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2004-05-03 Iraq-Jordan

Salvadoran Army Cited for Heroism in Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2004-05-03 3:04:49 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It is good to know faith in the Jewish Christian God beats the excrement out of belief in whatever spawn of hell it is the Muslims worship.

Posted by Garrison 2004-05-03 4:30:00 AM|| 2004-05-03 4:30:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Salvadoran officers, many of whom were trained at military schools in the United States,

That would be the School of the Americas at Ft. Benning.
Lefty terror-tools, Castro-sucking Hollywoodists, and brain-dead trustafarians have been working night and day for years to shut it down.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2004-05-03 4:40:02 AM|| 2004-05-03 4:40:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 AC, let it be known that I'm less enthusiastic about SotA after Abu Ghraib ... just can't help the feeling, and an Iraqi (even an admitted al-Mehdi) proclaiming he preferred Saddam's torture does nothing to help my conscience.

However, without reservation I congratulate the courage and the strength of this Corporal, and it's a pity he is not a regular with our own Army - with that kind of daring, he seems like officer material. :)

Posted by Edward Yee 2004-05-03 5:48:55 AM|| [http://edwardyee.fanworks.net] 2004-05-03 5:48:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The Spanish didn't fight, and only after a long delay agreed to send out their armored vehicles to help evacuate the wounded. Flores says he cannot question the Spanish decisions that day, but with a slightly sardonic smile adds that they "could have helped us sooner."

I think its best for all concerned that the Spainish have left the war zone.

I have never before heard of a switch-blade bayonet charge during a military operation. Maybe Snoop Dog is moonlighting as a hand to hand instructor for the Salvadoran forces.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-05-03 8:06:40 AM|| 2004-05-03 8:06:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Man that is one brave dude,he should get the CMH.This ranks right up there with the story I read of a U.S.soldier attacking a Tiger tank with a .45 during the Normandy invasion.

Posted by raptor 2004-05-03 8:20:03 AM|| 2004-05-03 8:20:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 AC, let it be known that I'm less enthusiastic about SotA after Abu Ghraib

And yet you fail to show a connection between the two.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-05-03 9:39:33 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-05-03 9:39:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 agreed. Edward, you lost me on that one....

Posted by Frank G 2004-05-03 9:42:11 AM|| 2004-05-03 9:42:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 True Grit. He deserves more than a Bronze Star.

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2004-05-03 10:17:50 AM|| 2004-05-03 10:17:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 My apologies, Robert and Frank. T'was just that reading about School of the Americas & the leftists' accusations made me think of the prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq now ...

Posted by Edward Yee 2004-05-03 12:32:04 PM|| [http://edwardyee.fanworks.net] 2004-05-03 12:32:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 SuperHose

A couple days before their departure a Spanish patrol was ambushed. End result was two terrorists killed, no Spanish casualties. The day after the same patrol was ambushed again. Six bad guys killed, seven captured, no Spanish casualties.

I know from the Sapnish press than the Spanish soldiers were very unhappy to be pulled back and their general said many politically uncorrect things about the Iraqui "resistance" ("Jovenes chulescos" => Young pimps).

But Sapanish soldiers are unfortunate enough to have a Zapatero as CinC. Just like yours had to evacuate Somalia because they have the misfortune to have a Clinton as President.

Posted by JFM 2004-05-03 2:58:33 PM|| 2004-05-03 2:58:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 JFM is correct - the Spanish soldier is not to be blamed, we've trained w/them and they do real well - I'm sure the average Spaniard there wants to complete the mission properly. The lack of armor was prolly a higher up decision.

Posted by Jarhead 2004-05-03 9:53:44 PM|| 2004-05-03 9:53:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 JFM, I offer my apologies. Was the Spanish Press covering their forces? It seems that the only way I would have heard about that type of performance by an American unt would have been through NC Times coverage.

Jarhead, would it make sense to have elements of our armor available throughout the sectors that include multi-national? I know there is the desire on the part of the insurgents to bloody the noses of any coalition partner that seems not to have firm support from their homeland, but if I were the attacking force I would also count on the multinational areas to have poorer unit-to-unit communications etc.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-05-03 10:38:43 PM|| 2004-05-03 10:38:43 PM|| Front Page Top

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