Posted on 06/14/2004 7:58:28 PM PDT by elfman2
"When the new orders came down, it was a little weird to see guys you knew were insurgents coming in and out of the cities, people who we'd not allowed to pass before," said Cpl. Maurice Knight, of Williamsport. "You'd see guys, much darker than Iraqis, from the Sudan, and it was obvious they had come here to fight. I know we were just trying to create peace, but this wasn't the right way to do it, because we are going to have to go back in there, sooner than later."Many feel strongly that if soldiers do have to go back in large numbers, more lives will be lost than necessary because the cordon already in place in May will have to be re-established.
Guess you’re right, you only claimed that everything that followed it was a Marine decision. Nice post. First one in awhile that didn’t strip the context from what you quoted. [smile]
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