U.S. pounds Najaf rebels

Reuters ^ | 8/19/04

[r9etb]

Suspected U.S. AC-130 gunships

LOL!!!! I wouldn't think one could mistake them for anything else....

[marlon]

Godspeed Marines, go get em.

[Chummy]

Sadr -- "I suspected they were bluffing."

[ArGee]

Tom Daschle is deeply Sadrened.

'bout time!

Shalom.

[Homo_homini_lupus]

Oh, I don't know. A few AC-130's, in the middle of the night, unloading everything they have. I could certainly see mistaking them for something else...

Like the wrath of God Himself!

[darkwing104]

Here is the Suspect...

[bondjamesbond]

AC-130 Spectre

When you care enough to send the very best...

[BrooklynGOP]

We need a gay division to pound the rebels.

[Centurion2000]

Suspected U.S. AC-130 gunships

Exactly what other aircraft can spit out 10,000 rounds a minute ?

[kinghorse]

go get what? as long as they are in that gold dome it might as well be made of krptonite. If they die there, they are heros for the ages to their people. they would love to die under a pile of gold flinted bricks. simply love it. we should hit em with high frequency stuff, whatever we hafve that disables people and leaves structure intact. otherwise fire up WW3.

[been_lurking]

The explosions from the bombing, that went on for more than 30 minutes, were loudly heard several km (miles) away.

For credibility sake, Reuter's ought to subscribe to Jane's publications, or hire somebody who knows something about military hardware.

"Bombing" should most likely read "Shelling" -- although it is possible for the AC-130 crew to lean out a window and throw bombs at those on the ground. LOL

[mystery-ak]

LOL....not an unusual suspect.

[carl in alaska]

Yeah, that's hilarious. There's no way to disguise an AC-130 gunship. It's not exactly a stealth airplane. It's more like the opposite of stealth. It's designed to be highly visible with awesome firepower to scare the daylights out of the enemy.

[rhombus]

Suspected U.S. AC-130 gunships or Sensitive U.S. AC-130 gunships?

[DoctorMichael]

Prayers for our boys.

I truly hope that this turns out to be a massacre:

Sadr- 579 Killed (including one looney-toon, twinkie-eating Cleric)
US- 0 Killed

[r9etb]

It must be ghastly to be on the receiving end of one of these things.....

[elephant]

'bout time. _hit or get off the pot, already.

[ASA Vet]

IV

[ArGee]

otherwise fire up WW3.

I really don't think so. I know there are factions that would like us to fear overtly attacking Islam. But Islam has always understood when it was outmanned and outgunned. The rest has always appreciated wise leadership over foolish.

Remember that attacking Iraq was supposed to start WWIII.

Shalom.