[Travis McGee]

Forty Seersucker anti-ship missiles were discovered and confiscated by 1st Armored Division (AD) forces in a Baghdad suburb. Coalition personnel will destroy the missiles.

WTF?????

Are these being "donated" by Iraq or Russia to use as anti armor missiles??

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Travis, our enemies - Saddam and pals - filled schools, hospitals, warehouses and homes across Iraq with mountains of weapons for the Iraqi people to use against us - within easy reach of even the children. Over 24 million Iraqis said, "NO" to Saddam - even knowing the risk to their lives from Saddam loyalists stationed in their communities to enforce control. They've been pointing out weapons caches - and bad guys - training and patrolling with us for months. It's a miracle what DIDN'T happen, what COULD have happened.

We're going to be hunting the Rats for a time. There are fewer of them today than there were yesterday - and far fewer than there were last February.

Are these being "donated" by Iraq or Russia to use as anti armor missiles??

Yep. Not often, and seldom ever again. The news accounts of US casualties rarely mention the fate of the attackers.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Are these being "donated" by Iraq or Russia to use as anti armor missiles??

Man, I misread the question. Yes. Somewhere on the OIF threads, I transcribed some of Ollie and Rick Leventhal's reports from Baghad - northward to Tikrit, post Baghdad liberation. Ollie was especially incensed by the crates of RPGs, ETC., they found - marked Made in France, Russia - ammo from Jordan. Black market - or not - the force against us was (and IS) international (and domestic: pro-EU-UN-DNC).