U.S. Launches Second Phase in Fallujah (over 164 wounded flown to Germany)

FALLUJAH, Iraq -- U.S. forces backed by an air and artillery barrage launched a major attack Thursday into the southern half of Fallujah, trying to choke Sunni fighters in a shrinking cordon. The military estimated 600 insurgents have been killed in the offensive but said success in the city won't break Iraq's insurgency.

The Fallujah campaign has also sent a stream of American wounded to the military's main hospital in Europe. Planes carrying just over 100 bloodied and broken troops were arriving Thursday at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, a day after 64 others were brought in.

The large number of wounded sent to Germany suggests that fighting may be more intense, at least in some areas, than the military had initially indicated.

Violence escalated dramatically in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul amid a campaign by guerrillas this week to step up attacks elsewhere to divert troops from Fallujah.

Guerrillas attacked police stations in Mosul, overwhelming several, and U.S. and Iraqi troops were trying to put them down, the military said. The city governor was looking to neighboring provinces for police reinforcements, as gunfire and explosions echoed across the city.

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fighting started and how much worse this would have been if they had stayed. "Mission accomplished" many months ago was from the fact American troops just weent up the roads and never entered these cities. There's no end to this; as soon as we leave, the insurgents will come back...Vietnam

Euphemism 101

Sucking Bush's Ball's 201

Hide your audience from reality 105

All now required for the degree.