Fighting Continues in Nasiriya, Nicknamed 'Ambush Alley'

nytimes.com ^ | March 24, 2003 | MICHAEL WILSON

[mabelkitty]

The women and children will be strapped with bombs and then be forced to run up to our military as "surrendering" civilians.

Catch-22: If they shoot to kill to protect the troops, or allow the child and women with the bombs strapped to their bellies to "surrender".

[XJarhead]

Okay. I was just taking issue with the "I don't care if one million Iraqis die" statement. But I see your context now.

I'm quite sure the troops and commanders will adjust their rules of engagement as necessary. You won't get any announcements, but that's what will happen.

[Justa]

Cluster munitions are of little use in urban areas. They detonate on roofs and walls. Tube artillery is far better suited. It's just a matter of getting enough rounds on target before the irregulars are smoked.

[mikegi]

"If he puts his combat forces near hospitals, schools, or anything else that uses that area to direct fire, we will engage the enemy wherever he is shooting at us. The enemy commander is responsible for any collateral damage caused by putting enemy forces near a protected site."

Well, it's about damn time someone with some sense started telling the truth. Get this Col Starnes on TV and have him state this forcefully and repeatedly. The Iraqis are committing war crimes by using civilians as shields.

[Orlando]

The reason the iraqis are fighting harder is because of the
bs PROPAGANDA coming out of the Iraqi TV. The NAZI/SS/EVIL
propaganda machine is PUMPING OUT orders, and Showing Babies being killed by the Americans, so what is happening is the resolve and are MORE determine to defend there childrens and family.

If Human shields are being USED to Protect Iraqi TV ?
USE THE E-BOMB on that comm site.

Also there telephone systems thur-out the country is still
Working ?

Leaving Iraqi TV On and there Phone systems Working is the
BIGGEST, BIGGEST MISTAKE EVER made by Centcom.

God Bless our troops..

[Orlando]

I was just wondering is the IRAQI INTERNET system's still WORKING also ??????

I wonder, anybody knows if there internnet systems is STILL
WORKING ???

[Orlando]

bump

[sit-rep]

Relying on the right foresight of these unit team leaders(US), I hope a positive can be achieved with this urban/guerilla warfare. Our guys are tough, but this type of fighting is not popular experience. It's good for them(US Military in general), good for us as intelligent civilians who recognize the need for a strong military.

God Bless the downed, God Bless the active...

SR

[sit-rep]

I got the first impression you did on his comment... But as I scrolled down and read more posts still pondering his comment, it dawned on me he did not mean it that way.