[newgeezer]

Were the cheers from the media?

In the video I saw, the cheers were too loud to have come from only the media. The camera was centered on the soldier who asked the question. Two or maybe three of the six or eight other soldiers in the picture were cheering.

I thought the most disturbing part of the whole thing was the cheering. It makes it look as if there is a LOT of disgruntled troops, and that's just what the Libs like to hear.

[OldFriend]

The thing that is eating away at me is that when we went into Afghanistan this type of warfare was not used against us. Suddenly we are in an urban area and they're placing improvised explosives on the road.

No one can be blamed for not forseeing such an action. Most of the people killed are Iraqi's......the entire warfare against the liberation seems to be coming up from the last level of hell.

Pretty hard to predict and I presume that we are doing our best to get outfitted for this type of attack.

[alnick]

I thought the most disturbing part of the whole thing was the cheering. It makes it look as if there is a LOT of disgruntled troops, and that's just what the Libs like to hear.

The first time I saw the clip, I had the impression that there was only a smattering of applause. The second time I saw it, the clip ran longer, and I heard prolonged applause and an almost unanimous standing ovation.

I don't think strong feelings on the issue of armor indicates anyone is generally disgruntled. I really think people are making way more out of this than there is.

The armor thing is an issue. It's being addressed. Most everyone feels strongly about it.

These troops have their hearts in what they're doing, and they're doing a fantastic job. They've been treated with respect in having been allowed to address the SOD.