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2003-03-20 Iraq

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Posted by Brian 2003-03-20 12:34 pm|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/ShTickers.html

That didn't work right...

Posted by Brian 2003-03-20 12:36:22|| 2003-03-20 12:36:22|| Front Page Top

#2 1st Marine & 3rd ID crossed border into southern Iraq per Mike Cere of ABC radio.

US Special Forces in Jordan may also have crossed Jordanian/Iraqi border and may have seized the H3 airbase.

God speed. Do your jobs, and come home safe.

Posted by FOTSGreg 2003-03-20 13:07:52|| 2003-03-20 13:07:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Tom Brokaw is now reporting that the 1st Marines may have taken the Iraqi town of al Qasyr near the border. They should be nearing contact with the Iraqi Regular Army's 51st Mechanized Division.

Ted Koppel's (who's with the 3rd ID) just said that the 3rd ID crossed the border to support a Longbow helo that was apparently shot down by ground fire (small arms). They established a security perimeter and the Longbow crew was able to repair the helo and fly it back across the border.

Posted by FOTSGreg 2003-03-20 13:24:03|| 2003-03-20 13:24:03|| Front Page Top

#4 F%ck I hate helicopters but they're so damn indispensable.

Posted by RW 2003-03-20 14:13:38|| 2003-03-20 14:13:38|| Front Page Top

#5 That's it. Grab the Airfields and use his own jet fuel to run our aircraft

Posted by Someone who did NOT vote for William Proxmire 2003-03-20 18:39:09|| 2003-03-20 18:39:09|| Front Page Top

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