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100 allied aircraft bomb the crap out of Iraqi air defenses...
The war of words over Iraq heated up with Saddam Hussein's press trumpeting boldly that the country is an "impregnable fortress" while his regime ignored claims that US and British warplanes have carried out a major strike on an Iraqi air defense facility. Don't want to dwell on it, huh? The press here was devoid of any reference to claims by London's Daily Telegraph that about 100 US and British aircraft raided an Iraqi air defense installation in the biggest operation over the country in four years. Instead, newspapers limited themselves to carrying an official announcement that warplanes had bombed civilian installations southwest of the capital, without causing any casualties. Gosh. That's too bad... The Telegraph said the attack appeared to be a prelude to possible special forces operations, with the aim apparently to remove air defenses to allow helicopters to fly easily into Iraq via Jordan or Saudi Arabia to hunt down Scud missiles before a possible war. If they go ahead and do this, it's not a good time to be an Iraqi air defense guy. Last Gulf War, rumor had it Sammy executed his AD commanders for their poor showing... Twelve warplanes dropped precision-guided bombs in the raid, but scores of other support aircraft also took part, the paper said, adding that it was the first time a target in western Iraq had been attacked during air patrols of the southern "no-fly" zone. Britain confirmed the raid but refused to reveal its scope. Despite news that Iraq's defenses had again been breached, the mouthpiece of the country's ruling party warned that "the little Bush must get it into his head that Iraq is united and stands as an impregnable fortress. Like, ummm... Nineveh was. Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-09-06 |
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