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Marines Encircle Fallouja (Operation Valiant Resolve commencing)
LA Times ^
| 4-4-04
| Tony Perry and Edmund Sanders
Posted on 04/04/2004 10:01:15 PM PDT by 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
TOPICS: Breaking News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ca; fallouja; falluja; fallujah; iraq; marines; muslims; opvaliantresolve; valiantresolve
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To: bonfire
Wonder if this was supposed to be a GW "surprise," but the LA Times isn't honoring the news embargo. If that's not it, then every journalist in the world is aleep at the switch.
To: BurbankKarl
Why dont they just drop a fuel-air bomb on the place during their morning prayers.
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posted on
04/04/2004 11:20:00 PM PDT
by
Dave S
To: america-rules
That curly-haired, Algerian-looking cretin on the bridge waving I hope gets capped in the worst way.
223
posted on
04/04/2004 11:20:03 PM PDT
by
lavrenti
(I'm not bad, just misunderstood.)
To: cherry
"I pray that we just sit outside that city and rain Arty and B52 strikes on them and let only the women and children ( 9 and under) come out."
I agree.
To: mfccinsd; saquin; StillProud2BeFree
That 20,000 number was from a Jihad website according to StillProud2BeFree , not necessarily a true number, but maybe it sounds frightening to them.
225
posted on
04/04/2004 11:20:33 PM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)
To: MNJohnnie
Just exactly what are your professional military credentials, Gomer?
You show yours, and I'll show mine.
226
posted on
04/04/2004 11:20:40 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: lavrenti
"That curly-haired, Algerian-looking cretin on the bridge waving I hope gets capped in the worst way"
I capped him through my Puter already !
227
posted on
04/04/2004 11:20:56 PM PDT
by
america-rules
(It's US or THEM so what part don't you understand ?)
To: church16
Excellent post and so true.
228
posted on
04/04/2004 11:21:19 PM PDT
by
bonfire
To: Getsmart64
The First Marine Division, Major General Jim Mattias commanding.
See, the problem with the demand for "more troops" is this: the "insurgents" will simply have more targets for suicide bombings. Minimal footprint is the solution against the Islamist.
To: BurbankKarl
I can think of a couple of choice locations for those detainee camps...
To: MNJohnnie
"Frankly, why don't you doom and gloom crowd run back to Democrat Underground where this kind of Chicken Little hysteria is not only welcome but encouraged?"
We can do without the friendly fire here.
231
posted on
04/04/2004 11:22:20 PM PDT
by
SBprone
To: Pegita
Amen to your prayer.
232
posted on
04/04/2004 11:22:22 PM PDT
by
amom
To: McGavin999
would imagine the Marines have told them to stay away. Considering the "journalists" were the ones taking the pictures of the desicration, it really wouldn't be too wise of them to be anywhere there are Marines and guns. Wasn't there some talk of AP actually being tipped off BEFORE the 4 Americans were murdered so they could get their camera ready?
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posted on
04/04/2004 11:22:33 PM PDT
by
teletech
(Friends don't let friends vote DemocRAT!)
To: McGavin999
I feel any AFP and Al-Jazzera journalist had better either stay scarce from the area or change their affiliation, because I have the sense, judging from what I read those reporters were tipped off.
Which, of course, means...
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posted on
04/04/2004 11:22:49 PM PDT
by
lavrenti
(I'm not bad, just misunderstood.)
To: america-rules
Jeeeezz, thats right next to my hometown. He looks younger than my Lt's (who also don't look old enough to shave). God be with his family, they will need it. Freedom is never free, but damn what a cost....
To: teletech
Oh god, please say that isn't so...
236
posted on
04/04/2004 11:22:59 PM PDT
by
bonfire
To: victoryatallcosts
We don't need freeking armchair generals in washington running the war !
All the idiots like Lugar need to shut their faces up and defer questions on the military to the pentagon !
237
posted on
04/04/2004 11:23:14 PM PDT
by
america-rules
(It's US or THEM so what part don't you understand ?)
To: McGavin999
Who were the journalists who got the pictures of the Fallujah ambush and mutilation? Did they just happen to be in the area?
238
posted on
04/04/2004 11:23:27 PM PDT
by
Spotsy
(Bush-Cheney '04)
To: MNJohnnie
I just googled Al Fallujah and I found an article, I believe it was May of 93,describing it as an area that Saddam heavily recruited from.
It had all the goodies,infrastructure,etc.,was brimming with Anti American signs,said thought to be an area where Baathist leaders had returned so I would not be surprised if that red head is there.
There had been a shoot out there where we killed 17 protesters..seems the locals had been lobbing grenades at our headquarters.
239
posted on
04/04/2004 11:23:42 PM PDT
by
MEG33
(John Kerry's been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security!)
To: MNJohnnie
Dude...I can't respond to that other than that I hope...deeply....that we do stay the course...irreguardless of our enemies in the media....
240
posted on
04/04/2004 11:24:12 PM PDT
by
Getsmart64
(LANTIRN - Designed to kill, maim, and destroy ....America's enemies...)
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