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2006-05-15 Iraq

Insurgents Down U.S. Helicopter, Killing 2

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Posted by ryuge 2006-05-15 06:28|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Iranian SAMs in action.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-05-15 07:31|| 2006-05-15 07:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Given to Sunni Al Qaeda. But then 25 years of Iranian behavior leaves little doubt who they are. "Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists."

In southern Iraq, militants fired more than 30 mortar rounds at a British military camp, wounding four soldiers.
That's an awful lot of mortar fire without the the mortar crew being destroyed. Anyone know British counterbattery capability?

Posted by ed 2006-05-15 08:05|| 2006-05-15 08:05|| Front Page Top

#3 This was a HUGE RAID....we killed 25 of the terrorists. [link removed, busted our formatting AoS ]

Posted by Thavilet Gluger3137 2006-05-15 08:12|| 2006-05-15 08:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Mods please shorten link to: http://www.centcom.mil/sites/uscentcom1/Lists/Press%20Releases/DispForm.aspx?ID=3085

Posted by ed 2006-05-15 08:18|| 2006-05-15 08:18|| Front Page Top

#5 That must be one of those SAM-7 missiles Iran has been sending over the border.

Posted by Whineger Javing6236 2006-05-15 10:24|| 2006-05-15 10:24|| Front Page Top

#6 The six fatalities raised to at least 2,443 the number of U.S. military personnel who have died...

Oh, no: another grim milestone watch coming up.

Posted by Xbalanke 2006-05-15 12:39|| 2006-05-15 12:39|| Front Page Top

#7 It's time to start blowing up Iranian oil terminals. Piss on the world markets. Cut their money off. Inject turmoil into the Iranian domestic scene. When are those wimps going to up the ante?

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2006-05-15 13:10|| 2006-05-15 13:10|| Front Page Top

#8 One report said 57 insurgent camps on the Iranian side of the border.

57 mis-aimed MOABs would be an appropriately mellow tit-for-tat.

Posted by 3dc 2006-05-15 13:33|| 2006-05-15 13:33|| Front Page Top

#9 MOABs strike me as overkill. Daisycutters should be more than adequate for the task. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2006-05-15 16:46|| 2006-05-15 16:46|| Front Page Top

#10 size matters, TW

Posted by Frank G 2006-05-15 17:01|| 2006-05-15 17:01|| Front Page Top

#11 I was thinking more along the line of 453 Cruise missiles, 156 hellfires and 266 cluster bombs, but I guess a few MOABs would do the trick.

Posted by Mike N. 2006-05-15 17:12|| 2006-05-15 17:12|| Front Page Top

#12 I suppose I must yield to those who actually know what they're talking about. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2006-05-15 17:24|| 2006-05-15 17:24|| Front Page Top

#13 so I've been told.....damn inadequacies!

Posted by Frank G 2006-05-15 17:34|| 2006-05-15 17:34|| Front Page Top

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