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2007-02-11 Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2007-02-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Fort Apache Alpha Uno.

Posted by Shipman 2007-02-11 08:34|| 2007-02-11 08:34|| Front Page Top

#2 My assessment, the bad guys are leveraging the MSM and obviously "kicking it up a notch" as the US approaches a national election. They have ramped up their anti-aircraft campaign through the use of foreign supplied Man Portable Air Defense Weapons (MANPAD). Their ground campaign may also soon expand to more frequent attacks on forward operation bases (FOBS) and convoys. Our defensive FOB or "base camp" strategy is NOT gaining the yardage necessary to win. We must mount up and go meet these people. I hope and pray General Petraeus has this in mind.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-02-11 08:44|| 2007-02-11 08:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Besoeker, aren't these really forward outposts supposed to act sort of like bait to draw out the terr's after which we follow them to ground and exterminate them? I'm trying to draw a distinction between the larger FOB's and these combat outposts. I'm hoping that there is one.

Posted by Remoteman 2007-02-11 15:21|| 2007-02-11 15:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Unfortunately Iraq seems to have a huge supply of would-be jihadis and a seemingly endless supply of munitions for them to pop off at the US FOB's, seems like thousands of tons have been squirreled away by Saddam and his forces pre-2003. Some military action cutting a much larger swath is needed.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-02-11 15:52|| 2007-02-11 15:52|| Front Page Top

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