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2004-07-30 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Steve 2004-07-30 8:46:36 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Fallujah, Iraq - Marines of the I Marine Expeditionary Force responded with tanks and artillery fire to repeated anti-Iraqi force attacks on a position the Marines held near Fallujah Thursday evening.

The I MEF personnel manning the position had no casualties from the mortars, RPGs, machine guns and small-arms fire used by AIF.

The Marines' return fire was directed at enemy mortarmen observed firing several hundred meters away from the I MEF position in the vicinity of the Fallujah cloverleaf. AIF mortarmen were observed fleeing the area after the counter fire.

The enemy activity temporarily ceased after being engaged with the tanks and artillery.

Iraqi National Guard and Police provided support to the operations.

Additional I MEF artillery fire and close-air support were brought to bear on AIF who fled to buildings near the eastern edge of the city.

Estimates of enemy casualties are unknown at this time. MNF-Iraq

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-07-30 11:16:23 AM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2004-07-30 11:16:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The Flypaper Strategy Part Deux.

1. Enourage all the islamic terroroists to jihad against the Great Satan in Iraq.

2. Encourage them all to seek sanctuary in Fallujah.

3. Send in the Marines as required.

Posted by john 2004-07-30 11:42:05 AM|| 2004-07-30 11:42:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I wonder if the greenies are just pushing off the top of the antbed just to stay in practice.

Hmmm.... ants.. Any reasearch been done on a fireant bomb? 500 hundred queen clusters dispensed over 800 acres. Hell now that would be a WMD.

Posted by Shipman 2004-07-30 12:14:35 PM|| 2004-07-30 12:14:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 AIF mortarmen were observed fleeing the area after the counter fire.

Don't the Marines or the IF pursue and kill these guys? Seems to me that would be the logical thing to do, lest these guys end up launching other attacks at a later date.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-07-30 12:53:06 PM|| 2004-07-30 12:53:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I notice the expression "in an industrial area" coming up again. We have been using the Fallujah terrain to best advantage, luring the bad boys to fight in underpopulated areas rather than residential areas.

Posted by Anonymoose 2004-07-30 5:13:48 PM|| 2004-07-30 5:13:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Sounds like them insurgency fellers are getting a bit of cabin fever.

Posted by Pappy 2004-07-30 6:35:53 PM|| 2004-07-30 6:35:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I still think the winning strategy for Fallujah is to pull all US forces and "friendly" Iraqis out of Fallujah and test a few dozen MOAB weapons on the city. Of course, there would be some "civilian" casualties. IF you don't want to die, get rid of the people that attract artillery, cannon, and tank fire, and large bombs. That's not so hard, is it? Of course, some people can't get a clue, even if you forced one on them in the most uncompromising, socially-unacceptable way. That's why they call stupidity a terminal illness.

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-07-30 6:47:19 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-07-30 6:47:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 John is absolutely correct and it is becoming increasingly clear that it IS the strategy to concentrate the AIF in Fallujah. Let them think they have a sanctuary and destroy their primary weapon: mobility. Then you wipe them out.

The Belmont Club predicted this months ago and once again, he's right.

Posted by RMcLeod 2004-07-30 10:27:24 PM|| 2004-07-30 10:27:24 PM|| Front Page Top

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