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Operation Phantom Fury Live Thread
msnbc, cnn, various ^ | epluribus_2

Posted on 11/08/2004 8:39:55 AM PST by epluribus_2

NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq - More than 4,000 U.S. Marines and Army troops punched their way into northeastern Fallujah on Monday, kicking off a massive assault dubbed Operation Phantom Fury that seeks to put an end to half a year of insurgent control of the Sunni Muslim city.

The prelude to the assault on the Askari neighborhood was a crushing air and artillery bombardment of the city that rose to a crescendo by Monday evening, with U.S. strike jets dropping bombs around the clock and big guns pounding the city every few minutes with high-explosive shells.

Meanwhile, insurgents in Baghdad and nearby Ramadi tried to keep up the pressure on the coalition forces with new attacks, including one on a Catholic church in the capital.

Earlier Monday U.S. troops had fought their way into the city's western outskirts, seizing two bridges over the Euphrates River and helping Iraqi soldiers take the city's main hospital in the first stage of a major assault on the insurgent stronghold.

(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: falluja; fallujah; iraq; napalminthemorning; religionofpeace; usmc; wot
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To: KoRn
Look who knows so much?!


AC-130H/U GUNSHIP
The AC-130 gunship's primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and force protection. Missions in close air support are troops in contact, convoy escort and urban operations. Air interdiction missions are conducted against preplanned targets or targets of opportunity. Force protection missions include air base defense and facilities defense.
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I believe the term is GET SOME!
501 posted on 11/08/2004 11:28:40 AM PST by MattGarrett
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To: ohioWfan

oh i dont get Fox News here :( so keep us informed... Im watchin CNN


502 posted on 11/08/2004 11:28:51 AM PST by NYURepublican
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To: ohioWfan

yeah, I went to CNN :P


503 posted on 11/08/2004 11:28:54 AM PST by TalonDJ
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To: All

"The prelude to the assault on the Askari neighborhood was a crushing air and artillery bombardment of the city that rose to a crescendo by Monday evening, with U.S. strike jets dropping bombs around the clock and big guns pounding the city every few minutes with high-explosive shells."


504 posted on 11/08/2004 11:28:57 AM PST by anonymoussierra
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To: ohioWfan
OH MY! Fox just broke for BREAKING NEWS ABOUT SCOTT PETERSON!!!!!!!!

Are they about to announce a juror farted???

505 posted on 11/08/2004 11:29:03 AM PST by OXENinFLA
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To: golas1964

a lot of those civilians are terrorist sympathizers....


506 posted on 11/08/2004 11:29:09 AM PST by mystery-ak (This military family thanks America for re-electing our CinC)
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To: DollyCali
That is my thought also. Grab that camera & give him/her a weapon & have them "shoot them again"

I'd recommend we put laser designators on their vests.

Makes it easier to find the terrorists. :)

507 posted on 11/08/2004 11:29:19 AM PST by TonyInOhio ("May they go to hell!" the soldiers shouted, and Allawi replied: "To hell they will go.")
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To: All

Fox breaking in with SP case. STUPID IDIOTS - (switched to CNN)


508 posted on 11/08/2004 11:29:27 AM PST by Gucho
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To: madison10
Why do we have pictures of live "insurgents?"

Makes me wish the media would turn them in. :)

509 posted on 11/08/2004 11:29:29 AM PST by PureSolace (A Conservative bases his politics from his morals, and a Liberal bases his morals from his politics.)
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To: ohioWfan
Fox just broke for BREAKING NEWS ABOUT SCOTT PETERSON!

WTF is FNC's problem? No one really gives a snit about Peterson...

510 posted on 11/08/2004 11:29:30 AM PST by mhking
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To: ohioWfan
Fox just broke for BREAKING NEWS ABOUT SCOTT PETERSON!!!!!!!!

I hadn't noticed. Course I am watching CSPAN2.

511 posted on 11/08/2004 11:29:36 AM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Congratulations President-Re-Elect George W. Bush!)
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To: ohioWfan
"OH MY! Fox just broke for BREAKING NEWS ABOUT SCOTT PETERSON!!!!!!!!

What a joke. We have a briefing about our troops in the field in a dangerous time, and Fox breaks the briefing for that trash trial. Good job FNS.....morons

512 posted on 11/08/2004 11:30:19 AM PST by KoRn
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To: ohioWfan
The "Fallujah Brigade" had to be tried out. Perhaps it was a bit premature, perhaps there were mistakes in implementing, and the next time the results will be a bit more useful - but in the long run, that is the only way to gain and maintain peace in Iraq.
513 posted on 11/08/2004 11:30:36 AM PST by AFPhys ((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
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To: MEG33
"the decision has been made by all parties to start and to FINISH in Fallujah."

I had a feeling that our military were not going to commit to this unless that was the understanding.

514 posted on 11/08/2004 11:30:40 AM PST by Bahbah (Proud member of the pajamahadeen)
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To: Gucho

Is there an address where we can bitch at FNC about this stupidity?


515 posted on 11/08/2004 11:30:42 AM PST by mhking
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To: epluribus_2

Damn, these reporters are Fn stupid.


516 posted on 11/08/2004 11:30:43 AM PST by bahblahbah
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To: TalonDJ

Thanks. I hate CNN, but I've got it on.......


517 posted on 11/08/2004 11:31:04 AM PST by ohioWfan (Praise the LORD! PRAISE THE LORD!!!)
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To: BigSkyFreeper

Jury doesn't think it can come to a verdict.....geeeeez!


518 posted on 11/08/2004 11:31:10 AM PST by mystery-ak (This military family thanks America for re-electing our CinC)
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To: mhking

I don't know why these news networks jump from one story to the next. There's a reason God made 24 hours in a day.


519 posted on 11/08/2004 11:31:22 AM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Congratulations President-Re-Elect George W. Bush!)
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To: ohioWfan
Thanks. I hate CNN, but I've got it on......

[flipping to CNN]

520 posted on 11/08/2004 11:31:22 AM PST by mhking
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