Operation Redwing was designed to kill or capture a high ranking Taliban leader in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan. The mission was assigned to a four man sniper unit of Seal Team 10. They were to infill behind enemy lines and lay eyes on a village suspected to hide the Taliban leader. The enemy opposition was estimated to be 80-200 hardened Taliban fighters. The mission was to get in undetected, kill or capture the leader and exfill without confronting the Taliban fighters. The mission would end with the label of being the largest loss of Special Operations life in history.
In his book, “Lone Survivor”, author and only surviving members of the four man sniper team, Marcus Latrell relays the following chain of events that tested his SEAL training and mental toughness.
The four members of SEAL Team 10 fated for this mission were commanding officer Mike Murphy, Matthew Axelson, Danny Dietz and Marcus Latrell. They infilled into the mountain range and hiked through the night with 65 pounds of gear a piece on very technical terrain. The made into their hide or observation point early the next morning and laid eyes on the village.
After a while, three Afghans came upon them. Fearing they were Taliban, the SEALs took the upper hand and engaged the Afghans. They claimed they were goat herders and not Taliban, a statement made more plausible due to the sheep surrounding them. The team knew that if they released them they would most likely alert the Taliban. They had to decide whether to release them or kill them. Due to fear of reprisal for their actions back home they elected to let them live.
Shortly after, the team noticed approximately 100 Taliban fighters standing on the ridge preparing their attack. The “goat herders” had alerted the Taliban. Now the four SEALs were faced with battling 100 Taliban. The Taliban began to close on their general position not knowing exactly where they were. The fire fight started when one Taliban got to close and was dropped by Latrell.
The battle raged for hours. The Americans were falling back as the Taliban pressed their attacks. Several times the Americans were almost overrun when the Taliban had their flanks covered. During the relentless combat there after, Dietz took six AK 47 rounds at different times. After each shot, he returned to the fight and continued dropping the enemy. At one point Dietz was being dragged away after taking an AK 47 round. He held his M4 rifle up with one hand and was continuing to kill Taliban fighters.
As the enemy continued pressing their attack, the four SEALs continued killing them. It was approximately 45 Taliban against each SEAL. As the SEALs continued gunning down and killing them enemy more and more appeared on the ridge. They were constantly re-enforcing their ranks and pressing the attack.
The SEALs were still battling hard. Axelson, who had already been shot in the stomach, took another round to the head which blew off the right side of his head. After staggering up the hill, he regained his sense and continued engaging the enemy.
Commanding Officer Mike Murphy attempted to get comms with a QRF but was unable. As a last resort, he moved into the clear risking being shot by the Taliban to make a last desperate cell phone call. He made contact and asked for help and stated his men were dying. Back at base, other SEALs immediately mounted up and moved into the mountains by helicopter. While trying to get to their buddies, the helicopter took an RPG round and crashed. All SEALs on board and the 160th SOAR Nightstalker crew perished.
By this time, Mike Murphy, Matthew Axelson and Danny Dietz were dead. Latrell was blown down the mountain and was able to avoid capture. Over the next day, Latrell watched as the enemy searched for him and was able to kill several more of them.
Members of the local village came upon Latrell and discussed whether to help him or turn him over to the Taliban. The villagers are not Taliban but do help them in the mountains. An old tradition says that if they take someone in to the village they must protect him with their lives. They elected to help him and hide him from the Taliban.
Over the next six days, the village elder helped Latrell survive, dressed his gunshot and shrapnel wounds and evade the Taliban. Later, the village elder would walk 65 miles to an American base to inform them of Latrell’s position. During the six days they had many close calls involving the Taliban looking for Latrell but with the help of the villagers, he was able to stay alive.
In the end, Latrell and several members of the village left the village to move to an American friendly base several miles away. As they left, they became encircled by the Taliban. Just then, an American Ranger came out of the bushes and greeted Latrell. Latrell informed them of the enemy’s positions and air strikes began pounding the enemy.
