shii.wordpress.com — "So, I'll therefore propose that this stakeout is a widely-reported one from April 2004 in which seven American soldiers died in action, although it could have been one of many other Sadr City battles throughout the year. The tanks might be identified as 2nd Bridgade, 1st Cavalry."
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shredswithpiksMay 8, 2006
you win my respect for pointing this out before I could
nunbotMay 8, 2006
very interesting...found this one too: <a class="user" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=baghdad&ll=33.305264,44.403434&spn=0.003614,0.010214&t=h&om=1">http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=baghdad&ll=33.305264,44.403434&spn=0.003614,0.010214&t=h&om=1</a>
Closed AccountMay 8, 2006
ha ha, bojoes is calling the centrists "ultra-left". i suppose in his fantasy world the democrats prance around in black shirts and jackboots singing the horst wessel song.the president's 32% approval rating is a pretty clear indicater of where the center rests. i'm willing to wager that bojoes wouldn't know real leftists if they rolled by in a T72 with red stars waving red books and AK's. talking about events that occurred isn't just an "ultra left" thing. leftists tend to favor beurocracy, big government, new agencies, a totalitarian surveillance society, heavy tariffs on imports, and the silencing of dissidents. you know. like the bush administration.
bpapaMay 8, 2006
Battle or not it's interesting at least.I think it'd be cool to see collections of images from different outdoor moments using Google maps. Maybe a big protest, the Pope giving an outdoor Mass, an outdoor concert, etc..
towjamMay 8, 2006
imagine , seeing a suicide bomberahhhhhhhhhh the possibilities thx google
scottcbpMay 8, 2006
After speaking with a SFC who was on the ground during the period of time he had the following things to say:1- it is definitely NOT the 4 APR attack where 17 people were killed. <a class="user" href="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3723/is_200409/ai_n9451925">http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3723/is_200409/ai_n9451925</a> that incident took place in a "worse area of town" to the northeast. He also looked at his the state of his FOB and commented that a there was a new wall that was not there for during that time. 2- Something definitely was "going down" in the area and that they did not normally "roll with tanks in that area" they had to be called up. If you look at the position of the tanks you can see that they ALL have a clear view down streets. He said this would only happen if the tanks were stopped and the likelihood of the satellite picking up the vehicles in that position was extremely low. 3- During that time period they frequently would use overwhelming force in the form of tanks to put down disturbances, not by firing the main gun, but by using the coax and .50 cal. Sdcarter's comment that "[there] isn't nearly enough firepower to compete with what's coming down that road" is exactly correct, because we don't fight fair and we shouldn't. Overwhelming force works, and a tank not using its main gun is still very effective against a cotton shirt.4- It is most likely an image of the end of something that "didn't go as planned" because the convoy should not have been broken up like it is in the image, and there are more tanks there than would normally be there. 5- for an explanation of the M1A1 vs M1A2 discussion here is a link that explains it- <a class="user" href="http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/issues/2004/oct/Abrams%20_Tank.htm">http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/issues/2004/oct/Abrams%20_Tank.htm</a> both are still in service and it is not possible to distinguish the two from the images.
Closed AccountMay 14, 2006
I can't believe people don't know that yet.