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BamaLefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 04:01 PM Original message |
Operation Matador ends with 9 U.S. Marines dead |
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BlueManDude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Ole' |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
2. And Fox News was there to film them shooting into an empty desert |
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Must_B_Free (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. 40 wounded |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. "Operation Matador: Putting the Bull in Bullshit, One Life At A Time" |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
5. Oh Are Major Combat Operations Over Yet? |
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hadrons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
6. Paula Zahn was saying how that wiped-out Ohio squard should be proud of |
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mtnester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 07:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. 3 young men that all lived and grew up within 20 miles of each other |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
7. A criminal enterprise... |
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aneerkoinos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
8. More |
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BamaLefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 05:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. It Is All So Sad |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. U.S. Calls Iraq Border Operation a Success |
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WannaJumpMyScooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. sounds like we declared victory and then went home to me |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
12. U.S. forces wrap up major offensive near Syrian border pronouncing success |
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chelsea0011 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 07:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. And how many civilians were killed? |
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Darranar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 07:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Yeah, sure, marvelous success... |
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xray s (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 07:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Rob Rogers knows about missions accomplished |
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acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 07:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. I can't stand this |
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doubleplusgood (810 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 08:06 AM Response to Reply #16 |
54. dead = insurgents |
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hector459 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
18. Same kind of "victory" as Fallujah. That's why we are still dropping bombs |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
19. Operation Matamoros would have been a more appropriate name |
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rainbow4321 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
20. 25 US deaths in 1 week--deadliest since 2003 |
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teryang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
21. Tears as 4,300 GA guard deploy |
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Olive (57 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
22. Four Marines Killed in Operation Matador |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I feel so badly for these guys |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I feel sick that the US is about to level another Iraqi town, Qaim |
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pie (782 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #23 |
48. Sadly, a great number of Americans suck. Sadder is that |
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hadrons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. this makes a total of 5 soldiers today .... |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. See related threads: Military Operations Near the Syrian Border |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Nine U.S. troops,100 rebels killed in Iraq assault |
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pf99 (251 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. It make me so sick to read these headline every day |
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zippy890 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #28 |
46. Shades Of Vietnam |
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TomClash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. But we're winning! |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. These guys don't look like "rebels"... |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. The deaths brought US losses for the week to 25 |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. What's the death toll now Don? 1628? |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. If you watch the news the total US death toll now is umm...2 n/t |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Christopher Dickey of Newsweek sez things are indeed tough |
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DemonFighterLives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Wasn't this the same push |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #32 |
45. Ayup...two years after the "end of major combat operations"... |
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DemonFighterLives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #45 |
49. I haven't seen this posted here |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Some excellent articles in the WaPo re:Lima Company |
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DemonFighterLives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Thanks Roland99 |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. and yet the chimpenator keeps on biking, as our republic burns |
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DrDebug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #27 |
35. Good morning IraqNam |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. It should come as a surprise to Americans that "militancy" is now outlawed |
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oblivious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #35 |
51. Look at this map of attacks in September alone. Incredible. |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #27 |
37. the "really good progress" depresses me |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Another analysis, posted when we hit 1500 dead, was interesting |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. or perhaps we could have "really really good progress" |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #27 |
41. interesting that the WP noted a discrepancy in the number |
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spotbird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #41 |
44. The number of enemy dead is also reported. |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #44 |
52. seems like the most popular ratio is 10 to one |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #27 |
42. "Iraq's most rebellious province" |
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Dyedinthewoolliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #22 |
47. We all know what we have to do to stop this. |
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hippiechick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-05 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
55. And the headline at Yahoo News calls it 'successful' |
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