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2003-03-14 Iraq

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Posted by Steve 2003-03-14 02:20 pm|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Steve, I think there's a lot going on that's not being made public. We've seen posts here recently that the convoys from the ports continue, and that ships apparently continue to unload. This may end up being run like Reforger, our troops fly in and meet up with their pre-positioned equipment, and roll in 36-48 hours.

Posted by Chuck 2003-03-14 09:18:58|| [blog.simmins.org] 2003-03-14 09:18:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Chuck, You may be right, this might be something like threatening with left and striking with a right punch, there is something fishy going on, maybe part of the plan.

The troop deployment (soldiers) is objected, but the deployment of military material is going on in full pace. What if the US troops fly in as civilians (there is no stop for tourism) at the already (US army) rented city airport of Gazi Antep. It looks as a farfetched theory but how to explain the continued deployment of military equipment.

Posted by Murat 2003-03-14 09:41:00|| 2003-03-14 09:41:00|| Front Page Top

#3 Turkey blew it, they should have created a Kurdish Legion of troops and sent them in with the US with the hopes that Turkey would look good, and that they could get other Kurds to move into Iraqi Kurdistan. Perhaps some Iraqi Turkomen could then move into Turkey and they won't have to kill each other over the stupid borderline anymore. Then the Kurds could concentrate on harrassing the Syrians and the Iranians.

Posted by Yank 2003-03-14 14:25:42|| 2003-03-14 14:25:42|| Front Page Top

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