The Commander in Chief celebrates the aerial bombing of Iraq at "Wright-Patt"

Baghdad Thursday, June 08, 2006 - Loud applause broke out at a press conference in Baghdad as Prime Minister Nuri -Al-Maliki, flanked by U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and U.S. Gen. George Casey, the top commander in Iraq, announced that "Zarqawi was terminated." (Fox)



"At a press conference in Baghdad, Maj. Gen. William Caldwell showed a photograph of Zarqawi's body and video of U.S. F-16's dropping two 500-pound bombs on the house near Baqouba.

Gen. Caldwell said there was "100 percent confirmation" that Zarqawi was in the house prior to the attack. He added that six other people were killed in the attack, including one woman and one child."

In a chilling postscript to this story which Chicken Yoghurt draws to out attention, the Commander on Chief was speaking yesterday at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio.

"I do want to thank General Bruce Carlson, Commander of the Air Force Materiel Command; Colonel Colleen Ryan; and all those wear the uniform. I'm proud to be with you, and I'm proud to be your Commander-in-Chief." (Applause.)

"On a fateful day in this war, airmen delivered justice to the al Qaeda terrorist Zarqawi, in the form of two precision-guided, 500-pound bombs." (Applause.)


Bandit36 who produced and uploaded the above You Tube video is a 26 year old who says he is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and is stationed in the International Zone (aka the Green Zone) in Baghdad. My wife and newborn son are waiting for me back in Germany.

This is a picture of him and his family from his blog . after leaving Iraq when he says ..."I've turned over my key, my cell phone, my desk, my computer, my responsibilities."



To which somebody thoughtfully added this comment.......

Your latest US Air Force news ... March 23 airpower summary: F-16s keep vigilant ..."In total, 40 close-air-support missions were flown as part of the ISAF and Afghan security forces" ..."In total, coalition aircraft flew 59 close-air-support missions for Operation Iraqi Freedom."