Posted on 06/13/2008 1:06:47 PM PDT by RedRover
For one, he had to protect the surge. He had to demonstrate to the Iraqis that the Army was willing to do the right thing. Indeed, when the May 11 close kill was just starting to be investigated, the engineer who was the go-between for Balcavage and Sheik Sabah went to Balcavage and told him that he had to go talk with the sheik and other local leaders about how the Army was handling the matter. "So I met with them," Balcavage says. "And I told them the truth. I told them we were investigating the accusations. What I was surprised at was how well just telling them that we were investigating stymied the negative impact. I thought the impact was going to be retributional attacks on our guys because of perceived injustice -- perceived injustice in a war of injustice over there. Little did we know that the Sunni awakening in our area was just around the corner." Little did he know that in a month he would be paying Sheik Sabah and his tribe for every IED they removed from the roads his soldiers traveled.
I can not freakin believe that these men have been thrown under the bus. Men like these MADE Iraq WAKE UP and we would not be where we are today were it not for them. Fn REMF pusses.
I agree completely, Ma.
What happens if we cut off the money?
.....can’t do that unless we let Henlsey go back.
Bump for later
I have read and re-read this article and I still have only ONE question (the same question I had from the beginning) - WHY THE H-— IS EVAN IN JAIL?????
I guess it just makes some people feel better, if, on occassion, they get to nail someone to a cross.
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