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Irate Marine in Ramadi Responds to 'War is Lost' Message (Good News from Iraq)
Drudge Report ^ | 04/23/07

Posted on 04/23/2007 11:52:05 AM PDT by MikeA

From PatDollard.com:

This Email To Me, Harry, And America, Direct From A Grunt On The Front Lines Of Ramadi, Is Just Hours Old.

A view from OP Horea, “Most Dangerous Spot On Earth”, Downtown Ramadi. I no shit watched several terrorists die, on several different days, on this small strip of asphalt. We also took many IED strikes on it. This photo is from Corporal Rock.

Today, from Corporal Tyler Rock in an outpost in downtown Ramadi. His first sentence is in response to an email from me:

“yeah i know how you feel. its going to be very weird leaving this place and going back to america. weve been here for almost an entire year and have lived in the center of it the whole time. its crazy that when we got here it was so hectic and now its calmed down so much. so it was awesome to be able to see that turn out.

yeah news worth reporting…. well ramadi was once dubbed by everyone as the worst city in the world. but we have done such a great job here that all the families in the area have worked with us on driving out the insurgency and that we work directly with the IA and the IP’s. the city has been cleaned up so well that the IP’s do most of the patrols now and we go out with them to hand out candy and toys to the children. you can tell that the people want us here to protect them from the thugs and gangs (insurgents). granted they would rather have peace and quit but they know that if we arent here they will be thrown around by the insurgents. a good example is this one mission we did. long story short we got blown up in multiple buildings and had to run into a families house. i spent my christmas holidays covered in ash from the mortar fire and the IED’s, sleeping under a dirty rug i found in the house. everyone was sleeping way to close for comfort just to stay warm. anyways. a family was there and they obviously didnt want us there. atleast at first. the daughters were very sick so our corpsman treated them. they didnt have electricity so we got them a generator for power, they were cold so we got them gas heaters, we got them food and water and then we gave them $500. by the end of the week long visit with them we were drinking tea with them. when we left we cleaned their house better than it was when we got there. i even have pictures with the family. they told us that they liked marines and they would help us as much as they could and they gave us some information on the insurgents in the area. we ended up catching a HUGE target down the road from there house because of it.

yeah and i got a qoute for that douche harry reid. these families need us here. obviously he has never been in iraq. or atleast the area worth seeing. the parts where insurgency is rampant and the buildings are blown to pieces. we need to stay here and help rebuild. if iraq didnt want us here then why do we have IP’s voluntering everyday to rebuild their cities. and working directly with us too. same with the IA’s. it sucks that iraqi’s have more patriotism for a country that has turned to complete shit more than the people in america who drink starbucks everyday. we could leave this place and say we are sorry to the terrorists. and then we could wait for 3,000 more american civilians to die before we say “hey thats not nice” again. and the sad thing is after we WIN this war. people like him will say he was there for us the whole time. and for messages back home. i have a wife back home who is going through a tough time. i just cant wait to be back home and see everyone. haha and i cant wait to go back home and get some starbucks. i love it when those people serve me. hahaha”


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: iraqwar; usmc; wot
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To: Sans-Culotte
So, can we mark our calendars that April 23rd is the day Harry Reid officially became known as “that douche Harry Reid”? I think it should be forbidden to refer to him in any other way.

I second...all in favor?
21 posted on 04/23/2007 12:17:55 PM PDT by HOTTIEBOY (The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
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To: MikeA
Harry ... take your The war is lost meme and put it in a sunlight-deprived location!
22 posted on 04/23/2007 12:19:07 PM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: MikeA
yeah and i got a qoute for that douche harry reid.

OO - RAH!

23 posted on 04/23/2007 12:20:41 PM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: MikeA

Promote this MARINE to sgt.Has a nice ring to that dontcha think?


24 posted on 04/23/2007 12:20:46 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Defeat liberalism, its the right thing to do for America.)
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To: SandRat

Ping


25 posted on 04/23/2007 12:23:47 PM PDT by DocRock (All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. Matthew 26:52 ... Go ahead, look it up!)
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To: imahawk

It would be nice to see some of our soldiers there do a sign like they did when Kerry made a joke about them.


26 posted on 04/23/2007 12:24:48 PM PDT by Always Independent
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To: SwatTeam

Because Reid is the mafia’s(Casino) BEEEEATCCHHHH!! They run the state.


27 posted on 04/23/2007 12:29:04 PM PDT by Fred (Looking Forward to Impeaching the OTHER Clinton)
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To: HOTTIEBOY; Sans-Culotte
AYE!
28 posted on 04/23/2007 12:29:43 PM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: HOTTIEBOY

Aye!
See? Democracy in action!


29 posted on 04/23/2007 12:35:05 PM PDT by 95 Bravo ("Freedom is not free.")
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To: imahawk

Yep. “SGT Rock”- he’s not just a comic book, anymore......


30 posted on 04/23/2007 12:36:41 PM PDT by 95 Bravo ("Freedom is not free.")
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To: MikeA

Resign now Harry POS Reid.


31 posted on 04/23/2007 12:37:06 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: princess leah
I wish Bush would do a press conference WITH General Petraeus and have him refute the comments made by Benedict Harry!

I do as well. Hold it at 8:00pm on every form of media possible and come out and SPECIFICALLY denounce Harry Reid as the Majority Leader and denounce his remarks. THAT would boost morale in Iraq and America immeasureably.
32 posted on 04/23/2007 12:38:10 PM PDT by Eagle of Liberty (The United States of America is the only country strong enough to go it alone.)
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To: MikeA
Irate Marine
Those wonderful lugs, with those lovable "mugs." Semper Fi ...
33 posted on 04/23/2007 12:39:33 PM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Sans-Culotte
So, can we mark our calendars that April 23rd is the day Harry Reid officially became known as “that douche Harry Reid”?

Henceforth April 23 will be known as That Douche Harry Reid Day
34 posted on 04/23/2007 12:40:33 PM PDT by Eagle of Liberty (The United States of America is the only country strong enough to go it alone.)
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To: Publius

Or maybe use it as the DUmmies use “swiftboated”. We can say that so-and-so has been “douched”.

Ok. Maybe not.


35 posted on 04/23/2007 12:43:33 PM PDT by Eagle of Liberty (The United States of America is the only country strong enough to go it alone.)
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To: MikeA

HEY EVERYONE!

One troop in Iraq thinks we’re doing a good job!

You %70-ers out there who hate GWB are just dead-ender surrender monkeys.


36 posted on 04/23/2007 12:45:52 PM PDT by FreeMinded
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To: MikeA

My Force Recon Marine Brothers signature on his email says,”Stay in the Fight!” Piss on Dingy hairy.


37 posted on 04/23/2007 1:06:22 PM PDT by vpintheak (Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked. Prov. 25:26)
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To: MikeA

He’ll probably get in trouble for this, but America-loving Americans loved it.


38 posted on 04/23/2007 1:16:03 PM PDT by RDTF (R.I.P. Blue Angel LCDR Kevin Davis)
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To: Sans-Culotte


Just the product for D-B Day Reid.
39 posted on 04/23/2007 1:16:41 PM PDT by Fred (Looking Forward to Impeaching the OTHER Clinton)
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To: HOTTIEBOY

AYE!


40 posted on 04/23/2007 1:23:54 PM PDT by RDTF (R.I.P. Blue Angel LCDR Kevin Davis)
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