16:09 PM PST
by
LayoutGuru2
(Call me paranoid but finding '/*' inside this comment makes me suspicious)
To: LayoutGuru2
Thanks for the site!
I first saw them briefly at Ubon, then again at Hurlburt Field while I was stationed at Eglin. They are Spectacular! Nothing like them!
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posted on
11/12/2003 3:24:16 PM PST
by
GrandEagle
(I would like to say a hearty, heart felt THANKS to those who served in our nations armed forces.)
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