Posted on 02/17/2007 1:33:38 PM PST by Jemian
My son is currently serving in Iraq, at a post north of Baghdad. He is a gunner with an engineering unit; his main job is watch for bad guys and blast them. The following are comments he made to some friends last night. The episode he discusses was Saturday morning. I thought y'all might be interest in what he had to say about the situation over there. FWIW, his morale is great. You can see he is committed to the mission.
The friggin terrorists tried to hurt our friends today. The attacked some IPs not to far from us, and then when the armor near us responded to the IPs cries for help and came rushing over with some serious firepower, they ran like little girls. My unit saw no action, but we sure heard it. A round flew over us, and so some of the guys who were working with us who dont go out to much took cover. The rest of us just laughed. It was funny. We were behind a hill, and about a kilometer away, so we were pretty safe. A few IPs [Iraqi Police] got hurt, and so prayers go out to those wounded guys. They have to live in this country where thier families could be killed for thier involvement in the Iraqi Police, so I have alot of respect for them.
It really amazes me how the IPs and Iraqi Army persist even though our politicians doubt them back home. I've seen them take terrorists, and detain them. I've seen IA tanks hold the high ground. I dont know why we doubt these guys. They do more of the heavy stuff than we do. They really are stepping up, and though they pay the price (I saw them get hit, they took one KIA, and one more had his guts hanging out) they still fight on. These guys have some serious beliefs in what they can make their country into. I believe in them.
This whole thing going on back home is just not right. We should not run and abandon this country. Saddam needed to be punished. He had ridiculed the world, and had opressed his people. People say that we have brought carnage? We have not done nothing compared to Saddam. He was a killer and did it to his own people. I'm not sorry that we came here, and I'm sure not going to run out on these people. I'm no person to ever do that, and I'll stand by these people here.
One of the translators told me some about the former regime. His brother was killed by Saddam. Every time we talk he says more and more about how much better it is for Iraqis now. The kids smile and wave when they see us pass by. The people here are always nice to us as well. It might be because we carry automatic weapons, but so did Saddam and they sure didnt like him.
JT? WE LOVE YA GUY!
Jemian, thanks so much for sharing this - May God bless you and yours.
>> It really amazes me how the IPs and Iraqi Army persist even though our politicians doubt them back home.
The vast majority of Americans want a successful outcome in Iraq. A much smaller percentage are playing games with information and policy which has confused a good portion of the population.
We are forever grateful for your son, his comrades, and the families of the Military. They are fighting for us, our children, and the good people of Iraq. The US Military need not concern themselves with the sentiment and welfare of those that actively fail to support them. The detractors have chosen a different path on which they are alone.
The politicians' goal is not to secure this country, but to gain power.
Please, know that most of us do not agree with the votes that were cast. We support you and our troops.
May I copy this thread and send it to my Rep ( Jim Walsh, R) who voted for the resolution?
Yes, thanks for passing this out, one thing I started is
printing out the daily press releases,
http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=1&id=4&Itemid=21
and handing them out to folks who don't have internet,
extra! extra! read all about it,
America Winning War in Iraq!
Prayers for your peace and JT's safety.
Ping for a good read
Thank You for posting this and I thank your son for his service to our country.
Brave men such as he are what make this country great.
(Brave women too, of course).
The troops have plenty of support from the good people of America.
Most assuredly. Send it to your local papers and other local media, too.
#70 is to you, also. My son has a war to fight in Iraq. We have a war to fight in Washington and in our local media.
Ha! It is Sunday morning where I live and the caffeine hasn't kicked in. I meant to say #69 is to you, too.
Thanks to your son for his service and congratulations to the parents who raised him!
I DO hope you plan to send this to the 17 "Republicans" in the House and (I'm behind the news curve) the "Republican" Senators who voted today against the President.
May God bless and keep your son..I am so angry at the Congress and so proud of and grateful to our wonderful armed forces..Thank you for sharing this letter.
Thanks for the ping, SandRat!
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We stand with you and are letting the clown's in Washington know.
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