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Tuesday, November 09, 2004
Fallujah
| My view from the left | A view from the center | Wackos on the right |
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Armed with the knowledge that mounting U.S. casualties can no longer harm his re-election chances, President Bush ordered U.S. Marines into Falluja. The assault has already claimed 10 American lives, but it appears that Bush will not back down out of political concerns, as happened the last time he ordered troops into Falluja.
Initial estimates report that up to 50% of the Iraqi forces committed to the battle have already deserted. This report would be consistent with October reports from Samarra. |
U.S. and Iraqi troops reached the heart of Falluja on Tuesday as the second day of battles continued in the insurgent-controlled city west of Baghdad.
The Pentagon reported that 10 U.S. troops and two Iraqi soldiers had been killed in the fighting, along with 22 others wounded, as of 10:30 a.m. Tuesday ET. "So far, we have achieved our objectives on or ahead of schedule," Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz told reporters from Iraq. He described the number of coalition and Iraq casualties as "light," but said insurgent casualties appear "significantly higher than I expected." Military sources said they were unsure whether they had intercepted the core of the insurgency. "I think we're looking at several more days of tough urban fighting," Metz said. "The fight for Falluja is far from over." ... Insurgent casualty numbers have mounted. Newell said his unit has killed or wounded 85 to 90 insurgents. ... Asked about the possible whereabouts of al-Zarqawi, he said, "I think it would be fair to assume that he has left." ... The Iraqi forces have "already acquitted themselves well," Metz said. They have been tasked with searching some of the city's 77 mosques, he said, where they have found "lots of munitions and weapons." In April, Marines attacked Falluja after four U.S. private security contractors were killed and mutilated. The ensuing battles led to many deaths. The U.S.-led forces pulled back and established an indigenous Falluja brigade to restore peace to the city, but in the summer, the brigade fell apart and insurgents solidified control there. | "The Marines are steadily and successfully killing terrorists and breaking things in Fallujah." -- Captain's Quarters
I am pleantly surprised at the speed with which we are moving though Fallujah. I just hope that we leave nothing but jihadi bits in our wake. Cut out the living guts of these terrorists and use them to grease the treads of your tanks. When is the last time an arabic or muslim country had an army worth a crap? They are all cowards or fanatically stupid. The best they can do is hide in buildings and blow up APCs. I have seen so many clips of these 3rd world losers get wasted by an apache or a Spectre. Its almost like a dark version of candid camera watching these retarted jihadis running around in circles in infrared before they are split in half by a 20mm cannon from 13,000 feet. |
