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US launches REALLY BIG air assault in Samara
Fox TV
| March 16, 2006
Posted on 03/16/2006 7:34:19 AM PST by blu
50 aircraft,1500 Iraqui/ US Troops in Samra (n of baghdad) , largest air and land assult since we went in.
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airstrikes; endofmajorops2003; iraq; kickinbutt; missionaccomplished; oif; operationswarmer; samarra; spillingjihadijuice; swarmer; victory4freedom; warisgoinggreat; yeeeeehaaawww
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To: SE Mom
I'd like to see David Gregory in a room with your son and his buddies too SE Mom. I'd very much like to see that.
:^D
541
posted on
03/16/2006 10:40:59 AM PST
by
prairiebreeze
(Dear Congressmoron.....)
To: Steve_Seattle
Their audacity is beyond belief.
542
posted on
03/16/2006 10:41:22 AM PST
by
MozartLover
( My son, my soldier, my hero. Protect him, Lord, wherever he goes, and keep him strong.)
To: Hoboto
Is this bug-eyed dude in Samarra?
Bye - bye...
To: luvbach1
If it was done to stop or prevent a civil war that's as good a reason as any. It wasn't. There is no civil war in Iraq. There is no imminent civil war in Iraq. Iraq is not "on the brink of a civil war."
That's ALL media hyperbole and they bring the civil war one out, dust it off and take it for a spin every chance they get.
This was NOT done to prevent a civil war because there wasn't one to prevent.
544
posted on
03/16/2006 10:43:02 AM PST
by
Allegra
(Please pray for peace in Iraq.)
To: All
Well, that's it for me..
I've got to get out of here..
I'll keep track with the news and stuff..
Got pills to take and things to get done for today..
God Bless the Troops and all of you and yours..
545
posted on
03/16/2006 10:43:12 AM PST
by
Drammach
(In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king..)
To: MozartLover
Thank you very much. It is always nice to hear those kind words.
To: blu
I received this in an email but wasn't given a source.
This was the news 31 minutes ago and has since been removed by the source.
BAGHDAD, Iraq Mar 16, 2006 (AP) U.S. forces, joined by Iraqi troops, on Thursday launched the largest airborne assault since the U.S.-led invasion, targeting insurgent strongholds north of the capital, the military said.
The military said the operation was aimed at clearing "a suspected insurgent operating area" northeast of Samarra, 60 miles north of Baghdad, and was expected to continue over several days.
"More than 1,500 Iraqi and Coalition troops, over 200 tactical vehicles, and more than 50 aircraft participated in the operation," the military statement said of the attack designed to "clear a suspected insurgent operating area northeast of Samarra," 60 miles north of Baghdad.
The province is a major part of the so-called Sunni triangle where insurgents have been active since shortly after the U.S.-led invasion three years ago. Saddam Hussein was captured in the province, not far from its capital and his hometown, Tikrit.
Waqas al-Juwanya, a spokesman for Iraq's joint coordination center in nearby Dowr, said "unknown gunmen exist in this area, killing and kidnapping policemen, soldiers and civilians."
Near the end of the first day of the operation, the military said, "a number of enemy weapons caches have been captured, containing artillery shells, explosives, IED-making materials, and military uniforms."
It said the attack began with soldiers from the Iraqi army's 1st Brigade, 4th Division, the U.S. 101st Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team and the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade conducting a combined air and ground assault to isolate the objective area.
Air power backed the operation and delivered troops from the Iraq army's 4th Division, the Rakkasans from 1st and 3rd Battalions, 187th Infantry Regiment and the Hunters from 2nd Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment to multiple objectives.
The military said forces from the 2nd Commando Brigade then completed a ground infiltration to secure numerous structures in the area.
Copyright 2006 The Associated Press.
547
posted on
03/16/2006 10:44:09 AM PST
by
AmeriBrit
(AMERICA's WORST ENEMIES! http://media1.streamtoyou.com/rnc/0519RNCNo-1.wmv)
To: lemura
"W's biggest mistake was letting the Left politicize Iraq."
And how could he have prevented that? The Left politicizes EVERYTHING.
To: Drammach
Right. Well, the military folk among us are saying we're settling in for the night, that may be why. Also, the less desirable moon phase may confirm that this is aimed at a target of opportunity. A longer planning frame would have chosen a new moon.
549
posted on
03/16/2006 10:45:38 AM PST
by
Flavius Josephus
(War today is always cheaper than war tomorrow.)
To: AmeriBrit
Thanks for that. Wonder why it was removed?
550
posted on
03/16/2006 10:45:53 AM PST
by
blu
(People, for God's sake, think for yourselves!)
To: Wasanother
downplay the obviousAnything that is obvious and doesn't fit the agenda is something nuanced and counterintuitive that we just can't expect to understand. Like probation for kiddie-rapers.
551
posted on
03/16/2006 10:47:06 AM PST
by
Flavius Josephus
(War today is always cheaper than war tomorrow.)
To: blu
552
posted on
03/16/2006 10:49:55 AM PST
by
Flavius Josephus
(War today is always cheaper than war tomorrow.)
Comment #553 Removed by Moderator
To: blu; IrishMike; softwarecreator
To: Flavius Josephus
555
posted on
03/16/2006 10:53:44 AM PST
by
blu
(People, for God's sake, think for yourselves!)
To: blu
556
posted on
03/16/2006 10:56:02 AM PST
by
AmeriBrit
(AMERICA's WORST ENEMIES! http://media1.streamtoyou.com/rnc/0519RNCNo-1.wmv)
To: blu
This is part of the continuing dialog with the Baathists.
557
posted on
03/16/2006 10:56:02 AM PST
by
RightWhale
(pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
To: Allegra
"That's ALL media hyperbole and they bring the civil war one out, dust it off and take it for a spin every chance they get."You are so down to earth and refreshing with your on the spot comments. Sure wish I could hear one MSM face say what you say.
Thank you.
To: dighton
Thanks for the story. I enjoyed reading it.
To: All
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