The Real Story Behind the April 9th Insurgency in Iraq (must-read by a US soldier who was there)

Intellectual Conservative ^ | 17 May 2004 | Jarob D. Walsh, U.S. Army Specialist

[presidio9]

Look, we all know there's no hope for Marteen. He is what he is. Some of the rest of us are not beyond salvation.

[Publius6961]

BUMP!

[TheBigB]

Damn.

[xsmommy]

i was just about to ask P9, if you you, BB, had any pretensions of seriousnness....

[TrueBeliever9]

BUMP for read

[VaBthang4]

Alright...simple question...

Why no helicopter escort?

[TheBigB]

No, only pretentions of intelligence.

Ask around...

[ghost of nixon]

seems we need to change the rules of engagement. Human shields are expendable....shoot into 'em. Also, kid or no kid, someone shooting at me gets shot

I'm with you on this one - what is he thinking, that these little terrorists are going to grow up into responsible citizens? And what about your fellow soldiers who are next in line to be shot at by these little thugs?

[xsmommy]

well that is infinitely preferable. way too many take themselves way too seriously. self deprecation, done correctly, is a very attractive trait. : )

[SMARTY]

I don't like to sound like a numb skull but why was the support effort so late? Why wasn't the attack anticipated and more security posted with the convoy in the first place? Just curious.

[presidio9]

Ask around...

I'm sorry, I am unable to vouch for this.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

It was unlike anything I have ever seen in my life. We were in the middle of Baghdad on a main highway being attacked; there were buildings all around us, and people in the buildings firing weapons at us. I looked off to the left at a frontage road and I saw nine cars in rows of three. There was a line of women in front of all the cars, and some of them had children with them. I thought they were just watching us get attacked, and then men started popping up behind them firing at us - they were using the women as shields!! It took me a second to realize that. They were standing on the hoods of the cars behind the women and children; it shocked the hell out of me. Then we started getting hit with small arms fire, which sounded like golf balls hitting metal. I started firing back at them but I couldn’t get passed the women; they were all I could hit, and they started falling down. The men turned around and ran back behind the cars to fire.

Which is worse?

Putting a dog collar and women's underwear on an Islamofascist, or Islamofascists using women and children as human shields?

Why, humiliating Islamofascists, silly.

Muslim women and children are'nt worth anything. </sarcasm>

[xsmommy]

i was assuming the bigB meant the big BRAIN : )

[TheBigB]

LOL No, my first name starts with B. The nick 'twas all I could come up with at the time. I ain't so creative. : )

[SquirrelKing]

Bttt for dinnertime read.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Well, when you break out of your niche, you do it with style.

[RSmithOpt]

Thanks for the Post. This one was saved.

[Freebird Forever]

seems we need to change the rules of engagement. Human shields are expendable....shoot into 'em. Also, kid or no kid, someone shooting at me gets shot.

Amen

[No Blue States]

WOW.

Im speechless.

I will pass this around.

[El Gran Salseron]

"Why no helicopter escort?"

Vulnerability to RPG attacks during daylight hours.