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To: oneolcop
The gloves have always been off but I know that not what never been anything Democrat Campaign contributor Mike Savage screams at you three times a day so of course you will simply tune out all factually reality about Iraq.
272 posted on 01/28/2007 2:50:39 PM PST by MNJohnnie ( If they say "speaking truth to power,"-they haven't had a l thought since the Beatles broke up)
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To: MNJohnnie
I know who Michael Savage is, but I don't listen to him. Too nutso. My choice of words is my own. Having been in places and seen things as well as having knowledge from someone very close to me, I KNOW when the gloves are off and when they are not.

Have you seen the video of the truck bombing of "outpost Hotel" in Ar Ramadi? If not, you should. A platoon of A Co. 2nd Bn 69th Armor Regiment (2/69) was manning the building at the time they came under heavy RPG and MG fire. The intent of the fire was to keep their heads down while the truck negotiated the barricades around the building. The truck made it to a corner of the building and blew the approximately 5000 pounds of HE. It blew the front and one side of the building off.

A 48 hour firefight ensued while the men, under fire, rebuilt the fortifications. For about two weeks after, THE GLOVES CAME OFF in that sector. The intel reflected that the jihadi's gained a great deal of respect for the 2/69 directly as a result of their having "come out to fight". The gloves WERE off. After two weeks the unit was told to stand down. The gloves were put back on.

278 posted on 01/28/2007 3:07:29 PM PST by oneolcop (Take off the gloves!)
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