US hits ballistic missile system in southern Iraq

Jerusalem Post ^ | 2-11-03 | AP via jpost

[cookcounty]

Feb. 11, 2003
US hits ballistic missile system in southern Iraq
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

US planes attaked a ballistic missile system in southern Iraq Tuesday, the Pentagon announced, marking the first attack on Iraqi missiles meant to attack ground targets instead of aircraft or ships at sea.

The American pilots attacked the Iraqi missile system near the southern city of Basra at about 1700GMT Tuesday, according to a statement from the US Central Command.

The statement said the Iraqis had moved the missile system into the southern no-fly zone.

US warplanes also attacked a mobile surface-to-air missile system near Basra on Monday.

Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, is in the southern no-fly zone set up by the United States to protect Iraq's Shiite Muslims

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Iraq considers the no-fly zones set up over northern and southern Iraq to be violations of its sovereignty and repeatedly tries to shoot down the US and British warplanes patrolling them. Iraq has not succeeded in downing a piloted plane over either no-fly zone.

[cookcounty]

Good,

[RobFromGa]

Let's Roll ! ! !

[firewalk]

bttt

[Scott from the Left Coast]

If ya can see it, kill it.

[colorado tanker]

Who was the reporter they called the "scud stud" during the Gulf War?

[swarthyguy]

OK France and Germany, eat my Florida!!

[Hotdog]

This will be like taking candy from Germany and France...oops...I mean a child...

[cookcounty]

I hope I didn't over-state this by calling them "Scuds," I'm not sure anything else the Iraqis have in their arsenal would be considered "ballistic missles."

[Dog]

Arthur Kent

[Centurion2000]

Bump .... and here we go .... how long until the cruis missile barrage from hell ?

[brooklin]

Arthur Kent

[Hotdog]

Don't worry..they are all scuds!

[Sloth]

We would be lucky to get 429 visitors in a day. Previous polls also reflect much lower traffic with total votes over a week being less than 100 people.

LOL... I can't remember either. I guess HIS 15 minutes of fame were up a long time ago.

[RightWhale]

Okay, bomb the Scuds wherever they are seen. It's not necessary to wait.

[cmsgop]

Who was the reporter they called the "scud stud" during the Gulf War?

Thats What the Ladies Call Me!

[P.O.E.]

"We've only just begun,
To bomb....."

[VaBthang4]

Huh? Where does it say we bombed "Scuds"?

[finnman69]

HOLY CRAP!

Hmm, I thought Saddam is not supposed to have these SCUDS.

[Frank_Discussion]

I'd love it if the war started like this...

"The Coalition planes have hit another ballistic missle site today... and... it appears they aren't stopping there..."

[Hotdog]

Wasn't very lady-like now was it?