Grief-stricken at the loss of our finest.
Angry at the cowardice of the terrorists who did this.
I hate them.
OH! how I hate them.
May God comfort the families who will receive the bad news this day and may he protect the rest of our troops.
Yet another tragedy!
Our Prayers go out to the families and the souls of those who died in this cowardly attack.
Peace be with them!
This sounds like light artillery or heavy mortars, with a forward observer inside the base who knew when lunchtime would be. When troops go into garrison, even in a forward base like Mosul, they adopt routines that can play into the hands of the other side.
There will be several more days like this until the January 30th elections change all of this and bring a legitimate government to pass in Iraq. Warfare, after all, is a series of catastrophes that result in victory for one side or the other. We simply have to make sure that it is us. That doesn't make this reality any less painful, but it is the reality of where we are at as a nation.
Like it or not, the bad guys had a good day today. We have to acknowledge that, mourn our dead, and move forward, because in the end, if we get even something close to a democracy in Iraq, it is game over for the fascists.
Be Seeing You,
Chris