U.S. Marines, Iraqi Troops Finish 'Quick Strike' Operation

Tetracide · 08-10-05, 05:02 PM

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American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2005 - Iraqi special operations forces, Iraqi army soldiers and U.S. Marines from Regimental Combat Team 2 concluded Operation Quick Strike today.

American and Iraqi forces had teamed up to sweep the Haditha, Haqliniyah and Barwanah areas in recent few days as a part of a joint operation interdicting foreign and domestic terrorists' presence and networks, and collecting intelligence.

Quick Strike netted 36 suspected terrorists for questioning, officials said.

"This is another operation, similar to those conducted before, that has disrupted the insurgents' ability to operate freely in the western Al Anbar region," said Col. Stephen W. Davis, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 2. "The intelligence collected throughout this operation will enable us to better assist the citizens of western Al Anbar in their quest to participate in the upcoming referendum."

Nine car bombs were discovered. Three were identified by a local citizen, and the remaining six were discovered in an assembly garage used for rigging vehicles with explosives for insurgents to attack Iraqi civilians and military targets. And 28 improvised bombs were discovered during the operation. Most were planted as roadside bombs; others were rigged to destroy entire buildings.

(From a 2nd U.S. Marine Division news release.)
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Depriving the insurgents of not only material (weapons, safe heavens) but also moral. A big round of applause for the good guys!

shuamort · 08-10-05, 05:07 PM

This is the part that I find amazing:

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Nine car bombs were discovered. Three were identified by a local citizen, and the remaining six were discovered in an assembly garage used for rigging vehicles with explosives for insurgents to attack Iraqi civilians and military targets. And 28 improvised bombs were discovered during the operation. Most were planted as roadside bombs; others were rigged to destroy entire buildings.

Good job on the collaborative effort in getting these before they went off!

Stinger · 08-11-05, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Tetracide

Depriving the insurgents of not only material (weapons, safe heavens) but also moral. A big round of applause for the good guys!

Great news, the kind that should be on the front page of every paper and a lead story on every news broadcast. I have a son over there now and another graduating 9/2 from Parris Island. We need to get 'er done, but done right.

Napoleon's Nightingale · 08-11-05, 04:46 PM

Interesting. I no longer support this war. The reasoning behind it is flawed and has changed far too much. It really is a quagmire...pretty soon the military is gonna run out of operation names. If they really want to stop these people they need to do more than poke the problem with a gun every few days and just erradicate them all together. The fact that there are bombs to disarm at this stage in the game speaks miles about the lack of planning and direction post Saddam.

saveChief · 08-11-05, 04:58 PM

While such an effort and results are quite laudable, the issue still remains that one day the people NATIVE to Iraq are going to have to be able to police themselves and their own country. The United States (I will not single out President Bush as much as i would love to do so--democrats and republicans lined up behind him to go to war) obviously has again proven case in point that imperialistic actions cannot hold water in the modern world.

On another note, "eradicate them"???? Why not just ship the whole country off to the gas chamber, that'll show them (sarcastic). In this country when a death row inmate is found postmortem to have been innocent, there is great clamour over the "critical flaws in the system". How can we not apply similar principles to others? There is no such easy way out of the predicament that our military has dug for itself in the middle east. Obviously you cannot empathize at all with the civillians who have to LIVE in those areas and who want an end to the strife more than any of us can begin to understand.

Deegan · 08-11-05, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by shuamort

This is the part that I find amazing:

Good job on the collaborative effort in getting these before they went off!

Ditto!

Navy Pride · 08-11-05, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Stinger

Great news, the kind that should be on the front page of every paper and a lead story on every news broadcast. I have a son over there now and another graduating 9/2 from Parris Island. We need to get 'er done, but done right.

God bless your sons and may they be safe.........I thank them for their service........

I have seen very little on this story on our national media.....That does not surprise me though...............They only print or talk about the bad things that happen in Iraq.............

Napoleon's Nightingale · 08-11-05, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by saveChief

While such an effort and results are quite laudable, the issue still remains that one day the people NATIVE to Iraq are going to have to be able to police themselves and their own country. The United States (I will not single out President Bush as much as i would love to do so--democrats and republicans lined up behind him to go to war) obviously has again proven case in point that imperialistic actions cannot hold water in the modern world.

On another note, "eradicate them"???? Why not just ship the whole country off to the gas chamber, that'll show them (sarcastic). In this country when a death row inmate is found postmortem to have been innocent, there is great clamour over the "critical flaws in the system". How can we not apply similar principles to others? There is no such easy way out of the predicament that our military has dug for itself in the middle east. Obviously you cannot empathize at all with the civillians who have to LIVE in those areas and who want an end to the strife more than any of us can begin to understand.

In this case I believe that the ends justify the means. The buisness of this country is OUR buisness not the affairs of state of a foreign nation. It's simple not to apply similar principles because it's NOT our country. The Iraqi government should have taken over long ago. If the civilians want an end to it then they should fight against it themselves instead of hoping and expecting someone else to babysit for them. We're coddling them..period and we're paying for it with lives. Sitting around hoping for the pieces to magically fall into place in a region which has never experianced this form of government, which I might add is opposed by the majority of the Iraqi population, is ridiculous. The Sunis comprise the majority of the population in Iraq and they do not want a democracy they want an Islamic state. We're shoving a form of government which is not wanted down their throats and this is the price we pay.

edb19 · 08-11-05, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Stinger

Great news, the kind that should be on the front page of every paper and a lead story on every news broadcast. I have a son over there now and another graduating 9/2 from Parris Island. We need to get 'er done, but done right.

Shake your sons' hands for me - and extend my deepest regards. My heart, and my thanks, goes out to all the families of those men and women who chose to serve our country.

One of my best friend's son (22nd MEU) returned from Afghanistan this past winter. He's leaving for Iraq within the next few weeks. Another good friend had a son in the 101st Army Airborne - saw major activity for 2 years in Iraq. His unit took a lot of hits and Colin lost several friends. But both of these young men feel we are in the right place and want to see the job completed.

The one thing I hear from friends who either serve or have family that serve in the military is that they wished the press provided more balanced coverage, that they show all the good things that the military has accomplished (i.e. rebuilding communities, assisting with setting up schools, hospitals etc).

Deegan · 08-11-05, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Napoleon's Nightingale

In this case I believe that the ends justify the means. The buisness of this country is OUR buisness not the affairs of state of a foreign nation. It's simple not to apply similar principles because it's NOT our country. The Iraqi government should have taken over long ago. If the civilians want an end to it then they should fight against it themselves instead of hoping and expecting someone else to babysit for them. We're coddling them..period and we're paying for it with lives. Sitting around hoping for the pieces to magically fall into place in a region which has never experianced this form of government, which I might add is opposed by the majority of the Iraqi population, is ridiculous. The Sunis comprise the majority of the population in Iraq and they do not want a democracy they want an Islamic state. We're shoving a form of government which is not wanted down their throats and this is the price we pay.

Errr, sir, the Sunni's are the minority, you have just made yourself look a fool, thus forcing me to disregard your opinion. Try doing some research, then come back and try again, I am willing to give you another chance to make sense.