U.S. Mideast Commander Escapes Iraq RPG Attack

[NcDeuce]

U.S. Mideast Commander Escapes Iraq RPG Attack

BAGHDAD (*******) - The U.S. commander in the Middle East, General John Abizaid, escaped unharmed from a rocket-propelled grenade attack in Iraq Thursday, the U.S. army said.

"At 1330 in Falluja, General Abizaid and General (Charles) Swannack were visiting a local Iraqi civil defense corps compound when three rocket-propelled grenades were fired at their convoy from rooftops nearby," Brigadier-General Mark Kimmitt told a news conference.

"No coalition soldiers or civilians were injured."

Kimmitt, the chief U.S. military spokesman in Iraq, said American forces returned fire and unsuccessfully pursued the assailants.

Falluja, 50 km (32 miles) west of Baghdad, is a cauldron of anti-American activity in Iraq and is part of the area known as the Sunni triangle, Saddam Hussein's former power base.

Abizaid is the third high-profile American official to escape an attack in Iraq.

The others are U.S. administrator Paul Bremer, whose convoy was attacked in December, and Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, whose Baghdad hotel was hit by rockets.

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20040212/mdf470814.jpg
Abizaid is seen in Washington in this September 24 file photo

[Trident-za]

I'm sure the bad guys have their own "list" of guys to kill/capture. Luckily, they've been unsuccesful so far... at least in terms of the Americans.

[mack pl]

Iraqi intel still working :(

[Uncle Sam]

Eh...They don't know who's inside these convoys. They take pop shots. Yet he was very fortunate to get out of it with no injuries. Could you imagine the propaganda if they had killed one of our highest Generals...oh boy !

[mack pl]

He have lucky :) Yeah, they dont know who is in convoy, but if they know i think they could used more rockets to kill him,he is very good target for them.

[Jack Mehoff]

I didn't know general Abizaid is of Lebanese descent

[Royal]

Iraqi intel still working :(

You may well be right :(


Eh...They don't know who's inside these convoys. They take pop shots. Yet he was very fortunate to get out of it with no injuries. Could you imagine the propaganda if they had killed one of our highest Generals...oh boy !

You reckon? Never underestimate your enemy. That leads to complacency, deaths and defeat.

[Uncle Sam]

Iraqi intel still working :(

You may well be right :(


Eh...They don't know who's inside these convoys. They take pop shots. Yet he was very fortunate to get out of it with no injuries. Could you imagine the propaganda if they had killed one of our highest Generals...oh boy !

You reckon? Never underestimate your enemy. That leads to complacency, deaths and defeat.

Believe me, I know this. But I don't think these particular attackers knew who was in this convoy.

[Royal]

Believe me, I know this. But I don't think these particular attackers knew who was in this convoy.

I'll take your word for it - I havn't been there for a while. But I do know how well their networks are collecting and expanding

[Jack Mehoff]

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[fantassin]

Quite funny to see this general is wearing the para wings of Germany, a member of the so-called axis of weasels...

Good to see the anti-German bashing has not reached Class-A uniforms...

[AVZ]

Heard a news report: two soldiers suffered injuries. General Abizaid was not hurt.

http://www.centcom.mil/aboutus/images/cdr_small.jpg


http://www.centcom.mil/aboutus/cdrbio.htm


February 12, 2004
Release Number: 04-02-24


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


ICDC Building Attacked as Gen. Abizaid Visits

FALLUJAH, Iraq – A local headquarters of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps was attacked at approximately 10:30 a.m. today while the Commander U.S. Central Command, Gen. John Abizaid was visiting with Iraqi officials there.

The attackers fired rocket propelled grenades that impacted near the building. Coalition and ICDC security forces returned fire and the attackers fled. No coalition or ICDC forces were injured in the attack.

Maj. Gen. Charles Swannack, Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, accompanied Gen. Abizaid for the visit.

Following the attack and at the conclusion of his meeting, Gen. Abizaid talked with security forces and then returned to a U.S. military base nearby.

It is unknown if the attackers knew Gen. Abizaid was in the building.



http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20040224.txt

[NcDeuce]

Quite funny to see this general is wearing the para wings of Germany, a member of the so-called axis of weasels...

Good to see the anti-German bashing has not reached Class-A uniforms...

A piece of clothing or badge/patch doesn't reflect one's worldly opinions. Schmuck.

Edit: How do those wings represent a German basher or an anti-German basher?

[Royal]

A piece of clothing or badge/patch doesn't reflect one's worldly opinions. Schmuck.

But a flag does? ;)

[Argyll]

Quite funny to see this general is wearing the para wings of Germany, a member of the so-called axis of weasels...

Good to see the anti-German bashing has not reached Class-A uniforms...

A piece of clothing or badge/patch doesn't reflect one's worldly opinions. Schmuck.


Don't disrespect what you haven't earned kiddo,you got some serious maturing to go through boy :roll:

[He219]

A piece of clothing or badge/patch doesn't reflect one's worldly opinions. Schmuck.
The irony is that Schmuck in German means Jewelry. The Yiddish (Germanic derivation) word is shmok, I believe ...

;)

[Tane Angle]

Actually, I'd say that it does show an opinion. A lot of work in the military has to do with the details, seeing someone and analyzing their appearance very rapidly for clues about them. Everything on the Class A has a reason behind it, no? Have a good one, and just some thoughts...

[NcDeuce]

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2004/images/02/12/top.main.abizaid.attack.ap.jpg

I don't remember the scrolls being that large!