OPERATION NETS LARGE WEAPONS CACHE (AP-UN-DNC, don't you know Iraq IS a weapons cache?)

CENTCOM ^ | October 25, 2004

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

	NEWS RELEASE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894

October 25, 2004
Release Number: 04-10-67

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OPERATION NETS LARGE WEAPONS CACHE

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Task Force Baghdad troops uncovered a large weapons cache during a cordon and search operation Oct. 25 in central Baghdad.

Soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division’s 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team confiscated more than 70 rifles, 20 pistols, 10 rocket-propelled grenade launchers, 70 hand grenades, 10 anti-personnel mines and thousands of dollars in currency during a search of a suspected insurgent’s residence.

One suspect was detained during the operation

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

 Good news, ping.

[BladeLWS]

Go Cav!

[IndianPrincessOK]

GEE,....wonder if the MSM will publicize this article??? They sure are quick to try and help out Kerry with publicizing the negatives but can't seem to find much positives they report on...sad for our soldiers and for we Americans...Go Bush! Let's get this war over with literally and figuratively!

[DSBull]

Crap, how big was this house...Just once I wish an accident would happen to one of these Turds..somebody throw a cigarette in the wrong place or something...

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[GnuHere]

They are picking on an innocent guy who was just preparing for a goose hunt!

[DSBull]

Has anyone heard a rumor that we will have a air force/military base in deep western Iraq near Syria..I heard a while ago that the Iraqis were initially against it but since they have noticed that Syria has been fighting against them, they have changed their minds...

Just wondered if anyone else had heard similar things.

[steplock]

That is hardly what could be called a "large cache" - it's not much more than a gun enthusiast collection.

Add a couple of zeroes at the end of those numbers and then it might be a fairly large cache.

[SAMWolf]

1st Cav Bump

[agere_contra]

"... more than 70 rifles, 20 pistols, 10 rocket-propelled grenade launchers, 70 hand grenades, 10 anti-personnel mines and thousands of dollars in currency ..."

I've got more than that in my basement.

[aruanan]

70 rifles, 20 pistols, 10 rocket-propelled grenade launchers, 70 hand grenades, 10 anti-personnel mines

That's it?

[eyespysomething]

Who is 'we' and what debacle?

[SittinYonder]

Crap, how big was this house

LOL! This is nothing compared to the weapons cache I keep in my sock drawer ... :-)

[eyespysomething]

Sock drawer?

[blackie]

Good News ~ Bump!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

steplock, another CinC's military could have easily manufactured a major cache just to appease the critics.

Our troops have been risking their lives to clear tons of enemy weapons from the beginning of the war, with little help, recognition, or gratitude from those making the most noise today.

AP-UN-EU and other Arab/NGO terrorist appeasers may want to look a little closer at the history of this war - the public buildings packed with weapons and ammo, the sand which buried the Iraqi air force - mass graves - + ?, the daily miracles as our troops defend the freedom of even their critics for over 19 months without a single major incident resulting in US mass-casualties.

The critics have to be careful, if the rest of the world looks a little closer we might find French labels on the weapons, and terrorist $$$ in the pockets of the loudest critics...and careful, a little closer and the world might see the GOOD.

[SittinYonder]

Ok ... my wife's underwear drawer - but I didn't want to admit I keep my guns with frilly, girly stuff. ;-)

[steplock]

It's just that the exaggerated terminology does more harm than good - not blaming you - that was official army braggadocio.

They would have been much better off to have simply stated ANOTHER WEAPONS CACHE and left off the "large" (which it wasn't). An exaggeration, to me, is the same as a lie when it is meant to alter the truth.