U.S., Iraqi forces establish checkpoints in Falluja

CNN ^ | 15OCT04 | CNN, Brent Sadler (contributed)

[familyop]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- As part of new security operations around Falluja, Iraqi special forces and U.S. Marines have set up vehicle checkpoints in and around the volatile city, a U.S. military statement said Friday.

[familyop]

They're in.

[Jet Jaguar]

Good news bump.

[A Jovial Cad]

***ping!***

[DSBull]

It must take huge Caonies to work a vehicle check point in Iraq, I would be tempted to unload my weapon then ask them to step out of the car. But I guess that is why they are trained and brave and I am here typing on a computer.

[Barlowmaker]

"This puts the anti-Iraq forces in Falluja on notice," it said."

We couldn't go into Fallujah until the populace understood that the terrorists were "anti-Iraq", not "anti-American", forces. That, and the fact we needed to get sufficient Iraqi Security Forces recruited, equipped and trained to be involved in the mission.

It's clobberin' time.

[Irishguy]

dude, you speak for me as well...good post..

[Cap Huff]

Ping

[Tom Bombadil]

Next you will see the press forcefully removed from the area.