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URBAN WARRIORS
New York Post ^ | 4/01/03 | RALPH PETERS

Posted on 04/01/2003 12:47:07 AM PST by kattracks

Edited on 05/26/2004 5:12:53 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

April 1, 2003 -- SADDAM had a plan. He intended to lure allied forces into the streets of his cities, where ambushes would turn the war into a bloodbath.

Unfortunately for Saddam, our troops failed to cooperate: The blood being shed is that of Iraqi terrorists.


(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ralphpeters; urbanwarfare
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1 posted on 04/01/2003 12:47:07 AM PST by kattracks
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To: kattracks
What a tremendous piece!

But he forgot that Americans aren't slaves to history. Americans make history.

~snip~

How have the Marines and the air assault troops from the "Screaming Eagles" upset the traditional wisdom on urban combat, winning big with low casualties?

Training. Leadership. Doctrine. Courage. And innovative techniques of coordination and cooperation literally incomprehensible to Iraqi bully-boys and butchers.

Excellent!

2 posted on 04/01/2003 12:58:46 AM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: kattracks
Lovely..
3 posted on 04/01/2003 1:05:19 AM PST by Pro-Bush
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To: kattracks
bump
4 posted on 04/01/2003 1:15:46 AM PST by river rat (War works......It brings Peace... Give war a chance to destroy Jihadists...)
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To: Onyxx
Ping for later discussion.
5 posted on 04/01/2003 1:19:42 AM PST by Unknown Freeper (Remember: when the chips are down, the buffalo is empty.)
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To: kattracks
"Training. Leadership. Doctrine. Courage. And innovative techniques of coordination and cooperation literally incomprehensible to Iraqi bully-boys and butchers."

A great read! One of those History Channel shows had 3-4 guys knocking down a door with a sniper behind them across the street on the roof. As soon as the door gets kicked in the sniper shoots the target inside (live fire training) and the guys go storming in.

The lead guy says of the sniper "his bullet goes 2 inches past my ear as I'm going in - but that's a long ways in terms of his accuracy - there's no way I could get hit."

Now that's training and courage (perhaps a bunch of faith too?!)

And our forces aren't just training anymore. It's real, they're getting fired at, and it's amazing their bravery. No less of them to run into a building or up a street than the bravery it took to run up Omaha beach. God Bless our Troops and bring them home soon.


6 posted on 04/01/2003 1:20:43 AM PST by geopyg
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To: kattracks
On Monday, two brigades of the Army's 101st Airborne Division - a unit that has trained hard for this type of combat - launched a squeeze play on the terror detachments in the city of An Najaf. Thus far, two American lives have been lost - each soldier mourned and honored - but the Iraqi death machine has lost several hundred killed, still more wounded and a large number of thugs and hit-men captured.

Every hour, more of An Najaf's citizens are safe and free.

Congratulations to our troops and all of their commanders who have given us this capability.

7 posted on 04/01/2003 1:35:58 AM PST by AFPhys (((PRAYING for: President Bush & advisors, troops & families, Americans)))
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To: kattracks
I am solidly a Peters fan now. I read his column everyday as required material.
8 posted on 04/01/2003 1:42:01 AM PST by SeeRushToldU_So ( Something witty, etc, etc....)
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To: All
This is off subject, please forgive, I didn't want to post a vanity.

The only thing worth watching on MSNBC was the "Imus In The Morning" simulcast.

Since the war started, Imus has been permanently preempted. I have gone thru the list of the affiliate stations and couldn't find one that carries the show via streaming audio.

What has happened in effect is this: Imus has been gagged.

Is there anyone out there who might provide a link to some streaming audio of Imus?

9 posted on 04/01/2003 1:49:26 AM PST by battlegearboat
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To: kattracks
America has a couple of hundred thousand heros over there right now making our lives safer by the minute.
GOD bless each and every one of them and thanks from the bottom of my heart to each and every one of their family members for loaning them for awhile. May each one come home safely to their families and us.
10 posted on 04/01/2003 1:58:09 AM PST by Joe Boucher
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To: Joe Boucher
BUMPING this excellent article again!
11 posted on 04/01/2003 2:38:28 AM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance
Rebump for wonderful article - thank GOD!
12 posted on 04/01/2003 4:00:49 AM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt
I'll see that BUMP, and raise you a BUMP! ;-)
13 posted on 04/01/2003 4:01:50 AM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance
I'll bump that!
14 posted on 04/01/2003 4:16:02 AM PST by hoosiermama (Prayers for all)
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To: kattracks
BTTT
15 posted on 04/01/2003 4:30:58 AM PST by Freebird Forever
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To: kattracks
Bump for a great post!
16 posted on 04/01/2003 4:35:39 AM PST by PogySailor
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To: kattracks
Awesome piece. Our troops may lack actual combat experiene, but they are the best trained in the world, including training in how to handle urban combat.
17 posted on 04/01/2003 4:36:10 AM PST by finnman69
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To: geopyg
Hue City - besides Iwo Jima, the toughest nut the USMC has cracked. Lessons learned there are now paying dividends in Iraq. I am still waiting for the quad 0.50s and flame throwers, though.
18 posted on 04/01/2003 5:54:21 AM PST by astounded
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To: kattracks
Our troops didn't charge wildly into Basra or Nasiriyah as Saddam hoped. Instead, they methodically began to dismantle the resistance put up by the regime's die-hard thugs and party hacks - fighting on our terms, not theirs.

Once again, a reporter asked at today's Centcom briefing "why" we moved so rapidly to Baghdad, and didn't secure the Southern cities first -- as if securing these towns was some sort of afterthought.

How gleeful the left would have been to see us on day 12 still no further into Iraq than Basra; what a victory it would have been for Chirac and his cronies to see an urban bloodbath.

How grateful I am that we didn't oblige.

God bless the best we've got for their courage, their determination and their skill.

19 posted on 04/01/2003 6:41:53 AM PST by browardchad
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To: Republican Wildcat; GunRunner
Pings
20 posted on 04/01/2003 1:12:58 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma
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