An Infantry Colonel’s Foxhole Report from Iraq

The American Thinker ^ | 29 March 2006 | COL William Ivey

[Barbarian6]

Sorry it has been five months since my last update, but then, we have been busy. Let me give you the bottom-line up front (BLUF), and then catch you up on things. Feel free to forward this to whomever, since we still can’t seem to get the press to tell folks what is going on. This is how the fight is going from my foxhole, and it is much more than the bombings, US casualties, and rumors of civil war the press seems to be focused on.

[MikefromOhio]

But but but but we're (alledgedly) stalking him!!!

WAAHHHHHHHHHH

LOL

[StarCMC]

Nope, just pinging him to something he's an expert on.

[StarCMC]

*crickets*

[MikefromOhio]

oh yeah he won't respond....at least I don't expect him too.

It would be against what his pattern is.

If he can get in and say stupid things FIRST, then he might stick around.

If he gets called out, he won't come back.

I hear chickens or something :)

[StarCMC]

bwaaaak bwaaaak

[MikefromOhio]

LOL

[MikefromOhio]

time for lunch...

I'll be back to hear the crickets in a while :)

[StarCMC]

LOL - same here.

[Allegra]

The Colonel's Iraq has been confirmed by many others.

Yours truly included.

Hmmm...the troll-post got pulled before I could see it. what whas his particular brand of whiiiine? Some B.S. about things being better under Saddam?

[StarCMC]

I missed that one too.

[Allegra]

Is there a problem with the US media in Iraq?...

{gasp!} {sputter!} {trying to hold it in...}

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

(I like the way you put that. Well done. LOL)

[stm]

You are most welcome

[StarCMC]

Are you currently in theater??

[stm]

No back home in FL.

[StarCMC]

I was thinking you were pulling overnights if you were over there! LOL

I meant my thanks sincerely!


I want to ping you to a great pro-troop daily thread here at FR. Tonight we'll have a Music thread that goes up somewhere in the neighborhood of 8 or 9 pm CST.

[xzins]

What's your take on this report?

[La Enchiladita]

Ping to post 34: Speak the truth, SPM!! :-)

Heartfelt thanks to your entire family for your support of this country, the Chief and the spread of freedom.

[La Enchiladita]

Thank you for posting. Shame upon the MSM.

Forwarding via e-mail.

[Thunder 6]

Thanks for the head's up Chaplain. I generally agree with his observations. We too had a hell of a time getting the media to even show up in our AO unless they were chasing something they thought would embarrass the Army or provide lurid casualty descriptions back home. Easier just to ignore them, but then the phenomenal work being done by our troopers never gets seen by the people back home.

Pity, that.

Regards,

[xzins]

We had a media talking head retired LTC on our local radio the other day....Dean Smittle (sp?). The morning host is a bit of a lib, and the topic was "body armor." There were reports of troops complaining about the weight.

The LTC was asked his opinion, and he decided they should just shut up and wear it...best in the long run was his take.

I remembered your post: different missions require a different load. Excellent advice. They should have interviewed one who knew.

The same with this "civil war" stuff. I don't know if anyone has an official definition of what constitutes a civil war, but this sure isn't as ugly as the American variety.