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| Iraq |
| Working the 'Road of Hell' With Iraq's Army |
| 2008-08-19 |
| Embedded with the Iraqi army. A bit melodramatic, but glad to see somebody's trying to tell their story. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 This second story tells the same story much better: Sunni Stronghold Tests the Iraqi Army's Best My favorite quotes: After the blast, a few steps away, Sgt. Muhammed Abdullah, 28,glared at the American soldier seated inside the armored bulldozer, unharmed. Not even his window was cracked. To Abdullah's left, the windshield of a tan Iraqi army truck was shattered. Abdullah, his forehead bloodied from flying shrapnel, was angry. "Usually the Americans are never injured," he said. "It's the Iraqis who get hurt." . . . The Iraqis' approach to bomb-clearing is nothing like the Americans.' "These guys are crazy. They just get an IED and snip the wick," said Capt. Ben Michaels, a burly Texan, referring to an improvised explosive device. "We collect the bombs and put them together and detonate it. These guys just blow them on the spot." Al |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2008-08-19 12:02 |
| #1 This reporter shouldn't have quit his day job writing romance novels. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-08-19 08:47 |