**OFFICIAL WAR THREAD** 7th Calvary fights off Iraqi attack; Bush seeks 75 billion for war

[Alistar7]

yes, lol, who knows how many pages ago though, I know I don't expect anyone to go back and check every bit of this just to save a repost...

 

[Grey]

Man that column heading towards 7th Cavalary is going to be bad. I hope the weather clears in time for better air support. There is probably a couple of thousand troops in that coming towards US troops.

 

[blahblah]

What about this story, Washington Post

They are the only one reporting this, CNN is still saying that they are not sure if there are enermy movements.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

"About two hours later, U.S. jets began bombing the front of the convoy after receiving confirmation that the column carried militiamen. Eventually, B-52s flew over, dropping 500-pound bombs every 500 meters along the length of the convoy. The casualty total was not immediately known, but the attack appeared to add significantly to the Iraqi militia losses in recent days."



WOOOHOOOO!

 

[Alistar7]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
"About two hours later, U.S. jets began bombing the front of the convoy after receiving confirmation that the column carried militiamen. Eventually, B-52s flew over, dropping 500-pound bombs every 500 meters along the length of the convoy. The casualty total was not immediately known, but the attack appeared to add significantly to the Iraqi militia losses in recent days."



WOOOHOOOO!

 

[Marshallj]

Originally posted by: sandorski

In the open, yes, but most of those advantages disappear in house-to-house combat. This is one of many reasons that comparing this war to the Gulf War is erroneous. In the Gulf War most of the destruction came through Air Strikes on targets in the open. Towards the end ground forces were picking off retreating Iraqi forces desperate to leave Kuwait. This war is nothing like the Gulf War and will, barring some dramatic event, be much more costly. This war is very much, or likely will become, a more traditional war.

If we fought in house to house combat you'd be right, it would play more to the Iraqis' favor. But we know that and we're not going to do that. We're content bombing them from the sky or shelling them with artillery until they cave in. We're not about to get ourselves killed. We have technical advantages and we're going to use them.

 

[Marshallj]

Originally posted by: Michael
"Cpl. Benjamin R. Richardson, who was among the engineers who went to the bridge, said he saw two civilian vehicles with armed Iraqis drive straight toward Americans. A tank drove simply over one of the vehicles without firing a shot,"

LOL

 

[Alistar7]

1,000 american paratroopers drop in and take control of a major airport in northern Iraq, clearing the way for airlifting troops and equipment more efficiently in the northern front...

 

[Marshallj]

Originally posted by: Morph
Another story you won't see much mention of:

No trace of recent weapons work at plant.

US military investigators have found no evidence that chemical weapons have been made in recent years at a suspect chemical plant secured by US troops in southern Iraq, a senior defense official said yesterday.

How come every one of your posts seems to have an anti-US slant to it? The individual posts all differ, but the anti-US theme remains common.

 

[Mookow]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
"About two hours later, U.S. jets began bombing the front of the convoy after receiving confirmation that the column carried militiamen. Eventually, B-52s flew over, dropping 500-pound bombs every 500 meters along the length of the convoy. The casualty total was not immediately known, but the attack appeared to add significantly to the Iraqi militia losses in recent days."



WOOOHOOOO!

Yeah, well, B-52's raining an entire load of 500lbs bombs will tend to do that

 

[Red Dawn]

They need to0 Drop a couple of MOAB's on the Advancing Column. That will knock their dicks in the dirt!

 

[Alistar7]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
They need to0 Drop a couple of MOAB's on the Advancing Column. That will knock their dicks in the dirt!

think one would be enough....

 

[Marshallj]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
"About two hours later, U.S. jets began bombing the front of the convoy after receiving confirmation that the column carried militiamen. Eventually, B-52s flew over, dropping 500-pound bombs every 500 meters along the length of the convoy. The casualty total was not immediately known, but the attack appeared to add significantly to the Iraqi militia losses in recent days."



WOOOHOOOO!

I bet that convoy was devastated. I'm sure they'd use some cluster bombs in there, which will easily kill all the lightly armored trucks and soldiers. Last time Iraq massed a convoy of vehicles like that (in the first Gulf War), we obliterated it with our bombs.

Here's a pic:

http://www.internationalist.org/highway91www.jpg

http://www.frugalsworld.com/reviews/images/Highway_of_Deatht.jpg

When we have the opportunity to bomb a mass of enemy units, we're going to destroy it as much as we can.

 

[zer0burn]

im hearing on CNN there is no convoy no evidence that they can find...

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: zer0burn
im hearing on CNN there is no convoy no evidence that they can find...

Not anymore there isn't.

Besides CNN is about as unslanted as al Jazeera.

 

[zer0burn]

im in Canada dont get fox news that i can see.

i just wish our boys are over there because we may lack the funds our troops are trained as well as anyothers...

 

[PG]

Originally posted by: Morph
Another story you won't see much mention of:

No trace of recent weapons work at plant.

US military investigators have found no evidence that chemical weapons have been made in recent years at a suspect chemical plant secured by US troops in southern Iraq, a senior defense official said yesterday.

I knew this a long time ago. But why were soldiers at a so-called abandoned factory? Why was it hidden to the air? It sure wasn't a Mark K cosmetics factory.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Alistar7

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
They need to0 Drop a couple of MOAB's on the Advancing Column. That will knock their dicks in the dirt!

think one would be enough....

Well they should drop 3 or 4 more just for good measure!

 

[Mookow]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Alistar7

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
They need to0 Drop a couple of MOAB's on the Advancing Column. That will knock their dicks in the dirt!

think one would be enough....

Well they should drop 3 or 4 more just for good measure!

I like it. Throughness. It's a nice trademark to have in warfare.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: zer0burn
im in Canada dont get fox news that i can see.

i just wish our boys are over there because we may lack the funds our troops are trained as well as anyothers...

Your boys aren't there because virtually your entire country is diametrically opposed to this war. I think they'd have no problem hitching a ride with some of our guys if they needed a lift, but that's not the case.

 

[PG]

The distribution of humanitarian aid to civilians in the southern Iraqi town of Al Zubayr has been halted after Iraqi forces fired mortar rounds into crowds.

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-12276041,00.html

 

[Marshallj]

Originally posted by: Alistar7

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
They need to0 Drop a couple of MOAB's on the Advancing Column. That will knock their dicks in the dirt!

think one would be enough....

The press overhyped the effect of the MOAB. Yes, it's a big bomb, but it's not that big.

It weighs 21,000 lbs, which is a tiny bit more than 10 regular 2,000 lb bombs. Also keep in mind that the blast of ten 2,000 lb bombs will cause a much wider area of damage than one 21,000 lbs bomb. It will just make a bigger crater in the ground. This is due to the amount of area contained in the sphere of the blast.

That's probably why they used many 500 lb bombs instead of fewer 1,000 or 2,000 lb bombs... you don't need that much destructive power to destroy a vehicle as long as you're able to hit it. Using many bombs increases the probability that many individual vehicles will be hit.

 

[zer0burn]

also there was pictures of an iraqi mural in one of the cities with planes crashing into the wtc buildings...

 

[zer0burn]

read what i said i didnt say we werent there because of lack of funds i said our military isnt the greatest because of lack of funds...

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Marshallj

Originally posted by: Morph
Another story you won't see much mention of:

No trace of recent weapons work at plant.

US military investigators have found no evidence that chemical weapons have been made in recent years at a suspect chemical plant secured by US troops in southern Iraq, a senior defense official said yesterday.

How come every one of your posts seems to have an anti-US slant to it? The individual posts all differ, but the anti-US theme remains common.

He's just clearing up an issue. Doesn't mean it's "anti-US".