Posted on 08/31/2007 12:08:18 PM PDT by PlainOleAmerican
IF you saw any news clips of intense combat last January, you were probably watching the fighting unfolding on Baghdad's Haifa Street: 10 days of grim sectarian violence.
Until we put a stop to it.
The boulevard of Sunni-inhabited high-rise apartments erupted in shootouts pitting the "Haifa Street Gang" and its al Qaeda allies against heavily Shia Iraqi army units. It was a recipe for massacre, as terrified residents - those who remained - cowered in their apartments.
Then the U.S. Army moved in.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
The bus carrying my step-son’s unit, the MANG 101st Field Art. Bravo Co. will arrive at the Brockton Armory from Ft. Dix some time tomorrow afternoon.
Thanks for posting this piece, which IMHO rates major pingage.
Great read. That’s the second article from that particular journalist that I’ve seen that really tells the whole story.
Not your typical journalist’s résumé. Ralph Peters retired from the US Army with the rank of Lt. Colonel.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
A well-chosen name.
The Surge is Working and the Rats are Trapped
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
Tell them how proud and grateful we are!
Semper Fi!
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