[wretchard]

Last I heard a platoon had three squads, more if there was a support platoon.

[Enchante]

"Said an American involved in the negotiations: "The more it looks like the U.S. is gonna leave, the harder it is to get a deal that will enable them to leave.""

Which is another reason why the treacherous MSM and lib DemocRAT cries of "casualties, casualties, the sky is falling, we must withdraw" has so badly served our great soldiers and Marines who have been doing such a good job while defeatists weaken our resolve and embolden our terrorist enemies.

[endthematrix]

"the insurgents, as they proved last week, have never given up their objective of killing Americans when and where they can."

And this will continue even if we pack up and leave Iraq this very minute. The central front is in Iraq. Withdraw, and it shifts killing Americans In Cairo, Ankara, London and even LA and NYC.

[ncountylee]

With reporting by....

Hey Time...reporting is for news...this trash is an editorial hit piece hating America and Bush.

[injin]

I think we have to start ignoring the borders .
Hot pursuit and bombings in both Syria and Iran , anything that looks like it is unauthorized and sneaky .Pakistan too.
Give the civilians of these border regions 1 week to move out and then call is a free fire zone . The Iraqi Gov. should pass a death penalty law for anyone that harbors or assists the terrorists , enforced summarily and without exception.

[Ajnin]

Marine snipers do not deploy in platoon size units.

[ChristianDefender]

The next scene shows the Marines on the hill falling and dying, dust kicking up around them from the spray of enemy bullets. ...disturbing for me... ...with that situation it is indeed difficult to secure yourself, aside from the fact that the enemies' guns are already "zeroed" on you.. but i bet with the kind of Marines we got it must have been frightening on the part of the terrorists not to assure a direct hit gunfire, because you wont gonna like any U.S. Marines' return fire... ...lucky strike for the towelheads, but they need to watch themselves from now on,,,

[AngelesCrestHighway]

When in the f'ing hell is our stupid government going to stop sending our guys out as sitting ducks?...when will the fighters with all the high tech that all taxpayers have been paying for come in low over over the horizon and strike the fear of God into these bastards???...never happen cause it's not P.C......Where is the American Eagle?...only in the hearts of those fighting and dying...not in the hearts of our left/right politicians...... for sure.