U.S. Troops Capture Republican Guard HQ

AP | 4/05/03

[kattracks]

U.S. Troops Capture Republican Guard HQ

.c The Associated Press

SUWAYRAH, Iraq (AP) - U.S. Army soldiers Saturday captured the headquarters of the Republican Guard's Medina Division in this town about 35 miles southeast of Baghdad.

Two tank companies and an infantry company of the 3rd Infantry Division rolled through the headquarters unopposed and quickly took over the entire base. It appeared that the Republican Guard defenses had completely collapsed.

Outside the base on a three-mile stretch of road were hundreds of bunkers and foxholes and dozens of artillery pieces, antiaircraft guns, tanks, and armored personnel carriers.

All of them had been abandoned by Iraqi troops. No troops could be seen.

The tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles used their main guns to destroy the military vehicles along the route.

04/05/03 02:46 EST

[daviddennis]

That reminds me of this Onion classic: Starving, Bandaged Bin Laden Offers U.S. One Last Chance to Surrender

D

[Happy2BMe]

This must have been an awesome firepower display - the 4th of July on the 5th of April!

[Minty]

Ob boy I guess birds of a feather....

Really nice funnies you got in here. Each one a jewel!

[Minty]

Seems that or they hid with the roaches.

[WOSG]

Why is it bad? by the time they come up, the war will be over.

these are the guys (not the leaders, the grunts) who will need to be policemen in the new govt.

[DoughtyOne]

Beam him to the center of the earth Scotty.

"I'm doing all I can Captain... it's the engines, they can't take it much longer!"

[Nebr FAL owner]

Actually just pouring a few hundred gallons of gasoline down the rathole tunnels will work wonder when followed by a live grenade or star shell then a loud WHOOOSH . Go on to the next tunnel =8^>

[2nd Amendment]

How's the quagmire? Are we arguing about the shape of the peace conference table yet?

[tillacum]

Well JohnH2, if they are hungry, thirsty, out of fuel, while they are meandering down the streets of Bagdad, they should stop in one of the shops and buy some stuff. Before the war started, I heard from the presstitutes Bagdad had some wonderful shops, they have everything. I understand Bagdad has a gas station on every corner, no problem there, use a Mastercard and fill up the vehicles. What's with this Ricks fellow. He must be living in lalaland.

[Joe 6-pack]

"How's the quagmire? Are we arguing about the shape of the peace conference table yet?"

ALLIED FORCES BOGGED DOWN IN VICTORY

[tillacum]

Defense spending buys freedom.

Welfare spending buys slaves votes.

[Hila]

Wherever they are, whatever they may plot, may it turn on their own wicked heads.