The loss of special operations life on this mission is unfathomable, but much must be said about the character of these men. To sustain so much tragedy as a team, all suffering from gunshot and shrapnel wounds, seeing their friends and brothers die and they did not quite. They continued to fight, killing over 100 hardened Taliban fighters. These men are true heroes, the sacrificed everything for each other, so that the other guy would live. This is what our American military is all about. These are the greatest men of our generation.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
US Airstrikes Pound Possible Bin Laden Location
In a secretive mission conducted in late August, US forces killed many Al Queda terrorists while attempting to kill Bin Laden himself. Intelligence suggested that a pre-Ramadan meeting was to occur in the mountains of Tora Bora, including the presence of high value targets, specifically Bin Laden or Ayman al Zawahiri. Intelligence also suggested that is was most likely Bin Laden because of observations made on the ground of his security detail.
Members of the 82 Airborne and Afghan forces moved into the mountain passes and cut off possible escape routes. A SEAL team was infilled at night to put eyes on target. Once in position they called in enemy locations and US air strikes pounded the mountains for three days.
Although it has been confirmed that neither Bin Laden or Zawahiri were killed in the air strikes, US forces found many dead Al-Queda terrorists within the rubble.
Officials believe that Bin Laden was there and the reason he was not killed is because of US military cooperation between units. The SEALs are a clandestine unit capable of moving into an area un-detected and conducting surveillance of the target. The 82 Airborne, on the other hand, while a formidable fighting unit is not made for clandestine operations and cannot move as quickly as a small unit like the SEALs. The lack of coordination between these units is suspected as having been the reason why Bin Laden was not killed in the attacks.
Although the mission did not get Bin Laden, it did get numerous other terrorists and for this reason the mission was a success. We are getting closer to getting Bin Laden; and if nothing else he will be on the run for the rest of his days, not knowing who is coming in the darkness of night and how they will take his life.
Members of the 82 Airborne and Afghan forces moved into the mountain passes and cut off possible escape routes. A SEAL team was infilled at night to put eyes on target. Once in position they called in enemy locations and US air strikes pounded the mountains for three days.
Although it has been confirmed that neither Bin Laden or Zawahiri were killed in the air strikes, US forces found many dead Al-Queda terrorists within the rubble.
Officials believe that Bin Laden was there and the reason he was not killed is because of US military cooperation between units. The SEALs are a clandestine unit capable of moving into an area un-detected and conducting surveillance of the target. The 82 Airborne, on the other hand, while a formidable fighting unit is not made for clandestine operations and cannot move as quickly as a small unit like the SEALs. The lack of coordination between these units is suspected as having been the reason why Bin Laden was not killed in the attacks.
Although the mission did not get Bin Laden, it did get numerous other terrorists and for this reason the mission was a success. We are getting closer to getting Bin Laden; and if nothing else he will be on the run for the rest of his days, not knowing who is coming in the darkness of night and how they will take his life.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Hope Rides Alone: By An American Hero
Two days ago, Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at 7am, American Hero Sgt. Eddie Jeffers was killed during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Godspeed Eddie and thanks for doing, with honor, what many of us cannot comprehend. Below are Eddie's words:
Hope Rides Alone by Sgt. Eddie Jeffers February 1, 2007, Ramadi, Iraq
I stare out into the darkness from my post, and I watch the city burn to the ground. I smell the familiar smells, I walk through the familiar rubble, and I look at the frightened faces that watch me pass down the streets of their neighborhoods. My nerves hardly rest; my hands are steady on a device that has been given to me from my government for the purpose of taking the lives of others.
I sweat, and I am tired. My back aches from the loads I carry. Young American boys look to me to direct them in a manner that will someday allow them to see their families again...and yet, I too, am just a boy....my age not but a few years more than that of the ones I lead. I am stressed, I am scared, and I am paranoid...because death is everywhere. It waits for me, it calls to me from around street corners and windows, and it is always there.
There are the demons that follow me, and tempt me into thoughts and actions that are not my own...but that are necessary for survival. I've made compromises with my humanity. And I am not alone in this. Miles from me are my brethren in this world, who walk in the same streets...who feel the same things, whether they admit to it or not.
And to think, I volunteered for this...
And I am ignorant to the rest of the world...or so I thought.
But even thousands of miles away, in Ramadi, Iraq, the cries and screams and complaints of the ungrateful reach me. In a year, I will be thrust back into society from a life and mentality that doesn't fit your average man. And then, I will be alone. And then, I will walk down the streets of America, and see the yellow ribbon stickers on the cars of the same people who compare our President to Hitler.
