[archy]

Don't worry about that "sniper" you posted at ten. Our Marines will outshoot him with their M-16A2's, not to mention their M-14 designated marksmen, M-24 snipers, .50 caliber sniper etc. That guy probably has a hole in his forehead as we speak, if he was close enough to engage our troops.

Better. Per CNN report *here*:

The Marines came under intense fire late Monday, with Iraqi insurgents firing mortars and rocket-propelled grenades at their positions from a mosque and from an open field.

U.S. forces moving against those positions also came under attack from Iraqis who fired machine guns and threw grenades at them from a BMW sedan. The Marines killed one and wounded at least two of their attackers, taking the survivors into custody.

An Air Force AC-130 Spectre gunship, armed with a 105 mm cannon, was called in to push back the attackers, and no Marines were hurt. The operation involves troops from the U.S. Marines' 2nd battalion, 1st Marines, and the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, both stationed at Camp Pendleton, California, Vanzant said.

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[Robert_Paulson2]

The MARINES introduce our terrorist enemies to their god.

Stoke the fires of the abyss... it's time for the killers to get their just deserts.