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3 US Troops Killed in Kerbala Battle ( Plus a FANTASTIC Tribute to our Troops! Gotta see it)
MetroSOurce newswire, http://www.armedforcestribute.com/ ^
| 10/17/03
| Newswire, R. Skaggs - tribute
Posted on 10/17/2003 2:38:29 AM PDT by prisoner6
From MetroSource Newswire...
3 US Troops killed, 7 WOunded in Firece battle in Kerbala.
(Paraphrased for time)
3 US military police were killed, 7 wounded in iraq as a firece battle rages around a mosque in Kerbala. The US troops were trying to disarm a group that had set up a perimiter around the mosque. It's not know how many iraqis were killed or wounded. At last report the battle was still going on.
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Sympathies and prayers for the soldiers and their families.
prisoner6
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: battle; fallen; iraq; karbala; killed; tribute; war
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To: FreedomPoster
Surely Vietnam casualties from 1965 is a more appropriate analogy?
To: Centurion2000
Evidently they aren't
To: Alter Kaker
I know that...must of been a very special group of soldiers. I talked with my son who is with the 101st this morning and he knew nothing about any 101st being anywhere but in the Mosel area.
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posted on
10/17/2003 7:15:59 AM PDT
by
boxerblues
(If you can read this.. Thank a Teacher..If you can read this in English ..Thank a US Soldier)
To: prisoner6
That was so great! My son is in the Navy and has been deployed due to get back today. Just as I finished watching the tribute my cell phone rang. It was him they just got back. He is the fourth generation in our family to serve. We are so proud of him and all the other heros that serve today for our great nation. God bless them all!!
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posted on
10/17/2003 7:31:32 AM PDT
by
rangerofrage
("....and what to my wondering eyes did appear.......")
To: pickemuphere
We have a job to do there. The REAL Iraqis are glad we have come to do it. PRayers for the families of those lost in bravery and heroism.
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posted on
10/17/2003 7:49:05 AM PDT
by
StarCMC
(God protect the 969th in Iraq and their Captain, my brother...God protect them all!)
To: Coop
how come we never hear if we fought back and blasted the people who killed our troops?
To: rangerofrage
Tell your son thank you for his service! He -- and the other 3 generations! -- is a true American hero.
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posted on
10/17/2003 7:53:48 AM PDT
by
StarCMC
(God protect the 969th in Iraq and their Captain, my brother...God protect them all!)
To: rangerofrage
Congratulations on getting your son home, and please pass on our sincere thanks for his service and sacrifice!
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posted on
10/17/2003 8:06:02 AM PDT
by
Coop
(God bless our troops!)
To: prisoner6
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posted on
10/17/2003 8:09:18 AM PDT
by
AntiGuv
(When the countdown hits zero, something's gonna happen..)
To: Centurion2000
flatten the mosque Concur. If they're using the mosques as fortifications against us, then the mosques are legitimate targets.
We didn't hesitate to flatten Monte Cassino in WWII ... and the Pope gave his blessing to do it. It was being used by the Nazi's as a fortification against us.
To: prisoner6; All
Prayers Heavenward for these brave soldiers
To: prisoner6; AntiGuv; Alia; Arkinsaw; DB; RLK; rwfromkansas; seamole; Remole; Eaker; section9
ping
To: prisoner6
The ROK tactics need adopted in Iraq
They are mega-brutal, but they work very well and that is what counts
To: prisoner6; All
Maybe the dozers need brought in.
The IDF has used dozers in Gaza and the West Bank with great effectiveness
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To: pickemuphere
HONOR their sacrifice......HONOR their memory.......STAY THE COURSE. Heartbreaking YES.........necessary YES!! GOD BLESS THOSE who ARE WILLING to make the ultimate payment for those to taste FREEDOM.
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posted on
10/17/2003 8:42:16 AM PDT
by
PISANO
Comment #38 Removed by Moderator
To: FreedomPoster
Not really a good analogy. The Soviets in their defeat in Afghanistan suffered a rate of 3-4 killed (all causes) a day or roughly 25 soldiers a week. More than us but not a horrible death toll either, esp given that we are 15 to 25 years beyond that with more technology, personal procection systems, etc. Currently we are suffering 3-6 deaths a week to hostile fire (not counting accidents) and around 40 wounded a week. This is not militarily crippling by any means, just as the Soviet losses were not militarily devestating. The impact, over time, is one on moral in theatre and at home. The Iraqi insurgents cannot defeat us militarily, everyone knows that, but they can sap our will if they can keep it up over the long haul. This is about will, not casualty rates. Another example is the Isreali occupation of S. Lebanon from 1982 to 2002. The IDF's casualty rate was far lower than ours, but over 20 years Hezbollah and its allies never quit and eventually Israeli public will dropped to the point that Israel unilaterally withdrew. The reciept for defeat in Iraq is clear and it all hinges on the American home front. Iraq, as long as the insurgency continues, will be a topic in the 2004 presidental race. If Presidcent Bush loses in 2004, I'd expect, if the fighting continues into 2005, for the new Democratic administration to begin a withdraw from Iraq and a hand off to the U.N. The U.N., as it is known to do, will mess up and cut and run, leaving who knows what running the place in 2006 or 2007. It's all about national will, not casualty rates, and the media is doing a good job in aiding the enemy in how they report this stuff.
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posted on
10/17/2003 9:40:38 AM PDT
by
Mac94
To: Alter Kaker
Your #18.
A 101st MP unit is in Karbala.
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posted on
10/17/2003 9:47:41 AM PDT
by
verity
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