I will watch the television and watch the Cindy Sheehans, and the Al Frankens, and the rest of the ignorant sheep of America spout off their mouths about a subject they know nothing about. It is their right, however, and it is a right that is defended by hundreds of thousands of boys and girls scattered across the world, far from home. I use the word boys and girls, because that's what they are. In the Army, the average age of the infantryman is nineteen years old. The average rank of soldiers killed in action is Private First Class.
People like Cindy Sheehan are ignorant. Not just to this war, but to the results of their idiotic ramblings, or at least I hope they are. They don't realize its effects on this war. In this war, there are no Geneva Conventions, no cease fires. Medics and Chaplains are not spared from the enemy's brutality because it's against the rules. I can only imagine the horrors a military Chaplain would experience at the hands of the enemy. The enemy slinks in the shadows and fights a coward’s war against us. It is effective though, as many men and women have died since the start of this war. And the memory of their service to America is tainted by the inconsiderate remarks on our nation's news outlets. And every day, the enemy changes...only now, the enemy is becoming something new. The enemy is transitioning from the Muslim extremists to Americans. The enemy is becoming the very people whom we defend with our lives. And they do not realize it. But in denouncing our actions, denouncing our leaders, denouncing the war we live and fight, they are isolating the military from society...and they are becoming our enemy.
Democrats and peace activists like to toss the word "quagmire" around and compare this war to Vietnam. In a way they are right, this war is becoming like Vietnam. Not the actual war, but in the isolation of country and military. America is not a nation at war; they are a nation with its military at war. Like it or not, we are here, some of us for our second, or third times; some even for their fourth and so on. Americans are so concerned now with politics, that it is interfering with our war.
Terrorists cut the heads off of American citizens on the internet...and there is no outrage, but an American soldier kills an Iraqi in the midst of battle, and there are investigations, and sometimes soldiers are even jailed...for doing their job.
It is absolutely sickening to me to think our country has come to this. Why are we so obsessed with the bad news? Why will people stop at nothing to be against this war, no matter how much evidence of the good we've done is thrown in their face? When is the last time CNN or MSNBC or CBS reported the opening of schools and hospitals in Iraq? Or the leaders of terror cells being detained or killed? It's all happening, but people will not let up their hatred of President Bush. They will ignore the good news, because it just might show people that Bush was right.
America has lost its will to fight. It has lost its will to defend what is right and just in the world. The crazy thing of it all is that the American people have not even been asked to sacrifice a single thing. It’s not like World War II, where people rationed food and turned in cars to be made into metal for tanks. The American people have not been asked to sacrifice anything. Unless you are in the military or the family member of a service member, its life as usual...the war doesn't affect you.
But it affects us. And when it is over and the troops come home and they try to piece together what's left of them after their service...where will the detractors be then? Where will the Cindy Sheehans be to comfort and talk to soldiers and help them sort out the last couple years of their lives, most of which have been spent dodging death and wading through the deaths of their friends? They will be where they always are, somewhere far away, where the horrors of the world can't touch them. Somewhere where they can complain about things they will never experience in their lifetime; things that the young men and women of America have willingly taken upon their shoulders.
We are the hope of the Iraqi people. They want what everyone else wants in life: safety, security, somewhere to call home. They want a country that is safe to raise their children in. Not a place where their children will be abducted raped and murdered if they do not comply with the terrorists demands. They want to live on, rebuild and prosper. And America has given them the opportunity, but only if we stay true to the cause and see it to its end. But the country must unite in this endeavor...we cannot place the burden on our military alone. We must all stand up and fight, whether in uniform or not. And supporting us is more than sticking yellow ribbon stickers on your cars. It's supporting our President, our troops and our cause.
Right now, the burden is all on the American soldiers. Right now, hope rides alone. But it can change, it must change. Because there is only failure and darkness ahead for us as a country, as a people, if it doesn't.
Let's stop all the political nonsense, let's stop all the bickering, let's stop all the bad news and let's stand and fight!
Isn't that what America is about anyway?
Hope Rides Alone by Sgt. Eddie Jeffers February 1, 2007, Ramadi, Iraq
I stare out into the darkness from my post, and I watch the city burn to the ground. I smell the familiar smells, I walk through the familiar rubble, and I look at the frightened faces that watch me pass down the streets of their neighborhoods. My nerves hardly rest; my hands are steady on a device that has been given to me from my government for the purpose of taking the lives of others.
