I Hope This Is Not True

[lizbud]

I have no idea if I could stand it if this were one of my children.
I hope to God this is not true. I would surely lose my mind with worry
an grief.


Masked Men Seized Soldiers, Newspaper Reports

POSTED: 8:13 am EDT June 17, 2006
UPDATED: 11:01 am EDT June 18, 2006


BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A farmer who witnessed an attack on a U.S. patrol south of Baghdad on Friday said he saw gunmen kill one soldier and take two others prisoner.

His report hasn't been verified, but The New York Times is quoting other witnesses who saw masked guerrillas jump into two cars and whisk the soldiers away.

The military has no new information on the search. A statement said search crews were "uncovering every stone" until the troops are found.

Maj. Gen. William Caldwell said U.S. forces have mounted four raids since the attack and added that ground forces, helicopters and airplanes are out hunting for the men. He also said a dive team is going to search for the men, who were at a checkpoint by a canal.


Caldwell said U.S. forces are "using every means" available on the ground, in the air and in the water to find the soldiers.

Friday's ambush took place in the volatile Sunni triangle.

Scattered Violence Reported As Troops Conduct Ramadi Operation

Iraq saw scattered violence Sunday as U.S. and Iraqi troops launched an operation in Ramadi to isolate insurgents there by cutting off their supply lines.

A car bomb exploded near a university in Mosul, killing a woman and wounding 19 other people. A mortar shell hit the al-Sadiq University for Islamic Studies in Baghdad, wounding five students and a teacher.

Gunmen seized 10 workers from a bakery in a mostly Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad, and at least 11 bullet-riddled bodies turned up, most of them in Baghdad.

U.S. commanders said the Ramadi operation is not a large-scale assault of the volatile Sunni Arab city.

[Dorothy39]

Lizbud!!!

This post is extraordinary!!! I have briefly visited "The Dog House" , so, I can't remember the other topics right this minute.

I don't want to alarm you, okay? But, given the information that you could type, a portion of it has to be true.

There are two sides to this War. One being, it is a WAR, the other being, It is just Democracy in Action. Oh well, I tend to view this as an all out WAR!!!

And, WAR is HELL!!! This article brings the conflict within the Sunni Triangle up close and highly decriptive. (I hope it is not true). But, Who knows what our government will allow the press to print? Likewise, allow us to even know of.

I was a teenager during the Vietnam Conflict. Since then, I have talked to several Vietnam Vets, and trust me, some of their stories made me absolutely sick to my stomach. (As in, sorry I even asked)

The internet is here now. The media has expanded their journalism to the point where we as a nation question their scruples. It seems, the more gory the detail, the faster it is posted, printed,or broadcast!!!! We tend to find out more than we are willing to digest. Even journalists from War War 2 have said that this is far worse than any conflict reported on foreign soil.

You posted a great thread for all of us at Pet Talk to Ponder .

[lizbud]

The two American soldiers were killed.Their bodies have been recovered.
I will not print the gruesome details. May they rest now, in peace.

[Miss Z]

This war never seems to progress. Where is the major breakthrough? There's as much violence and disorder there as there was before, and yet still innocent men are sent to their deaths.

To quote Wilfred Owen:
My friend, you would not tell of such high zest
To children ardent for some deperate glory
The old lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori.

[Dorothy39]

This war never seems to progress. Where is the major breakthrough? There's as much violence and disorder there as there was before, and yet still innocent men are sent to their deaths.

To quote Wilfred Owen:
My friend, you would not tell of such high zest
To children ardent for some deperate glory
The old lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori.

Amen!!! You have hit it right on the mark my friend. You are younger than I am, this conflict will influence you life in ways you cannot comprehend right now. Where is the major breakthrough in deed. Why aren't the American people , those of us who are not in the military at all, involved as a Nation???

Oh yes, we can send our letters, our little care packages, our phone cards, but, we are not" United States" at all . Come on folks, young men and women who cannot afford an Education rely on their GI Bill Benefits. I personally know men and women in their mid twenties and early thirties who have lost their jobs while serving this country!!!!! Struggling while working odd jobs and taking classes in Community Colleges.

Young men and women, in the Military, who are trying to make ends meet!!!!

They deserve more RESPECT!!! and ---So much more than they are offered!!!!!

Many of them are now so depressed. so affected by what they experienced while serving. I feel this is "Vietnam 2 " yet, our country waves the flag more now than they did then. Hey, wave your flag folks, but remember , there is a price for our Freedom.

[Edwina's Secretary]

My views on this war are well-known and often repeated. I must tell you though....

I personally know men and women in their mid twenties and early thirties who have lost their jobs while serving this country!!!!!

There is a law against anyone losing their job because of military service. Regardless of the size of the company....the job must be held for them until they return. USERRA.

[Dorothy39]

I read about the Humvees being ambushed on MSNBC soon after reading your post.

This article reminds me so much of "The Vietnam Conflict"--

This War in Iraq scares the day lights out of me, now I am middle aged, and the men and women serving in our military are the little boys and girls I knew in the 70's and 80's. Incidently, a few of my close friends served in Iraq as well, training and overseeing procedures.

Do you feel that the people in the United States realize that there is a War going on in the Middle East? This is not a dress rehearsal folks, our men and women in uniform are in harms way.

I was raised by the World War 2 generation. They taught me all about the Wonderful Country that I was privledged to be born in. This generation was and still is --- awesome, !!!!!! We could not be typing on a computer if not for their courage , stamina, unity and maturity beyond their tender years .


I hope that our country can one day Unite again for such a cause !!!! But, I don't want to ration either. I would give up buying gasoline on a certain day if it were applied to everyone in this country. Get where I am coming from.? This War in Iraq is costing so much money, and so much PAIN!!!!!! I value our Freedom , yet, many other Americans take our Freedom for granted. We need to pitch in and do something for our Country.

Your Post really was so necessary. We are at War, yet, many of us don't even think about it at all.