jkm2500 0 #1 October 5, 2003 Good Morning ladies and Gentlemen, I wanted to drop a line out there and let you know what's going on out here in Iraq. Lately, my team hasnt had a whole lot of excitement. Just the regular mortar attacks, RPGs, etc. The task force that I support suffered 2 WIA's last night in an RPG attack at one of the observation posts. We also lost 2 armored humvees in the 2 nights prior to improvised explosive devices. I got the opportunity to go out to observe a weapons cache be destroyed, 8 lbs of C4 makes for some nice fireworks. Lately we have had a lot more air support. Some f-15's, C-130 spectre, A-10, and Apache gunships. They made some pretty impressive flybys, and show of force demonstrations. Other than that the chow is improving, and we just past the halfway point. Have a great Sunday, and blue skies! joshThe primary purpose of the Armed Forces is to prepare for and to prevail in combat should the need arise. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miked10270 0 #2 October 5, 2003 Just to offer an interesting contrast... British Police Service personnel (you remember the British Police?... The ones without any guns?) are being sounded out for volunteers willing to go out to Iraq to assist in the re-education of the Iraqi Police. Get them back to the idea of policing by consent, proper professional standards, being a police Service instead of being a police Force. We're also doing a similar thing in Bosnia, that's been going on for about 5 years now and it's paid results. Now when one of my colleagues is going out to Bosnia no-one raises an eyebrow. I just find it interesting how the different cultures (UK Vs. US) are approaching this. The US are making a show of force with a lot of firepower while the UK is sending out unarmed police officers. But I wonder which approach will be successful in the long run? Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jejejelle 0 #3 October 5, 2003 sounds heavy... but i guess you are kind off used to it :) take care and be careful Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
