Posted on 02/02/2005 10:38:04 AM PST by Paratrooper
Subject:A Marine's Thoughts--from Iraq
Hope everyone is well.
Elections right around the corner here. Everything is going very well (except for the visit we just had from Dan Rather and his freakin' entourage from hell). A more pompous (but scared and nervous) bunch of individuals I have never met before. Actually, keep your eyes out for Rather's report on our company in Lutufiyah (Golf Company, 2nd Bn, 24th Marines from Madison, Wisconsin). Should be interesting. The report should air on 60 Minutes II on Wednesday night your time, if somebody could tape it for me. I would really like to see what they keep in the report and what they edit out. Rather, that lowlife clown, kept trying to bait my young Marines with loaded questions and they kept putting it right back in his face. Best part was when he asked one of the Marines why they don't like the media. The answer he got was, "that you idiots make the terrorists look like giants whenever they explode a bomb. They're not; they're nothing but a bunch of cowards. But they do know that you guys in the press will eventually beat down public opinion with your constant focus on only the negative." Rather just looked at these guys with a scrunched up face, and did not give an answer back. I think he was ready to leave the "Mad Ghosts" area as soon as he could. Funny part, none of us were really sad to see him and his traveling circus hit the road.
Bottom line on this whole thing is that on Sunday, we will be involved in a historic event of immense proportion. A democratic election in Muslim country has never before taken place in this region.
These people, over the ages, decades, and centuries of their existence, have always lived under the direct rule of one monarch type of leader or another. This is a momentous occasion, to say the least.
Occasionally, we do have some fun here. The attachment I have sent was forwarded to me by a friend at Headquarters, Marine Corps. Sad part is that it is pretty accurate.
Keeping this one very short, due to the short-fused time hack on the 60 Minutes II story.
God Bless you and your men. I wish I could videotape it for you but my DVD recorder isn't set up yet.
Bump so that maybe someone else could hook you up.
Source?
Damn, now I'll have to watch that washed-up hack!!!!!!!!!
I honor your parents for raising a patriot.
Hey Paratrooper, where did you obtain this email?
Outstanding post! It makes feel like a proud papa to read stuff from our military guys.
By the way, do you suppose it was coincidence that Rather and CBS selected a unit from Madison, WI to follow and ask question? Hmmm....?
I know which I'd rather have on my side in a firefight...and Damn Blather ain't it!
I'll break my own rule and watch 60 Minutes II tonight. But brace yourself-the tone of what they show on tv will be 180 degrees from the interview described. It'll all be "we're losing and we need to get out of here". CBS will press that image even if they have to dub the interviews.
I'll bet Gunga Dan avoided referring to himself as "this old Marine" while he was there.
Wow, that's a great response. It's very succinct.
I am not the source, this is from a frind who received e-mail from marine in Iraq.
I hear they've got some super-secret memos from a Navy General that prove we're losing the war.
That's the best post I've read yet. What kind of DVD do you have? I'm sure there are online manuals, if you can post the make I'll see if I can find one. God bless the troops.
Tonite will be a ratings bonanza for Fox...90% of the nes jinkies on cable will watch the FOX news channel coverage, and 99% of the rest of the country will watch American Idol at 8PM..then stay with Fox for the SOTU
This is the original quote.
"that you idiots make the terrorists look like giants whenever they explode a bomb. They're not; they're nothing but a bunch of cowards. But they do know that you guys in the press will eventually beat down public opinion with your constant focus on only the negative."
This is how 60 Minutes II will report it.
"The terrorists look like giants whenever they explode a bomb."
More 'editing' to come.
I am in Iraq myself. I think they already aired that the night before the elections on afn. Maybe this a is a different incident. I remember being pissed off about it, yes they were loaded questions....he was asking them "was it worth it (being in iraq) that piece of $hit wanted to put them marines in a compromising possition. I know he had to be ticked off too when the marines wouldnt give him what he was looking for, ie "george bush is an idiot i wanna go home." all the marines said it was worth it. One kinda aquiesed(sp) slightly after dan hounded him and he said it was worth the liveslost.
WE are behind you and your guys all the way!
This aired on 26 January 2005.
No it is on tonight, just checked!
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