I'm late to this particular party, yet my blood is boiling as well this dark, cold Monday morning. Two things however that I have picked up from reading the reports and the commentary. First, it was an Iraqi youth that informed the Garrison of its downed men. There are good people there. Granted I'm making an assumption with that statement, biut I do not doubt it is true, even in that cess-pool. As other posters mentioned, these were no 'teenagers'. Which brings me to point two. The press gave us the image that was intended. It was staged and executed for effect, knowing that world media would be compliant with the monster's intentions, or complacent out of bias against the right side of this fight. Nevertheless, the most dangerous enemies of freedom in this particular conflict is the Leftist world media propoganda machine that is tuned at the moment to seeing as many dead American troops in an increasingly brutal and shocking manner. This will get worse before it gets better. Don't lose it here. Manner on this thread, I fear, are falling right into the trap... second guessing command, second guessing the training and judgment of our brave men. I would suggest that this is a new kind of war from what the one they learned to fight, if they learned that at all in the NG. They must learn TBF like other men and women before them. But we are their spine. The attacks on them are meant solely for us and our 'shock and awe.'
Watch, learn, fear, learn, reinforce, learn, hold fast, learn, and learn how to win. Its a war of attrition now being fought on television for video victories on a front a long war away with combatants sitting on warm sofa eating cheetos.
For the sake of those men lying on the street this morning and all that they represented, DO NOT PROVIDE THEIR KILLERS THIS VICTORY.
We all know that the prowlers providing payback there, in the dark of night, are a whole lot more savage than their foes. Their executions are not broadcast on AJT or NBC. The bodies rot where they lay with one tiny hole through the cerebral cortex, ears removed. The fear spreads and the more that it does, the more vile the enemy becomes. But, it is their own execution that is truly at hand.
I suggest that we learn real fast. Patience and perserverance is our only friend in this world today. The wise warrier is ultimately the one left standing on the battlefield.
...apologies for so 'Manner' errors. (That would be 'Many') They were couresy on my little one fingered 15-month-old typing buddy.
Thank you - you make alot of sense. Right on target.