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2008-01-15 Iraq

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Posted by gorb 2008-01-15 05:21|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in Iraq

#1 A few hours later, at 2:04 a.m., Pete, 26, of Marlboro, N.J., and his fellow Rangers, with M-4 rifles and night-vision goggles, arrived at the suspected insurgents' doorstep.
Read the whole thing. Makes the RAB look like pikers.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2008-01-15 08:04|| 2008-01-15 08:04|| Front Page Top

#2 I am wondering how stupid it is to hunker into a bunker when that will result in heavier weapons used against your position. Running like hell would appear to be the way to go if you like living. Then again, these are muzzies and obviously not known for logical thought.

Posted by wxjames 2008-01-15 11:42|| 2008-01-15 11:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Darwinian selection at it's finest.

Posted by Bulldog 2008-01-15 12:50|| 2008-01-15 12:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Actually, they probably would have been fine except for that itty bitty piece of nylon strap that gave away the cover of their spider hole.

Anyone know if perhaps the night vision goggles would do a good job finding this kind of stuff if they turned out the lights in the house as part of the search? You'd think there would be some kind of temperature difference between regular floor and a spider hole cover.

Posted by gorb 2008-01-15 14:07|| 2008-01-15 14:07|| Front Page Top

#5 They're RANGERS.

HMMMMM, "Blake" - not certain but methinks I may had served with or trained him once.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-01-15 19:01|| 2008-01-15 19:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Joe, you were a Ranger?

Posted by 3dc 2008-01-15 19:32|| 2008-01-15 19:32|| Front Page Top

#7 Blake, the Rangers' company commander, a 32-year-old major from Manassas, Va. Still way too much information was provided for my liking. I don't have a military background, just a paranoid one.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-01-15 23:26|| 2008-01-15 23:26|| Front Page Top