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Posted on 01/10/2008 9:02:34 AM PST by John Robie
BAGHDAD - U.S. bombers and jet fighters unleashed 40,000 pounds of explosives during a 10-minute airstrike Thursday, flattening what the military called al-Qaida in Iraq safe havens on the southern outskirts of the capital.
The strikes, carried out above approaching troops, was part of Operation Phantom Phoenix, a nationwide campaign launched Tuesday against al-Qaida in Iraq
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I’d like to see the video! (If any exists.) God bless our name-takin’, a$$ kickin’ military!
Great way to start any surge in Afghanistan too, you know Democrats support the war in Afghanistan/Sarcasm, you know they won’t.
Wow. 40 thousand pounds of ordnance in 10 minutes. That is very, very impressive!
God bless and keep our American servicemen and women.
Pelosi, Reid deeply saddened.
Yumpin' Yimminy! Dat's alotta blowsmeups.
Guess you cold say we rocked them.
“Operation Phantom Phoenix”!
Did they paint Aces of Spades on the bombs?
Doesn’t sound like they were very “safe”.
They keep calling these places "safe houses" or some such.
Don't seem very safe to me ...
Uhhh, not directly above the troops I hope...
There was a story yesterday about the loss of six servicemen who entered a booby-trapped house. Booby-trap this, Achmed.
20 JDAMs.
Didn’t we just capture a close bin Laden deputy? If so, maybe this is the result of some water boarding?
Wow, that’s like the fourth time today this happened....
Mmmm...flatten.
;-)
We’ll never know if they were SHOCKED and/or AWED.
Video will be available once the military finishes fabricating it from old film they have on file.
Seriously though, big cheers for the good guys. Keep up the good work.
Al-Queada killing our men with booby-trapped homes?
We eliminate the homes and those roaches too. Go get ‘em brave USA military. Screw you fat liar Murtha.
Petraeus in 2012!
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