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2004-09-19 Iraq-Jordan
U.S. Strikes in Fallujah Leave Four Dead
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Posted by Fred 2004-09-19 1:51:04 PM|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Taking out a checkpoint. That might seem to be prepping the place for a rapid insertion.
Posted by Anonymoose 2004-09-19 2:03:45 PM||   2004-09-19 2:03:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 43rd holiest crater in Fallujah
Posted by Frank G  2004-09-19 2:06:37 PM||   2004-09-19 2:06:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Dr. Ahmed Khalil how many puppies was that? How many baby ducks and kittens? Dr. Rafea Heyad aren't those the same dead baby ducks and kitten we saw the other day?

Look they are all lined up for an air burst. The Grave is ready made as well. How lovely.
Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-09-19 2:21:39 PM||   2004-09-19 2:21:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Good to see they have unlimbered the Guns. 'Bout time the cannoncockers had some fun too!
Posted by Brett_the_Quarkian 2004-09-19 2:33:05 PM||   2004-09-19 2:33:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Looks like a great site for an in-ground pool.
Posted by Zhang Fei  2004-09-19 2:34:27 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com]  2004-09-19 2:34:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Anyone want to take a stab at identifying the debris at the bottom of that hole, lol? There's undoubtedly both fur 'n feathers in there...
Posted by .com 2004-09-19 2:37:37 PM||   2004-09-19 2:37:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 
U.S. warplanes and artillery units fired on the insurgent-held city of Fallujah overnight, killing four people
Damn, guys! You've got to improve your aim.

Still, it's a start....
Posted by Barbara Skolaut  2004-09-19 2:49:44 PM||   2004-09-19 2:49:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 4? This nickel and dime shit has to stop.
Posted by Anonymous6549 2004-09-19 4:46:39 PM||   2004-09-19 4:46:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 A6549: 4? This nickel and dime shit has to stop.

It's not just the 4. It's also the psychological impact. It's like a giant fist reached out of the sky and ground these guys to pulp. Many of the Taliban and al Qaeda were completely demoralized by these bombs. Give it time.

Besides - no point making enemies out of neutrals. I suspect there are a bunch of Iraqi government agents in Fallujah vetting the targets - some of whom might even be the guys who show up on TV demonstrating against the US.
Posted by Zhang Fei  2004-09-19 7:46:00 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com]  2004-09-19 7:46:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 "This nickel and dime shit has to stop."

Harrassment is not mututally exclusive of major assault. Terrorizing the terrists is effective because it takes causes them to spend time on personal safety rather than time from planning attacks. It can be quite psychologically stressful to always watch ones back.

Too bad Hellfires are so costly. Predators circling 24/7 can make life hell for those on the receiving end. The Predator is now capable of dropping 500 lb GPU as well. The Hunter can drop BAT which is a much less violent option. I am sure there has been experimentation with attaching stabilized machine gun platform on UAV as well. That would be a terror weapon in situations similar to Fallujah.
Posted by Joe Shmo 2004-09-19 7:55:01 PM||   2004-09-19 7:55:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 I am pretty well convinved that the only casualties we hear about in Sunni areas are the collateral damage. Any bad guys are handled off books.
Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-09-19 9:21:17 PM||   2004-09-19 9:21:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 43rd holiest crater in Fallujah

Here's hoping we build excavate them a whole lot more "shrines." Fallujah needs to become even "holier" than it is already.
Posted by Zenster 2004-09-19 9:50:01 PM||   2004-09-19 9:50:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 
Our new top secret weapon.
Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-09-19 10:20:11 PM||   2004-09-19 10:20:11 PM|| Front Page Top

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