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Commander of Iraq's 51st Division Surrenders to Marines, U.S. Military Officials Say
The New York Times ^ | 03/21/2003

Posted on 03/21/2003 12:07:02 PM PST by GeneD

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To: ravingnutter
Of course, those Iraqi units, (and the individual members thereof) may be a bit more "fragmented" after latest bombing raids.
21 posted on 03/21/2003 12:30:30 PM PST by MindBender26 (.....and for more news as it happens...stay tuned to your local FReeper station....)
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To: Southack
"Do not play poker with George W. Bush."

Yup, misunderestimation alert!

22 posted on 03/21/2003 12:32:56 PM PST by fightinJAG ("Fine. War is frightening. It should be.")
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To: GeneD
American forces made a determined effort to persuade the 51st division to give in, including leaflets and propaganda broadcasts

Yea and a MOAB just in case

23 posted on 03/21/2003 12:33:28 PM PST by Mister Baredog ((They wanted to kill 50,000 of us on 9/11, we will never forget!))
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To: Vic3O3; cavtrooper21
Ping!
24 posted on 03/21/2003 12:36:14 PM PST by dd5339 (Lookout Texas here we come!)
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To: egarvue
cool logo, can you do a printable copy?
25 posted on 03/21/2003 12:37:23 PM PST by The Right Stuff
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To: GeneD
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26 posted on 03/21/2003 12:39:45 PM PST by ppaul
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To: MindBender26


27 posted on 03/21/2003 12:39:54 PM PST by KneelBeforeZod (Deus Lo Volt!)
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To: KneelBeforeZod
F'em if they can't take a joke!
28 posted on 03/21/2003 12:47:17 PM PST by MindBender26 (.....and for more news as it happens...stay tuned to your local FReeper station....)
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To: KneelBeforeZod
ROFLOL!
29 posted on 03/21/2003 12:52:05 PM PST by demlosers
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To: KneelBeforeZod

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30 posted on 03/21/2003 12:53:02 PM PST by Beck_isright ( V ......................... use this instead of bttt... for victory)
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To: All
New headline to story:

Military Sees Indications That Other Divisions May Give Up

31 posted on 03/21/2003 12:55:48 PM PST by GeneD
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32 posted on 03/21/2003 12:58:36 PM PST by KneelBeforeZod (Deus Lo Volt!)
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To: fightinJAG
Southack,
I borrowed your felicitous and wise words for a tagline.
33 posted on 03/21/2003 1:04:59 PM PST by fightinJAG ("Do not play poker with George W. Bush.")
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To: GeneD
I heard an interview on radio yesterday with a retired general who had commanded troops in the Gulf War. He said the 51st Division is an all-conscript division that had made a pretty poor showing last time out and was thought to be even weaker now than then. He predicted it would fold pretty quickly, and it looks like he was right on the mark.
34 posted on 03/21/2003 1:11:13 PM PST by blau993 (Labs for love; .357 for Security.)
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To: KneelBeforeZod
I believe Sadam is now residing under Iraq. Far under.


As in Hell.
35 posted on 03/21/2003 1:29:05 PM PST by ImphClinton
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To: KneelBeforeZod
In that bracket, I've got W., MOAB, Evidence & Hidden Weapons, and Tomahawks as the Final 4, with Evidence& beating out MOAB in a thriller.

My reasoning: W. can't be MOAB's coach when they play each other, so he loses there, and I think the landslide of Evidence we get when this is done will do far more damage to our former allies than any single Tomahawk might do... and while a MOAB can scatter LOTS of Evidence&, Evidence& does have its own Hidden Weapons, so it takes the Final. ;^)

36 posted on 03/21/2003 1:41:17 PM PST by Teacher317
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To: The Right Stuff
I just typed "v+for+victory" into the Google image search, and found it at http://www.military-graphics.com I've been searching for a bigger, printable one myself. If you find one, let me know.
37 posted on 03/21/2003 2:00:36 PM PST by egarvue (Martin Sheen is not my president...)
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To: adam_az
"V?"

As in the old TV series about the reptiles that took over the earth?

38 posted on 03/21/2003 2:14:14 PM PST by editor-surveyor ( . Best policy RE: Environmentalists, - ZERO TOLERANCE !!)
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To: GeneD
Important life saving note to Iranian and North Korea Generals. This is a really important action for you to learn from:

THESE IRAQI GENERALS CHOOSE WISELY TO LIVE AND NOT TO DIE FOR A MURDERING THUG. YOU WILL HAVE THE SAME DECISION TO MAKE SOON. CHOOSE WISELY!

39 posted on 03/21/2003 2:22:05 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Stamp out Freepathons! Stop being a Freep Loader! Become a monthly donor!)
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