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  • US opens path to Baghdad 3d Infantry strikes key Republican Guard units

    04/02/2003 3:58:08 AM PST · by RJCogburn · 3 replies · 125+ views
    Boston Globe ^ | 4/2/2003. | Anne Barnard and Brian MacQuarrie
    <p>US ground forces punched through a crucial pathway known as the Karbala Gap at dawn today and surrounded the city of Karbala, advancing toward a much-anticipated assault on Baghdad. The movement occurred after elements of the US Army's Third Infantry Division unleashed an assault on key Iraqi Republican Guard divisions. The attack signaled a new phase in the war: engaging Iraqi tank divisions in ground fighting within a defensive perimeter less than 50 miles from the capital.</p>
  • GOOD NEWS: WE ARE GOING TO BE IN BAGHDAD IN TWO DAYS

    03/23/2003 9:18:35 AM PST · by KansasCanadian · 8 replies · 147+ views
    Jeffrey Zaun, FOX News, Former Iraqi POW
    Let's keep our eyes on the prize and stay focused--this is war, and "the end is not in doubt" (Donald Rumsfeld)