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Why 50-Year-Old Battleships Were a Critical Part of Operation Desert Storm USS Iowa fires a full broadside of her nine 16″ and six 5″ guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Navy/J. Alan Elliott) When Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein let the United Nations deadline for withdrawing his troops from Kuwait run out, he had to know there would be consequences. Hussein thought the attack would come from an amphibious landing from the Persian Gulf. After all, that s why there were two massive battleships sitting off the coast . right? The Iowa-class battleships Missouri and Wisconsin were launched in 1944 and 1943, respectively, to fight the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. What other reason could the United States have for them in the Persian Gulf than the ships massive 16-inch guns? ....
They storm this small space, not unlike the caves, the corners they ll soon be sent into, to flush out isis. these iraqi commandos will be at the front line against isis here. the fact that they re able to do this on their own speaks a lot to their capabilities. in the middle of the desert, we are shown the unmanned drones. they are guarded, fueled and ready for flight. in the skies over iraq eight hours at a time. this is where they re actually operating the drones that are doing surveillance right now over the iraqi desert. the mountains and the caves where they believe these isis fighters are still hiding. you can see this private first class is looking at some terrain right now. we are allowed inside, a rare view of what it is they see. the kind of terrain they re scouring. and we are about to see for ourselves what s playing out right now, deep in the anbar desert, where isis fighters cross over the syrian border into iraq. as you can see, we are back up in the air again, flyi ....
The iraqi desert. we are headed west of ramadi, deep out into the anbar desert to find a command center for this operation under way right now to capture isis fighters. our flight over the desert in 115-degree heat. we hear the pilots pointing out every lone vehicle, every lone person they see on the horizon. they are ready. and then we see it. the small command post just 50 miles from the syrian border. we are very far western edge of al anbar desert. this remote post in the outer reaches of the desert. i took note that while we were flying out here, you could hear the pilots talking about vehicles off in the distance, completely aware of really every isolated scene on the way out. yeah. just a reminder that this is isis is still out there. as we arrive, we learn an isis fighter has blown himself up, killing another isis fighter in the process. the iraqis then moving in, capturing five more isis ....
Troops have not seen an american president since 2009. i believe obama was the last one to go visit. so maybe they re not necessarily showing support for the president or getting his signature because they are republicans. come on. maybe listen. how can you disagree? i haven t even finished. it s their commander-in-chief. so maybe it s not because he s a republican president. maybe they re looking at it like he s our commander-in-chief, we re proud to stand behind our president. as long as they continue our national security, have at it. while rochelle gave that theory more credit than i would think i m very balanced. if you had the misfortune to be spending christmas on one of those forts, cut off from life in the middle of the iraqi desert, who the hell cares what hat you take? of course they shouldn t ....
Xfinity delivers gig speed to more homes than anyone. now you can get it, too. welcome to the party. first lieutenant michael, you see him right there, decided he wanted to enlist in the army after the september 11th terror attacks. when he returned from iraq with a murder charge, found guilty of unpremeditated murder in a combat zone after he killed a terror suspect in the iraqi desert. in 2014 he was granted parole and now he wants a shot after redemption. he s seeking a pardon from president trump in hopes of finding forgiveness, here with more, his parents vickie and scott. thank you boalt for bein both fe this morning. your son decided to serve our nation after 9/1 is. send to iraq, in the 101st ....