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Offline Gixer

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« on: April 07, 2004, 09:09:44 AM »
"U.S. helicopter hit a mosque with three missiles in the besieged city of Fallujah on Wednesday, killing about 40 people, witnesses said. "

Guess they've given up on winning the hearts and minds of the local population. Shame as increase in violence just plays into the hands of the Al-Sadr.



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« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2004, 09:14:46 AM »
Link?
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« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2004, 09:19:05 AM »
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« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2004, 09:20:15 AM »
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Link? It's all over the news..

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56942-2004Apr7.html





Gimme a link I can get to w/o red tape
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« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2004, 09:20:52 AM »
Well I for one am weary of the "shoot at the troops and hide in the Mosque" baloney.  They've known for a long time if they run there, we wont go chase, wary to not "offend" them.

Well fark that.  Send in the Daisy Cutter.
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« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2004, 09:27:38 AM »
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Five Marines had been shot from the mosque before commanders authorized the use of air power and laser-guided missiles against it. They had rejected the air attack several times, according to Marine officers and radio communications monitored from a command post by a Washington Post reporter.


Sounds like an honorable amount of restraint.
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« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2004, 09:28:04 AM »
Nice policy. Invade their country and use daisy cutters on their places of worship.

Thankfully, the US military isn't populated by morons so I'd doubt they'd take you up on your advice.

A difficult situation.
« Last Edit: April 07, 2004, 09:47:22 AM by Dowding »
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« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2004, 09:31:48 AM »
Why do some people think there should be some free zones for the terrorists?

Hide in a mosque and shoot at our troops...we wont shoot back because of the PR fallout?

Use ambulances to transport ammunition and leaders, we wont target those because of the PR fallout.

Hide in crowds hide in schools, use civilians as human shields, we wont shoot back because of the PR fallout?

shreck em. The blood of the innocent civilians are on their hands.

Now maybe some people will realize what the Israelis have been up against since the start of the second intifada.
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« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2004, 09:39:42 AM »
Well Dowding beleives in "goal", ala "Hide n Go Seek"
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« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2004, 09:43:05 AM »
worked for the germans right?

"no louie, can't shoot that sniper, he's in the churchbell tower" :rolleyes:

time for alittle
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« Reply #10 on: April 07, 2004, 09:43:58 AM »
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Originally posted by Sixpence
Gimme a link I can get to w/o red tape


Click the pic!
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« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2004, 09:49:33 AM »
The difference being that the church probably didn't have scores of civilians inside.
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« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2004, 09:51:50 AM »
Problem is the so called "Iron Fist" tactics don't work. They've been tried and failed before. In this very same area.

It just helps to increase the support for Al-Sadr and hatered against the US. Even if the Marines were getting shot at the end result is a destroyed Mosque and civilians  (as well as gunmen) dead. Plays well for those looking to expand the revolt.




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« Reply #13 on: April 07, 2004, 09:56:39 AM »
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Problem is the so called "Iron Fist" tactics don't work. They've been tried and failed before. In this very same area.

It just helps to increase the support for Al-Sadr and hatered against the US. Even if the Marines were getting shot at the end result is a destroyed Mosque and civilians  (as well as gunmen) dead. Plays well for those looking to expand the revolt.




...-Gixer


Nope.. how do you figure Saddam kept all in check, albiet probably the citizens. The terrorist probably ran rampant. The trick is to do it effciently, without to many innocent dieing...... but then again you can never know once they're dead.

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« Reply #14 on: April 07, 2004, 09:57:25 AM »
From the AP article BlckMgk posted:

"Witnesses said a helicopter fired three missiles into the compound, destroying part of a wall surrounding the mosque but not damaging the main building."

No destroyed mosque.

I wonder if these people understand that the less this crap happens the sooner we'll be out.
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