US Concludes It Has Wiped Out Most Iraqi Air Defenses

World Tribune.com and Middile East Newsline ^ | March 11, 2003 | Special Report

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A United States review indicates a lion's share of Iraq air defence batteries have been destroyed.

United States officials and Western diplomatic souces say United States Central Command has assessed that allied war planes have destroyed all stationary Iraq anti-aircraft batteries in Southern and Northern Iraq.

They said that many of the mobile systems have also been destroyed, particularly in southern Kuwait.

The United States attacks on Iraqi anit-aircraft batteries have also been accompanied by accelerated psychological operations.

On Monday United States and British aircraft operating from Turkey's Incerlik air base dropped 240,000 leaflets on two locations-South of Tall Afar and Southwest of Lake Saddam

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Well done, boys.

[RoughDobermann]

They said that many of the mobile systems have also been destroyed, particularly in southern Kuwait.

What are Iraqi mobile AAA batteries doing in southern Kuwait?

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What are Iraqi mobile AAA batteries doing in southern Kuwait?

That had me head scratching as well.

[RoughDobermann]

Must be a goof

[RightWhale]

Those Iraqis got hair moving AAA into position BEHIND enemy lines.

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I was thinking they were referring to the Iraq/Kuwait border.

[danneskjold]

sounds like the war is being won before it even "starts"...

[amused]

Must be a goof

Gotta be...mobile AAA in southern Kuwait would be behind the British and US military forces already there.

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Those Iraqis got hair moving AAA into position BEHIND enemy lines.

Beat me to it.

[SamAdams76]

I get the distinct impression that by the time the war "officially" starts, there will be little of military value in Iraq left to destroy.

Motto: It is always easier to beg forgiveness after the fact than to ask permission beforehand. Not that we have anything to apologize for in this case

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[The Wizard]

hear, hear

[Fabozz]

"What are Iraqi mobile AAA batteries doing in southern Kuwait?"

Maybe they were surrendering. ;-)

[Teacher317]

Sounds like a nice slow-simmering war began without telling us to break open the beer!

[mikenola]

This really fascinates me. I wonder how far this quiet escalation will go? It seems our boys could do quite a bit under the cover of the "no-fly zones" .

I'd love to see SOF take control quietly of al-basra in the south and kirkuk and other places of the north, or at significantly degrade the armored units in those areas.

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And I was getting my plasma big screen ready for later this month..

[ellery]

Woo hoooo!!!

[FReepaholic]

>>...What are Iraqi mobile AAA batteries doing in southern Kuwait?...<<

Must be Eveready batteries. They keep going and going and going...

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[1Old Pro]

Sounds like a nice slow-simmering war began without telling us to break open the beer!

Call me observant, I've already popped the beers.