Posted on 06/14/2014 1:35:36 AM PDT by nikos1121
I can't sleep, because I have seared visions of all those poor, loyal Iraqi soldiers rounded up, handcuffed with terror in their eyes and forced to speak in a video while cowards in machine guns watch. These poor men, wondering, expecting that eventually someone will rescue them, and they'll be home.
I see some who are obviously veteran soldiers, probably who have engaged in many battles over the years, who were trained by our soldiers, fought besides us and with whom they still have warm friendships.
I can't sleep, because I keep seeing them on their knees, then murdered one by one, tumbling forward like bear cubs.
What kind of people are we that we sit back and do nothing for people with whom our soldiers fought and maybe died with?
What advice is our military giving our president? I'm not in the military, but I see these AlQaida cowards, driving brazenly down a single road in broad daylight, and I wonder...why don't we mow them down with our jets? With our drones? This would send a message to those Iraqi soldiers that we're with you.
Why don't we kill these cowards, then use what ever diplomacy you wish afterwards, but let's start with a clear message.
I feel sick. This is not the America I've known.
Say what you wish about Malaki and anyone else there in power in Iraq, but these people asked for our help, and we don't help?
This is bad people. Very bad.
What kind of people are we?
Democrats always love to lose a good war and then say they told you so.
Not your fault. It’s the way they live. Islam is hell. Look at Mexico. Druggies here in the US need to get high. They buy their crap from the Cartels off the street here and in turn the Cartels, rape, torture and behead their own kind there. Evil is always around. Hitler, Stalin, Mao, even our own government. You can worry about it, but that’s all you can you do. This world is run by men. Even God has tried to stop it. But he didn’t give up.
I wonder if any Iraqi units are fighting to the death, or better yet, fighting and trying to organize, consolidate and link up?
There must be Captains and Colonels sprinkled through their Army that have a grip on their units.
I saw something that described the enemy as small in numbers, is that true?
Obozo doesn’t care. Another thread details that it was either pure stupidity or treason, allowing, essentially, the Iranians to setup their puppets in Iraq and push us out of the country. It’s the thread that has “backroom deal” in its title.
It’s depressing, but the Democrats are traitors to this country and are going to allow all our efforts since 2003 to be washed away in an instant. All the blood and sacrifice, all the trust, demolished, just like with Vietnam where we also left a hundred thousand people, or more, to die.
Yup, that’s the one
You have expressed what many, many of us feel.
Because we have a self serving, hypocritical coward for a president.
And then going off for a golfing weekend. Obama makes even Jimmy Carter look like Dwight David Eisenhower.
When you can’t protect the families and homes of your officers, you quickly cease to be an effective fighting force. Such is the situation there. They’re going to need to reassemble in defensible areas of single ethnic, tribal, and religious groups, then you’ll see them fighting. Sadr City will stand, so will the Kurdish areas.
What baffles me is, this should be no surprise to anyone over there. If you know that when captured you will die in a cowardly manner, then fight to the death! Never let yourself be tied up or restrained. Take at least one other of the enemy with you, if possible.
Nor will I ever forget that. Yes, I agree—show it, as you say!!
Never get in a car with people you don’t know, and for sure never let someone tie or handcuff you without a fight.
This is just history repeating itself. 40 years ago we left Vietnam and within 5 years somewhere between 3 and 5 million people in southeast Asia were dead because of the Communist surge. But at least the evil White man from America was no longer suppressing the little yellow man in Asia. Hope they realized how lucky they were.
Thanks, that was a splash of cold water of good analysis, it is refreshing to hear some military thinking on it.
I see many many familiar names here this morning.
Exactly why we cannot engage in these type of wars in the first place. Nation building does not work, and you are just a progressive administration away from disaster.
Your statement is hard to argue with, considering the present reality.
I was in Vietnam, so it strikes close to home. I never forgave the rats for that, and it still leaves a foul taste in my mouth. They got away with it then, they will get away with it now, unfortunately. There is pure evil running the government.
Not a single gov. Or their people will trust us again.
Most presidents honored prior comittments and pledges.
One election in america proved we will turn on a dime,
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