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| VDH: Too soft for a new kind of war? |
| 2005-09-02 |
| Not long ago Lt. Col. Erik Kurilla, an authentic American hero, was shot three times and wounded in Mosul, Iraq, as he led his men into a terrorist enclave. The jihadist who shot him survived and was given first-rate American medical care for his wounds. It turns out the terrorist was captured earlier in December 2004, on suspicion of being involved in a deadly suicide attack on an American base. Then he was turned over to the Iraqis, sent to the notorious Abu Ghraib jail and released. Once free, he returned to killing Americans and his rendezvous with Col. Kurilla. For bickering Americans back home, Abu Ghraib is a "Stalag," but for the terrorists it's apparently a rest stop before resuming their hunt for Americans. This recent incident once more reflects how confused we are in the West over the proper way to obtain the needed ends. While we worry we have gone too far in our harshness, our enemies are convinced our softness has us too far gone to win this war. This fight is quite different from past conflicts. The jihadists have no uniforms. Their first, not last, resort is terrorism. They know they cannot win unless they murder and demoralize civilians, preferably in the U.S., as we saw September 11, 2001. More at the link |
| Posted by:Captain America |
| #4 On third thought... whould you want someone like Matt Lauer or Katie Couric in your foxhole? Did ' |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-09-02 09:56 |
| #3 On second thought, could LTC Kurilla sue in civil court Seymour Hersh and elements of the MSM for promoting an environment which is hostile in his work place? While the environment is by its very nature violent, have the parties conspired to make the environment even more dangerous? |
| Posted by: Thinenter Phineque8219 2005-09-02 09:47 |
| #2 And it will continue because even though he can't be reelected, Pres. Bush still refuses to direct DOJ to start grand jury actions for Treason. Too many have crossed over the materially adding and abetting line. They are indeed providing the enemy means and abilities during time of war. |
| Posted by: Thinenter Phineque8219 2005-09-02 09:44 |
| #1 For bickering Americans back home, Abu Ghraib is a "Stalag," but for the terrorists it's apparently a rest stop before resuming their hunt for Americans. Man, I get sick of the wringing-hand, bleeding heart, self-righteous, do-gooders who worry more about the enemy and make life enormously more difficult for soldiers such as Lt. Col. Kurilla. Everyone has an opinion about places like Abu Ghraib--mostly people who are safely enscounced here and have not been over there. While they are busy tearing down America and talking about how bad this country is and trying to make a country club for the terrorists, the Kurillas are getting shot by former released detainees. The MSM has jumped all over the Abu Ghraib story ad nauseum. We should embed some of these so called journalists with the soldiers who are going door-to-door. Maybe they would begin to appreciate what our guys go through. Just maybe they would not set themselves up as the arbiters of everyone's morals. |
| Posted by: JohnQ. Citizen 2005-09-02 08:57 |