Commanders Give Marines Pep Talk in Iraq

[Khephra]

(Lots of interesting quotes in this one. Here's a sample.)

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"This is America's fight," Sattler said. "What we've added to it is our Iraqi partners. They want to go in and liberate Fallujah. They feel this town's being held hostage by mugs, thugs, murderers and terrorists."

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Ramos predicted that "freedom and democracy" would prevail in Fallujah within days.

"Make no mistake about it, we'll hand this city back to the Iraqi people," he said. "I think it will be rapid."

During the fight, rules of engagement allow U.S. troops to shoot and kill anyone carrying a weapon or driving in Fallujah, a move aimed at allowing U.S. troops to fire on car bombers, Ramos said. Military age males trying to leave the city will be captured or turned back.

"If I see someone who looks like a martyr, driving at high speed toward my unit, I'll send him to Allah before he gets close," Ramos said.


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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-iraq-countdown,0,2290884.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

[still_one]

1. Jesus would be so happy

[brucefan]

3. Don"t these people

know democracy when its shoved down their throats

[Daisey Mae]

2. Babblings of the insane led by a psycopath.........in our name

[tridim]

4. And of course a few MOAB's will take out the rest of the innocents

Not in my name.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

5. Free for all fire zones winning the hearts and minds of Iraq

[Rose Siding]

6. They'll bury how many "Iraqi partners" peel off

like in Najaf and Samarra when they see the carnage. So far, we know one general cut out with the battle plans...

Yeah, it's ALL for the Iraqis :eyes:

[bluedog]

7. like prepare to die for bush?

Onward Christian Soldiers..............

[VegasWolf]

8. "Suck it up, guys, you're about to die for a noble cause, and

I will be right behind you, well, mabe not "right behind". "

[teryang]

9. "Act when it is beneficial, desist if it is not"

<Anger can revert to joy, wrath can revert to delight, but a nation destroyed cannot be restored to existence, and the dead cannot be restored to life. Therefore, an enlightened government is careful about this, a good military is alert to this. This is the way to secure a nation and keep the armed forces whole.> Sun Tzu