Unfortunately, Kerry, Kennedy, Murtha, Reid, Pelosi and the rest of them will just blame Bush for it and continue to strengthen our enemies...
If Reagan was in office it would now be called the "Big F--king Lake" south of Baghdad.
In a way, history did repeat itself. Zarqawi was given up by members of his own group. Sure, they had their own reasons for doing so, and were probably rolled up in the aftermath if they didn't already plead for amnesty from the Iraqi government as part of their deal in handing over the information that was used to track down Zarqawi.
So, in a sense, history did repeat itself, albeit more indirectly this time around.
If in the case of Iraq there has been any lessening of resolve among the American electorate, and to read the newspapers and listen to a great many television pundits one might certainly think there has,
Obviously, the author is convinced the entire American electorate is made up of the Newspapers and TV pundits. They do not reflect the minds of the American electorate.
The true minds of the American electorate are shown once every two years at the polls, not via Pew, Zogby, Quinnipiac, Hardball with CNN, Larry King, Bill O'Reilly or anywhere else. To say what newspapers and pundits write reflects the American electorate is to project his view of the world onto them (us).
Wishful thinking. There have been any number of horrible murders and tortures of Americans and their allies in Iraq, and nothing comes of it. If the American people can so blythely forget about the slaughter of 3000 of their fellow countrymen, they'll quickly forget about these two unfortunates.
I pray for a quick and complete retribution to these uncivilized killers. Time has come for the world to end their mindless dabbling with the idea we are dealing with anything but lunatic killers. In this nation they are called serial killers.
Thanks for the post !
For the parents of these two brave soldiers, I hope vengeance is swift and complete. I suspect a new, deeper and more ominous (for the murderers) resolve exists among the fellow soldiers of the three who were killed. May God guide their weapons to a sure and accurate target, and may they return safely knowing that justice was achieved in a successful retaliation.
Oh, that I were a young, strong man.
To be an aging woman and know I cannot be there to help exact revenge burns my heart. As a mother, my heart goes out to the parents and siblings of the three who were killed and, especially, the two who were tortured.
Consider the aftermath of the Little Bighorn.
Consider the evidence of Pearl Harbor.
Too many would-be enemies forget the prophetic words of Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto following that attack when he said; “I fear that we have awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve.”
Unfortunately, the MSM is doing everything it can (and has been doing so for years) to sanitize what they present to the American public as "tradgedies" like September 11, 2001, while at the same time, doing all they can to inflame the arab and muslims AGAINST the US and our policies.
When is the last time you saw photos of the people jumping to their deaths from the towers? How many times were photos of the remains of people who fell 50 or more stories shown? How many times have we seen the photos of the 4 contractors bodies, burned and hung on a bridge? How many times do you think that we'll see graphic discussions in the MSM of what was actually done to these two servicemen?
On the other hand, although it now looks like Haditha was a hoax, how many times have we seen not only the MSM, but even members of congress condemning our service people? Or Abu-Grabe? Or Guantanamo? Or the "koran flushing" hoax? No, the MSM WANTS to inflame our enemies, while at the same time, trying to keep from inflaming the anger of the American public, since the last thing they want to do is have popular support for the war increase.
I'm so angry over the whole thing that I don't know what to do.
Mark
Consider the aftermath of the Little Bighorn.
Consider the evidence of Pearl Harbor.
Too many would-be enemies forget the prophetic words of Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto following that attack when he said; “I fear that we have awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve.”
Unfortunately, the MSM is doing everything it can (and has been doing so for years) to sanitize what they present to the American public as "tradgedies" like September 11, 2001, while at the same time, doing all they can to inflame the arab and muslims AGAINST the US and our policies.
When is the last time you saw photos of the people jumping to their deaths from the towers? How many times were photos of the remains of people who fell 50 or more stories shown? How many times have we seen the photos of the 4 contractors bodies, burned and hung on a bridge? How many times do you think that we'll see graphic discussions in the MSM of what was actually done to these two servicemen?
On the other hand, although it now looks like Haditha was a hoax, how many times have we seen not only the MSM, but even members of congress condemning our service people? Or Abu-Grabe? Or Guantanamo? Or the "koran flushing" hoax? No, the MSM WANTS to inflame our enemies, while at the same time, trying to keep from inflaming the anger of the American public, since the last thing they want to do is have popular support for the war increase.
I'm so angry over the whole thing that I don't know what to do.
Mark
I'd settle for a Roman solution: surround the city where this happened. Separate the men and boys over 10 from the women and children. Put the men into a prison camp and systematically interrogate everyone - let the Iraqi polic do it - until we know who actually did the murder. Execute the perps and sew their bodies inside of pig carcasses for burial. Disperse the women and children throughout the rest of the country. Raze the city and salt the earth.
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Note the NYT has NO editorial on this incident compared with ~ 50 consecutive days of Abeu Grab!!!
What do you think about this article?
The Giant has been awake for sometime now. Unfortunately, the mental midgets surrounding the Giant will do anything they can to hold him down.
That all depends upon what your definition of "Americans" is. There are the Demonicrat "americans" who are in favor of "cut and run" policies, who don't understand the need for or even what patriotism might be or why it is important. These are AINO americans: Americans In Name Only. They are appeasement cowards who are afraid to see the world as it truly is. They are responsible for 9/11 as much as the muslim terrorists.
Then there are the rest of us. We don't pay ransom or cower at threats. We get pissed off. And we certainly don't roll over an pee on ourselves at the thought that some Euro-weenie might not like us. We wear the moniker "cowboy" proudly.
We bring peace and comfort to troubled lands, first through superior firepower and then through the generous labors that re-build and reform.
And we are the Americans who will be damn proud when the murderous scum who did this to our brave soldiers are brought to justice.
As long as Americans are in charge of our country and its military, the jihadist don't have a prayer. It's just a matter of time.
There should be an unrelenting fury and our vengeance should be swift and terrible to behold-but it won't. Our Soldiers and Marines are sent into this very difficult situatuion where you can't tell friend from foe (it's not like they are squaring off against Redcoats) and are held accountable like State troopers. I agree with Dubya 90% of the time, but he has really not stepped up to the plate when it comes to situations like Colonel West, Lt. Pantano, etc...Our boys are kept in shackles while detainees are given pillows.
Don't make me laugh -- I'll believe it when I see it.
If there was any veracity to this statement at all, Fallujah would have been a smoking ruins by now. And the water and electricity would have been turned off in most of Iraq -- permanently -- more than two years ago.
I, for one, would happily die if I could kill two al-Qaeda.