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The reason al-Sadr surrendered
YouTube ^ | March 30, 2008 | Thomas W.

Posted on 03/30/2008 7:36:46 PM PDT by Thomas W.

Iraqi Special Forces, advised by Coalition troops, take on the Madhi Army in Sadr City. This is the one of the most intense firefights ever caught on film, and it explains why al Sadr has already begged for a truce. The overweight and/or underage dopes of the Madhi Army are no match for the increasingly lethal Iraqi forces. Prime Minister Maliki has the upper hand now.

Listen for the GAU minigun ripping away at 50 rounds per second.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alsadr; basra; firepower; iran; iraq; mookie; oif; sadr; specialforces; surrender; wot; youtube
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To: Thomas W.
FWIW, World Net Daily ( I know, I know )is reporting just the opposite in Basra

One well-paced military source told G2 Bulletin the initial fight over the Iraqi town went like this: "We lost Basra last night. An Iraqi army commander was told by the local Madhi army commander to lay down all their weapons, surrender all their uniforms, surrender their equipment and then there would be no trouble. The Iraqi army did just that."
61 posted on 03/30/2008 8:38:02 PM PDT by stylin19a
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To: Astronaut

EXACTLY!


62 posted on 03/30/2008 8:39:42 PM PDT by NordP (Yeah...Clinton didn't inhale and Obama didn't know 'nothin' 'bout Rev Wright bein' wrong)
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To: Thomas W.

Suuuuweet:)

Welome to FR and thanks for the video.


63 posted on 03/30/2008 8:41:17 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: stylin19a

It was reported that Iraqi Police did that, not forces.

We’ll see, Mookie’s guys are about to go greasy.

Good riddance and high time.


64 posted on 03/30/2008 8:44:04 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: fso301

OUTSTANDING!


65 posted on 03/30/2008 8:44:31 PM PDT by bobby.223
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To: stylin19a

“One well-paced military source told G2 Bulletin the initial fight over the Iraqi town went like this: ‘We lost Basra last night. An Iraqi army commander was told by the local Madhi army commander to lay down all their weapons, surrender all their uniforms, surrender their equipment and then there would be no trouble. The Iraqi army did just that.’”

Bill Roggio says that’s not true.

http://tinyurl.com/2ufl6l

Some Iraqi cops defected or deserted, but not the army.

I think if al Sadr had really won in Basra, he wouldn’t be asking for a truce.

Besides, Maliki now has men like the ones in the video I posted.

Can you imagine those guys in their gun trucks surrendering to the drugged-up, undisciplined slobs of the Madhi Army?

Man, I really hate anonymous sources now. Maybe World Net Daily spoke to a well-placed cook or mechanic in the maintenance pool.

“Game over, man! That’s it! Game over! We’re doooooomed!”


66 posted on 03/30/2008 8:54:06 PM PDT by Thomas W.
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To: Thomas W.
Wow - the Iraqi troops got trained well!

Another milestone - another example of what the strategy is - train ‘em up so’s they can do the heavy lifting...

67 posted on 03/30/2008 8:57:59 PM PDT by maine-iac7 ("...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time" LINCOLN)
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To: bobby.223
According to al-Jazeera, American and Iraqi forces were attacking an unoccupied baby food factory, an orphanage, and a group of unarmed women praying in the local mosque.
68 posted on 03/30/2008 8:58:50 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: billmor

they don’t even have the puff the magic dragons anymore do they? by “equivalent” do you mean up to date version? just wondering


69 posted on 03/30/2008 9:01:12 PM PDT by DrewsMum (what?!!)
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To: zeestephen

You forgot the wedding.


70 posted on 03/30/2008 9:04:24 PM PDT by exit82 (People get the government they deserve. And they are about to get it--in spades.)
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To: Lancey Howard
I believe those are Iraqi troops, not American troops

Iraqi troops with American advisors - training 'em up good!

71 posted on 03/30/2008 9:05:25 PM PDT by maine-iac7 ("...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time" LINCOLN)
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To: VeniVidiVici
I’ve never seen a Hummer with that many guns mounted on it. Anybody know if that is one of our creations or the Iraqis?

The video title says Special Forces in parenthesis and I saw towards the end a 50 caliber Ma-deuce mounted on a HMMV which I've never seen before, as well as the mini gun somewhere, and an M-60 which may be being phased out. This tells me it is indeed a special forces team with access to specialized weapons with assistance of the Iraqi Army.

72 posted on 03/30/2008 9:08:02 PM PDT by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagon)
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To: BerryDingle
There's a bunch of GAU minigun videos on YouTube. This video was the best one I found.
73 posted on 03/30/2008 9:18:05 PM PDT by MCH
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To: Thomas W.

“Cut the tree down, and the monkeys will scatter” Take out Mookie - and this nonsense will end.


74 posted on 03/30/2008 9:26:59 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Thomas W.

I really think a lot of people don’t get what “surrender” means.

Since they have “negotiated” for a handful of soldiers to be arrested, and Sadr himself is and will remain free, there is no surrender.

Doesn’t diminish what our soldiers do, but our leaders seem more concerned with soundbites than victory, and surrender sounds a lot better than “withdrawing from an unwinnable situation to rearm, regroup and attack again later”.


75 posted on 03/30/2008 9:29:44 PM PDT by SlapHappyPappy
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To: Captainpaintball
Yes.........The USA Military does know a joke when it sees one..........a la, “cease fire”...........Let them roll with the horrible punch THAT militia is delivering to our boys.........now that they've backed up the Iragi Army.
76 posted on 03/30/2008 9:33:10 PM PDT by Puckster
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To: Thomas W.

Welcome to FR and thank you for the video.


77 posted on 03/30/2008 9:35:13 PM PDT by 1035rep
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To: RandallFlagg

AMERICAN BABES RULE!!!


78 posted on 03/30/2008 9:35:36 PM PDT by Stayfree (fLUSH HILLARY.COM)
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To: Thomas W.

BTTT!!!


79 posted on 03/30/2008 9:37:39 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (If you don't want people to get your goat, don't tell them where it's tied.)
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To: txflake

The Iraqi Army is not yet upto kick-ass standards just yet............update, US Military has just rolled in............ergo, “Cease FIRE”..........OH, please.........Says the militia.


80 posted on 03/30/2008 9:40:23 PM PDT by Puckster
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