John Fabiano

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John Fabiano

• Thursday 4-7 p.m
• PowerPoint Presentation
• 04/03/03

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War in Iraq The U.S. and Britain close in on
Baghdad http//www.detnews.com

• In the most current war on terror, the United
  States and Britain are ever closer to the Iraqi
  capital, Baghdad.

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Currently the U.S. is only 20 miles from the
outskirts of Baghdad

• Soldiers say that the skyline is in site
• U.S. has captured key bridges surrounding Baghdad
• Armys 3rd Infantry division is pressing towards
  the main international airport in Baghdad

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Iraq claims to be defending main airport

• Iraqi leaders claim that the airport is under
  their control
• In this picture Iraqi soldiers stand outside
  Saddam International Airport
• Differing reports from both the U.S. side and the
  Iraqi side

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Baghdad goes dark as coalition soldiers approach
http//customwire.ap.org

• In Baghdad tonight all electricity has gone out
  as U.S. soldiers are on the outskirts of Baghdad
• Neither side aware of reasons for power outage
• Could it possibly be the new U.S. e-bomb? No one
  knows the answer
• Lack of electricity cuts Baghdad off from outside
  world and gives U.S. side advantage

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U.S. Marines cross Euphrates River in to Southern
Baghdad

• The Marines today crossed the Euphrates River in
  to the outskirts of Baghdad
• Engineers check to make sure that this key bridge
  is not rigged to explode
• U.S. is destroying the Iraqi Repulican Guard
  around Baghdad

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Defense Secretary Rumsfeld says that it is too
late to grant Saddam exile

• Saddam is basically either already dead or is
  going die very soon
• U.S. gave him a chance to go in to exile before
  the war which he didnt answer.
• Saddams days are numbered

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Many Iraqis make the smart decision to surrender
rather than die

• Over 8,000 Iraqi soldiers have surrendered to the
  coalition thus far
• Smart move rather than losing their lives for a
  dying regime
• U.S. treating all of the prisoners humanely
  according to red cross

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Resistance ahead could be heavyhttp//www.detnews
.com

• U.S. worst fear is that street fighting will be
  next
• Baghdad is a city of 5 million people, urban
  terrain
• U.S. is expecting the worst resistance to come
  from soldiers in civilian clothing and hiding in
  houses and behind barriers.

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Victory is guaranteed for U.S, defeat inevitable
for Iraq

• President Bush has vowed to defeat Iraq no
  matter the costs
• Now that the U.S. is surrounding Baghdad the
  noose is being tied
• Once Baghdad is claimed and Saddam is taken care
  of, Iraq can move in a democratic direction

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Credits

• All articles used from the Detroit News on April
  3, 2003
• First Article titled U.S. troops attack Baghdad
  written by Chris Tomlinson of the AP
• Second Article titled Blackout in Baghdad
  written by Hamza Hendawi of the AP