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2004-08-04 Iraq

U.S., Iraqi forces in major move to secure Syrian border

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Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-08-04 8:01:35 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Operation Phantom Linebacker

Jeebus, sounds like an overly tricky Bowden defense scheme against Miami, who of course always use not so phantom pulling guards.

Posted by Shipman 2004-08-04 8:42:42 PM|| 2004-08-04 8:42:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 You can tell where the mission planners heads were at.....

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-08-04 9:04:59 PM|| 2004-08-04 9:04:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 a BLT? LOL AP! I look for a joint op with Iraqi, US, and *cough* the IAF *cough* ....forces to be occuring soon along (or over.....heh heh) the Iran border

Posted by Frank G 2004-08-04 9:10:42 PM|| 2004-08-04 9:10:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 This is WAY overdue - this is what the US military wanted to do with the former Iraqi Army when they surrendered - re-arm them, provide parallel command supervision and secure the borders - but Bremer hosed it by dumping them in spite of the word we gave the surrendering commanders.

If there is one thing I will fault Bush for is that he will not chop heads quickly enough.

Posted by Oldspook 2004-08-04 10:21:37 PM|| 2004-08-04 10:21:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Was "Linebacker" part of VN? It is probably time for that one lady congressman who wanted ethnic hurricane names to protest the masculinity of the Pentagon's list of names for operations. If we are out of names, we should look at allowing last names for famous athletes. How does Operation Butkus sound?
With respect to using the names of women athletes, I don't know that it is possible to find many names that epitomize true viciousness and brutality (besides Harding.) It might be possible to open the nominations beyond the athletic world to create some other alternatives though. Think of the fearsomeness of Operation "Streisand's Face."

Posted by Super Hose 2004-08-04 10:27:41 PM|| 2004-08-04 10:27:41 PM|| Front Page Top

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