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2006-11-05 Iraq

Sniper Attacks Adding to Peril of U.S. Troops

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Posted by Steve White 2006-11-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07] Top

Posted by Shipman 2006-11-05 07:28|| 2006-11-05 07:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Lord Haw-Haw, Ship?

If so, utterly appropriate

Posted by N guard 2006-11-05 08:41|| 2006-11-05 08:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Omygod, they're undefeatable! How could anyone stand to those Mighty Lions of Islam? Doomed! No way out!

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-11-05 13:32|| 2006-11-05 13:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Hé hé, NYT.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-11-05 13:33|| 2006-11-05 13:33|| Front Page Top

#5 I found this particular NYT piece pretty reasonable. Well documented; actual people and events. Not even a ridiculous amount of spin - it is a fact that snipers are a problem and that 'easy' solutions have not been found. NYT does not claim it is a catasrophic or hopeless problem, nor that it leaves the Marines quivering in terror; it's just what war is.
On the other hand, I found at least four statements I would call genuinely sympathetic to the good guys.
1) "the Iraqi snipers have showed unexceptional marksmanship"
2) "the sniper fired from the other side of a canal, among civilians"
3) "shot in the back as he helped a small girl across a street. The plate saved him"
4) "the snipers fired from among civilians. The marines did not fire back."
I am not familiar with the author - Chevers? - worth looking for again.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-11-05 15:17|| 2006-11-05 15:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Most "snipers" are not.

Posted by pihkalbadger 2006-11-05 15:51|| 2006-11-05 15:51|| Front Page Top

#7 'easy' solutions have not been found

Systems will be going over soon that will help address this issue. Not in every case, but in many of them. I can say no more!

Posted by Remoteman 2006-11-05 16:53|| 2006-11-05 16:53|| Front Page Top

#8 Good to know, Remoteman, even if we don't know anything more than we did before. Thank you! ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2006-11-05 17:54|| 2006-11-05 17:54|| Front Page Top

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