Pendleton Marines cordon Fallujah

Marine Link ^ | April 6, 2004 | Gunnery Sgt. Mark Oliva

[DoughtyOne]

Good luck men. I think it's time for FR to get together with all it's buds and flood Iraq with tokens of our appreciation.

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[kellynla]

Thanks for the post.

Please keep my brothers from the 2/1 1st Mar. Div. in your prayers!

Semper Fi,
Kelly

[Betaille]

The way to avoid getting "bogged down" is to use absolutely ruthless and irresistable force. If we want this to be like the rebuilding of Europe after ww2 rather than being like vietnam... we have to be just as ruthless as we were in WW2. Being soft and "media-freindly" is a sure recipe for defeat.
I'm tired of us operating under the premise that if we are too ruthless in killing the terrorists, we will encourage more terrorism. Can you imagine if we had that attitude with the Nazis just after ww2?

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq(April 6, 2004) -- Two Marine battalions shut down access to the Iraqi city of Fallujah by early Monday morning in an effort to isolate and root out terrorists there.

By Tuesday, five Camp Pendleton Marines from the 1st Marine Division were killed and an unknown number of anti-coalition forces were dead. Firefights erupted after Marines came under mortar and rocket-propelled grenade attacks during the first two days of the operation.

"The city is surrounded," said 2nd Lt. James G. Vanzant to reporters at the onset of the operation. "It's an extended operation. We want to make a very precise approach to this... We are looking for the bad guys in town."

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Bad news for the bad guys, in spite of press accounts to the contrary!

[international american]

BUMP

[dandelion]

God bless our brave boys - go DevilDogs!!

[lilylangtree]

Our prayers are with you! Keep safe!

[Yardstick]

Several large civic projects designed to boost employment and relieve harsh living conditions are planned for the city.

Sometimes it grabs me how outrageously benevolent we are.

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Please keep my brothers from the 2/1 1st Mar. Div. in your prayers!

Gratefully.

Thank you, kellynla.

[blackie]

Go Marines ~ Bump!

We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, terrorists, democrats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!

~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~

[fatima]

We will pray Kelly.

[Alberta's Child]

Sometimes it grabs me how outrageously benevolent we are.

I agree. Carrying out "Peace Corps" projects under a "Marine Corps" combat environment is an absolute losing proposition.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

PRAYER HALL PUTSCH!!

[smiley]

Stay safe...we want our HEROS to return safely.

[WhereDidMyCountryGo]

Fox News is reporting an unknown number of American casualties in Fallujah. The bottom line is that George Bush chose to sacrifice the lives of American soldiers rather than bomb Fallujah and kill innocent (?) Iraqis. This wasn't an easy choice, but there could be tremendous fallout from Americans depending on the body count.

Does anyone but me find it strange that reporters aren't on the ground making reports as they did during the war? I suspect that someone has made a decision to hide American casualties from the viewing public.

[TrueBeliever9]

I suspect that someone has made a decision to hide American casualties from the viewing public.

For security of our troops!

I think the only thing "suspect" is you!

[Betaille]

"sacrifice the lives of American soldiers rather than bomb Fallujah and kill innocent (?) Iraqis."
Now you know what the Israelis feel like. Hundreds of Israelis have died avoiding innocent (?) palestinian deaths. Honestly, I think we would be more respected, not less... if we got really ruthless and flattened the resistors. Hey thats what the Arab govts. do.