[river rat]

Happy Death Day, bastards...
Semper Fi

[river rat]

Had I noticed this was a Reuters propagana piece - I wouldn't have wasted my time responding...
Semper Fi

[alpha-8-25-02]

luke12v49
"I came to send fire on the earth,and how I wish it was already kindled!
GODSPEED
SEMPER FI

[sgtbono2002]

Do the Iraqui retards ever stop with the threats?

[Freebird Forever]

"Our goal is to continue to pressure Sadr to understand that we are not going away," said Colonel Brad May

I tried that strategy once with a nest of fire ants, and eventually concluded that there are some things which cannot peacefully coexist.

[solzhenitsyn]

Kulla sana wintu tayyibiin!

[genefromjersey]

Another "news service" announced : "US Gunships Shatter Fragile Fallujah Truce" (!)

If there are people in Fallujah bitching about this,we need to call in a second strike ASAP.

[Old Grumpy]

Happy (boom!) birthday, (boom!) Saddam. (BOOM!!)

[Victor]

".....Unless this standoff is brought to a resolution through peaceful means, there is great risk of a very bloody confrontation," envoy Lakhdar Brahimi told the United Nations.....

Right, pal. YOUR blood and the rest of YOUR smelly comrades' blood.

[Bluntpoint]

They need to play "Happy Birthday" on loud speakers connected to Cobra Helicopters (Akin to "Apocalypse Now") then blow out all the candles in the city.

[NaughtiusMaximus]

One little point: this is the first time I don't see "The sacred city of . . ." coming in front of Najaf. Is something wrong Roooters?

[joesnuffy]

Only ONE Spectre?....the Islamo-fascist-terrorists got off LIGHT

[Eowyn-of-Rohan]

I hope they give old Saddam himself some serious birthday spankings, as well.

[Silver Bird Worker]

Check out this link.

They can run, but thats about it.......

http://www.nata2.info/war/AC-130U_gunship_video_lo.wmv

[VadeRetro]

... at least one AC-130, first used in Vietnam...

I think this is wrong. We used C-47s (militarized DC-3s) in Vietnam, a gunship known as "Puff the Magic Dragon." This aircraft had a similar Vulcan Gatling gun to that on the AC-130, but lacked the 40mm and 105mm cannons. Similar mission, different platform, no computerized fire control. You might say Puff was the prototype.

[Meldrim]

"U.S. officers say they face about 2,000 fighters"

This is stressing our military? What is going to happen if you get 200,000 Iranian or 2,000,000 North Korean infantry swarming in? The type of Army we once had, comprised mainly of single young men who were focused on being good soldiers/sailors/marines/airmen would have disposed of this long ago. We have too much tail, too much day care costs, too much family care plan, too little combat projection. Close the day care centers on post and resume the draft.

[Minutemen]

Jihadists better get used to "attacks from the sky"
"Holy Shrines" aren't holy when used as military depots.Level 'em!

[ApesForEvolution]

Don't stop now, keep pouring it on and be done with it.

However, until Syria and Iran are dealt with, at the very least, there will always be terror and war in Iraq.