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Anthony M
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They also have the element of surprise. A home made bomb hidden in the road can't be fought against, can it? |
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MacLeod_73
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Probably because you can't anticipate every ambush that's going to hit you. The VC in Vietnam were great at hit and run tactics that were highly effective- but neither they, nor the Iraqi insurgents, can stand up to us in a face to face firefight. We tear them up. |
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Mika
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Because their hands are being tied by the Liberals whining about civilian casualties. Untie their hands and let them fight to win the war!!!!! |
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michael
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think about it... if you werent afraid to die you could kill almost anyone... scary |
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TRUE GRIT
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Actually they are not insurgents, they are TERRORISTS!
Get it right!
Terrorists do not play fair!
They are sneaky and evil! |
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Need Answers
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Sometimes power and training can't overcome determination. |
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molly
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Because the insurgents are defending their country what would you do if somebody invaded your country for your own good you would fight for it until it is liberated. |
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J S
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Unfortunately they are not so rag tag anymore. They are being trained by Iran, and have been given Iranian weapons. So the enemy is more sophisticated now. |
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Wookie
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you cannot be serious abut your question, can you? |
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K. Marx iii
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An AK 47 is just as good as any other rifle don't you know. So whats this basic weapons stuff. You have to shoot and get shot at. That is the idea of urban warfare. |
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J D
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insurgents are in civilian clothing and hide behind civilians or in buildings which results in a sneak attack |
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strike_eagle29
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OUR HANDS ARE TIED IN ALLOT OF SITUATION. DUE TO THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT. IN CERTAIN INSTANCES YOU HAVE TO WAIT TO BE FIRED UPON UNTIL YOU CAN FIRE. THEY ARE ALSO AN UNCONVENTIONAL ARMY THEY WEAR NO UNIFORM MAKING VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE WHEN CIVILIANS ARE IN THE AREA. THEY ALSO ARE HURTING OUR BOYS WITH ROAD SIDE BOMBS THAT ARE HARD TO DETECT UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. THE MAJORITY OF THE INJURIES AND DEATHS ARE DUE TO THIS TYPE OF DEVICE. THESE GUYS ARE NOT STEPPING UP IN TROOP STRENGTH AND FIRING AT US THEY ARE FIGHTING A GORILLA WAR THAT HAS ALWAYS PROVEN TO BE THE HARDEST TYPE OF WAR TO FIGHT ESPECIALLY IF YOUR HANDS ARE TIED DUE TO RULES OF ENGAGEMENT |
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Sean G
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Erudite, whats this "WE" you claim? Unless you've a rodent in your pockets theres no we. You've never served, and frankly I dont think you'd like it(other than the showering in groups part)
And remember day by day those Marines put insurgents into the hurt locker, one 5.56mm at a time.
Now enjoy that timberlake poster... |
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catawhumpus
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It's easier to snipe and attack at random than go door to door on a fixed routine and route. And these "rag tags" are getting expert advice and training, plus they get to use civilians as human shields and run around dressed like women. If the marines aren't properly equipped, it's not teh fault of reps that dems have voted against every appropriation bill unless the military agreed to buy useless or unwanted goods from certain politician's districts. |
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♥Tom♥
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The people killing them are cowards, they hide in the dark, sneak around behind children, and hide under their mother's skirts...
They set up bombs to kill many innocents.. they don't care who they kill because they consider anyone in the controlled areas as a traitor and enemy...
They don't believe that the USA is trying to help EVERYONE in Iraq with a better government than than the one they had while living under a Tyrant.. but they have lived and fought under those conditions for many centuries in the area and they think that it is normal...
It does not take a trained soldier to create terror.. any person with the right materials and information can make a bomb to kill people.. and our soldiers cannot watch every piece of ground to prevent bombs from being planted...
If we had gone in and blanket bombed Baghdad during the Iraq/Kuwait war then many of these problems would not exist...
But, we have the most powerful military in the world and the US citizens prevent our government from abusing that power (at least to some extent we do). |
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Always Curious
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I have One thing to Say ---- Blame Mr. BUSH |
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D
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We are, but you have people dressed up as civillians that jump out of a croud just spraying bullets from an AK. Or people dressed as civillians strapping a bomb to them, or there children, and detonating it at US forces.
America has a larger military force than the insurgents, I dont see how much longer the insurgents can go w/o having no men left; the death toll is one American to 78 militants in Iraq (the last I heard, might have gone up or down a little since then).
So everytime the media tells you 2-3 Americans died in a roadside bomb; remember that 156-234 Iraqi Insurgents died for those 2-3 |
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