[Ragtime Cowgirl]

If you want off or on my pro-Coalition/anti-wanker ping list, just ping. Thank you.

[DoctorZIn]

ping

[MHGinTN]

The vast gob of 'press' work is designed with one thing in mind, prevent this administration from being perceived as successful in office ... and the presstitutes will sacrifice anything and everything to accomplish that for their favored socialist societal engineering democrats. The purpose of our current press is counter to the health of the nation, our troops, or peace through strength in the world.

[firewalk]

bttt

[BOBTHENAILER]

Remind them of who's living in Saddam's palaces, who's the best-trained, best-equipped and best and brightest fighting force in the world. Ask your friends why the press continues to insult our troops and hype Hussein, to terrorize the Iraqi people and aid our enemies by implying that Saddam Hussein has any hope of a future in Iraq.

You can count on it.

My computer screen at the office has the picture of our troops relaxing in one of Saddam's palaces after taking it. Classic picture of some classic troops.

[Grampa Dave]

Bumping your great work to balance out the lies and omissions of the leftwing mediots.

[facedown]

bump

[MJY1288]

Fantastic post,

Thank You!

[lepton]

This seems relevant:

AP dissects Powell's case for war, point by point

optimistically_conservative post on Iraqi dead.

[McGavin999]

Great links Ragtime, I really enjoy the Chief's blog.

[putupon]

BIG TIME BUMP

[etabeta]

thanks for pinging me...great material to read and forward to everyone I know...especially the dems. Blessings, etabeta

[armymarinemom]

I wish that more military families would realize just how much the press is against our troops. They are beginning to really complain about the press but will still watch network news in hopes of getting any news about our troops. The UK families are really having a tough time.
Some of the same families that complain still refuse to watch Fox or read other sources on the net. The liberal press is counting on just that.

[yoe]

More clarity here from the front; if this was posted before I couldn't find it and the letter should be posted again. Please read and pass on.

From one of the Grunts on the scene.

Iraq Report Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003

TO ALL : This is a response to a message that said rules of engagement (ROE ) were causing Army deaths and did not apply to the Marines. No, it's not true. The ROE are dictated by CJTF-7, not individual commanders, and the rules are the same for Army and Marines. We are each required to be armed at all times.

The two magazine rule is that you must have at least two magazines on your person at all times, this helps when you're engaging the enemy. Most people carry at least three pistol mags and seven rifle mags respectively.

Both Army and Marine units openly display their weapons. They both shoot when threatened also. Several attacks have been thwarted by Army and Marine personnel shooting first. We're also much better shots than the enemy. They tend to spray and pray, while we tend to just shoot them.

The Army has more attacks because their AOR encompasses Baghdad and the surrounding areas where the bulk of the attacks have taken place. I've noticed the press does a poor job in reporting military response to these ambushes.

The usual 'real' military report reads: " Five IZ (Iraqis) fired AK-47s and RPGs at patrol (or convoy), soldiers (or marines) returned fire resulting in 3 KIA, and 1 WIA, 1 escaped. Enemy RPGs missed, AK fire ineffective, no US casualties."

We do take some casualties, but we are very effective at counter-firing at the ambushes. Our aggressiveness has proven very effective.

The enemy is primarily made up of insurgents from Iran and Syria who hire Iraqis to attack coalition soldiers, not disgruntled Iraqis who are mad that their electricity is not on all day yet. They provide them with AKs and RPGs and send them on their way with a promise of cash after the attack.

They have even give motorcycles to kids which they are allowed to keep if they ride by a coalition check point and drop a grenade. After one such attack, we found out how easy it was to shoot people off motorcycles. You can hear them from a long way off and shoot them long before they get within grenade dropping distance.

We have good leaders, and they're responding aggressively and well to the attacks, they emphasize that everyone must engage the enemy whenever they show themselves. The kids here are excited to do their job, and they do it well, with the proper weapons and lots of ammo. We go out with M2 50 cals and MK-19 automatic grenade launchers mounted on our vehicles. We carry SAWs, M-203s, M-16s, and M9s. We also carry several different types of grenades and use everything as needed.

We read press articles on the net that have no resemblance to reality every day. The press lies, they make things up, and they misrepresent things to forward their own interests. It would be funny, except that so many people [around the World] believe them.

Take care, XXXX