I sweat, and I am tired. My back aches from the loads I carry. Young American boys look to me to direct them in a manner that will someday allow them to see their families again...and yet, I too, am just a boy....my age not but a few years more than that of the ones I lead. I am stressed, I am scared, and I am paranoid...because death is everywhere. It waits for me, it calls to me from around street corners and windows, and it is always there.
There are the demons that follow me, and tempt me into thoughts and actions that are not my own...but that are necessary for survival. I've made compromises with my humanity. And I am not alone in this. Miles from me are my brethren in this world, who walk in the same streets...who feel the same things, whether they admit to it or not.
And to think, I volunteered for this...
And I am ignorant to the rest of the world...or so I thought.
But even thousands of miles away, in Ramadi, Iraq, the cries and screams and complaints of the ungrateful reach me. In a year, I will be thrust back into society from a life and mentality that doesn't fit your average man. And then, I will be alone. And then, I will walk down the streets of America, and see the yellow ribbon stickers on the cars of the same people who compare our President to Hitler.
I will watch the television and watch the Cindy Sheehans, and the Al Frankens, and the rest of the ignorant sheep of America spout off their mouths about a subject they know nothing about. It is their right, however, and it is a right that is defended by hundreds of thousands of boys and girls scattered across the world, far from home. I use the word boys and girls, because that's what they are. In the Army, the average age of the infantryman is nineteen years old. The average rank of soldiers killed in action is Private First Class.
People like Cindy Sheehan are ignorant. Not just to this war, but to the results of their idiotic ramblings, or at least I hope they are. They don't realize its effects on this war. In this war, there are no Geneva Conventions, no cease fires. Medics and Chaplains are not spared from the enemy's brutality because it's against the rules. I can only imagine the horrors a military Chaplain would experience at the hands of the enemy. The enemy slinks in the shadows and fights a coward’s war against us. It is effective though, as many men and women have died since the start of this war. And the memory of their service to America is tainted by the inconsiderate remarks on our nation's news outlets. And every day, the enemy changes...only now, the enemy is becoming something new. The enemy is transitioning from the Muslim extremists to Americans. The enemy is becoming the very people whom we defend with our lives. And they do not realize it. But in denouncing our actions, denouncing our leaders, denouncing the war we live and fight, they are isolating the military from society...and they are becoming our enemy.
Democrats and peace activists like to toss the word "quagmire" around and compare this war to Vietnam. In a way they are right, this war is becoming like Vietnam. Not the actual war, but in the isolation of country and military. America is not a nation at war; they are a nation with its military at war. Like it or not, we are here, some of us for our second, or third times; some even for their fourth and so on. Americans are so concerned now with politics, that it is interfering with our war.
Terrorists cut the heads off of American citizens on the internet...and there is no outrage, but an American soldier kills an Iraqi in the midst of battle, and there are investigations, and sometimes soldiers are even jailed...for doing their job.
It is absolutely sickening to me to think our country has come to this. Why are we so obsessed with the bad news? Why will people stop at nothing to be against this war, no matter how much evidence of the good we've done is thrown in their face? When is the last time CNN or MSNBC or CBS reported the opening of schools and hospitals in Iraq? Or the leaders of terror cells being detained or killed? It's all happening, but people will not let up their hatred of President Bush. They will ignore the good news, because it just might show people that Bush was right.
America has lost its will to fight. It has lost its will to defend what is right and just in the world. The crazy thing of it all is that the American people have not even been asked to sacrifice a single thing. It’s not like World War II, where people rationed food and turned in cars to be made into metal for tanks. The American people have not been asked to sacrifice anything. Unless you are in the military or the family member of a service member, its life as usual...the war doesn't affect you.
But it affects us. And when it is over and the troops come home and they try to piece together what's left of them after their service...where will the detractors be then? Where will the Cindy Sheehans be to comfort and talk to soldiers and help them sort out the last couple years of their lives, most of which have been spent dodging death and wading through the deaths of their friends? They will be where they always are, somewhere far away, where the horrors of the world can't touch them. Somewhere where they can complain about things they will never experience in their lifetime; things that the young men and women of America have willingly taken upon their shoulders.
