Posted on 10/23/2007 12:00:03 PM PDT by PurpleMan
The nation showed its gratitude to the young officer yesterday. President Bush presented the first Medal of Honor for combat in Afghanistan to the family of Lt. Michael P. Murphy, a Navy SEAL who sacrificed his life trying to save his comrades two years ago
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Why? Why, WaPo, not put it on the front page?
It was on ABC Nightly News last night...for about 5 seconds.
Are they continuing to hold the news of LT Murphy hostage? Is it some kind of Khomeini Complex at the NYT that they won't free LT Murphy?
“You’ll NEVER see that on the NYT front page.”
And it’s not:
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/todayspaper/index.html
An American hero who deserves much more than 5 seconds.
I really wasn’t paying too much attention to this story until I heard the part about how the SEALS let some muzzie goat herders go and they set the taliban on them. Something very wrong there. Regardless of Murphy’s efforts, only one SEAL survived and 16 others died while en route to try and rescue them. This act of “compassion” by the SEALS cost many American lives. Does anyone know who was in command and who made the decision to do this? Just letting those muzzie goat herders go on their merry way was irresponsible.
This was discussed on a local radio show this morning. A woman called in and said that her brother was in one of the helicopters that was sent to rescue Lt. Murphy’s team. His helicopter took a direct hit and her brother was killed. She went on to say that the heroic deeds that our brave American patriots are doing in Iraq and Afganistan are being ignored by the media.
Personally, I find that reprehensible!
I do too.
It was/is quote: “irresponsible” to try and rescue them.
The Warrior Ethos is “I will never leave a fallen comrade.”
That’s what they do.
Would you be happier if they didn’t go back and try to rescue and instead leave him to be tortured or killed as a POW?
God, spare us.
Holy piss-poor quotes, Batman.
Did you really say “quote” and then only quote one actual word (”irresponsible”) and then add other words behind them?
Really?
God, spare us.
It wasn't a command decision. Killing unarmed combatants is a violation of the ROE, and they would have been tried for murder had they done it. ROE come from the very top, as anyone with military experience knows.
Irresponsible for following the rules of engagement? Irresponsible for following orders? Irresponsible for not shooting civilians? You must never have served in combat. Quite criticizing warriors from the safety of your computer.
Just letting those muzzie goat herders go on their merry way was irresponsible.
It was all covered in Marcus Luttrells’ book, “ Lone Survivor.” Luttrell was the lone survivor of the 4 man SEAL team sent to snipe a local Taliban leader who was killing a lot of American Marines. They had located the target in a village and were set up to kill him when 3 goat herders happened upon them.
They discussed what to do with them and took a vote. They could either kill them or let them go. If they killed them, they knew the U.S. media would hear about it through Muslim contacts in the media and they would all be tried for War Crimes. Reluctantly, they let them go. Within a very short period of time, they were attacked by over a hundred Taliban fighters. Lt. Murphy moved into the open to contact Seal Base and tell them to come running. It cost him his life. The rest of Seal Team 10 and 6 other Special Ops loaded up and headed out. Just as their Chinook was landing and opened its’ rear bay door, a Taliban happened to be close and fired an RPG that went into the chopper and killed everyone on board.
Read the book. There is an awful lot more to the story.
One would conclude that the metrosexual girly-men at the Times are frightened by actual man stuff.
I assume that you mean the New York Times...???
It is so odd and sick that arguably the most patriotic newspaper in the US is owned by the Unification Church. My respect for them is considerably enhanced.
Liberals who hate the contrast to the Washington Post often sneer, "The Moonie Paper".
Once had some smary lib standing on a corner with a bunch of oter people snarl at myself and Kristinn, "So you guys are Republicans..." or something to that effect. So I asked what would lead his to make such a statement and he says, "Because you're both holding copies of the Moonie Paper."
So I ask him, "That's a bigoted statement, but I'd like to know, are you biogted against Asian people of color, people of fait or does it have to be Asian people of color and faith?"
The a-hole couldn't pedal away fast enough.
You want the persons responsible, you should look at the thousands of lawyers who clutter up the Pentagon.
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