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Operation Phantom Fury Live Thread
msnbc, cnn, various ^ | epluribus_2

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: falluja; fallujah; iraq; napalminthemorning; religionofpeace; usmc; wot
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To: Dog

I hope that embed lives to tell how painfully the terrorists died.


601 posted on 11/08/2004 12:02:16 PM PST by No Blue States
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To: hoyaloya; Gucho

590-""but from reading this thread . . . there doesn't appear to have been anything worth "reporting" on in Fallujah."

That is as it should be. The last thing our military needs, is reporters, in the middle of a battle, out there reporting where our military are, and what they are doing, and doing damage assesments for the enemy.

Jeesh!!!


602 posted on 11/08/2004 12:02:46 PM PST by XBob (Free-traitors steal our jobs for their profit.)
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To: Sea2ShiningSea

Prayers up.


603 posted on 11/08/2004 12:03:23 PM PST by katieanna
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To: null and void; Mo1; Ernest_at_the_Beach; BagCamAddict; Timeout; texasbluebell; Poser; cyncooper; ...
battle ping.. calling all operation room warriors

I need to run out for a bit.. you folks jump in the thread & pray for our troops between posts, okay?
604 posted on 11/08/2004 12:03:39 PM PST by DollyCali (Winning isn't everything. But losing really sucks. Sorry sKerry. You're a loser in all respects.)
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To: XBob

The Marines and Army are bringing the whole arsenal with them. This is going to be a one way, high tech Stalingrad.


605 posted on 11/08/2004 12:04:02 PM PST by IGOTMINE (It is ALL THE WAY ON!)
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So everyone is on the same page here....the embedded reporter is with US forces.


606 posted on 11/08/2004 12:04:36 PM PST by Dog
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To: TalonDJ

None better. We need Rummy to remain as SecDef during W2.


607 posted on 11/08/2004 12:04:49 PM PST by NonValueAdded (Now that you are engaged in the political process, stay engaged!)
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To: DarkCommander
Some 5,000 U.S. Marines and soldiers were massed in the desert on Fallujah's northern edge participating in the assault. Iraqi troops deployed with them took over a nearby train station after the Americans fired on it to drive off fighters.
608 posted on 11/08/2004 12:04:58 PM PST by No Blue States
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To: Dog
So everyone is on the same page here....the embedded reporter is with US forces.

Thanks. Prayers up for that!

609 posted on 11/08/2004 12:05:29 PM PST by Wneighbor
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To: AFPhys

Mega Ditto, M.


610 posted on 11/08/2004 12:05:58 PM PST by DollyCali (Winning isn't everything. But losing really sucks. Sorry sKerry. You're a loser in all respects.)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

admit it - the cablenets I proposed would get >a-hem!< ass-kicking ratings


611 posted on 11/08/2004 12:06:47 PM PST by King Prout (tagline under reconstruction)
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To: Dog; All

Appreciate the updates. Prayers for our brave troops. Please dear Lord, look over these men, keep them safe and sure.


612 posted on 11/08/2004 12:07:12 PM PST by Quilla
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To: IGOTMINE

605 - "The Marines and Army are bringing the whole arsenal with them. This is going to be a one way, high tech Stalingrad."


Good. I hope the result is a High Tech Carthage.


613 posted on 11/08/2004 12:07:39 PM PST by XBob (Free-traitors steal our jobs for their profit.)
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To: DollyCali

FOX: The resistance has so far been moderate.....the terrorists had a thinline on the outskirts of the city.....and seems to be falling back into the city center.


614 posted on 11/08/2004 12:07:42 PM PST by Dog
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To: Dog
FOX: The resistance has so far been moderate.....the terrorists had a thinline on the outskirts of the city.....and seems to be falling back into the city center.

It all seems to be working like a clockwork. Eventually they'll get into a buffalo herd, and you know how easy that was for Buffalo Bill and his boys. I sure hope they give up, at that point.

615 posted on 11/08/2004 12:09:29 PM PST by unspun (unspun.info | Did U work your precinct, churchmembers, etc. for good votes?)
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To: Dog

are you watching on cable? none here but I am going out anyway.. thanks for updates.


616 posted on 11/08/2004 12:09:47 PM PST by DollyCali (Winning isn't everything. But losing really sucks. Sorry sKerry. You're a loser in all respects.)
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To: ohioWfan

Rummy was absolutely GREAT! He was glad to be back and loaded for bear. And has had to hold back from the media for a while....it reminds me of when you finally let the angry Rottweiler off the leash.


617 posted on 11/08/2004 12:10:11 PM PST by cake_crumb (UN Resolutions=Very Expensive, Very SCRATCHY Toilet Paper)
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To: Dog

Fox emebedded reporter is on live...reporting that the US forces are fighting to take the northest section....they are going house to house to clear the terrorists.


618 posted on 11/08/2004 12:10:26 PM PST by Dog
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To: Dog
When they get them pushed into a box in the middle of the city, some more airpower might be called for.

Summary: a Look at terrorists in Fallujah

By The Associated Press

_ WHO ARE THEY?: The bulk of the defenders are believed to be Sunni Muslims from the Fallujah area, but they also include an unknown number of militants from other countries, including followers of Jordan terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. It's unclear whether al-Zarqawi is still in the city; Sunni clerics insist he never was. His followers have been blamed for deadly bombings and the slayings of foreign hostages.

_ HOW MANY?: Commanders estimate about 3,000 insurgents are dug in their positions in Fallujah, 40 miles west of Baghdad. The vast majority of the civilian population of some 300,000 is believed to have fled, the U.S. military said.

_ WHERE ARE THEY?: Insurgent defenses are believed strongest in the Jolan neighborhood, a poor district in the heart of Fallujah. Sunni guerrillas also control other cities north and west of Baghdad. They are distinct from the Shiite Muslim followers of firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who launched an uprising throughout southern Iraq (news - web sites) and parts of Baghdad earlier this year.

619 posted on 11/08/2004 12:11:00 PM PST by No Blue States
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To: Dog
ReP . . the terrorists had a thinline on the outskirts of the city.....and seems to be falling back into the city center.

ROLLING THUNDER !

620 posted on 11/08/2004 12:11:21 PM PST by ChadGore (59,459,765 Bush fans can't be wrong.)
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