Author Topic: Another side of Jessica's Rescue (Read 1646 times)

midnight Target · « **on:** April 02, 2003, 02:23:10 PM »

What kind of message must this send to our enemies and potential enemies?

1. We will stage a medium sized offensive as a cover!
2. We will coordinate up to 4 different branches of our military within 24 hours and come up with a plan.
3. We will send in our top troops including SEALS, Rangers and Special Ops Air Forces to snatch ONE soldier.
4. We will also take the time and risk to save the dead bodies of 11 other soldiers while we're at it.

DAM! Are we awesome or what?

Animal · « **Reply #1 on:** April 02, 2003, 02:27:53 PM »

The Iraqui officials must be so steaming mad

I bet they were planning on using her as a bargaining chip later on in the war.

narsus · « **Reply #2 on:** April 02, 2003, 02:29:49 PM »

Midnight

I am a firm believer of noone gets left behind, I think it shows our resolve in this conflict.

The other incident that come to mind is the F-16 pilot shot down over bosnia we went in and got him too.

Somolia as well, the rescue there was a huge effort.

~~America's Armed Forces~~

Dingbat · « **Reply #3 on:** April 02, 2003, 02:29:57 PM »

They probably already were using her, in unspeakable acts. She's a hottie and I feel for the pain she must have been going thru.

anonymous · « **Reply #4 on:** April 02, 2003, 02:30:22 PM »

the coordination not that big a deal. the USAF special operation helo guys train with all the army and navy and marine operators during workups. and the rangers train for that component of mission all the time. you can plug any group of snatchers in you want dont change the rangers job in the situation. dunno about the offensive being cover wasnt the front line not too far from hospital? sounds like they got a suprise present in form of credible info on pow. once they make call info credible the assault and rescue guys are on call waiting for some kind of mission. make the go call, collect info on the target and area of op, brief, run thru, and go.

Animal · « **Reply #5 on:** April 02, 2003, 02:31:44 PM »

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Originally posted by Dingbat
They probably already were using her, in unspeakable acts. She's a hottie and I feel for the pain she must have been going thru.

Lets give them the benefit of doubt and wait for what she has to say.

I have never heard or read reports of Iraqui soldiers raping female POW.

Dingbat · « **Reply #6 on:** April 02, 2003, 02:35:55 PM »

I posted a link in one of the other many POW threads relating to the sexual abuse.

Kanth · « **Reply #7 on:** April 02, 2003, 02:37:33 PM »

compared to the iraqi regular army

1) who is dressed in rags and gets shot in the back of the head if they do not attack.

2) who kill their own soldiers so they can lay blame on the enemy.

I can't begin to imagine what it must look like to people in those conditions.

You are right, it is pretty amazing, even non-comparatively speaking.

Animal · « **Reply #8 on:** April 02, 2003, 03:15:43 PM »

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Originally posted by Dingbat
I posted a link in one of the other many POW threads relating to the sexual abuse.

Well, can you link it here?

Airhead · « **Reply #9 on:** April 02, 2003, 03:20:13 PM »

I wonder if they would have attempted a rescue like that for a male soldier?

Animal · « **Reply #10 on:** April 02, 2003, 03:20:56 PM »

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Originally posted by Airhead
I wonder if they would have attempted a rescue like that for a male soldier?

Dont tell me you have vagina envy...

Wilfrid · « **Reply #11 on:** April 02, 2003, 03:34:02 PM »

Rumsfeld: "War ain't going so well!"

Bush: "hmm we're getting bogged down..media playing up the negative stuff!"

Rumsfeld: "We need a PR coup! Something for the folks back home to feel good about!"

Franks: "Well....we've got some intel on a possible POW still alive"

Rumsfeld: "POW..hmm...beat up guys on TV don't look so good"

Franks: "Actually it's a 19 your old hot chick..."

Bush/Rumsfield: "All units GO GO GO!"

*please note, I fully support the war. You don't need to speak with a german accent to be a nazi.

three times. Different each time!

Airhead · « **Reply #12 on:** April 02, 2003, 03:37:38 PM »

I'm just curious if her gender influenced the decision to attempt a rescue. If so then it validates my arguments opposing women soldiers in war zones. At any rate the first question everyone has is if she was raped or not.

It's a miracle we got her out, and Thank God for that, but looking at her picture in a stretcher suffering from multiple broken bones, gunshot wounds and a weeks' worth of torture I can find no valid justification for sending our daughters into combat zones. That she was ever put in harms' way is a disgrace.

Dune · « **Reply #13 on:** April 02, 2003, 03:47:14 PM »

If you all are so upset we went to this trouble to rescue her, I suppose we could just put her back.

Kanth · « **Reply #14 on:** April 02, 2003, 04:03:14 PM »

Actually I think the first question is where are the rest of the POWs...why did they only find one alive?

They have been rescuing POW's in all wars, but now that it's a female you wonder if they rescued her because of her gender?

I figure you must be joking.

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Originally posted by Airhead
I'm just curious if her gender influenced the decision to attempt a rescue. If so then it validates my arguments opposing women soldiers in war zones. At any rate the first question everyone has is if she was raped or not.