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And, Now There's This...
By Lt Col P
Thanks to all who wrote in re my previous post. And to those who perhaps thought I'd lost the bubble, trust me, I haven't. I was caught in a fit of gloomy hawkishness, possibly because I haven't been feeling well of late.
Anyway, I'm much better now.
This, in particular, has cheered me greatly.
"Big fights are ahead and we will take serious losses probably, but al Qaeda, unless they find a way to escape, are about to be slaughtered. Nobody is dropping leaflets asking them to surrender. Our guys want to kill them, and that’s the plan."
Damn right it is. Go get 'em boys.
On a related note, one can only be heartened by KduT's selfless gift to his adopted soldiers in the 3/2 Cav. See how quickly he scraped up the cash to get what these troopers needed, all from donations. That's dedication. I think he might need a little more help. No amount is too small.
Finally, as always, we must not forget the sacrifices being made for us in every clime and place. Americans are locked in combat and are taking casualties still. Our allies, especially our cousins to the North, are knee-deep in the fight as well; recently three of them gave their lives in Afghanistan.
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Yon's article is a great way to start a Friday. Truly amazing how much a self-funded, independent reporter can accomplish.
I comment to stress the importance of spreading the word outside the usual community of readers. I will be sending the article link to those folks in my office who tend to absorb the CNN/NBC and DNC/Pelosi-Reid soundbites and believe them.
On a separate note, partially good to hear the Iraqi people have trust/faith in the Americans. What is troubling is the report of Sunni/Shiite issues bubbling below the surface. Perhaps continued victory will prompt a realization by the Iraqis they can get a better life by working together?
Many an advancement has grown out of a fit of gloomy hawkishness.
Yut. Nice to see we're on the offensive - get some. Haven't heard one peep of this operation in the news...
Lt. Col P,
Hmmm...War is Hell. I just had a little email exchange with Pamela (Atlas) discussing some of the same issues in the past week. She told me I was getting soft...Shit, I thought it was interesting coming from a woman. Anyhow, I guess we all need a little kick in the butt to stay focused.
Ben Bauman 79
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39 days until my year is up..over here.
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Yon has done some tremendous reporting here. I don't know why, but this is how war reporting is done in my mind. It seems I have seen such good work before--from WWII history, I'm sure. Maybe Korea or Vietnam.
How was it that we've been reduced to a just a couple such reporters, occasionally heard on PBS' Newshour or somesuch, or self-funded, ans Yon is? I think it has to do with how we educate them, giving them no history only "critical thinking" classes.
Sounds like we're kicking butt. And its welcome! Funny how the supposedly flawed strategy of the early days now has this heavy force being accepted, even welcomed in most quarters. The best the Times can worry about (the Times who constantly decries the early disbanding of Sadaam's armies) is that the local residents aren't sure they want the US to turn over control to the peoples Iraqi army. Hmm. Odd.