Allied jets target Republican Guard convoys

IC Wales.co.uk ^ | March 27th, 2003

[maestro]

throught= throughout

[Scott from the Left Coast]

You know who these people remind me of? Al Qaeda.

Where else have we seen suicidal crazies with no regard for their own lives or anyone else's life. They will charge at M1 tanks in a Toyota pick-up.

They are completely insane -- just like Al Qaeda.

[RobRoy]

>>because driving out to get blown up makes to very little sense that it simply cannot be the whole story. <<

I understand your sentiment and somewhat agree. That said, I think one of the most plausible explanations for this is they ARE acting out of desperation, and ignorance of our capabilities.

[Cold Heat]

Nobody will be trapped. We will eliminate this convoy from a distance.(most likely technicals anyway)

The actual assault will not begin until everyone is in position and ready.

Not for a couple days. The sand storm delayed certain objectives and that is ok.

[Vinnie]

we might wonder what they're really up to, or what else they're up to

How about these two possibilities.

They are trying to lure us into coming behind them to cut off a retreat, but in turn we could be caught between the first column, which does a 180, and reinforcements from Baghdad.

or

They plan on using chemical weapons and want to get them away from the capital.

[Maigrey]

Hehehehe Yea, they've been fighting the bench guys.

Now we're about to send in the starters!

[TigerLikesRooster]

The simple explanation is that their command, control and intelligence functions have been completely destroyed.

Iraqi regime's loyalists tend to be Ba'athist thugs rather than professional military men. These thugs are probably directing military operations. It is possible that military men are not really trusted by Iraqi leadership. Military may have no choice but to take orders and carry them out, however stupid the orders are.

I am saying this because Saddam's regime had the history of making stupid military moves which decimated their troops. For example, at one point during the Iran-Iraq War, Saddam insisted on a frontal assault on an Iranian position without any artillery prep, which killed a lot of Iraqi soldiers.

We do not know exactly what made them do this. But such an incompetence cannot be ruled out.

[Polybius]

Sunny skies and 3 to 8 MPH winds forecast for Thursday.

48-Hour Forecast-Baghdad, Iraq

[Travis McGee]

Inflicting damage like a junebug inflicts on the windshield of a Peterbilt going 100mph.

[Sabertooth]

The whole thing a giant 'trap' ala Gen. Giap.

This convoy is probably bait, to draw our troops to a point away from Baghdad, to launch a chemical attack.

[LizardQueen]

I'm starting to believe that the loopiness is just the Middle Eastern mentality. The sun does something to their brains.

LQ

[Beck_isright]

Sounds like a suicide mission to me. What a dumb decision. Didn't Wolf "I hate America" Blitzer get the weather report about the storms ending into his friends in Baghdad?

V

[SoulStorms]

But military intelligence had spotted 3,000 Republican Guard moving from the capital to the city of Al Kut, and a further 2,000 were seen to the south of Al Kut.

Please let me be wrong...but this doesn't make any sense to me unless they are running from the cities we have to enter.

Could it be that they have left us a nasty booby-trap? (think chem-bio.) It would, of course kill a good number of their people, but we all know that means nothing to them when it is balanced against causing American casualties.

Praying.

[Cold Heat]

I believe this so called convoy is only a load of those technicals in pickups, taxis and busses.

Choppers and fixed wing will make quick work of them, and the parts will not be salvageable.

He is holding his guard troops for Bagdad defense.

[dennisw]

Yet another sign that Saddam is dead or almost dead.

[Sabertooth]

Great link, thanks. I'm going to steal it for tonight's version of Iraq Weather & Maps

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

Wow, a triple post. Was that one post for each RG division?

Got to do something to make them feel good before getting wiped out.

[Mr. Lucky]

Youre probably on to something.

There's a saying in investigative work to the effect of: never suspect a conspiracy so long as incompetence offers an explanation.

[Cold Heat]

Won't work. We have them out gunned. Why would we go to me them, when they are comming to us.

Also, their arty will vaporize as we get closer. Mortars will be all that is left. Our armor will take them out as they fire. It will not last long, and we will not stop to smell the roses.

Our guns and tanks far out range the Iraqi guns. Our air will pulverize them. They do not have a friggin chance in hell!

[Michael121]

B-53's ??? try subtracting 1.... B-52's .. We ought to drop N.E.W.S. MOAB's (North,South,East,West) each direction around Baghdad... drop leaflets first saying Hey y'all watch this........