We are the hope of the Iraqi people. They want what everyone else wants in life: safety, security, somewhere to call home. They want a country that is safe to raise their children in. Not a place where their children will be abducted raped and murdered if they do not comply with the terrorists demands. They want to live on, rebuild and prosper. And America has given them the opportunity, but only if we stay true to the cause and see it to its end. But the country must unite in this endeavor...we cannot place the burden on our military alone. We must all stand up and fight, whether in uniform or not. And supporting us is more than sticking yellow ribbon stickers on your cars. It's supporting our President, our troops and our cause.
Right now, the burden is all on the American soldiers. Right now, hope rides alone. But it can change, it must change. Because there is only failure and darkness ahead for us as a country, as a people, if it doesn't.
Let's stop all the political nonsense, let's stop all the bickering, let's stop all the bad news and let's stand and fight!
Isn't that what America is about anyway?
Wise Words
America will "pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty".
What changed in America today, when these words were spoken by John Kennedy not long ago?
What changed in America today, when these words were spoken by John Kennedy not long ago?
Alive Day Memories
I walked into the living room and turned on the TV. There was no rhyme or reason to when I got home and when I turned on the TV, but as soon as the picture developed, the screen read: "Alive Day Memories, Home From Iraq". Amazing, a documentary produced by James Gandolfini, that I knew about but had not had the opportunity to see. Now, here it was.
I watched as Gandolfini interviewed ten different soldiers who had been horribly injured in Iraq and lived to tell about it. I say Gandolfini interviewed them but in reality he sat and listened intently to each of these brave Americans talk about their brush with death, saying little.
Graphic video showed IEDs tearing apart Humvees, maiming the soldiers manning their posts. The documentary was not spun in either direction, it was the straight up truth about what each of these soldiers saw and felt.
Several soldiers, although proud of their service, still woke up every night seeing and living a personal hell when they re-lived in their mind the horrors of combat. Some said they would never go back and others said if given the opportunity they would go back. One soldier, now confined to a wheelchair had half his head ripped off causing a severe traumatic brain injury. He wants to go back to the Marine core as a drill instructor. Another Marine had both of his legs blown off, but even with no legs he was happier than ever when he took his kids ice skating.
Liberal or Conservative, if one watches this documentary you are moved by its power. These are our children, fathers, mothers, husbands and wives. Their sense of patriotic duty surpasses all understanding and for those who do not feel it, it is difficult to explain. Their words do not come easy and neither do the images. They braved the world and fought just as hard to tell the truth to America.
For these brave men and women, and the countless others injured in the War in Iraq, they now have two birthdays, the day they were brought into this world and their Alive Day, the day when they stepped over the line into death and came back.
Check out the link: http://www.hbo.com/aliveday/
I watched as Gandolfini interviewed ten different soldiers who had been horribly injured in Iraq and lived to tell about it. I say Gandolfini interviewed them but in reality he sat and listened intently to each of these brave Americans talk about their brush with death, saying little.
Graphic video showed IEDs tearing apart Humvees, maiming the soldiers manning their posts. The documentary was not spun in either direction, it was the straight up truth about what each of these soldiers saw and felt.
Several soldiers, although proud of their service, still woke up every night seeing and living a personal hell when they re-lived in their mind the horrors of combat. Some said they would never go back and others said if given the opportunity they would go back. One soldier, now confined to a wheelchair had half his head ripped off causing a severe traumatic brain injury. He wants to go back to the Marine core as a drill instructor. Another Marine had both of his legs blown off, but even with no legs he was happier than ever when he took his kids ice skating.
Liberal or Conservative, if one watches this documentary you are moved by its power. These are our children, fathers, mothers, husbands and wives. Their sense of patriotic duty surpasses all understanding and for those who do not feel it, it is difficult to explain. Their words do not come easy and neither do the images. They braved the world and fought just as hard to tell the truth to America.
For these brave men and women, and the countless others injured in the War in Iraq, they now have two birthdays, the day they were brought into this world and their Alive Day, the day when they stepped over the line into death and came back.
Check out the link: http://www.hbo.com/aliveday/
Thursday, September 20, 2007
SF Snipers Charged With Murder
Two SF Green Berets from Fort Bragg's Operational Detachment Alpha, Third Battalion, Third SF Group are being charged with murder despite a justifiable ruling when initially investigated. The two were part of a classified 12 man operation working in a village on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan last October. The rules of engagement stated that if they spotted the target, Nawab Buntangyar a terrorist cell leader, and postively identified him they could kill him. The two men, one senior and the other junior on the rifle, spotted Buntangyar and the senior officer gave the order to shoot. Buntangyar was shot once in the head from 100 yards and and was killed instantly.
