Posted on 03/27/2007 12:24:12 PM PDT by jmc1969
U.S. combat post was attacked by two suicide lorry bombs and about 30 gunmen west of Baghdad on Monday, but American soldiers succeeded in repelling them and killed 15, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.
The attack on the combat post in the Garma area, near Falluja, was unusual given that insurgents do not typically launch such large-scale military assaults. Eight U.S. soldiers were wounded in the fighting.
The U.S. military said soldiers opened fire on two trucks loaded with explosives that tried to smash their way into the compound, detonating both of them.
"Approximately 30 terrorist fighters engaged the compound with small-arms fire, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars. The soldiers returned fire with small arms, mortars and artillery," the military said in a statement.
"Initial estimates indicate as many as 15 terrorists were killed," it said, blaming the attack on al Qaeda militants.
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You truly mistake common sense and a small degree of intelligence for cowardice.
Why would the insurgents stay and engage in decisive battles when they are out gunned, out manned and inferior in nearly every way? They hit and run because they are not totally dumb.
Get it? They are not totally dumb.
And yes, the eary fighters of the Revolution did hit and run back then. And there were complaints of them being cowards, too. We're they better shots? Of course, since they were also hunters and didn't have automatic weapons.
If they were cowards they wouldn't even engage the coalition forces.
But they do because they are not cowards.
And the fact that they engaged your son's unit proves it.
If those that attacked your son's unit were cowards, as you have said, that would not speak highly of your son's unit. What kind of unit gets attacked by cowards?
But those fighting insurgents who engage coalition forces are not cowards; they are smart enough to hit and run over and over.
You truly mistake common sense and a small degree of intelligence for cowardice.
Why would the insurgents stay and engage in decisive battles when they are out gunned, out manned and inferior in nearly every way? They hit and run because they are not totally dumb.
Get it? They are not totally dumb.
And yes, the eary fighters of the Revolution did hit and run back then. And there were complaints of them being cowards, too. We're they better shots? Of course, since they were also hunters and didn't have automatic weapons.
If they were cowards they wouldn't even engage the coalition forces.
But they do because they are not cowards.
And the fact that they engaged your son's unit proves it.
If those that attacked your son's unit were cowards, as you have said, that would not speak highly of your son's unit. What kind of unit gets attacked by cowards?
But those fighting insurgents who engage coalition forces are not cowards; they are smart enough to hit and run over and over.
You mean "guerrilla tactics".
yea, but these kind of attacks are the exception and not the rule
Thank you for your service to our country
Thanks for the correction on the spelling. Your earlier comments are incorrect, though, as intelligent and brave "soldiers" don't shoot aimlessly at their targets and then just fade away without hitting anything. That's not saying much for intelligence or bravery to waste amunition just to shoot off rounds in the general direction of our troops. No where did I say that all the insurgents act in this way, just those my son has encountered thus far. If they are going to "engage" the enemy (our troops being their enemy), then their must be a payoff for the engagement or it's complete foolishness on their part. And, as far as the killing of unarmed civilians, that is the worst kind of cowardice in my humble opinion. It does not take much to kill people who do not have the means to fight back. So, my earlier comments about cowardice stand. Sorry, but the comparison of the insurgents with the Revolutionary War fighters standing up against the British Army is empty.
We need more of those.
Irregulars are not cowards for refusing set piece battles with regulars, any more than a judo artist is a coward for not slugging it out with a boxer.
He confuses untrained with stupid and cowardly.
Then he wants to add extraneous issues in as if those issue matter. We're not addressing terrorist acts like VBIED's. That is another issue.
Any time some a hole sent indirect rounds at us I never thought he was a coward for not delivering them in person, nor did I think he was a coward for not sticking around and waiting for our counterfire missions.
The fact that they take up arms against regular forces in the first place should dispel any notions of cowardice.
Whatever. You may have your opinion. I'll accept the opinion of my son and his fellow soldiers. Have a nice day. No point in continuing a dialogue.
Did you ever see the movie Red Dawn?
Remember how those 'cowardly' insurgents (Wolverines) hit and ran and didn't stick around to fight it out?
Freakin' cowards. /S
They're cowards dude.
Their primary target is and remains civilians...not the US military.
Nobody who purposefully targets even a single non-governmental civilian could ever be more than a coward.
Never heard of them before...I'll look into it.
My posts are my thoughts after my individual effort in studying war, history, and the media...as applied to today's realities.
Thank you for the link. It'll be nice to know for a fact that I'm not alone.
I don't recall the kids in that fictional movie: "Red Dawn" EVER purposefully targetting civilians.
That is what the cowards in Iraq are doing.
It's what only cowards do.
It is obvious that you haven't read the thread, don't have a clue so I'll skip any discussion with you on this.
But I guess you've been there and seen them in action, right?
Nah, don't bother answering that. We all know the answer.
Those days might be coming back.
Yeah, and the "cowardly insurgents (Wolverines) rarely ever hit anything when the fired upon the invaders. They just blindly fired off their weapons in the "general" direction of the enemy from behind the cover of berms or rocks or whatever, and then tucked tail and ran, didn't they.
You're not making any points using a Hollywierd movie as your argument. And, your interpretation of the events in that Hollywierd movie are incorrect. You should go and watch the movie again as you've obviously forgotten what happened in the scenes you are refering to.
Trying to compare what is going on with those insurgents who've blindly fired upon my son's unit to what is depicted in a Hollywierd movie is a real weak attempt to attack my position. But, perhaps that is the best you can garner. Good luck in the future.
It apparently brings you comfort to believe that your son is fighting cowards. Whatever gets you through the night. I hope that your underestimation of your son's enemies does not cause him to underestimate them. Suicidal fanaticism is rarely encountered among cowards.
Poor training isn't cowardice!
Did you know that those poor fools were at one time told that the M-1 tank was made of plywood?
Or that the US we able to get fingerprints from their brass so they'd turn their AK's sideways to facilitate scooping up their used brass?
Even the kids that throw rocks at convoys are not cowards...the cowards are indoors hiding....and just because the kids run after throwing doesn't make them cowards.
Dang you are dense...
And fyi, I've seen the movie more times than I can count and could pick it apart from a technical side if I cared to but that ruins the theme and enjoyment of it. The kids ran away. To you that must have been cowardice but it wasn't, it was self preservation. The kids developed plans to attack and harrass the enemy. It takes some guts and courage to do that. Just as it take some sort of guts and commitment to attack a stronger and better armed enemy, even if the attack is poorly executed. You mistake the quality of training with the quality of commitment to their cause. Your mistake.
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