Author Topic: Succesful engagement (Read 208 times)

Mickey1992 · « **on:** February 10, 2004, 02:48:02 PM »

Do successful engagements like this never happen in Iraq, or do we just never hear about them?
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Tuesday, February 10, 2004

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division (search) killed 10 armed Iraqis who were apparently trying to set up an ambush near a town northeast of Baghdad (search), the U.S. military said Tuesday.

A patrol from the division's 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment saw 10 Iraqis armed with automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenade launchers Monday night north of the town of Muqdadiyah, the command said in a statement.

"The men were apparently establishing an ambush position," the statement said. "The armed men did not comply with warnings and in response the soldiers fired, killing all 10."

The soldiers recovered five AK-47 assault rifles, four grenade launchers, five rocket propelled grenades, two machine guns, two hand grenades and a pair of night vision goggles, the statement added.

john9001 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 10, 2004, 03:03:50 PM »

maybe someone does not want you to know that, because you might think the US is winning, instead of "being shot at 50 times a day" (quote from another thread).

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 10, 2004, 03:05:39 PM »

First off, american death sells.

The media isn't going to tell you about all the schools being built, the hospitals which now have power because it doesn't sell.

Death sells.

Not only that, but not everything that happens in the military is reported to the media.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 10, 2004, 03:05:42 PM »

Seems like "US Troops Kill XX Iraqis" would be an unpopular headline with some population segments.

Westy · « **Reply #4 on:** February 10, 2004, 04:12:15 PM »

"Do successful engagements like this never happen in Iraq, or do we just never hear about them? "

I for one see these reports on the news. Typically after the report has been verified and the details acertained.

Right now the only news source with this "breaking" bit is Al-Bawaba.Com Inc. out of London. This is the same "news" source that reports things like Cheney being on his way to Jordan to block and retrieve his daughter from going to Iraq as a human shield.

They're a National Inquirer for Middle Easterners - sans stories about "forced insemination by aliens" and articles extolling "what guys say about my sister has six nipples!!"

Dago · « **Reply #5 on:** February 10, 2004, 04:20:40 PM »

Yes, these things happen, but why report them if they aren't sensational enough, or if they don't reflect badly on our troops/efforts/government?

I'd bet a few dollars that story wont be appearing in too many French or German newspapers, or American ones for that matter either. Won't be first page on the New York times anytime soon.

It is a very sad fact that there are almost no truely unbiased professional journalists left at the network news or in editorial postions at most major newspapers.

dago