Posted on 10/28/2006 5:19:35 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
As Tim Graham reported here earlier this week, NBC reporter Richard Engel, who spends much of his time in Iraq, has declared: "I think war should be illegal...I'm basically a pacifist."
This morning's 'Today' ran a feature Engel had put together focusing on depression among American troops serving in Iraq. Engel spoke with men of the 1st Platoon, 562nd Engineer Company. At one point, Engel asked the soldier pictured here:
"You ever worry one day your number's gonna come up?'"
Replied the soldier, in words echoing those of comrades over the generations: "Yeah, but you try to keep that in the back of your head. You just focus on today and what you've got to do to get it right and bring everybody back home alive."
Later, Engel drew the soldiers out about their fears of the possible unfaithfulness of their women back home. Engel: "They tell us about an enemy the soldiers here all fear but don't talk about: the Jody."
As the second soldier pictured explained: "the Jody is the guy who is back home with your wife or your girlfriend."
Continued Engel: "They worry and tell stories about soldiers going home to empty houses."
Engel would presumably defend his segment as reporting on the reality the soldiers face. But given what we now know about Engel's personal views, I found something troubling in the way he drew them out about their deepest concerns.
Pacifists are peace thieves, living in the peace graciously provided for them while returning nothing but contempt for the police, soldiers and armed citizens who protect them.
BINGO!!
Hope Engle gets imbedded a lot. Maybe a bullet out there has "his name" on it. They can ask him if he ever thought it would happen to him?
Richard Engel
Hey "DICK", remember,#1. those guys are keeping YOUR ass alive as long as THEY feel like it.
#2. Your wife/girlfriend said to tell YOU hello and to stay for another tour.....
Bhahahahahah asswipe.
Yep ... and it's more then obvious how he wants this war to end
It would be one thing if the media were just trying to be neutral... But this is a blatant attempt to destroy the morale of our troops. This is bordering on treasonous behavior, where this "man" is doing all he can to help the enemy.
Mark
Next time the American media should send Al Jazeera to cover the injured at Walter Reed.
Richard Engel - what an ahole!
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