Posted on 11/15/2005 5:54:27 AM PST by SJackson
Very interesting report...keep 'em coming.
Thanx for posting. It's great to get first hand info form our guys.
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You should be very proud of your son. And he is absolutely right on the weaponry. In fact, shortly before I retired, the Air Force was in the process of developing a revamped M-14 and M-16 in order to adjust to those problems faced in the desert. I don't know where that stands though. And as far as M-9's go, I only saw a person use it once, and that was a medic in Kirkuk. I thank you and your son for your sacrifices.
I'm not the author, but yes, he should be proud of his son.
Great Piece...... Keep em coming
With all the resources available to the US military,
you would think that the border with Syria could
be closed. Why hasn't it been closed and sealed?
That's what I heard from a Marine. They are sick of the locale though. It's a real POS place to live. Iraq isn't a "firefight a day" kind of place for all the guys. Long stretches of boredom followed by short bursts of terror.
The Marines pwn the night. The rank-and-file terrorist can't figure that out. They are stuck in the 17th century where night hides everything. Their cluelessness is astounding. Not only that, the terrorists never win a fight. At best, they don't lose horribly. When they get in a firefight, they die. The Marines just chew them up. The best the terrorist can hope for is a dead child so they can blame the Americans. Otherwise, they just get hammered.
IED's are the weapon of choice. It is believed for every 10 IEDs deployed, one kills its operator. That has to weigh on the guys using them. The stupidest operators actually hang around near the IED to make sure it works. The Marines drive around looking for men staring at a point in the road and grab him. They make him talk by threatening to turn him over to the Iraqis. Evidentally, the Iraqis enjoy torturing people. Basically, if you see a place that people avoid, an IED is nearby. Every civilian seems to know where they are planted.
The local population loves the Americans. Americans are a conduit for stuff. Iraqis love stuff. School supplies, candy, hardware, etc. But they make Michael Rivero look like a Fox anchor. They live, eat and breathe conspiracy theories. They will believe anything, no matter how outlandish.
Great post. Great article.
From what I understand the Navy is going to stop issuing the 9mm Beretta and go back to the 45.
I served in Kuwait for 9 months and while nothing in Kuwait can hold a candle to the Sunni triangle, I was certainly amazed at how the locals treated us. The base where I lived had many soldiers and Marines who rotated in and out of Iraq and the stories they told and the stories the media told are two different animals. The media is the fifth column in this fight. They want us to lose.
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We are in a fight that must be finished, and will not be finished for many years to come. Thank God for George W. Bush having the courage to stay the course, instead of cutting and running at the first sight of blood like slick willie.
Tell your son, thank you for his service. And thank you for yours as well. I passed your message on to several in my family. My sister's son, is a marine and he is serving in Iraq. These type of things are what they like to learn more about.
God Bless You, Your Son and the family.
God Bless our TROOPS. The real heroes of our society.
I agree with your sentiment, however I'm not the author.
what an incredible post.
My nephew is in the usmc and heding back to Iraq. I asked him if he needed a .45 sidearm, and he said it was too difficult in the marine supply system to keep a private weapon.Maybe I should ask him again.
great post and it is good to hear that our service men are aware of the media tactics...
as for closing the borders, syria and iran are investing a lot of resources in supplying insurgents to be chewed apart by our valiant forces... perhaps this will allow internal insurgence in those places to topple their respective tyrants...
teeman
"They use handheld GPS units for navigation and Google earth for overhead views of our positions. "
Those leftist bastards at Google aren't stopping at not recognizing Veteran's Day.
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