Posted on 09/11/2007 10:22:30 AM PDT by MNJohnnie
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Army Staff Sgt. Antonio Gonzales points his weapon across the Tigris River, keeping a close eye on a bridge that was cracked in half by an insurgent attack a few months ago.
He's 31 and on his second tour in Iraq. His survival and that of the men he serves with rely on an instinctive ability to spot hidden threats. A pile of trash, an odd formation of wires, a cart seemingly left innocently by the side of the road -- all could mean death.
"If you don't come out here, then you really have no clue," says Gonzales, a member of Task Force Justice, which is operating in northern Baghdad. "They don't understand what it is [like] driving down the road and to wonder if you are going to get blown up or not."
Gonzales and soldiers like him across Iraq must continue the day-to-day duties even as debate back home intensifies about the 160,000-plus U.S. forces in Iraq. Gen. David Petraeus, the U.S. commander in Iraq, testified before Congress Monday that the "surge" has improved security and that some U.S. troops could begin leaving Iraq by the end of the year.
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Except the morons probably would get their hosts killed by pointing them out to the enemy!
I would pay to see Harry Reid imbedded with a few Marines. That crybaby wouldn’t know which way to run.
I would be more than happy to embed with them as long as I can do armed patrols with them. I consider it the highest honor, and I’m sure I’m not alone, to serve one’s country and to fight alongside your countrymen.
This is an excellent idea. If we could make it a requirement to be in office it would make TERM LIMITS a reality without having term limits. These pussies would resign when it was their turn to be embedded and we would have a constant turnover. A DREAM come true.
Obviously I'm not suggesting that military service be an absolute requirement for elected office, but a properly educated electorate would certainly give military service far more appropriate weight in evaluating a candidate's fitness for office in the first place.
Self preservation is a big lib trait. That and the fear if they got killed there would be one less leftist to take over the country.
I agree, they better come up with an industrial strength Depends for our brave, couragous democrat politicians.
THAT statement should be mandatory reading for all of the cut and runners!
How about Murtha and Pelosi embedded with marines...
the politicians are cowards. self-preservation is numero uno for them. they’d never embed themselves with our heroes fighting the battle no one else is prepared to fight.
That’s not a bad idea; however, I would much rather they used them for bait. LOL!
might be a victim of friendly fire?
I’m sure there would be a rash of “friendly fire” incidents with the Dems.
:^)
Considering the simpering fools in congress they had better include plenty of Depends if they were to embed.
Unleash Chuckie Schumer!
“The U.S. troops are at the heart of the surge and trying to maintain stability so, as Julian puts it, Iraqis aren’t “stuck in strife and turmoil.” He says the Iraqi children treat them like “kings,” which helps keep the soldiers going.”
But but but I thought the Iraqis didnt like us?
And the problem if they do get hurt is...?
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