Operation Phantom Fury Live Thread

msnbc, cnn, various ^ | epluribus_2

[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.

[ohioWfan]

Our forces making a big difference in this world (Myers)

[ChadGore]

bump

[mhking]

D@mn!

Hey - I'm good that way! ;)

[golas1964]

Rummy: At the request of the intirim Iraqi gov't US is assisting Iraqi army in restoring 'law and order' to Fallajah.

Turning briefing over to Gen. Myers...

[ohioWfan]

Now Myers talking about Afghanistan

[TalonDJ]

LOL that picture rocks!


Why does he have a puny 40cal?

[ohioWfan]

For every bomb that goes off there are hundreds that are diffused.

Importance of securing Fallujah for elections in January.

We will be successful

[fritzz]

On these live threads I can't type fast enough to keep up, so, I just sit back and enjoy the verbal vista.

[Ironfocus]

Especially since the first rifle for that caliber is made by Barrett, the same folks who brought us some of the most delicious .50's.

[golas1964]

Q&A started...

[TexKat]

Hey DC. Are you taking a break from campaigning now? Good to see you.

[BigSkyFreeper]

If the terrorists are "dug in" and a C-130 is called in to target that position, the terrorists will then have to be "dug out" from under a lot of rubble.

I think you're referring to the AC-130. The C-130 is a cargo plane, the AC-130 is a "Gunship".

[TalonDJ]

Seems like they are stalling.

Do ya think F-city will be wrapped up by the end of the speech?

[golas1964]

!st Question: Rummy are you resigning?

[ohioWfan]

Questions from press.

LOL! Funny answer about his staying on.

Both of us would discuss it with each other before we'd discuss it with YOU

Fallujah not a final showdown

[ohioWfan]

Going to take time. Can't have safe havens for terrorists

[Gucho]

"Importance of securing Fallujah for elections in January.

We will be successful"

STEP 1 = Ignore Annan

[mystery-ak]

Who'd of thought that would be the first question...LOL

[ChadGore]

Re: Q&A started...

Q: "Mr Rumsfeld do you think there is validity to the claim that we, the lame stream media, are a bunch of dolts ?"

A: "I think that question answers itself".

< / joke >

[TalonDJ]

Rummy talking to the press always amazes me with the huge stupidity divide. He plays them like a fiddle.