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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 10:31 AM
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Breaking >> US MILITARY SAYS LAUNCHES LARGEST AIR ASSAULT IN IRAQ SINCE 03
Edited on Thu Mar-16-06 10:46 AM by sabra

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L16126894.htm

US MILITARY SAYS LAUNCHES LARGEST AIR ASSAULT IN IRAQ SINCE 2003
16 Mar 2006 15:23:52 GMT

Source: Reuters

US MILITARY SAYS LAUNCHES LARGEST AIR ASSAULT IN IRAQ SINCE 2003 INVASION



update:


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060316/ts_nm/iraq_usa_offensive_dc_1

US says launches biggest air assault in Iraq

<snip>

A military statement said the operation involving more than 50 aircraft and 1,500 Iraqi and U.S. troops as well as 200 tactical vehicles targeted suspected insurgents operating area near the town of Samarra, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad.




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LynnTheDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 10:32 AM
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1. Escalation;
Iraqnam. Vietraq.


We gotta get outta this place...
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berni_mccoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 10:33 AM
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2. What Civil War?
:sarcasm:
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stop the bleeding Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 10:34 AM
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3. I was expecting this, how else are they gonna draw down troops meanwhile
Iraq is descending into chaos.

This is unconscionable.
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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 10:35 AM
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4. Oh no
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BootinUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 10:38 AM
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5. Bomb them back to the stone age
So we can spend even more money not to mention we haven't killed nearly enough of them yet.
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Bozita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 10:48 AM
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10. Halliburton will be glad to rebuild all of it. Blackwater USA can protect
... the workers.
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bobthedrummer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 10:51 AM
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12. Paper wraps stone, stone blunts sci...
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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 10:39 AM
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6. Democracy through death and destruction.
I really, really, really hate all those responsible.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 10:40 AM
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7. but i thought "Major military operations are over"?
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NanceGreggs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 10:43 AM
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8. The BU$HCO two-part plan for winning in Iraq ...
(1) Destroy every living thing in the entire country
(2) Declare that Iraq is now 'at peace'
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theshadow Donating Member (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 10:46 AM
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9. Oh..... BIG surprise.
Edited on Thu Mar-16-06 10:47 AM by theshadow
It has absolutely nothing to do with the sinking poll numbers for him and the GOP. Just a coincidence. Absolutely. :)
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Connie_Corleone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 10:49 AM
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11. Winning hearts and minds of the Iraqi people.
They should definitely give us sweets and flowers now, huh?
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 11:52 AM
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13. morons* own christmas-type bombing...nt
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