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2004-04-22 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Steve 2004-04-22 11:25:44 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Insurgent strategy seems to be counter siege. Attack on main western highway from Baghdad. Reports of short rations for US troops in Al Anbar. OTOH the counter siege is costing the hostiles dearly. One convoy attempt killed 100 hostiles to one Marine death. Next big convoy, protected by a full battalion, got through.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-04-22 11:44:28 AM|| 2004-04-22 11:44:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Um lemmee see - Hostiles only want to shoot a gun even wildly, they don't really care, and get killed to go to paradise. Well trained Marines want to live, and have learned to protect themselves, as well as being marvelous offensive fighters. Does anyone wonder why the kill ratio is so lopsided?

A courageous Sergeant's story that was related by Hugh Hewitt a couple of days ago, where he and others were trapped in Faluja and held off poorly trained insurgents, is an illustration of this as
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Posted by Anonymous4052 2004-04-22 12:10:02 PM|| 2004-04-22 12:10:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Welcome to the Middle East. Two can play the 'bazaar-mentality' game. After the initial round (half-ass response to your terms), you push, and you push a little farther than the town fathers would like. Then you lay out your terms again, with a much shorter deadline. Yosemite was right - rinse and repeat. It's time consuming, but you end up with more substantial results. And they learn not to screw with you.

Posted by Pappy 2004-04-22 12:22:16 PM|| 2004-04-22 12:22:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 There can be little doubt that Fallujah and the other towns in Western Iraq are learning that there is a new sherrif in town. They are coming to understand that the USMC will not screw around and the trying to mess with the Marines will only get you killed. God Bless the USMC. They are just awesome.

Posted by remote man 2004-04-22 12:26:32 PM|| 2004-04-22 12:26:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I've always admired the 82nd AB, but the gentle people of Fallujah by now understand that there's a whole new gang in town, with a different world view, a green meme as it were. If they keep acting out there's going to be many premature shaheeds.

Posted by Shipman 2004-04-22 1:31:40 PM|| 2004-04-22 1:31:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 When are these syphylitic, sand flea, mob rule A**holes with AKs going to learn that 1,000 of theirs are still not equal to 10 Marines with a field phone?

The Ragheads may have the 'Numbers', but the Marines have a 'Mission'.

Plus a whole WORLD of hurt on the other end of that field phone!

Posted by Jack Deth 2004-04-22 1:36:56 PM|| 2004-04-22 1:36:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 The terms of the deal called for all large weapons to be handed in: machine guns, mortars, rocket-propelled grenades, improvised explosive device and the like.

From what I can see, the insurgents have been turning in their rocket propelled grenades, mortars and improvised explosive devices ... just not at the specified collection depots.

No problem, when we said "ceasefire" it meant that we will completely cease fire coming from their side ... permanently. We're just as happy to pick these armaments off of their dead bodies.

Posted by Zenster 2004-04-22 7:29:28 PM|| 2004-04-22 7:29:28 PM|| Front Page Top

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