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2004-04-12 Iraq-Jordan
Iraq Gunmen Batter American Supply Lines
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Posted by Steve White 2004-04-12 11:59:43 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Think the press can remember that?

No. This single Iraqi has been quoted in almost every single article I have read today.... with not an shread of evidence and apparently no confirmation. But it meets the 'hate america' agenda of the press so it gets front/center coverage.
Posted by CrazyFool  2004-04-12 12:24:46 PM||   2004-04-12 12:24:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Amazing. 10 to 1 kill ratio for the US, and they still managed to frame it negatively. Absolutely amazing.
Posted by BH  2004-04-12 12:36:30 PM||   2004-04-12 12:36:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I don't understand why we aren't linking this to the ceasfire in Fallujah proper (if that's the right word to use...). The gunmen are obviously working in tandem... if they are shooting *anywhere*, then they are breaking the ceasefire. Let's quit treating this like a bunch of independent gangs, and more like an organized insurrection (which it is).
Posted by snellenr  2004-04-12 12:53:32 PM||   2004-04-12 12:53:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Hang on:

The article says in the beginnning that about 70 Americans have been killed this month, but Kimmitt said, "The coalition casualties since April 1 run about 70 personnel"

It's that "casualties" vs "killed" thing again. Do we have 70 dead or 70 dead and wounded ?

Posted by Carl in N.H 2004-04-12 1:04:31 PM||   2004-04-12 1:04:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted]
Posted by Antiwar TROLL 2004-04-12 1:34:26 PM||   2004-04-12 1:34:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 

"Diplomacy is just talk unless you have a credible force to back it up,"
he said. "People will bend to our will if they are afraid of us."

Camp Pendleton Marines will tear this place apart if the Army lets them.1982-1984 in Lebanon still holds meaning for these guys. The enemy then was the Syrian and Irianian supported Druze. Today its the same Syrian and Irianian backed local militia.

20 years later and the enemies are the same. The Marines understand this and want to teach some respect.

Posted by ZoGg 2004-04-12 1:36:06 PM|| [http://www.americanintelligence.us/]  2004-04-12 1:36:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 No, AntiWar, it hasn't. Go back to your little pro-fascist tea party peace protest, please.
Posted by Robert Crawford  2004-04-12 1:44:23 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com]  2004-04-12 1:44:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Hey Antiwar, all cool? I see the PMS is acting up again.
Posted by Evert Visser in NL  2004-04-12 1:52:09 PM|| [http://chinditz.buzznet.com/user/]  2004-04-12 1:52:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Carl, a quick reading of the Centcom casualty reports suggests 61 KIA since April 1-- but I may have double counted because of the way the reports are arranged. centcom.mil look at the bottom of the page.
Posted by Matt 2004-04-12 1:54:53 PM||   2004-04-12 1:54:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Hey Antiwar - atleast give an alternative solution if you are going to through stones.
Posted by Yosemite Sam  2004-04-12 2:15:09 PM||   2004-04-12 2:15:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Is Antiwar suggesting that we feed the insurgents to the dogs? That's pretty harsh but I think it sends the right message.
Posted by Super Hose  2004-04-12 6:08:36 PM||   2004-04-12 6:08:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Antiwar - ok if war is not the answer then what is? the problem is that you and your type have no answer. We cannot continue with the wayt the 90's were. this is serious and we will continue. people die in war and there is nothing that can be done about that. just because there is death and destruction (coalition included) is no reason surrender. it means we fight harder.

AND YOU ARE NOT VINDICATED! But we will when the 4th ID rolls into tehran and finally takes care of this bullshit. We will still have terrorism but the head will gone.
Posted by Dan 2004-04-12 6:37:20 PM||   2004-04-12 6:37:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 In separate news, Dewey Defeats Truman!
Posted by Tibor 2004-04-12 6:52:11 PM||   2004-04-12 6:52:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Just remember the defeatist comments made by antiwar and others in November. I know I will.

You can vindicate our dead and help those wounded recover by voting against Kerry and his socialist ideas.
Posted by badanov  2004-04-12 7:29:46 PM|| [http://www.rkka.org]  2004-04-12 7:29:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Auntie War, SADDAM is the one who made a "dog's breakfast" out of Iraq.
We're rebuilding it to be the greatest democracy in the Middle East and soon it will regain the glory it had as ancient Babylon.

And my name is JENNIE, like Sir Winston Churchill's mother, Jennie Randolph Churchill (not Jennifer).
Posted by Jen  2004-04-12 7:43:01 PM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com]  2004-04-12 7:43:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Off-topic or abusive comments deleted]
Posted by Antiwar 2004-04-12 1:34:26 PM||   2004-04-12 1:34:26 PM|| Front Page Top

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