Posted on 03/28/2008 1:22:32 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
We know where the main stronghold is? Any reason we arent’ testing daisy cutters on it?
Such posers. If these terrorist were really walking around the streets the way the media is portraying it then I have to wonder why there’s only 200 dead. To me it looks too staged by the media.
these are photo ops, nothing else..
one of the captions offers pics were taken during lull in fighting.. scripted? I guess you could call it that..
Glad you got some beauty sleep...one needs sleep...
I have a fairly realistic Comanche helicopter simulator which fires Hellfire missiles. My impression is that missile carries one powerful wallop of a building flattening warhead.
18 pounds of shaped charge explosive will do that to anything.
http://corner.nationalreview.com/
Basra [Rich Lowry]
As Max Boot points out, it’s a complex situation in Basra. It is a cockpit of Shia competition, with a variety armed groups jockeying for control over resources and power. To simplify: What appears to have happened is that Maliki has committed us to a fight against Iranian-backed JAM special groups. In theory, we have wanted him to become more aggressive against these elements for a long time. Now, unexpectedly, he has. If we want him to prevail—and we should—we probably have to stop our drawdown and commit troops to Basra. My understanding is that the Iraqi military is out-gunned and if they take this fight on alone, they well could lose. But with our support, they are quite likely to prevail. It won’t be easy though, and the fight is likely going to spread throughout Iraq. The temperature will obviously get turned right back up on the Iraq debate here at home.
03/28 04:46 PM
Will not really flatten a building but it will ruin your whole day.
Bush Sees Iraq Violence As Defining
So I don't think Maliki's actions were a surprise....
Hellfire! Best name for a missile-Ever!
I’m disappointed if it won’t flatten a building, it does on the simulator, but I’m still glad it ruins their day! In my version, it is guided by the pilot’s lock on throughout its flight, it goes up, acquires the target and comes straight down.
If you heard GWB’s speech yesterday at the National Air Force Museum, you would have heard him say that Iran must stop destabilizing Iraq and attacking MNFs. His voice, visage and body language made clear he is deadly serious; he said nothing more on the topic in the speech. Couple that with the sudden retirement of Admiral Fallon and VP Cheney’s trip to the ME and Israel and one could get the feeling that something big is in the offing with regard to Iran and Syria.
I may be wrong- but I think Mookie is at the base of the way this has developed- and Maliki responded in an uncharacteristic way- probably delighting W.
Fighting in Baghdad, South against Mahdi Army completes fourth day
Some of the Press reports are not correct...but there is a battle.
The gloves are starting to come off with these punks.
We don’t need to commit ground troops just support with aggressive air support the resistance will give up or die. Only two choices with US air power overhead.
The thing that gets to me is how we let these little demigods float around all over the place causing trouble and not take them out while we know where they are. Now, Mookie, like bin laden, is hiding in Iran and we can’t take him out. He should have been erased the first time he caused a ruckus.
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