Posted on 05/24/2005 9:12:08 AM PDT by robowombat
Ping for later!
Bump and ping for a longish read, well worth it IMHO.
World's largest drive by shootings.
bookmark for later...
Thanks,
L
The US Military only had problems in Mogudishu because they were crippled by the Klinton administration. To save his image among the raving islamists Klinton would not allow the military to use overwhelming force to accomplish their mission of capturing Mohammed Aidid.
On the fateful Blackhawk Down mission they denied requests for Apache & Spectre heavy gunships and Bradley and Abrams tanks. As a result Delta and the Rangers were outgunned and overwhelmed.
Great reading!
Sadly, today we know the reason why.
At this same time, we heard reports via Art Bell on huge "secret crematoria", and hidden rail-yards that we reasoned would be used to dispose of people like us when the End Times came. Back then, we would have laughed at the idea of a smallpox plague let out of the bottle by Jehad-crazed idiots. Today, those facilities seem all too useful.
And for the perfect Trifecta, there was a time when concerned Conservatives like myself littered their emails with words like "assassination" and "terror", we thought to jam Carnivore, which was assuredly a trick by the Clintonistas to develop software to track everybody.
What a difference a few years can make. What a sad difference.
Hats off to our boys and girls in uniform. We are four years plus into a war that struggles to save us from madmen, and we hardly notice it. We are such a rich country that there are no tin drives, no rationing, no gas coupons, and yet we get to stand, almost alone, saving the world for a third time. And for it, we get the whining of the French, the grumbling of the Russians, and the arrogant sneers of the Celeberatzi.
May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather. Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition.
Give the Pvt driving the fuel truck a medal
( and a promotion)
When will we see this interview on 60 minutes?
The book "Thunder Run" is a great account of this daring tactic.
GREAT READ --THANKS
Unfortunately, Klintoon's decision to tuck tail and run came back to haunt us on 9/11. Osama used the Somalia debacle as 'proof' that American soldiers couldn't fight and that Americans lacked the willpower to fight a real war.
And .. it was a FOX guy who was riding with Col Perkins - and from what little we saw of Perkins - I was so impressed with his skills. This guy has at least one Masters degree - and it might possibly be more.
Riveting and inspiring; thanks for the post.
If you can read this account (again) without your pulse racing, even when you know the outcome, you are already dead.
Fantastic read, thanks for posting the article.
This could not have happened. The MSM had assured us we were in a quagmire. Brig. Gen. (ret) Leslie Stahl told Collin Powell our supply lines were exposed. A real retired general, Barry McCaffrey, said we would have 3,000 KIA in taking Baghdad. So this must be wrong. /SARCASM
like i always said
let 2nd brigade kill the dismounts, Div CAV will take care of the armor.
"boys shoot dismounts...Men Shoot Tanks! (objective Montgomery) GARRYOWEN
alls the same as div cav has now become part of 2nd brigade
Great Read! Rock of the Marne!
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