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2007-06-22 Iraq

Bill Roggio - Operation Phantom Thunder: The Battle of Iraq

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2007-06-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 Operation "Phantom" Thunder. I wonder who comes up with these names? How about: How about Operation Real Thunder? Operation Kick Terrorist Asses? Operation Total War? Operation 911 Revenge? Operation Decapitate the Terrorists? Operation Arrowhead Ripper. Now there's a decent name. You ask what's in a name? Why not use names that strike fear in the hearts of the terrorists? You need a name that communicates a certainty with a certain amount of vagueness.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-06-22 09:25|| 2007-06-22 09:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Perhaps the human name generator has a model of the McDonnell-Douglas F-4 on his desk and he used that as inspiration. Gotta admit, a whole flight of those loud smoky brutes coming in at tree top level in AB would cause the terrs to shit in their turbans. and if they had napalm canisters under the wings that would not be a bad thing either.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-06-22 09:41|| 2007-06-22 09:41|| Front Page Top

#3 "phantom thunder"

That's a euphemism for "stealth fart", lets hope we're gonna gas 'em out.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2007-06-22 20:38|| 2007-06-22 20:38|| Front Page Top

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