#4 Well said, twobyfour. Also, a matter of perspective, Mr. Bedbug. I don't know if you saw her post on the subject yesterday, but lotp reminded us that this is not a quick war, like WWI or WWII, but likely will take twenty years to win -- similar to the Cold War, or the Indian troubles in the 19th century. Of which, as twobyfour so nicely explains, Iraq is only one battlefield -- we've got troops shaping things across Asia and Africa, and I suspect even South America, in this war the Caliphate wannabees have been waging against the Free World since the 1980s or longer. We Americans aren't a patient people, I'm afraid, but fortunately our military are able to take a longer view.
Oh, and welcome! This is exactly the place to bring such concerns as yours. :-) |
(KUNA) -- Six Iraqi engineers and a security guard were killed as a result of an attack launched by a terrorist group, a security source said Monday. The attack also resulted in injuring three people and kidnapping a policeman, while six others went missing, including a first lieutenant, in the attack that took place in al-Swairah town, southern Baghdad, the source told KUNA. Reports said that four of the missing managed to escape, after being rescued by members of the Mahdi Army, which helped reach their families. The other missing person, Hussein Zakam, was found dead, while the last person in the group is still missing.