US war planes pound Iraqi city

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US forces in Iraq have launched a fresh offensive against the rebel-held city of Falluja, west of Baghdad. US warplanes and helicopters pounded the city in sustained attacks late on Thursday, witnesses said.

The attack came hours after peace talks between local leaders and the US-backed interim government were suspended. Prime Minister Iyad Allawi had warned the city would face an offensive unless it handed over Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his followers.

The city delegation suspended the talks earlier on Thursday, saying the demand was "impossible" to carry out as even US forces had been unable to catch Zarqawi.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3745124.stm

[Lefta Dissenter]

1. This is so sad

and nobody notices :cry:

(I don't mean nobody as in DU - but nobody as in MSM and, most of all, the homosexual-obsessed freepers)

[cal04]

2. this statement is even sadder

U.S. warplanes pounded targets in the Sunni Triangle city, lighting up the nighttime sky and jolting a city that has been a hotbed for the insurgency for months.

1st Lt. Lyle Gilbert, a spokesman for the 1st Marine Expeditionary orce, said Marines, Army soldiers and Iraqi special forces were participating "in and near the city of Falluja."

"We've been looking forward to this for a long time," Gilbert said from from the U.S. base Camp Falluja.

"It's a long time in coming, and this operation is going to set the stage for Fallujans and for the Iraqi people to go out and elect their government and live in freedom and security as they deserve," he said.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/14/iraq.main/index.html

[atreides1]

4. "Official Statement"

"The soliders of the Reich, look forward to bringing those who would
stand against us to justice. We will do our duty as our Fuhrer expects us to."

SS-Obersturmfuhrer Lyle Gilbert

For some reason this seems more appropriate.:(

[koopie57]

5. well, sure

those who survive this nightmare and have the ability to get to the poles. It is hard to walk without your legs and hard to vote without your arms.

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. By the time they finally invade that city, the "insurgents" will

have long ago vanished & be waiting for a better day.

[Moderator]

6. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x905123