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US Marines 'Running out of Food' [Chicken Little Alert]
London Mirror ^
| March 28, 2003
| V. Brooks
Posted on 03/28/2003 9:21:22 AM PST by ewing
Some United States Marines are reportedly running short of food and ammunition.
Others have been pinned down for days trying to clar Iraqi resistance.
But United States Central Command Headquarters insists that everything in Operation Iraq Freedom is going fine.
'Our plan is working, and we are one day closer to achieving our objectives Brigadier General Vincent Brooks said at a daily breifing.
Reporters in Central Iraq have said that some units are running short of food, fuel and ammunition, much of which was expended battling an Iraqi army the brass and some politicans hoped would melt away.
(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: dailymirrorlies; iraq; iraqifreedom; liberalrag; mediahysteria; mirror; skyisfalling; uk; war
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To: ewing
"reportedly" who is "reportedly" - give a name who is reporting this stuff!! Otherwise, there is no need to post this kind of stuff!!
To: ET(end tyranny)
This is perhaps one of the hardest things about watching the briefings, listening to the stipd questions posed by anti American journalists, that are trying their hardest to make the coalition look bad in any manner, shape or form. They just keep trying, from all angles. Tony Snow (or was it Brit Hume) was on Fox News this morning saying the same thing. I had to laugh, he commented that the "journalists" kept asking one of two incredibly stupid questions, either "How long will the war last?" or "How much will the war cost?" He had the perfect answer: only God knows, go ask Him.
It's amazing that the reporters are somehow all up in arms that Marines might be pinned down in a fire fight. Imagine that, Marines fighting. Nah, couldn't happen.
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posted on
03/28/2003 9:43:02 AM PST
by
FourPeas
To: ewing
Based on what we did in DS1, this is total BS. I bet I had enough cases of MREs on my vehicle to last us a month when we crossed into Iraq. We had enough water to last at least two weeks. I even had enough smokes to last a month.
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posted on
03/28/2003 9:47:54 AM PST
by
rangerX
To: FourPeas
I just wish that one of the briefers would look these journalists right straight in the eyes and say 'Why don't YOU ask SADDAM at his next press briefing.'
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posted on
03/28/2003 9:53:39 AM PST
by
ET(end tyranny)
(Heavenly Father, please embrace, and protect, our Pres., our troops and those of our true allies.)
To: ewing
Re:
US Marines 'Running out of Food'
No Way! We got all them A-rab children we can eat!
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posted on
03/28/2003 9:55:54 AM PST
by
sonofatpatcher2
(Love & a .45-- What more could you want, campers? };^)
To: martin gibson
What about Hummer owners, surely they get some of the blame as well!
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posted on
03/28/2003 9:56:41 AM PST
by
ewing
To: FourPeas
...Marines might be pinned down in a fire fight... To be truer to the Marine view, should probably read, "Marines are too busy kicking Iraqi butt to move forward."
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posted on
03/28/2003 9:57:02 AM PST
by
old3030
To: ET(end tyranny)
>>This is perhaps one of the hardest things about watching the briefings, listening to the stipd questions posed by anti American journalists
They need to bring in Rumsfeld to Centcom for a couple of days to handle the reporters.
To: old3030
"Marines are too busy kicking Iraqi butt to move forward." LOL, I stand corrected.
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posted on
03/28/2003 10:04:14 AM PST
by
FourPeas
To: FreedomPoster
Gee, if Rumsfeld could DO that to certain journalists, and if they put it on pay for view, they wouldn't have to ask congress for any money to support the military. They'd be rolling it!!
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posted on
03/28/2003 10:04:34 AM PST
by
ET(end tyranny)
(Heavenly Father, please embrace, and protect, our Pres., our troops and those of our true allies.)
To: HairOfTheDog; 2Jedismom; Billie
In reality they are getting 2 MRE's instead of 3 per day. That's more than enuff... I could never get more'n two MRE's down my neck in a day... that's plenty of calories...
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posted on
03/28/2003 10:04:38 AM PST
by
g'nad
To: ewing
IF our troops really are short of food and ammo,
heads should roll.
No rationalizations accepted.
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posted on
03/28/2003 10:07:07 AM PST
by
Quix
(QUALITY RESRCH STDY BTWN BK WAR N PEACE VS BIBLE RE BIBLE CODES AT MAR BIBLECODESDIGEST.COM)
To: Liberal Classic
I think that should be Improvise, adapt and overcome :o)
Semper Fi
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posted on
03/28/2003 10:07:14 AM PST
by
Leatherneck_MT
(Can't stand rude behavior in a man.... Won't tolerate it.)
To: rangerX
I even had enough smokes to last a month. you can never have enuff smokes in a combat zone...
FWIW, we gave most of our chow up for EPWs in GWI... the lawyers said we had to feed 'em...
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posted on
03/28/2003 10:08:05 AM PST
by
g'nad
To: FreedomPoster
I love that picture..
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posted on
03/28/2003 10:08:15 AM PST
by
ewing
To: Quix
The only reason they are getting 2MRE's is because they are working 24 hour a day round the clock shifts to repair the choppers from the sandtorms. (and this is an isolated case)
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posted on
03/28/2003 10:10:01 AM PST
by
ewing
To: ewing
Heard an embedded reporter today say he had not seen a case where they were without food OR running short of things like ammo.
To: g'nad
Actually, when we pulled out of Southern Iraq, we gave all our extra food and water to the civilians. They were most appreciative.
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posted on
03/28/2003 10:15:46 AM PST
by
rangerX
To: ewing
They said this same thing on 60 minutes 2 this week. I laughed. What a joke and an out and out lie.
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posted on
03/28/2003 10:18:46 AM PST
by
biblewonk
(Spose to be a Chrissssstian)
To: ewing
It's so nice that the socialists are concerned about the welfare our Marines. And I'm sure that we will take good care of them.
Semper Fi and Airborne!
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posted on
03/28/2003 10:20:49 AM PST
by
Nucluside
(Try Democrats For Treason and Shoot Them!)
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