Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Toad on March 19, 2003, 10:56:42 AM
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Yeah, I know. Debka is a suspect source on a lot of topics, a "National Enquirer" of Internet news. But they do seem to get a "scoop" now and again before the other news services. Guess we'll see.
http://www.debka.com
IST 15:10
Invasion begins
US war commanders grabbed the element of surprise after all. While most analysts and forecasters predicted a mighty aerial-missile blitz over Baghdad as the war’s opener, the campaign began Wednesday, March 19 with a lighting advance by Marine forces into southern Iraq along the Shatt el Arb River towards the big naval base and town of Umm Qasr. Fighting alongside the Americans are two brigades of the British 1st Armored Division and naval vessels landing Marine units south of Basra. The first clash of the war occurred shortly after in the mouth of the Khawr al-Zubayr river, a few miles south of Umm Qasr.
The US-UK column is heading at top speed for the oil fields of southern Iraq which have been surrounded by American and British special forces since earlier this month. DEBKAfile’s military experts view this first major military move in the war as a bold tactic to prevent the sabotage of the oil fields, with the largest field in southern Iraq, Rumailah, at highest risk.
A second column of US 3rd Infantry Division troops crossed into the demilitarized zone on the Iraqi border with Kuwait accompanied by thousands of tanks, combat vehicles and fuel trucks.
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The outrage! I just knew Saddam was gonna capitulate in the 47th hour. ;)
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they had me till they said 'thousands of tanks'. ;)
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Small point, the news said the 3rd inf has around 11,000 vehicles.
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Originally posted by Hangtime
they had me till they said 'thousands of tanks'. ;)
and combat vehicles and fuel trucks..
read the rest too :>