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| 8 Bodies Found in Raid Were U.S. Soldiers |
| 2003-04-05 |
The eight soldiers were with Pfc. Jessica Lynch when their unit, the 507th Maintenance Company, was ambushed near Nasiriyah on March 23. The Pentagon issued a statement early Saturday morning saying the status of the eight soldiers had been changed from missing to killed. The soldiers were:-Sgt. George E. Buggs, 31, of Barnwell, S.C.The ninth body taken to Dover has not been identified. Five members of the unit remain listed as prisoners of war. Shortly after the unit's ambush, the five were shown on Iraqi state-run television being questioned by their captors. Iraqi television also showed footage of at least five bodies. After viewing that footage, Pentagon officials accused Iraq of executing prisoners of war. There was no immediate word from the Pentagon Saturday on whether the soldiers were killed in the ambush or afterward. |
| Posted by:Anonymous |
| #8 I don't think killing Saddam would be the best thing to do. Shooting him in the kneecaps and elbows, however, plus a really hard smack between the eyes (and elsewhere... ) with a rifle butt, then drag him out of the bunker by his hands. Throw him on the back of a deuce-and-a-half and haul him out to the center of Baghdad. Put him in a glass box, and glue the seams shut. Let the people of Baghdad watch him turn blue. I'm sure they will feel a great relief when it's all over. Kind of a catharsis thing. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-04-05 13:47:03 |
| #7 If I was the guy who found Sammy alive, I would damn well make sure he doesn't get out of that bunker intact to face a trial in The Hague. No friggin way. |
| Posted by: RW 2003-04-05 06:35:16 |
| #6 Come on, folks, get real. We're not going to suddenly start deliberately bombing civilians. That would be counterproductive. We are getting a lot of information from Iraqi civilians about the locations of the Baathists and the Fedayeen, which we are using to target the bad guys while not killing the civilians. We will, however, spare no effort after the war is over to find ALL of the Iraqis who have committed war crimes, and bring them to justice. Justice, by the way, should come at the end of a rope. |
| Posted by: BarCodeKing 2003-04-05 03:51:59 |
| #5 Its important to understand what this war is really about and its not WMD or oil. Its an object lesson to regimes (and other entities) that threaten and kill people (their own citizens their neighbours, and the international community). MOAB on Tikrit will drive home the message that the disadvantages of your favourite son becoming a murdering dictator outweigh the advantages. I don't relish killing a lot of civillians, but its a greater good thing. |
| Posted by: Phil B 2003-04-05 01:41:25 |
| #4 I agree completely. Remember the "Today Baghdad, Tomorrow Paris" inscription on the M1. "Revenge is Best Eaten Cold." |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-04-05 01:32:55 |
| #3 Patience, wait for the right moment.. and then Champs Elysee. |
| Posted by: Dishman 2003-04-05 01:25:47 |
| #2 I'm with Phil B... If it can be proven that our troops were executed it's definitely MOAB time in Tikrit. |
| Posted by: Targus 2003-04-05 01:10:54 |
| #1 If there is evidence any were executed then I expect there will be a retalitory strike - and a good chance it will be against Tikrit or Saddam's home village. MOAB anyone? |
| Posted by: Phil B 2003-04-05 00:41:27 |