[Ragtime Cowgirl]

US military previous work w/ Central American militaries paying off for our troops now in Iraq:

The Salvadoran group, along with service members from Nicaragua, Honduras and Colombia, will come under command of the Spanish brigade, which is part of the Polish-led division.

"The Salvadorans have not forgotten that we stood by them in some very tough times," said an embassy official.

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

[Jessamine]

From the Article:

Salvadoran participation in such a peacekeeping operation so soon after emerging from its civil war is an incredible feat, officials said. "The mere fact that Salvador is going to Iraq as a peaceful democratic nation should be a sign of hope to the Iraqis as to what can be accomplished," the embassy official said.

From Jessamine:

Ai-ya! There those American oppressors go again, exporting liberty and stability!

[blackie]

Up with the Americas!

Be Well ~ Be Armed ~ Be Safe ~ Molon Labe!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[My2Cents]

Gee, I thought we didn't have any allies...Let's see -- Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Colombia, Poland, Japan, the Czechs, Italy, Spain, Britain, Australia...But wait! We don't have France and Germany, so none of the others count.

[Mr. Silverback]

Can you imagine how ticked off those peacenik wankers who go after the School of the Americas are about this? Wait until the Honduran and Salvadoran "paid killers" are policing Iraq better than a lot of American big city police departments. Let the frothing at the mouth begin!

[Mr. Silverback]

These are Honduran soldiers leaving their families to go help us birth a free nation in Iraq. I dedicated this week's Useful Idiot Caption-A-Rama to them because they are just the sort of thing the useful idiots hate the most: Sons of democracy, with American training and all the finest skills of the warrior's trade, ready and willing to go kill bad guys and not apologize for it for one second. Stay safe, Amigos, and make it home to those families soon.

[floriduh voter]

Thanks for the pings, RC. It may seem like I'm not paying attention but I am, promise. I look forward to your updates, don't you, other freepers?

[PhilDragoo]

The rappelling tower the Salvadoran special operators use is an exact copy of towers that dot U.S. military bases.

Hostile reporters should be taken to the top, pushed off, and embedded.

Demunists and their Leni Riefenstahl butt buddies could not hype Daniel Ortega enough--

--Communist tyrant who serially sexually abused his step-daughter from age eleven.

The adults are in charge and cleaning up the world after the Clinton play date.

[windchime]

BTT