Marines Encircle Fallouja (Operation Valiant Resolve commencing)

LA Times ^ | 4-4-04 | Tony Perry and Edmund Sanders

[BurbankKarl]

FALLOUJA, Iraq — Thousands of Marines surrounded this anti-American stronghold early today in preparation for a complex raid to retake control of the city and apprehend those responsible for last week's slayings of four U.S. security contractors.

The highly anticipated action, dubbed Operation Valiant Resolve, was expected to be one of the biggest military offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein's government a year ago.

All roads leading to this city of 300,000 were cut off and barricaded with tanks and concertina wire. Working through the cold and windy desert night, under a large moon, Marines set up camps for detainees and residents who might flee any fighting. Before dawn, several Marine positions were hit by mortar rounds and rocket-propelled grenade fire. Bursts of automatic gunfire could be heard throughout the city.

[ET(end tyranny)]

Yeah, and some will pretend to surrender, then start shooting & bombing. Some will be kids.

Just as long as we don't fall for that 'false truce' crap again.

[Fledermaus]

No one is watching CNN any longer except for the Clinton Koolaid Kerry Loving idiots that hate the very country they live in anyway.

I suggest suicide to them at every chance.

[TOUGH STOUGH]

Agreed. I'm back to thinking we should attempt to pinpoint their location(s) and bomb them. Too late now. Prepare for a significant number of casualties.

[saquin]

For all interested, here's a great link to a detailed map of Fallujah:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/images/fallujah-map.jpg

[church16]

Wow! Very neat, although non-lethal, which is against both my religion and profession. Thanks for the link.

[txrangerette]

Oh I agree...just giving synopsis
of the LAT story for those not
reading it.

[endthematrix]

Yes. It's called Active Denial. Part of a non-lethal directed energy project that seems to be the fad. I say turn the knob up full power! http://www.de.afrl.af.mil/factsheets/activedenial.html

[MNJohnnie]

Well...we do have 4K marines in the immediate area....a whole division of marines against one city??..no contest...as long as we are ready to accept the loss of troops...and we should...no matter what the cost...

expecting some military historians to step in here and blow my reasoning out of the water

No, just some of the usual army chair Freeper Generals who never been there done that. You are right on the money. We want them to play our game not their game of snipe, bomb and hide. What is alway worrisome is that the POLITICAL will might not be there. That was Clinton's big mistake, he would talk and talk and talk to Dicky Clarke but never ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING. I always worry about Bush going P.C. on us. Considering he ALWAYS surprises me you would think I would learn not to doubt! I guess after watching what the John Kerry wing of the Democrat Party has been trying since 1971 to cripple both the US Military and US Foreign Policy it is hard to accept that the RIGHT things are being done for a change!

[LdSentinal]

Dude...why do you slam me??

Because I can and it's fun.

So, what's it like serving in the French Foreign Legion?

[saquin]

with many insurgents killed and one marine

Already? You mean it's started?

[MEG33]

I see nothing on the BBC site or Yahoo news.

[Travis McGee]

Would that it was so easy. Each "slice" will be full of innocent civilians, hardworking Iraqis. And as the Marines "pacify" each grid and move on, they'll get shot in the back from the area full of "innocent civilians" they just pacified. And when we return fire, you just know we'll be hitting the Iraqi Crippled Children's Orphanage, and it's guaran-damn-teed every bleeding baby will be filmed on CNN.

[scarface367]

Remember how they fabricated the "Jenin Massacre" etc

Expect the same type of lying crap from the leftists here this time around.

[Fledermaus]

You can't when your crap is being removed by the moderator.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Seven, you're always finding wonderful NEW news...anything out there on this?

[sissyjane]

Where are Greg Kelly and Rick Leventhal when we need them??

We need our imbeded reporters!!

[LdSentinal]

Still mad? It's been like 11 days.

[bonfire]

I've looked all over tv for any snippet: and so far, nothing.

[Fledermaus]

Not in Fallujah...vast majority are ex-Saddam government cronies, Ba'athist, Rep. Guard, ex-prisoners, etc.

[church16]

LOL! Yeah, but suicide is most effective with firearms, so they'd have trouble completing the task. Standard for a Lib.