Prayers ride shotgun on U.S. convoys

[leftchick]

http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/5211023.html

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He never figured that Operation Iraqi Freedom would evolve into a guerrilla war in which IEDs would reach a kind of deadly perfection.

"It's nerve-wracking," Velazquez said of the convoys. "You're on edge the whole time. You know they are out there, but on the other hand not everybody is out to hurt you."

The Marines have distributed hundreds of pamphlets in Ramadi and elsewhere pleading with residents to stay back from convoys, to pull to the side of the road until the heavily armed military vehicles pass by. There are signs on vehicles in Arabic.

Some people don't get the message, and there have been an untold number of incidents of Marines firing on Iraqis who drove too close to their convoys.

[heyphillip]

1. Prayers ride gunshot on US convoy's

Well that's the democracy at it's best

[saigon68]

2. LET FREEDOM RING

How'd you like to live in a country, where if your child wandered off-- and got too NEAR the THUGS occupying your Country.

And then basically, got GREASED and turned into HASH ??? Nice place ??? </heavy,heavy sarcasm>

[leftchick]

3. morning saigon

That is what I get from this. wtf excuse is there for opening fire on these innocent people? Logic says the people who planted the IED are long gone. Also I constantly see photos of the soldiers STILL throwing candy to these children! Luring them to get shot!


:(

[nolabels]

4. You don't understand, we are installing Democracy over there

If a few (millions) die in the process of making the whole world safe for that to take place, then we must :crazy:


http://homepage.mac.com/rcareaga/diebold/adworks.htm

[leesa]

5. 'He never figured it would turn into a guerilla war' WHY NOT?? Don't they

teach you anything in Marine School??

[Massachusetts]

6. No different than walking point,

you're adrenaline is doing overtime, finger is heavy on the trig and you're scared shitless.

Same state of mind, different time and location.IMO