The Bad Guys Come Out To Die

Strategy Page ^ | 4/4/08 | N/A

[Dawnsblood]

In northern Iraq, Sunni Arab terrorists have changed their tactics recently, moving about in the open much more frequently. This has made them vulnerable to attack by helicopter gunships. As a result, in the last two weeks of March, U.S. AH-64 helicopter gunships made 25 attacks on these armed groups, killing at least 25 and wounding many more. When attacked, the terrorists will scatter, aborting any operations they were in the midst of. The enemy had earlier learned that, to move around, they had to do so without carrying weapons and in small groups. But this made carrying out attacks more time-consuming. When using those tactics, the AH-64s caught an armed group in the open about once every two weeks. But in the last two weeks of March, the gunships found more targets than they had over the past 13 weeks.

The Sunni Arab and al Qaeda terror networks in northern Iraq have been under a lot of pressure these the past few months. These new desperation tactics, apparently to try and increase the number of attacks dramatically, failed. And the main reason was that you can't hustle around carrying guns, day or night, while the AH-64s are up there.

[goldstategop]

Al Qaeda's problem is with its last stronghold in Mosul, it has to cross hostile territory to carry out attacks. And that makes a guerilla type war impossible when it alienated the Sunni sea on which its survival depended. Today it is just vulnerable to being taken out and its networks have been infiltrated by the enemy and have been compromised.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Soothesayer]

Oh NO! There is no way our forces could possibly win against these brilliant tacticians. We need to pull out before they kill us all!

/end sarcasm

[incredulous joe]

Dag! No pics.

[Steely Tom]

When attacked, the terrorists will scatter, aborting any operations they were in the midst of.

I've seen the videos. They scatter, all right. Heh.

[Antonello]

I've seen the videos. They scatter, all right. Heh.

Usually in more directions than there were people in the group in the first place.

[shekkian]

The Bad Guys Come Out To Die

Love that title....

[AngelesCrestHighway]

The Bad Guys Come Out To Die....

Gee! I wonder if Hollywierd would make the movie?

I’d go see it.

[Intolerant in NJ]

The Bad Guys Come Out To Die...finally the real goal of this war - to drive these thugs out of hiding into the open where they can be eliminated - is being achieved.......

[FreeAtlanta]

Reminds me of the old rap title, "The Freaks come out at Night"