Good read on Fallujah

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

http://belmontclub.blogspot.com/

US is using GPS guided artillery s s to take out targets. Nice.

Among the other nuggets...

The enemy withdrawals have sometimes been explained by suggesting that the enemy is suckering in US forces into a trap. But this is impossible. Their backs are to the river and the Marines are across that.

Hadn't really thought about it, but this is a great point. If we push all the insurgents in Jolan back to the river, they are screwed. Completely and utterly screwed (not to mention dead).

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

"I got myself a real juicy target," shouted Sgt James Anyett, peering through the thermal sight of a Long Range Acquisition System (LRAS) mounted on one of Phantom's Humvees. "Prepare to copy that 89089226. Direction 202 degrees. Range 950 metres. I got five motherf****** in a building with weapons." A dozen loud booms rattle the sky and smoke rose as mortars rained down on the co-ordinates the sergeant had given. "Yeah," he yelled. "Battle Damage Assessment - nothing. Building's gone. I got my kills, I'm coming down. I just love my job."

... The insurgents, not understanding the capabilities of the LRAS, crept along rooftops and poked their heads out of windows. Even when they were more than a mile away, the soldiers of Phantom Troop had their eyes on them. Lt Jack Farley, a US Marines officer, sauntered over to compare notes with the Phantoms. "You guys get to do all the fun stuff," he said. "It's like a video game. We've taken small arms fire here all day. It just sounds like popcorn going off."

[Yonivore]

God Bless the United States Military! And, Happy Birthday Marines!

[Hook Dem]

Patton would have been proud and jealous of these guys!