THE BEST WE'VE GOT (OUR TROOPS)

New York Post ^ | 2/24/04 | RALPH PETERS

[kattracks]

February 24, 2004 -- OVER the coming weeks, a quarter of a million U.S. troops will move into or out of Iraq. The logistics of such a transfer would be formidable even under peaceful conditions in a country with Western-quality infrastructure. No other power in the world could do it in Iraq - or anywhere else.

[kattracks]

ping

[MEG33]

A salute to the very best in the world..our armed forces.

[goldstategop]

We're got the best army in the world and they are doing amazing stuff every day - the media won't let you hear about it. America is proud of them.

[kattracks]

ping

[SkyPilot]

bttt

[fawn796]

My nephew, a Marine, was in Iraq (at his request) for the beginning of the war. He came home (to our great relief) safe and sound.

Shortly after returning home, he requested to go back. His request was granted, and he returned to Iraq last week.

These guys are just the best. We are so proud of him.

[boxerblues]

Finally someone who knows what are military men & women are all about.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thanks, kattracks. We can't say it too often. Thank God for FR and the NY Post!

Recall how the pundits insisted that our troops were bound to fail, that Iraq was another Vietnam, a quagmire that would only worsen. Shamelessly, American ideologues who had been too good to serve in uniform themselves pretended that their only concern was the safety of our soldiers, who they wished to bring home immediately. Morale was going to break down, civilian "experts" insisted, our military would dissolve.

It wasn't just going to be Vietnam. It was going to be Oliver Stone's Vietnam.

Our soldiers' response? They broke the back of the Ba'athist insurgency. They captured Saddam. That deck of cards? Saddam and the boys were playing on credit - and G.I. Joe called 'em.

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The largest troops rotation in history is underway. Roughly 130,000 US troops are going home, to be replaced by 110,000 arriving troops. "Already, as many as 4,000 trucks are on the road between Kuwait and Iraq at any moment," according to Army Brig. Gen. Jack Stoltz, who directs movement of troops and distribution of equipment...to grow to 60,000 by mid-March. A newly freed nation the size of California; over 23 million Iraqis without shackles for the first time in over 3 decades; our troops removing bad guys daily with help from our Coalition, civilian and Iraqi allies...in the middle of this longsuffering nation, on top of a giant weapons' cache, during wartime, during transition we didn't lose a single one of our brave Soldiers last weekend. Some of us would call that good news! Well done, troops! May God continue to bless and protect you. 
     ~ http://www.freerepublic.com/~ragtimecowgirl/

[DollyCali]

Thanks for article Kat & for ping Ragtime.

May God keep our troops safe & in his care.P> and to all of us here...

Happy F-A-T Tuesday

[Reb Raider]

There must be literally hundreds of stories about our soldiers and their experiences plus how Iraqi's lives have been impacted by their bravery and hard work. I hope we start seeing some good books on this in the future.

The media blackout on the good news going on in Iraq cannot last forever. I am hoping some of the soldiers coming home, after they get reaquainted with their loved ones, will come forward and show pictures and tell the side of the story there has been too little coverage of.

[SAMWolf]

[ohioWfan]

Wow! GREAT article!! Thanks!

[kayak]

What a wonderful article!!!

This is what most of America thinks of our troops. God bless them all!

[blackie]

We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ terrorists and the democrats are sad ~ very sad!

~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~

[kayak]

ping

[happygrl]

Your poster says it all.

In 1999, shortly before he died, Steven Ambrose, the writer of several books on the American GIs of WWII, came to my city for the convocation of Medal of Honor Winners. At that time, Time Magazine was soliciting nominations for the "Person of the Century" for its end of the year cover.

Ambrose was lobbying and advocating that the American GI of WWII win this honor. Winston Churchill won the cover, but it was the American GIs who won the war and defeated the scourge of the 20th century.

It is our wonderful American soldiers who are defeating the scourges of the 21st century, even as I sit here writing.

[happygrl]

You have a wonderful son ! Please convey my Thanks to him and accept my thanks to parents like you, who raised him to be sacrificial for our country.

See my post #17.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Please thank your nephew from me, fawn796...and let him know how proud we are on the homefront of the work he's doing in Iraq!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Morning, Dolly! Bless you, too. (^:

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Bumping your awesome ~ appropriate for all occasions re. the troops ~ poster (which I plan on borrowing, often)! (^:

[ohioWfan]

They have a wicked sense of humor.........

No......say it ain't so, kayak.......

.......hehe

[SAMWolf]

Help yourself. My stuff is your stuff.

[SAMWolf]

I've read most of Steven Ambrose's books on WWII. IMHO, great writer.

[kayak]

Love it! (Can you see the huge grin on my face?)

[ohioWfan]

Yep. I can! :o)

[ohioWfan]

btw, Sam. I borrowed it too..........hope you don't mind! ;o)

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

You know that pic rates one of these:

Blurry screen alert!.

           

Eric, cheering up mom and the extended family.

Most appropriate pic for this thread! (^:

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

My stuff is your stuff.

Ditto, SAM. Thanks.

Well, the stuff that is my stuff, lol. The rest, borrow ~ and blame me. (^:

[ohioWfan]

LOL! You can blame kayak. She MADE me do it! ;o)

[Paulus Invictus]

This was in the New York Compost?! Incredible! It's so seldom the truth gets into the Post that we have to assume they failed to edit this article.

[Coop]

[Soldiers] live the virtues - courage, patriotism, love of freedom, self-sacrifice, honor - of which their critics are embarrassed to speak.

What a powerful quote! God bless our troops!!

[texasflower]

This picture makes me laugh everytime I see it!

Thanks for sharing it.

[kayak]

HA! I suggested it and you certainly didn't protest.

But if ever a thread begged for a certain picture this was it so I'll be glad to take the 'blame' ... :-)

[ohioWfan]

Well, it DID fit in with the 'wicked sense of humor' line in the piece. :o)

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[Yardstick]

Wow, great piece!

[mamaduck]

You got there before me! I got this email via my dad from my cousin who is a Sgt Major stationed in FL awaiting further orders.

I thought the article was wonderfully uplifting, and wanted to make sure my FRiend ohioWfan got to see it!

How I wish this was the attitude of the majority of the "news" on Iraq. How wonderful to read such a glowing report!

[mamaduck]

hee hee, you *are* here already! I love to see your pix!

[PhilDragoo]

So not a quagmire bump.

Tom Daschle is deeply saddened, to retire next year.

[VOA]

bump

[windchime]

Bump!

[SandRat]

[Ray'sBeth]

Fawn, I know what you mean about these guys being the best, but we're a little prejudiced too. One of our precious sons is over there right now too--a very proud Marine with very proud parents. We pray constantly for him and his buddies.

[Utah Girl]

Wow.