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2005-06-19 Iraq-Jordan

U.S., Iraq Forces Battle Insurgents Near Syrian Border

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Posted by too true 2005-06-19 06:46|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Sunday" news that includes Friday and Saturday events, just in case there wasn't enough mayhem for press time Sunday.

Posted by Bobby 2005-06-19 09:04|| 2005-06-19 09:04|| Front Page Top

#2 We'll see what kind of senior military leaders we have soon. Undoubtedly, we are picking up intel on the staging areas in Syria from which these terrorist [cause they ain't Iraqis in any number]are coming from. Either the OIC is going to play 'yes sir, yes, sir three bags sir' and let this continue or he's going to put his career and pension on the line and follow the example of the Army commanders on the Mexican border who tired of chasing the Apache to the Rio Grande and stopping. The Army launched cross border assaults against known Apache villages from which raids where initiated from without informing the State Department. Of course this created a big diplomatic flurry with loud protests from the Mexican government, but it also disrupted the Apache raids as well. The fruitlessness of conducting unending defensive operations while granting the enemy a protected environment will start to destroy the troops morale. If the leadership is going to ask the soldier to be willing to give up his life then they had better damn well be ready to give up their nice retirement as well.

Posted by Jong Cravirong9792 2005-06-19 09:09|| 2005-06-19 09:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Sounds like that Sunni Sheik met up with the mythical "Phoenix".

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-06-19 09:24|| 2005-06-19 09:24|| Front Page Top

#4 At one home, a family gathered on their porch, hanging a white flag from the roof to signal U.S. jets not to bomb their home

Lucky it wasn't bomded anyway -- your buddies the terrorist destroyed the sainctuary of the white flag.

Some of the men were believed to be Iraqi border guards. Troops searching the bunker found nooses, electrical wire and a bathtub filled with water for electric shocks and mock drownings, Davis said.

But I'm sure its not as bad as Gulag GITMO!

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-06-19 10:02|| 2005-06-19 10:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Operation Spear, horror house, it's ok though 'cause no flushie koran

Posted by Red Dog 2005-06-19 12:41|| 2005-06-19 12:41|| Front Page Top

#6 From a collection of 2000 videos.. A & B rolls
Title: 1-9 FA House & Field Search. We're doomed, Iraqis hate us, even a cute little Iraqi guard dog hates our soldiers and barks at the *mean* American and Iraqi soldiers. See the seething Iraqi kids *hate* us too.

Posted by Red Dog 2005-06-19 12:51|| 2005-06-19 12:51|| Front Page Top

#7 If Bush really has stone cojones, he'll put out the word that the capital of any nation that continues to allow its citizens to "participate" in the "holy war" in Iraq will be radioactive slag the next time we capture any of them. I'm sure the "source" will immediately dry up, while the leaders of 26 Muslim nations scream how "cruel" the United States is.

BTW, the message from "Sluge" yesterday was mine. I put in my information, but I guess Fred's software is smarter than I am...

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2005-06-19 13:59|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2005-06-19 13:59|| Front Page Top

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