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2005-07-19 Iraq-Jordan

Iraqi Insurgents Killed About 55 US Soldiers on Monday

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2005-07-19 07:13|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 They kill 50 Americans, we kill 3,000 dune loons. How is this a victory for them?

Posted by Angens Elmack9257 2005-07-19 07:42|| 2005-07-19 07:42|| Front Page Top

Next week's instalment.. The Spiders of Allah™ return...

Posted by Howard UK 2005-07-19 07:43|| 2005-07-19 07:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, first of all, all death tolls must be prefaced by the words "at least", so that it is always understood there must have been more, but we don't know how many.

Second, "killing or wounding" is not the same as killing. About 14% of US casualties are killed, including about 4% in accidents, if I remember the numbers correctly. Of the 86% of the casualties that are wounded, about half are returned to service in less than 72 hours, but you really have to read the fine print to find that! That suggests they have John Kerry Purple-Heart injuries.

Third, how did ten fighters kill eight of the good guys, wound three more but withdraw with no casualties? They must be realllly expert markman - Roy Rogers of islam?

Fourth, how did they count, not to mention differentiate between the dead and wounded, while "withdrawing? Maybe they delivered double-taps to the dead guys, but spared three so they could tell the tale? All the other Coalition fighters were incapable of shooting while the heros of islam just counted? "Mahmood, here's another dead one!" "No, Abulazizz, he's just wounded." "Not any more!" "Stop you fool! We have to leave some alive to describe our heroics!" Usually, our guys count as "dead" those who are left on the ground when the shooting stops. I have a little more confidence in that method.

Ahh, but it is interesting to see the war from the other side, is it not? I wonder what the US military reported?

Posted by Bobby 2005-07-19 07:47|| 2005-07-19 07:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Will someone please make Mikey go away? If I wanted to read his site, I would -- he doesn't need to post this crap here.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-07-19 07:48|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-07-19 07:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Hush knuckle draggers, Mr. Sylwester is trying to show you the other side of the hill. He's a professional you know.

Posted by Kojo 2005-07-19 08:09|| 2005-07-19 08:09|| Front Page Top

#6 fifthly or one millionthly, jihad unspun is full of bovine fecal amtter

Posted by legolas 2005-07-19 08:11|| 2005-07-19 08:11|| Front Page Top

#7 Uh Bobby,
Jihad Unspun is a couple of muslim headbangers with a computer and no life. Nothing on the site has anything remotely to do with reality. See the weird shit teens think up when they are not allowed to date.

Posted by ed 2005-07-19 08:21|| 2005-07-19 08:21|| Front Page Top

#8 This is old news, repetitive and information free. Mike, sometimes you make points whether or not one agrees. Others you waste bandwidth. This is the later.

Posted by Mrs. Davis, nee uences 2005-07-19 08:51|| 2005-07-19 08:51|| Front Page Top

#9 It's amusing to read but surely there is better crap on that site relating to a different theme. Gross inflation of mythical mujahid accomplishments is a fundamental of the jihadi machine. The big weird lie is similarly a central component to alot of arab culture. Why not dig up a choice martyr bio from bosnia or chechnya talking about little green birds and how their carcasses didn't rot and stink after they died.

Posted by MunkarKat 2005-07-19 08:58|| 2005-07-19 08:58|| Front Page Top

#10 We ought to have a separate category for this kind of article.

Possibly "Terrorist Supporters and Apologists" or something like this.

Posted by mhw 2005-07-19 10:08|| 2005-07-19 10:08|| Front Page Top

#11 I saw todays NYT. Just how did they miss this one?????

Posted by Cheaderhead 2005-07-19 10:15|| 2005-07-19 10:15|| Front Page Top

#12 Centcom regularly publishes the casualty listings at
http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/casualties.asp

In an open society, it isn't hard to validate these. With open communications between the troops in the field and family members back home, the government is not hiding anything. So what's the point? Other than the enemy and their enablers [re:Sedition during time of War] need to spread disinformation to cover their own loses and failures.

Posted by Joluck Jinemble9207 2005-07-19 10:32|| 2005-07-19 10:32|| Front Page Top

#13 What I find interesting is the inversion of the propoganda. Yeah it's two guys and a computer and not state sponsered, but still they've got it backwards.

See the Commies understood that they need to magnify their losses to convince the West to stop the bloodshed, not magnify their successes which is unprovable and which would just piss us off. They should be thinking highway of Death is why Saddam got off, they need to manufacture a few Jenins if they want a chance to win.

Of course there is the problem with pride in a shame culture. Too bad.

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-07-19 10:38|| 2005-07-19 10:38|| Front Page Top

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