US and Iraqi troops prepare to storm Najaf. It's going to be ugly

[lottie244]

http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage

You won't learn the current situation from our media so go to this site.

[Joanne98]

1. This is a really stupid idea.

I'm beginning to think they're losing the hearts and minds on purpose.

[southernleftylady]

2. here is another link

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/11/iraq.main/index.html

[bemildred]

3. Heard this stuff before in Fallujah.

I'll believe what I see happen.

Not saying the coalition won't try it, but I think there
is some question whether they have the wherewithal for an
"all out assault" on the city. Bombing the shit out of it,
maybe, but that won't accomplish anything but making a lot
of dead people.

[spinbaby]

12. You remember what happened in Fallujah?

We wound up turning over Fallujah to one of Saddam's former henchmen rather than go in.

[bemildred]

13. Eggzactly. nt

[William Bloode]

4. This really worries me.......

I have 2 nephews, and 1 niece there, as well as my brother inlaw(niece father). So in times like these i pray alot, it may not do anygood but sometimes it's all i got.

[bemildred]

5. Our thoughts are with them, and you.

Remember in November who put them there.

[Lost4words]

6. no thoughts for the Iraqis they are shooting at? n/t

[Ellen Forradalom]

8. Concern for soldiers and Iraqis is not mutually exclusive

and it is normal to worry about relatives and friends in harm's way. So back off.

[JNelson6563]

7. Sending encouragement to you and yours

Anxious times for you. I hope all return safe and sound and I am sure all here feel the same.

:grouphug:

Julie

[Mari333]

9. Hugs to you, my stepson is 5 miles from Baghdad

and its a nightmare, I know. Here is a website of support, its helped me all these months...
http://www.mfso.org
http://www.bringthemhomenow.com
None of them should have been sent..none of this should have happened. None of it. It was all for nothing.

[Rainbowreflect]

10. Welcome to DU.

There are a lot of us praying for all our troops.
A friend's husband just got back from Iraq. Even thought he was not badly injured physically, he will never be the same mentally or emotionally. He has seen to much.
They are both are very active in the local democratic party.

[William Bloode]

11. Thanx for the welcome and....

support. I know these are hard and scary times for those of us with loved ones there.

And yes 8643 in my prayers i include the Iraqi's as my higher power knows they did'nt want this nor ask for it. It really hurts me to see the women, childeren, and the old suffer.

I was against the war from the beggining as i know war is never pretty, and the innocent suffer just as much if not more than the guilty.

Lets just always hope theres something positive to salvage from a bad day.

[Solar]

14. Ive got a friend in the Marine Corps

He's getting shipped to Iraq right around this time. But hell, if anyone can do it, its the Marines. Now is a very nervous time, we all should pray for them.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

15. Another "liberation", another stack of bodies.

Perhaps another appearance in a flight suit to announce "Mission Accomplished".