4 wounded as US military aircraft takes on fire during evacuation mission in South Sudan

Fox News ^ | Dec. 21 , 2013 | AP

[LeoWindhorse]

Rebel gunfire hit a U.S. military aircraft trying to evacuate American citizens caught in a remote region of South Sudan that on Saturday became a battle ground between the country's military and renegade troops, officials said. Four U.S. service members were wounded.

The U.S. military aircraft were heading to Bor, the capital of the state of Jonglei and scene of some of the nation's worst violence over the last week. One American service member was reported to be in critical condition.

[LeoWindhorse]

Let me guess ; all the Ospreys were under ROEs that sent them in un-armed . No GAU-21's , no Dillon miniguns . God forbid that they should be able to fire on any of the combatants firing on them . No wonder these people shoot at us . They KNOW we won't shoot back . Screw ROEs , go in guns blazing . All should fear , when they hear us coming , run and hide for their lives . Not stand up and shoot . Who's running the show anyway ?

[GeronL]

The media doesn’t want to admit these are Muslims doing this

[dragnet2]

4 wounded as US military aircraft takes on fire during evacuation mission in South Sudan

...what are we fighting for, don't ask me I don't give a damn, next stop is south Sudan...

[laweeks]

Gee, American military fired on? Perhaps an act of aggression? Might our soldiers have been wounded or killed?

Gee . . . wonder what our again-vacationing muslim, illegal alien, anti-Christian, anti-American, so-called Commander In Chief will do about it? Huh?

Then again, what will the real acting-president, Valerie Jarret (unelected and unconfirmed )do about . . . or what will she tell her sock-puppet to say about it?

[Iron Munro]

In related news, Air Farce One had another successful departure for Hawaii.

There were no reported problems with random electrical transients in the fuel tanks.

[dragnet2]

These guys get all shot up, and Obama is sipping a cold one on a tropical island...

[GladesGuru]

In places like South Sudan, “breathing while Muslim” should be defined as ‘theft of oxygen’ and result in a column of fire descending out of t night sky.

Spectre strikes the Oxygen Thieves!

[blueunicorn6]

It’s OK! It’s OK! Only Republicans were wounded.

[LeoWindhorse]

a so-called U.N. chopper had been downed the day before in the same area . If some idiot gave the order that our ac’s should go in unarmed , or unauthorized to return fire , that officer needs to be held accountable . ROEs suck and they must end . They are getting our people injured and killed.

[bunkerhill7]

South Sudan is a Gun-Free Zone.

[matt1234]

Quagmire.

[SkyPilot]

OK Paul, let's cut these bastard military and retirees pensions and benefits even more....geez these people are such moochers.

[therut]

May end up being Obama’s Black Hawk Down. That would put the end to his Presidency.

[hattend]

If Benghazi didn’t hurt him, nothing will.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Let me guess ; all the Ospreys were under ROEs that sent them in un-armed . No GAU-21's , no Dillon miniguns . God forbid that they should be able to fire on any of the combatants firing on them . No wonder these people shoot at us . They KNOW we won't shoot back . Screw ROEs , go in guns blazing . All should fear , when they hear us coming , run and hide for their lives . Not stand up and shoot . Who's running the show anyway ?

Agreed. America has become weak because of the liberals in media and in government. We should simply not go in with our military unless we are well willing to use maximum force to defend ourselves.

We live in a bizarro world where the strong have become the weak.