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Thread ID: 10893 | Posts: 7 | Started: 2003-11-02
2003-11-02 20:07 | User Profile
Fifteen die as US helicopter downed Black Hawk helicopters hunted for survivors Fifteen American soldiers have been killed and 21 wounded in an attack on a US military helicopter in Iraq, the US military has confirmed.
It is the highest number of casualties suffered by the US-led coalition in a single incident since Saddam Hussein was toppled in April.
The helicopter came down in a cornfield near the flashpoint town of Falluja, 50 kilometres (32 miles) west of the capital.
Iraqi witnesses said it was hit by one of two surface-to-air missiles fired at it, but the US military has not confirmed the cause.
[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3234543.stm[/url]
2003-11-03 00:41 | User Profile
The jewish led debacle of disgrace in Iraq will spell the end of the United States.The death of soldiers and civilians alike is bad for the soul. Retreat is inevitable. However, if you see a retreat, get ready for nukes....the US is not going to be able to withstand a Vietnam-like defeat again. The overall end result here is WWIII. Sorry folks, that's just the way is seems to be going.
2003-11-03 00:42 | User Profile
There will be the occasional big scores when bombs or ant-aircraft weapons are used. The United State's best hope for ending American casualties is to get a puppet government established and let mercenary Iraqis kill freedom-fighter Iraqs (ala Afghanistan) while we walk away and declare victory. Wait, we already declared victory.
2003-11-03 01:15 | User Profile
How much do you want to bet that the five out of five Americans are oblivious to the daily death tolls of Americans in Iraq??
2003-11-03 02:30 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Robbie]How much do you want to bet that the five out of five Americans are oblivious to the daily death tolls of Americans in Iraq??[/QUOTE]
I fancy that I know the feelings of Joe Sixpac because of the men I work around. These guys are normalites that get most of their ideas from popular media. They [I]all [/I] think the war is stupid and wrong. They know that our guys are getting picked off daily.
2003-11-03 07:37 | User Profile
A total of 19 Americans were killed in Iraq on sunday. About half of the people I know who swallowed the neocon lies being peddled before the war have come around at least somewhat. A few more days like this will go a long way towards beating some sense into the rest. Barring a real grand slam by the jihadists against America proper, there is no way in hell today's America will tolerate anything close to the casualties that were incurred in Vietnam. Remember, most sheep still think that the Iraqis want us running their country. Once it becomes undeniable that we are not wanted there, a few freeper types will demand escalation, but most Americans will demand withdrawl and accountability for the liars. It's our job to make sure people know who lied us into this fiasco and why.
2003-11-03 21:54 | User Profile
[QUOTE=W.R.I.T.O.S]A total of 19 Americans were killed in Iraq on sunday. About half of the people I know who swallowed the neocon lies being peddled before the war have come around at least somewhat. A few more days like this will go a long way towards beating some sense into the rest. Barring a real grand slam by the jihadists against America proper, there is no way in hell today's America will tolerate anything close to the casualties that were incurred in Vietnam. Remember, most sheep still think that the Iraqis want us running their country. Once it becomes undeniable that we are not wanted there, a few freeper types will demand escalation, but most Americans will demand withdrawl and accountability for the liars. It's our job to make sure people know who lied us into this fiasco and why.[/QUOTE] Don't underestimate the human capacity for self-delusion, especially when it is reinforced by media indoctrination. The Freeper type isn't soley limited to the Internet. These people supported WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam, because they believed Big Brother would never lie to them. They still believe that WWII was the "good war" we "had" to fight against "evil" and many of them still don't admit we were wrong to have been involved in that mess in Vietnam.
Also don't underestimate another phony "911" type terrorist attack to whip the sheeple back into line. If this happens I will imediately suspect Israel or Bush, because Osama bin Laden no longer needs to attack us, as he has already gotten what he wants: a war of Islam against the West in Iraq. His people will be using Iraq as their recruiting ground for years to come.