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2007-05-12 Iraq

Breaking: 5 U.S. Soldiers Dead, 3 Missing After Attack in Iraq's Triangle of Death

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Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2007-05-12 09:50|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Never forgive. Never forget. Amen.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2007-05-12 10:28|| 2007-05-12 10:28|| Front Page Top

#2 This is one where the Iraqis should find them, arrest, convict and hang them high, post haste.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-05-12 12:01|| 2007-05-12 12:01|| Front Page Top

#3 It's time to crap or get off the pot. Like the 80% solution article from yesterday or day before said, the brain trust in D.C. better consult with itself. It either supports The Sauds + Sunni's or it supports Shias + Kurds + Iran. No good choices. Walking the fence only sacrifices Americans. Maybe they are content to do this, but most Americans are not. If we go 80%, then places like this hole ought to be totally elimininated. Nothing but rubble evident. No living beings remaining.

Posted by Woozle Elmeter2970 2007-05-12 12:06|| 2007-05-12 12:06|| Front Page Top

#4 I guess that I am not psychologically suited for small wars. Things like this make me want an ArcLight strike, three cells of three B-52s flying 250 ft drift angle station keeping formation. Puts a 750 pound bomb about every 500 feet with nothing left but a long field of craters.

Posted by RWV 2007-05-12 12:34|| 2007-05-12 12:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Nuke Mecca now.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-05-12 13:10|| 2007-05-12 13:10|| Front Page Top

#6 Given the choice between the enemy fearing us or "liking" us I would choose they fear us. Every time they think about doing some shit, they will also think about the most terrible consequences. Level this friggin area post haste. Nuke it or mine it and let it be a reminder of the terrible wrath of the United States.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-05-12 13:10|| 2007-05-12 13:10|| Front Page Top

#7 Why were seven guys sent out alone in a very dangerous area?

Very vulnerable to say the least.

Iraqi interpreter's loyalties?

Unknown.

Posted by FeralCat 2007-05-12 15:04|| 2007-05-12 15:04|| Front Page Top

#8 If I hadda guess, Feral Cat, I say they were overwhelmed by an ambush before help could arrive.

So it sounds like some of the rules need to change.

Posted by Bobby 2007-05-12 15:32|| 2007-05-12 15:32|| Front Page Top

#9 Mahmoudiya, just South Of Baghdad

Another Map, CNN calls it...

The Triangle of Death

with your permission then.. I would like to add my ~~weakly~~ weekly sentiments on/to--> the MSM.

Eat Sh*t And Die!

Posted by RD">RD 2007-05-12 16:38|| 2007-05-12 16:38|| Front Page Top

#10 Never forgive, never forget.

I couldn't agree more. I said the same thing (along with several thousands of my peers)about Vietnam, but the Dummycrats are trying the same old sh$$ today. Maybe the place to ARCLIGHT isn't Iraq, but DC. It might do more good in the long run...

In the meantime, pick a town, tell the residents to leave by X time on Y date, and ARCLIGHT it into oblivion. Give Maliki 90 days to clean up his act AND his country, tell the Sunnis it's time to fish or cut bait, and tell the Shiites they play along or the US will simply pull out of Iraq and do to all of the country what they did to that village. Tell Iran they either stop trying to build nukes, or we'll stop them - WITH nukes. Oh, and yeah, nuke Mecca, Medina, and Qom. Tell Tehran they have 90 days to surrender, or every city with 20,000 or more people gets it in the neck. Might not be a bad idea to take care of Pakiwakiland, southern Lebanon, and Sneeria at the same time. Give the Israelis the green light to clean out Gaza and the West Bank. Anybody that complains is next on the target list.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-05-12 17:49|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-05-12 17:49|| Front Page Top

#11 Old Patriot, you thought the Brits were 'wussies' over 'the 15', Super "W" will bend over backwards with his jar in order NOT to upset the applecart; the Iraqi street! I'm bracing myself for the beheading video and General Caldwell's shock and realization of his 'Peter Principle'.

Posted by smn 2007-05-12 18:28|| 2007-05-12 18:28|| Front Page Top

#12 Despite the best efforts of our "leaders", I believe we can still win this. I agree with Hugh Fitzgerald, all we have to do in order to win is to leave, and then watch the locals burn the whole region to the ground. Arm the weakest side, then arm the other side if the first one gets too strong, etc.

Posted by Sonar 2007-05-12 20:10|| 2007-05-12 20:10|| Front Page Top

#13 IMHO that's not victory, that's sustained anarchy, with resulting instability in the region and oil trade. Although satisfying (to us) for the direct consequences on ungrateful and malicious assholes, it wouldn't be victory

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-05-12 20:23|| 2007-05-12 20:23|| Front Page Top

#14 I blame penny packet deployments. Why the heck are we sending squad-sized units into action in urban areas? Shouldn't they be at least platoon strength?

Posted by Zhang Fei 2007-05-12 22:22|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2007-05-12 22:22|| Front Page Top

#15 You're probably right there, Frank, I'm just in a particularly obnoxious mood after this piece of news. If we could get the sustained anarchy and complete destruction of the Arab world with only limited economic disruption, it would surely be the best option.

Posted by Sonar 2007-05-12 23:11|| 2007-05-12 23:11|| Front Page Top

#16 lay waste to iran, mecca, NYTimes headquarters, cnn center atlanta, and any number other msn outlets.
i hate that we can't go all out because of the fear we have of what the msn and others will report, think, and thus be offended. as i type this, i watch a docu on wwII. we need those leaders today.

Posted by Lee">Lee 2007-05-12 23:41|| 2007-05-12 23:41|| Front Page Top

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