Posted on 10/17/2006 6:00:17 PM PDT by SandRat
CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq, Oct. 17, 2006 – Coalition forces defeated a complex insurgent small-arms-fire attack in Ramadi, Iraq, yesterday, killing three insurgents, military officials reported today.
There were no reports of civilian or coalition casualties.
Insurgents attacked three different coalition locations from several buildings at the same time with small-arms fire, officials said. In response, coalition forces established the origin of the gunfire and returned fire with small-arms and machine-gun fire.
When the enemy’s fire did not cease, coalition forces used increasing levels of force, including tank main-gun rounds followed by an air-delivered missile.
(From a Multinational Corps Iraq news release.)
Great news! Only wish there was "film at 11:00!"
more coming....
Well that shows how much our Soldiers know. When the enemy's fire did not cease, that should have clued them in that violence isn't the answer and that establishing a dialogue was necessary. Instead, they chose to resort to the same old trick from the same old imperial playbook. Bush's fault.
As long as the city of Ramadi is standing, you know that we aren't using the level of ruthlessness necessary. that whole freakin' town should be rubble. give me a break.
ask yourself, 'what would patton do?'
that whole freakin' town should be rubble
Patton was a great military mind...and he was a winner...but be careful of what you ask.
Patton, after all, led a majority Protestant army into Rome, climbed the Vatican steps, knelt before the Pope, and kissed the Pope's ring.
Within a short time, Italy switched sides in the war, joining the U.S. to fight against Mussolini's fellow fascists from Germany.
Would you really have an American general today repeat that same hat trick by kneeling before, and then kissing the ring of, the leading religious figure(s) in Iraq?
Are you prepared to accept onto your side tomorrow people who are shooting at you today?
Because that's what Patton brilliantly did with Nazi Germany's ally Italy.
When did the Albanians go home?
That's incorrect. Beside American and UK Muslims in uniform in Iraq as of August 23, 2006, there were 23 non-U.S. military forces contributing armed forces to the Coalition in Iraq. These 22 countries are: Albania , Armenia , Australia, Azerbaijan , Bosnia-Herzegovina , Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia , Georgia , Italy, Kazakhstan , Latvia , Lithuania, Macedonia , Moldova , Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. However, in the August 16, 2006 Iraq Weekly Status Report (Slide 27) the State Department listed 27 foreign countries as contributing troops to the Coalition in Iraq. The additional four countries were Japan, Portugal, Singapore and the Ukraine.
i agree with tomas. islamic religions in today's context are totally different from the shared judeo-christian background that shaped patton's act. for proof, see patton's quotes about what he thought of islam. it wasn't like he didn't realize what islam was and its potential for problems. in fact, patton and churchill both warned us of what was to come.
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