"I thought President Bush made clear the one question rule....."
Posted on 11/08/2004 8:39:55 AM PST by epluribus_2
NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq - More than 4,000 U.S. Marines and Army troops punched their way into northeastern Fallujah on Monday, kicking off a massive assault dubbed Operation Phantom Fury that seeks to put an end to half a year of insurgent control of the Sunni Muslim city.
The prelude to the assault on the Askari neighborhood was a crushing air and artillery bombardment of the city that rose to a crescendo by Monday evening, with U.S. strike jets dropping bombs around the clock and big guns pounding the city every few minutes with high-explosive shells.
Meanwhile, insurgents in Baghdad and nearby Ramadi tried to keep up the pressure on the coalition forces with new attacks, including one on a Catholic church in the capital.
Earlier Monday U.S. troops had fought their way into the city's western outskirts, seizing two bridges over the Euphrates River and helping Iraqi soldiers take the city's main hospital in the first stage of a major assault on the insurgent stronghold.
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remember, 5,4,3
thanks. I was hoping it meant something else.
He could hold the Paul Wellstone position. ;o
I hope they didn't learn that the "war room" is located in the DNC HQ in DC!
So far Rummy is giving an overview oh how he has improved DOD for the better since he has become Defense Secretary. Nothing on Fallujah yet.
I got a pair at Gander Mountain when I was in Baraboo, WI this Summer.
Post cold war structure and positioning
Thanks everyone!
Did you see the new 6.8mm caliber being tested by the military now? Much better ballistics than the 5.56mm, and still allows for hi cap mags. From the lit I can recall that is a shorter version of the .270 hunting round.
Now talking about Fallujah
That needed a "keyboard" warning! *L*
If Iraq is to be free one part cannot remain under control of terrorists
"I thought President Bush made clear the one question rule....."
Pentagon briefing live on FNC/CNN/MSNBC/C-Span2/ABCNewsNow; C-Span 2/BBC World/ABCNewsNow/CBS News/CNN all streaming live video.
I don't know AFPhys. They were still considering his position even after they found the dead Iraqi bodies that he has been accused of from the last Sadr City battle where he was held up in the mosque until he turned the keys over to al-Sistani.
We are dealing with a different type of people here.
If it had been left up to us he would not still be breathing. If Mooky was in Texas, he surely would be on death row by now.
Operations to restore law and order at request of Allawi, restore stability, remove terrorists, foreign fighters.
D@mn!
Yeah, I sooo want me one.... or 2.. or..
LOL Don't we wish Rummy or Bush could do that to the reporters!
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