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****UNITED STATES FORCES REACH BAGHDAD****
Middle East Newsline ^ | Arpil 2, 2003 | Maj. General Stan McChrystal-Director of Operations Joint Chiefs of Staff

Posted on 04/02/2003 1:07:44 PM PST by ewing

United States military units have reached the outskirts of Baghdad.

Officals said the first United States Army and Marine Corps Units reached the southern edge of the capital late Sunday/(Early Monday)

They said the units were conducting probing missions to determine the extent of the Iraqi defense around the city.

The United States forces are also meant to ambush Republican Guard divisions that are withdrawing fron their current positions toward Baghdad, officials said.

(Excerpt) Read more at menewsline.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: alasbabylon; allyourbase; army; baghdad; battleforbaghdad; candygram; dontanswerthat; guesswho; hellobabalyon; housecall; iraq; iraqifreedom; makeyourtime; marines; quagmire
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To: Florida_Freeper
I meant body remains. Honest!
61 posted on 04/02/2003 1:21:30 PM PST by Terpfen
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To: ewing
What happened to that 1 week pause that Arnett said would happen?
62 posted on 04/02/2003 1:21:33 PM PST by nicmarlo
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To: Catspaw
"Nuts"
63 posted on 04/02/2003 1:21:41 PM PST by shadowman99
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To: w_over_w
LOL
64 posted on 04/02/2003 1:21:42 PM PST by DoughtyOne
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To: RetiredArmy
Heck, we just might as well quit and come home.

Well, look. We aren't allowed to rape and pillage after our victories anymore, so the least we can do is hang around for a few free meals from the locals! Heck, they might even give the navy guys new goats. :-)

65 posted on 04/02/2003 1:21:42 PM PST by JoeSixPack1 (POW/MIA - Bring 'em home, or send us back! Semper Fi)
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To: Bahbah
Oh what a quagmire.

Yeah......a failed plan if I've ever seen one.

66 posted on 04/02/2003 1:21:46 PM PST by ohioWfan (Saddam, you're going DOWN.........................sincerely, Eric)
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To: Sundog
Do you think that the 2 divisions blown out of the water today were happenstance and not the work of intensive scouting?
67 posted on 04/02/2003 1:21:55 PM PST by ewing
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To: Capitalism2003
Great pic!
68 posted on 04/02/2003 1:22:17 PM PST by homeschool mama
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To: homeschool mama
Yes, as far as quagmires go, this one is pretty fast moving!
69 posted on 04/02/2003 1:22:44 PM PST by EaglesUpForever (Ne messez pas avec le US)
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To: doug from upland
Have faith, and know we are all praying for our troops.
70 posted on 04/02/2003 1:22:53 PM PST by OldFriend (without the brave, there would be no land of the free)
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To: Olde School
Just the outskirts?!?! Why the delay?!?! What a quagmire!

This is terrible! We'll all be speaking Irakki and eating goat within a week!

71 posted on 04/02/2003 1:23:14 PM PST by humblegunner (@war)
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To: ewing
The Sunday/Monday thing is strange, but the most important reason to get close is to prevent them from using chems. You need to disengage in order to use them effectively. If we can keep in their faces, it lessens the chance that chems will be used.
72 posted on 04/02/2003 1:23:18 PM PST by XJarhead
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To: Capitalism2003
That picture rocks! Do you have a bigger version?
73 posted on 04/02/2003 1:23:28 PM PST by shadowman99
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To: ewing
Wow. The marines doing the probing have to be the best of the best. God Bless them.
74 posted on 04/02/2003 1:23:50 PM PST by FreeTheHostages
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To: ewing; Sundog
As Sundog said, this was reported by others earlier:
"Officials said U.S. Army and Marine Corps units reached the southern edge of the Iraqi capital on late Sunday. They said the units were conducting what they termed probing missions to determine the extent of Iraqi defenses around the city"
75 posted on 04/02/2003 1:24:59 PM PST by bwteim (bwteim=Begin With The End In Mind)
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To: ItsTheMediaStupid
Saddam! Your ass are ours!

All your ass are belong to us......

LQ

76 posted on 04/02/2003 1:25:31 PM PST by LizardQueen
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To: XJarhead
Good point, the Special Ops/scouts may have already secured chem weapons.

Either that or the Arab calendar is skewed.

77 posted on 04/02/2003 1:26:18 PM PST by ewing
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To: Catspaw
"US to Saddam: Boo."

Excellent! Somebody, quick, post that photo of The Rock from the Scorpion King and label it "US Forces."
78 posted on 04/02/2003 1:26:33 PM PST by Lee'sGhost (The last word.)
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To: LizardQueen
Ya know, they keep showing these "meetings" of Saddam with his inner circle. You see him laughing and stuff. This is shown all over Arabic TV. Now, here's something I don't get. They have civilians dying all over the place and here's their leader laughing on TV. What gives?? Something's f$cked up here.
80 posted on 04/02/2003 1:28:18 PM PST by Vol2727
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