Posted on 06/21/2007 6:26:44 AM PDT by bnelson44
BAQUBA, Iraq, June 20 — Fighting was heavy in parts of Baquba on Wednesday as American troops continued to squeeze a large section of the city in an effort to rid it of insurgents believed to be part of Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia.
Soldiers moved block by block through the city, the capital of Diyala Province, clearing houses and removing roadside bombs. As they pressed in, American troops discovered a medical aid station for insurgents — another sign that the Qaeda fighters had prepared for an intense fight. The hospital, uncovered by troops from the Fifth Battalion, 20th Infantry, was equipped with oxygen tanks, defibrillators, generators and surgical equipment, as well as pieces of insurgent propaganda.
The American effort got off to a slow start in the morning when blowing sand precluded reconnaissance and medevac flights. But as the weather cleared, the soldiers advanced into the western section of the city. Soldiers said they had received useful tips from some residents on the location of buried bombs and booby-trapped houses. In the Mufrek neighborhood, several residents said they had been terrorized for months by Qaeda fighters, who commandeered houses to use as positions to shoot at American forces.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Wow.
Many of us understand what the ultimate sacrifice is, however we don’t need moronic lefties dwelling on that sacrifice. The sacrifice is theirs, not yours to flaunt and re-publicize! I personally knew four of the fallen soldiers but it does no good to the effort if I dwell on it or even remind others who we have lost. Trust me....WE ALL KNOW THAT AMERICAN SOLDIERS ARE DYING! How many schools have been built? How many water purification stations are ther now? How many power production plants have been put into operation? These are the news worthy topics that are worth posting because the MSM won’t cover them.
Ditto, you beat me to it by a couple of threads!!! Good thinking though.
“Leadpenny sounds like a sniveling punk”
Yup.
Al Queda in Mesopotamia? MSM trying to romanticize the terrorists. Disgusting, but not surprising. “The enemy of my enemy is my friend”. This makes the MSM the enemy as much as Al Queda.
Surge a failure because of sand storm.
I’m looking at a picture of a dead Wowie Al-Zarquawi with a date of June 8, 2006. It was hoped that his death would make a difference.
I can understand lp's’s cynicism and concern for his son who has been in and out of the sand box a couple of times. After all, two tours flying choppers during the Southeast Asia War games has got to affect your perspective.
Not that I'm looking to hold lp's coat or nothing.
Who’s dwelling? I posted a relevant article. You commented on it, so who’s the moron? You didn’t have to read it. You can alway hit the abuse button. You might even want to apply for a moderator job?
Sometimes I try to be offensive, especially to loudmouths like you. Hope you enjoyed it.
Sweetheart, you’ve been here long enough to know that’s it’s not polite to talk behinds someone back.
You sound like a brokeback keybord warrior.
What has really been done to increase the size of our ground forces in an attempt to support more and more extended tours with ever shortening dwell times? There is no political courage to fight this war with the resources that are needed.
I’d truly like to see it another way but W is running out the clock and hoping to hand this tar baby to the democrats - whether they get in the White House or not.
The Arabic name of the organization translates literally to “Al Qaeda in the land of the two rivers,” which is often translated in English as “Mesopotamia”—which is just a Greek word meaning “land of the two rivers.”
I hate to defend the NYT, but using the term “Al Qaeda in Mesopoatamia” does not by itself indicate bias.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1854133/posts If we are going to moan and grown over every casulty now that we have a pretty good strategy going, we won't get the job done.
Quite frankly, you started the moaning and groaning on this thread.
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/21/is-the-media-blacking-out-the-battle-in-baquba/
You are either with us on this or against us. Pick a side.
He picked the Tom Ricks/Murtha/Molly Ivins side long time ago
I suggest you look at it like this; the mods watch things closely. If they didn’t have a problem with what I posted, you should have moved on. Trying to attribute someone’s motives is not always the best course of action either.
You posted a thread. You didn’t give birth to it.
You need to check your blood pressure, oh, and include me in the addres line if you want to talk about me, FRick.
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