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2007-05-09 Home Front: WoT

Military posts Iraq combat video on YouTube

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Posted by Clalet Spaimble1254 2007-05-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Most of the 100 US casualties in April were killed in direct combat. Fortunately, Operations chose to ignore last November's consultant report, advocating 24-7 patrols. Patrols are of limited use in this kind of war. Good Intel and taking it to the enemy will win it, and foster more good Intel. In spite of the casualty rate, dollars for dimes says that US troops are now fighting the war that they have always wanted to fight.

Posted by Sneaze 2007-05-09 01:36|| 2007-05-09 01:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Pentagon spokesmen were unable to explain what the military hopes to accomplish...

Seems more likely that the 'reporter' didn't like the explanation, or the spokesmen were too polite to tell the idjit that maybe its because he and his ilk are traitors and should be hung from the nearest lamp post. This should have started four years ago.

Posted by PBMcL 2007-05-09 01:42|| 2007-05-09 01:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Hallelujah! It's about time. Why did we cede the media to al Jizzeera and the MSM traitors for so long?

Posted by Grath the Rasher6250 2007-05-09 02:58|| 2007-05-09 02:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Gotta love "journalists":

Pentagon spokesmen were unable to explain what the military hopes to accomplish...

Followed by:

"This is a specific effort to get information out about Iraq," said Colonel Gary Keck, a Pentagon spokesman. White House spokesman Tony Snow said he thought airing video clips of combat on YouTube was "a good idea. Because it's important sometimes to be able to get ... images out that are going to portray a fuller picture of what's going on on the battlefield."

Sounds like you got two explanations of what they're trying to accomplish. I guess the explanations didn't fit the story line you prefer, though, so you had to say they're "unable to explain" and try to spin them as incompetent or acting with secret motives.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2007-05-09 05:37|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2007-05-09 05:37|| Front Page Top

#5 This reminds me of the black and white videos that were done by the War Department during World War II and Korea. The videos would be shown prior to feature presentations in the movie houses.

When Mash was still on TV, I remember they used to use the same method to show the world what was taking place in Korea and then cut to the live actors.

It was a pretty effective way of getting the message out to the people at home and a way to keep morale up. And also to show what was happening on the ground. The Military also had direct say on what was shown, not to also inadvertently give the enemy information; unlike to today unfortunately.

Obviously, it was also a alternative to the Paper and Radio; then later Television. I can't remember if the same tactic was used during the Vietnam War. I only remember watching the action in Vietnam on the news broadcasts.

Posted by Delphi2005 2007-05-09 08:35|| 2007-05-09 08:35|| Front Page Top

#6 The April American deaths break down to:
IED: 61
Direct Combat: 35
Non-hostile: 8

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2007-05-09 09:19|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2007-05-09 09:19|| Front Page Top

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