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Combat mission continues as U.S.-Iraqi raid kills 7 in Fallujah
McClatchy Newspapers ^ | September 15, 2010 | Jamal Naji

Posted on 09/15/2010 10:05:09 AM PDT by skimbell

U.S. and Iraqi forces raided a neighborhood in the longtime Sunni Muslim insurgent stronghold of Fallujah early Wednesday, Iraqi officials said, killing seven people in the deadliest joint operation since President Barack Obama announced the end of the American combat mission in Iraq two weeks ago.

The incident underscored how American forces remain engaged in offensive operations despite Obama's declaration...

(Excerpt) Read more at mcclatchydc.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: wot
Sound kinda like a Mission Accomplished momen for 0.
1 posted on 09/15/2010 10:05:12 AM PDT by skimbell
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To: skimbell

But,, i thought,,,,,


2 posted on 09/15/2010 10:05:51 AM PDT by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
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To: DesertRhino

This shows yet again that the claim that Obama is “anti-colonial” or anti-military is nonsense. As in Afghanistan, he is an ardent advocate of world policing and nation building.


3 posted on 09/15/2010 10:07:18 AM PDT by Captain Kirk
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What a conflicted individual he must be. He’s sure shooting HeLLFiReS off like fireworks blowing up some bad chaps lately.. and helping the economy doing it. :-)

Go Lockheed!


4 posted on 09/15/2010 10:28:33 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge

No doubt, the executives at Lockheed, like other Fortune 500 executives, supported Obama. They knew he was “safe.”


5 posted on 09/15/2010 10:32:25 AM PDT by Captain Kirk
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Oddly enough, the opposite may be found to be true at a place like Lockheed... many are more likely Rs or former military , they still have a pretty solid group dedicated to their craft of making things fly and deliver.. for now anyway.


6 posted on 09/15/2010 10:38:11 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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To: Captain Kirk

Obama did manage to shut the F22 down ,, so .. I don’t know that McCainiac would have..

but that’s water over the dam.. or should I say JDAM.

We live in the Age of Boom. Just watch out for the little red dots, Muhammad and you’ll be just fine... ;-)


7 posted on 09/15/2010 10:41:08 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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