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

[MoobyTheGoldenCalf]

Originally posted by: iwearnosox
I'd like to see iraqi simcity.

"citizens demand more chemical warheads!"

"Your hospital is running low on mortar rounds."

On the plus side you can go pee when it's prayer time and not miss a beat.

LOL!

 

[poMONKey]

Originally posted by: Alistar7
love seeing the little children of Iraq running out to meet marines handing out food....

um... why????

 

[MoobyTheGoldenCalf]

Pentagon denies bombing that marketplace.... Says it might have been Iraqi AAA falling back down...

 

[Jhill]

Originally posted by: iwearnosox
Come to think of it can't we just knock out all iraqi tv then get our own Saddam impersonator to come on the air and "surrender?"

I'd make a brilliant military commander, I tell ya.

Hmmmmm.

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: poMONKey

Originally posted by: Alistar7
love seeing the little children of Iraq running out to meet marines handing out food....

um... why????

It's touching. It's what we're there for, an example of the humanity of it all. We care more about their people than they do.

 

[conjur]

Videos at defense briefing...first one coming up of an F16 destroying a vehicle

 

[Tates]

Even better, we're sending over Jimmy Carter to build them.

lol

 

[Alistar7]

Originally posted by: poMONKey
HEY... we are securing oil feilds for the iraqi people!!!!

Thats a great point, thanks for bringing it up. Since most of the 500 wells and pipeline and refinery systems were booby trapped they would have been destroyed had we not moved earlier than planned and as fast as we have. Those reserves are the one thing that ensures a vibrant viable economy and a quick rebuilding process for the Iraqi people. There is also increased saving in not having to pay for cleaing up potentially the worlds worst environmental disaster ever.

 

[poMONKey]

Originally posted by: DeathByAnts

Originally posted by: Alistar7
If we really destroyed 200 homes in Nasiriya I hope our government has the smarts to build each of those families a brand new, 3,000+ sq. ft luxury pad, with new appliances, furniture, new car in the garage, etc...

Or maybe we can shoot them for their stupidity?

w0w dood... kill kill kill!

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: conjur
Videos at defense briefing...first one coming up of an F16 destroying a vehicle

Why aren't there any pranksters in those debriefs? They should pop a Tabitha Stevens tape in there and pimp the generals.

 

[conjur]

Pentagon defense briefing stating "we did not target anything near the...shopping district"

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: conjur
Pentagon defense briefing stating "we did not target anything near the...shopping district"

Then explain why the pilot's frequent bombers card was punched when he got back.

Aha!

 

[Fencer128]

Originally posted by: conjur
Pentagon defense briefing stating "we did not target anything near the...shopping district"

Channel 4 news just saying coalition admitted that it was targetting military positions near the shopping district.

EDIT: And just now on the BBC here is the promised link

Andy

 

[conjur]

Column heading out of Basra being attacked from air! (BBC)

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: conjur
Column heading out of Basra being attacked from air! (BBC)

If iraq has a letterman equivalent they should put these light bulbs on stupid human tricks.

 

[Alistar7]

Originally posted by: poMONKey

Originally posted by: Alistar7
love seeing the little children of Iraq running out to meet marines handing out food....

um... why????

Because in the face of war and atrocities being committed against their fellow soldiers, they still have the compassion inherent in our way of thinking. Besides it shows a far different picture than the rest of the world would like to believe or claim are our intentions, tactics, and moral compass as a nation.

The other obvious reason is those are hungry children and you are seeing them get food, why wouldn't you be happy to see a starving child be fed? :Q

thinking before speaking is always a good idea...

 

[MoobyTheGoldenCalf]

Originally posted by: Fencer128

Originally posted by: conjur
Pentagon defense briefing stating "we did not target anything near the...shopping district"

Channel 4 news just saying coalition admitted that it was targetting military positions near the shopping district.

Andy

So if they were targeting a military position, what's the problem then? The bomb missed, people got killed, sh!t happens, war is hell, now let's move on.....

 

[Tates]

Fox News reports the Pentagon says Coalition Forces did not bomb the marketplace.

 

[Fencer128]

Originally posted by: MoobyTheGoldenCalf

Originally posted by: Fencer128

Originally posted by: conjur
Pentagon defense briefing stating "we did not target anything near the...shopping district"

Channel 4 news just saying coalition admitted that it was targetting military positions near the shopping district.

Andy

So if they were targeting a military position, what's the problem then? The bomb missed, people got killed, sh!t happens, war is hell, now let's move on.....

There is no problem - I was just pointing out the difference in views.

Andy

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: MoobyTheGoldenCalf

Originally posted by: Fencer128

Originally posted by: conjur
Pentagon defense briefing stating "we did not target anything near the...shopping district"

Channel 4 news just saying coalition admitted that it was targetting military positions near the shopping district.

Andy

So if they were targeting a military position, what's the problem then? The bomb missed, people got killed, sh!t happens, war is hell, now let's move on.....

At least someone else recognizes that...people seem to think "oh no, one of our missiles MIGHT have hit some civilians, lets stop the war"


Jeez, how many civilian casualities per DAY were there in any given city in WW2?

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Tates
Fox News reports the Pentagon says Coalition Forces did not bomb the marketplace.

If they were bombing an AA site, who's to say the Iraqis didn't target the market themselves to blame us?

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

24 dead
19 wounded

 

[Fencer128]

At least someone else recognizes that...people seem to think "oh no, one of our missiles MIGHT have hit some civilians, lets stop the war"


Jeez, how many civilian casualities per DAY were there in any given city in WW2?

Keep it calm there! I'm pointing out the fact that the BBC and channel 4 are posting contradictory remarks to the US stations. That is all. I'm not making any point about whether we should bomb or not.

Andy

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: Fencer128

At least someone else recognizes that...people seem to think "oh no, one of our missiles MIGHT have hit some civilians, lets stop the war"


Jeez, how many civilian casualities per DAY were there in any given city in WW2?

Keep it calm there! I'm pointing out the fact that the BBC and channel 4 are posting contradictory remarks to the US stations. That is all. I'm not making any point about whether we should bomb or not.

Andy

uhh, I wasn't arguing with you....

 

[iwearnosox]

The ratio of "allied" deaths in typical warfare (WW I,II, Korea) is 1:15.

If this thing gets dirty and there's massive inner city combat gear up, it ain't gonna be pretty.