Heavy Fighting in AR Ramadi Iraq~~~ Sadr's fighters have attacked US Forces.

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[MEG33]

Thanks,TexKat..Good night.

[BushMeister]

Thanks for the info, particularly on 1 AD. Looks like all the major units leaving have been there for the full year. Maybe some smaller units are the ones being talked about as possibly staying a little longer.

I remember the ACRs primarily for protecting the supply lines during and after the main push.

All these troops deserve their rest after jobs well done. I hope they get it.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

....why does O'Rielly even have guests if he grandstands.....then won't let them talk.

Because he's a legend (in his own mind). But you already knew that. :O)

[DoughtyOne]

Excellent. Squeeze, don't jerk. Heh heh heh...

[TexKat]

Al-Sadr Supporters Surround Polish Camp

Tue Apr 6, 7:43 PM ET

WARSAW, Poland - Supporters of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ringed the Polish-led military force's headquarters south of Baghdad for several hours Tuesday before withdrawing peacefully, Polish media reported.

Some 150 cars surrounded Camp Bablyon, the headquarters of the 9,500-strong force and remained there. No shots were exchanged, Polish news reports said.

Polish Defense Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski said the incident was a demonstration of power.

"There were 150 cars around the base full of al-Sadr supporters," Szmajdzinski told the TVN television. "Al-Sadr decided to show to the world and the Iraqis that he exists."

The show of force came as U.S. authorities launched a crackdown on al-Sadr and his militia after a series of weekend uprisings in Baghdad and cities and towns to the south that took a heavy toll in both American and Iraqi lives. The fighting marks the first major outbreak of violence between the U.S.-led occupation force and the Shiites since Baghdad fell a year ago.

The Polish news agency PAP said residents of villages near the camp left their homes, but that the demonstrators withdrew after a few hours from around the camp near the city of Hillah, 60 miles south of Baghdad.

Polish military officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

Earlier Tuesday, two Polish and three Bulgarian soldiers were wounded in a shootout near the Iraq city of Karbala, a Polish military spokesman said.

Gnatowski said the military was investigating whether the ambush was connected with supporters of al-Sadr.

[Getsmart64]

bump for later reading

[TexKat]

Goodnight MEG.

[Getsmart64]

"O'Reilly is on the "second war in Iraq" theme and is saying it is costing Bush poll numbers. Says Bush needs to level with us. (O'Reilly must be confused. I never thought this would be easy or without casualties.)
Meanwhile, despite what the Pew research group says, 55% of the AOL readers think Kennedy's attack was a hatchet job.

Ha, now Bill's military analyst is telling him this was expected and this isn't a general uprising. Eat that, Bill!"


There are some things Mr. Bill should just be quiet about....

[txradioguy]

3rd ACR spent most of it's time along the Jordanian and Syrian borders to the west. 2ACR got the thankless job of MSR protection.

We better rest fast. 6 monts from the time we get back we're eligible to go back...

[Getsmart64]

hmmm....stretching...and pure speculation.....but if true....could be knowing all hell would break loose sooner or later...might as well be sooner....

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

That man Clarke makes me crazy. I won't post for a bit until I calm down.

There is something eerie about Clarke. Can't quite place it. Something to do with that out-of-place smirk coupled with that know-everything leer. In a prior life, he must have been a bath-house boy in Babylon or something similar.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Now Larry is telling Karen that the 308,000 jobs are low salary jobs.

It's amazing the senile idiot can even remember his DNC talking points anymore. Good thing nobody watches CNN these days.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Why would Saddam give up the benefits of having WMDs without gaining the benefits of NOT having WMDs? I still think they're in the ground, or in Syria. I can't believe that Saddam unilaterally destroyed them, and then hid that fact.

I think he was setup with dual use equipment. Lots of pesticides in 55 barrel drums, and such.

[Getsmart64]

"O'Reilly's head has gotten so big, his pea brain is somewhere down around his ankles. Then after O'Reilly comes the book pushing news show Hannity and Colmes. LOL. Wake up America, these guys are running right to the bank with your money. 50% of the time the popups I get on my computer is an advertisemnt of their books."

This is why we men own the remote....so we can turn the channel when it starts getting to deep for our waders....:)

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Perhaps we should inflict Fallujah with "Radio Free Frankin" for a few weeks. They will in all probability end up like Jonestown, saving everybody a lot of trouble.

[txradioguy]

I believe you've hit upon the "Fallujah Solution".

[Getsmart64]

"The Marines have lost 12 but the last I saw al-Sadr's guys have lost at least 130. That's a damn good ratio if you ask me. "

I don't believe the 10 to 1 ratio...I'm thinking 20 to 1...you know with our fire power....a lot of them are just itty bitty little pieces...no way to count the enemy dead....

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Well, it's a start. :O)

[Getsmart64]

good analysis....

[txradioguy]

Well as I said too in an earlier post we won't know the REAL body count for a day or two because we've got to check the local hospitals for casulties. The confirmed 66 are only the ones that couldn't be stuffed into cars and taken away.