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2007-03-07 Iraq

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Posted by Bobby 2007-03-07 06:24|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Shaped-charge explosives are no more "improvised" than German V-weapons at Peenemünde. The best way to defeat these tank-killer "IEDs" is to cut them off at the source. Daisy-cutter level should do the trick.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-03-07 09:02|| 2007-03-07 09:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Why not use their tactics against them ?
Random artillary attacks, night and day until all Iraqis surrender to the US ?
Tell them, 'we tried to play fair, we tried to bring law and order to Iraq. But, no, they would have none of it, so now we bring hell.'

Posted by wxjames 2007-03-07 10:49|| 2007-03-07 10:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Meigs said. In Vietnam, that ratio was 2 to 1..

jeebus what genius put that stat in the books?

Posted by RD 2007-03-07 12:58|| 2007-03-07 12:58|| Front Page Top

#4 i wish yall would get off this daisy cutter kick. first of all if they haven't used it yet then it is gonna just sit and collect dust as another way of wasting our tax money.

Posted by sinse 2007-03-07 12:59|| 2007-03-07 12:59|| Front Page Top

#5 We really do need to make one good ARCLIGHT strike, say on Hussein's home town, just to show the Iraqis (and Iran and Syria) what we can do when we get serious. The failure to instill fear into the enemy at the beginning of this war is perhaps the single most serious error the command structure has made. I think one six-ship cell, pickling on a single target, would do wonders toward "winning hearts and minds". If you can't make 'em love you, at least get them to fear you. It works, especially with Arabs.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-03-07 13:07|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-03-07 13:07|| Front Page Top

#6 i wish yall would get off this daisy cutter kick

I agree with the wierdest things some times. Ain't gonna drop a MOAB either, nor a tactical nuke.

Carry on sinse, I wansn't here.

Posted by Shipman 2007-03-07 21:03|| 2007-03-07 21:03|| Front Page Top

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