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2006-07-03 Iraq

No Medical Recovery Outside Of Iraq FOBs ??

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Posted by Anonymoose 2006-07-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Well, imagine the outcry if a medical helicopter got shot down. This is what the commanders are thinking, and they're just doing a little CYA.

Not that that's excusable, but I'm sure that's what they're thinking.

Posted by gromky 2006-07-03 00:37|| 2006-07-03 00:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Some Commander needs to have his ass handed to him. Our volunteer Soilders fight as they do because we take care of them. Someone has lost sight of this and needs to be put out on the pointy end of the spear so they remember it.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-07-03 02:43|| 2006-07-03 02:43|| Front Page Top

#3 If this is real, it's an outrage. But are we sure it's real, or some jerk just cooking up a "denial of service" job on military communications channels? If it were real, it wouldn't be long before you would run out of soldiers willing to stick their necks out only to get kicked in the @$$. Anybody have another more direct source to back this up? The whole thing smells like an urban legend. But if it isn't, this "policy" is doomed to self-destruct, and maybe even take the brass who cooked it up along with it.

Posted by grb 2006-07-03 03:29|| 2006-07-03 03:29|| Front Page Top

#4 If some of Rantburg's military types would check out the source and tell us if it rings true? It looked full of jargon to me, but I've no idea if it's real jargon or not. I'm also suspicious of someone who describes himeself as a winner of the prestigious Peabody Award, and of a professional newsman who continued the self-description with the phrase, "... a protégée's of the late Col. ..."

Posted by trailing wife 2006-07-03 06:57|| 2006-07-03 06:57|| Front Page Top

#5 The source is Soldiers for the Truth. Gives you a hint. Before anyone goes off half cocked [there's an arty term for you], think Al-AP or Al-Reuters. Verify first.

Posted by Hupinemble Flaiger2203 2006-07-03 09:18|| 2006-07-03 09:18|| Front Page Top

#6 This is just crap. It rings of old 1980's fearmongering. IF it did happen, it only happened one. Todays combat teams are hardened and would have taken matters into their own hands. The decision makers would be beaten to a pulp by the team.
This whole article is suspect.

Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan 2006-07-03 09:34|| 2006-07-03 09:34|| Front Page Top

#7 From what I've seen SFTT is very quick on the trigger and always ~~eager~~ ready to lambaste the brass. That doesn't mean they're always wrong, but generous portions of salt are usually called for.

Posted by Xbalanke 2006-07-03 12:40|| 2006-07-03 12:40|| Front Page Top

#8 "What happened at this point is what we need your help with."

-So somebody is going to the media or the public 6,000 miles away IOT change supposed SOP's in country?

"The MEDIVAC was denied because we could not guarantee the LZ was not hot."

-I don't know about this one, if we have lads down the guys I know would just declare that the LZ is not hot (whether it is or not).

Posted by Broadhead6 2006-07-03 16:41|| 2006-07-03 16:41|| Front Page Top

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