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2006-12-18 Iraq

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Posted by Glenmore 2006-12-18 14:11|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Most excellent. Iraqi army showing some level of competence in the art of combined arms warfare (with assistance from the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division I am certain).

In any case, 8 or more fewer islamo-cockroaches stealing perfectly good oxygen.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2006-12-18 14:35|| 2006-12-18 14:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Good. Kill more, please.

Posted by Excalibur 2006-12-18 14:40|| 2006-12-18 14:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Lions: 0
Christians: 8

As for "stealing perfectly good oxygen", don't worry. They return it unused. :-)

Posted by gorb 2006-12-18 17:44|| 2006-12-18 17:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Terrorists were observed going into the house.

Is this some muzzie variation on steering to the last splash?

Posted by Shipman 2006-12-18 17:56|| 2006-12-18 17:56|| Front Page Top

#5 This is the modern version of calling in artillery.

Would have been better to designate it and call in a battery of copperheads (or GPS arty) TOT.

We have damn good artillery and should be using it - and teaching the Iraqis how to use it. They have a lot of old D-30's that can be highly accurate once emplaced, and if we supply them with good FO gear and guided rounds, they can provide their own support. Training and equipping the Iraqi AF will be a lot longer and harder - train and equip their arty will be quicker and cheaper (and more effective).

Posted by OldSpook 2006-12-18 19:56|| 2006-12-18 19:56|| Front Page Top

#6 One other thing, there is a laser guided warhead for these 122mm gun-howitzers. Buying them from the Russians and Indians would be a political play as well.

Posted by OldSpook 2006-12-18 19:57|| 2006-12-18 19:57|| Front Page Top

#7 There has been zero mention of any US effort to set up a field artillery or armor school in Iraq, and this has perplexed me for a long time.

They have set up officers' schools, basic, advanced, command and staff and even a command and general staff school; an NCO academy; and Military Intelligence, Signal, Bomb Disposal, "Combat Arms", Engineer and Military Police schools.

But no mention of particular combat arms.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-12-18 20:12|| 2006-12-18 20:12|| Front Page Top

#8 Even medical corps and quartermaster schools.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-12-18 20:13|| 2006-12-18 20:13|| Front Page Top

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