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2003-07-23 Iraq

Killing Saddamâs sons âright decisionâ: U.S. general

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Posted by Rafael 2003-07-23 1:35:21 PM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Maybe it would have been useful to take them captive, but I'm not losing sleep over it.

Posted by Hiryu 2003-7-23 1:43:57 PM|| 2003-7-23 1:43:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Screw the Monday Morning Quarterbacking of these newshacks. Lt. General Sanchez summarized it right to the point when he said that

they did give Saddam Husseinâs sons the opportunity to surrender Tuesday, and were fired at with assault rifles in response. The commanders on the ground had orders to either capture or kill, and they made their choice. "It was the right decision,"

End of friggin' story.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-7-23 5:08:55 PM|| 2003-7-23 5:08:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Re right decision: who's right decision.

In my opinion "The Boys" made the right decision. Shooting back was a good idea.

The worst thing that could have happened would be to have captured them alive.

Think on it. I cannot imagine a single thing, up to and including the location Mrs. S himself or the whereabouts of the WMS, that would be worth the grief that we would incur if we had them custody.

I am glad they are out of the way and I am glad they are dead.

Posted by Michael 2003-7-23 6:11:52 PM|| 2003-7-23 6:11:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I am glad they are out of the way and I am glad they are dead.

amen! Capture and a trial are more than these roaches deserve. Hope Dad decides to go out in a blaze of glory as well, but leaves an identifiable corpse ;-)

Posted by Frank G 2003-7-23 6:23:50 PM|| 2003-7-23 6:23:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 They were given the chance to surrender.
We are not talking about some pissed off dude busting a couple of caps.They could have raised the white flag at any time.CBC and all the rest of the asshat Liberials can go piss up a rope
Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Posted by raptor 2003-7-23 6:40:23 PM|| 2003-7-23 6:40:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 I hope they were on their knees begging for mercy in six different languages when a trooper walked up them and said "Hasta la vista, baby!"

Posted by Matt 2003-7-23 8:41:34 PM|| 2003-7-23 8:41:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Besides, the "kinder, gentler" approach had already resulted in three WIA. Even then, after they finished knocking on the door politely with several TOWs, they tried to get them to surrender, but the boyz were still shooting at the good guys...

At that point, the commanding officer was absolutely correct in backing off and dropping anvils and pianos on them until they were quiet. These two schlubs weren't worth even another ingrown toenail...

Posted by snellenr 2003-7-23 9:29:44 PM|| 2003-7-23 9:29:44 PM|| Front Page Top

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