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2008-04-30 Iraq

Global Virgin Alert: Sadr City has used 13,392 Virgin Vouchers in nine days

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-04-30 10:50|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 GolfBravoUSMC thanks... any stats on wounded Tater Tots?

Based on stastical killed to wounded ratios from records and/or reports?

Posted by RD">RD 2008-04-30 11:09|| 2008-04-30 11:09|| Front Page Top

#2 It's about damn time.

Posted by eltoroverde 2008-04-30 11:13|| 2008-04-30 11:13|| Front Page Top

#3 There was an AP article yesterday (I'll see if I can find it) that was very negative, claiming the US patrol was ambushed and had to withdraw with no mention of the ~~Micky Mouse~~ Mahdi Army suffering any casualties.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-04-30 11:35|| 2008-04-30 11:35|| Front Page Top

#4 ABC radio news this morning had a story about the three soldiers killed yesterday in Baghdad. Said they came under heavy attack by 3 carloads of AQI that were armed with heavy anti-aircraft machine guns. They had a MNF-I spokesman on who said that our soldiers killed 10+ AQI and destroyed all the vehicles. The impression it left me with was that our guys had been ambushed by a pretty major team, took casualties, but responded and killed all the attackers. It made them sound like heroes. I couldn't believe this was on ABC news! Fortunately I was parking because otherwise I would have run off the road.

Posted by remoteman 2008-04-30 13:11|| 2008-04-30 13:11|| Front Page Top

#5 Remoteman,

They only sounded like heros cause that's the way you think. To the reporter this was a perfect example of us losing. If anyone at anytime, no less a group in vehicles, can take as much as one shot at an American it is an example of our failure. Another Tet writ small.

Posted by AlanC 2008-04-30 13:43|| 2008-04-30 13:43|| Front Page Top

#6 "Sadr City has used 13,392 Virgin Vouchers in nine days"

It's a start....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-04-30 14:31|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-04-30 14:31|| Front Page Top

#7 By my count, 13,392 virgins is only 0.06% of those potentially available to the entire Tater Tot community. I would expect that a country as generous and opportunity-driven as the US would give these guys a few more "shots" to gain more ground (specifically, the strata 6 ft below the surface).

Posted by Snakes Shomolet8015 2008-04-30 19:09|| 2008-04-30 19:09|| Front Page Top

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