Operation Phantom Fury ~~~ Day 2 ~~~ Live thread

Various News Sources and Freepers | Nov 9 2004 | All of us

[Dog]

This will be todays thread. Media is in full handwringing mode over some Iraqi unit showing up for the fight.

[mad_as_he$$]

When they finish this job I'll buy them all the beer they want.

[Puppage]

Admittedly, if they laid down their arms the elections could go ahead much more smoothly

Like Al Sadr did...3 times?

[cosulo res publica]

Sorry. That dog won't hunt.
Most of the "insurgents" and "resistance forces" are not Iraqis, and that is the major problem. These people are not fighting for their freedom from oppression or tyranny, but for their right to suppress freedom and enforce tyrannical rule. The Iraqis who may be mixed up in this are mostly leftover Bathists and dupes.

[Rebelbase]

I don't understand why the Iraqi Government doesn't jam Al Jazeera broadcasts.

[MEG33]

MSNBC...Kevin Sites saying we are taking some casualties..His gunner was shot by a sniper..Going hard right now..Great deal of resistance right now.

[Dog]

Listen to Imus whining.....about the Iraqi troops.

[MEG33]

Jim M enforcing him..Imus...is anti war.

[golas1964]

'Two Roman Catholic churches were bombed out and a mosque is still standing?'

I thought the two bombed out Catholic Churches were in Baghdad, not Fallujah.

[MEG33]

They were..

[proud American in Canada]

Prayers for those brave soldiers.

There was a CNN radio report from an embedded reporter (sorry, can't remember the name or with what unit he was embedded) and it sounded pretty good--he said they're encountering less resistance than they expected.

[hershey]

There's a report on Fox of a US helicopter down in Fallujah, too.

[trentonrevolution]

'Two Roman Catholic churches were bombed out and a mosque is still standing?'
I thought the two bombed out Catholic Churches were in Baghdad, not Fallujah.
My point being, if a terrorist can blow up a car bomb next to 2 legitimate houses of worship, why the worry about a false one?

[prairiebreeze]

Nonsense. Excuse me for poppimg your politically correct bubble, but these same "resistors" have used women and children as shields and suicide bombers to further their mission. Many of them aren't even Iraqi's but Pali's, Iranians, etc. brought in for the sole purpose of killing coalition members, the Iraqi's be damned.

They are ruthless terrorists. And any other word is not only a gross mischaracterization and underestimation, it's downright foolish.

Prairie

[prairiebreeze]

Prayers for all of our brave guys and their families.

[hershey]

We should blow this mosque to kingdom come, but no, we have it under 'observation', until when? Until those inside assemble their 'Acme Nuclear Missile' kit?

[txrangerette]

Some FReepers suggest that lighter than expected resistance is not good news, because it could mean the enemy has in part melted away before the assault. Which means they go elsewhere to set up shop and terrorize again. Don't know, just reporting what I read.

[MEG33]

I know..It is that we aren't terrorists..We will blow up a mosques hiding the terrorists..but not "just because" like they do.

[hershey]

Notice the Kurds are quietly running their portion of Iraq with few problems.

[txrangerette]

I believe he meant to say, "some Iraqi unit NOT showing up for the fight".

[Maigrey]

Since I am part of the "warehouse bound" I love the updates too.

Thanks, J.