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2006-06-06 Iraq

U.S. Military Drills Adapt Amid Concerns

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Posted by Steve White 2006-06-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Haditha investigation will not conclude until August, so let's give the speculation a rest.

As for preparing troops for Iraq, this remains work in progress. Nothing matches the real thing, but training continues to be revise until it gets as close as possible.

In other words, this is a meaningless hand wringing article.

Posted by Captain America 2006-06-06 08:38|| 2006-06-06 08:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Allegations that Marines killed unarmed men, women and children in Haditha are prompting questions about whether U.S. troops get proper training for a war against insurgents who walk freely among Iraqi civilians.

Cause = Effect. The left doesn't get it anymore than their friends like the Paleos. This is why the Geneva Convention calls for combatants to wear distinctive clothing/markings so as to permit true civilians to attain a degree of protection in the conduct of war. This is why the Convention is NOT extended to those who do not comply with the requirement. This is why those captured on the battlefield end up in detention facilities like GITMO. This is why you also throw these a*holes into confinement when they routinely use civilians and 'protected' facilities [mosques, hospitals, schools] as protection and cover for their activities. This is not a game.

Posted by Uloger Whease2177 2006-06-06 08:51|| 2006-06-06 08:51|| Front Page Top

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