Author Topic: Our kids killed by their Iraq 'Partners'. (Read 1694 times)

Hangtime · « **on:** June 20, 2006, 06:33:29 PM »

Seems those two troops reported 'kidnapped' were murdered by the 2 Iraqi troops on patrol with them.

Chilling.

I have so many issues with this incident.. from the moment it was reported.. first portrayed as 'kidnapped'? WTF? It was my impression that a soldier captured by enemy forces (as they were assumed to be) would be described as 'MIA. PRESUMED CAPTURED'.

Kidnapped?

Worst fears relized.. the kids were tortured horribly; then dumped.

Now.. it was the Iraq Soldiers on training patrol with these kids?

Gawdamn.

Cripes, this sucks on so many levels...

Sandman · « **Reply #1 on:** June 20, 2006, 06:44:14 PM »

Did things like this occur in Vietnam or Somalia?

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #2 on:** June 20, 2006, 06:46:30 PM »

You read this where?

Hangtime · « **Reply #3 on:** June 20, 2006, 06:49:03 PM »

"just in" on CNN/TV. Not up in print anywhere.. only a few sentances on CNN.

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #4 on:** June 20, 2006, 06:51:14 PM »

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Originally posted by Hangtime
"just in" on CNN/TV. Not up in print anywhere.. only a few sentances on CNN.

Thanks. I went looking on couple of other places I know and didn't see it. Not watching sat TV right now, the reciever is down.

SMIDSY · « **Reply #5 on:** June 20, 2006, 06:57:39 PM »

infuriating if true. i vote that we unfreze The Duke and send him to Iraq. that should sort everything out.

Hangtime · « **Reply #6 on:** June 20, 2006, 07:03:24 PM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
Did things like this occur in Vietnam or Somalia?

Yah. It's not that it happened... it's predictable.. probably has an anticipated percentage number assigned to it like 'friendly fire' and 'transportation fatality'. I don't think there's a catagory called 'kidnapped'. To listen to the military describe this incident as a 'kidnapping'... well; THAT pissed me right the hell off. Since when have soldiers taken by the enemy been described as 'kidnapped'?

But if this report turns out to be true (at this point, unconfirmed) and those kids were tortured and murdered by iraq troops working in collusion with an insurgent group..

oh, how the crap will hit the fan.

AWMac · « **Reply #7 on:** June 20, 2006, 07:07:48 PM »

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Originally posted by Hangtime
Yah. It's not that it happened... it's predictable.. probably has an anticipated percentage number assigned to it like 'friendly fire' and 'transportation fatality'. I don't think there's a catagory called 'kidnapped'. To listen to the military describe this incident as a 'kidnapping'... well; THAT pissed me right the hell off. Since when have soldiers taken by the enemy been described as 'kidnapped'?

But if this report turns out to be true (at this point, unconfirmed) and those kids were tortured and murdered by iraq troops working in collusion with an insurgent group..

oh, how the crap will hit the fan.

Probably as the same watermelon that hit the fan when the Iraqi snipers we trained turned on 4 of our own snipers on a Mission together?

War is Hell Hangtime.

Mac

john9001 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 20, 2006, 07:14:25 PM »

kids??

rpm · « **Reply #9 on:** June 20, 2006, 07:15:34 PM »

Hangtime · « **Reply #10 on:** June 20, 2006, 07:21:37 PM »

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Originally posted by john9001
kids??

Yah 'kids'. Matter of perspective.. from mine, anybody of an age to be my son or daughter is a 'kid'.

Shuckins · « **Reply #11 on:** June 20, 2006, 07:21:45 PM »

Two of our young men have been killed in violation of all of the rules of civilization and humanity.

Give the politics a rest.

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #12 on:** June 20, 2006, 07:23:39 PM »

Okay. I thought your post referred to the two who were recovered today. Is THIS what you refer to?

They've known for some time that the insurgency has tried, and been successful in some rare instances, to infiltrate the new Iraqi army and police forces.

Yes, it is not unlike the VC infiltrating units of the South Vietnamese army and attacking those units and U.S. units operating with them, or leading them into ambushes.

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #13 on:** June 20, 2006, 07:24:29 PM »

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Originally posted by Shuckins
Two of our young men have been killed in violation of all of the rules of civilization and humanity.

Give the politics a rest.

He can't, it's an obsession. Ignore it.

rpm · « **Reply #14 on:** June 20, 2006, 07:26:02 PM »

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Originally posted by Shuckins
Two of our young men have been killed in violation of all of the rules of civilization and humanity.

Give the politics a rest.

It's the politics that caused their deaths. Over 2,000 so far. When will we wake up?