SF Commanding General in Afghanistan, Frank Kearney, stated the killing appeared to be unjustified and illegal. Kearney pushed for charges to be leveled against the two even after an initial investigation ruled the shooting was justified. Kearney is the same General who forced a Marine unit out of Afghanistan because he believed they used unjustified force against Afghans during their missions.
As a General you would think Kearney would understand the realities of war. War is fast, fluid, unknown, scary and dirty. We have asked our troops to go to a horrible country, kill the enemy and help re-build a democracy. We don't know the whole truth behind the event but I am hard pressed to find any reason or any circumstance where we would want to try our own men for the murder of an Afghan. Allow me to explain.
ROE or not, if this guy was a terrorist cell leader, which he was reported to be, then I am glad he is dead. Why wouldn't we want to split his skull with a bullet? If he was not a terrorist leader or he was mis-identified as the terrorist leader they were looking for then those are the breaks of war. War is not a concisely planned event where all outcomes can be predicted. Best intel said he was a terrorist so we killed him. Another scenario was that he was a goat herder, an "innocent" bystander. I find that a little difficult to believe. The Taliban and Al-Queda are using any and all villages, especially along the border, to hide out and launch offensive terrorist operations from. If this was the case either he was helping them or would undoubtedly report the American presence to the Taliban fighters. The Taliban often use these "farmer" types as look outs and recon elements. Any way you look at it, the death of this Afghan means nothing in the grand scheme and certainly does not justify the trial of these two American heroes who were only doing what we asked of them.
Let me cement this with an example. Four members of SEAL team 10 were conducting operation Redwing in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan on a similar mission. While waiting to take a precision sniper shot at a terrorist leader, they were stumbled upon by 3 "goat herders". They decided the right thing to do to save their lives and complete their mission was to kill the "innocent farmers". Their conscience got the best of them and they let them go. Within hours, upwards of 200 armed and deadly Taliban fighters descended on their hide, obviously directed there by the three goat herders for the Taliban. Four SEALs battled the hardened Taliban at a ratio of 45 Taliban to every American. Three SEALs were killed and one miraculously survived.
So, no matter what the situation was, I find it hard to stomach that we would try two SF snipers for killing the bad men we sent them to kill. These men should be given medals for going behind enemy lines to face the enemy. They killed that bastard and I thank them for it. By killing him they saved the lives of countless Americans that would have died if he would have lived.
SF Commanding General in Afghanistan, Frank Kearney, stated the killing appeared to be unjustified and illegal. Kearney pushed for charges to be leveled against the two even after an initial investigation ruled the shooting was justified. Kearney is the same General who forced a Marine unit out of Afghanistan because he believed they used unjustified force against Afghans during their missions.
As a General you would think Kearney would understand the realities of war. War is fast, fluid, unknown, scary and dirty. We have asked our troops to go to a horrible country, kill the enemy and help re-build a democracy. We don't know the whole truth behind the event but I am hard pressed to find any reason or any circumstance where we would want to try our own men for the murder of an Afghan. Allow me to explain.
ROE or not, if this guy was a terrorist cell leader, which he was reported to be, then I am glad he is dead. Why wouldn't we want to split his skull with a bullet? If he was not a terrorist leader or he was mis-identified as the terrorist leader they were looking for then those are the breaks of war. War is not a concisely planned event where all outcomes can be predicted. Best intel said he was a terrorist so we killed him. Another scenario was that he was a goat herder, an "innocent" bystander. I find that a little difficult to believe. The Taliban and Al-Queda are using any and all villages, especially along the border, to hide out and launch offensive terrorist operations from. If this was the case either he was helping them or would undoubtedly report the American presence to the Taliban fighters. The Taliban often use these "farmer" types as look outs and recon elements. Any way you look at it, the death of this Afghan means nothing in the grand scheme and certainly does not justify the trial of these two American heroes who were only doing what we asked of them.
Let me cement this with an example. Four members of SEAL team 10 were conducting operation Redwing in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan on a similar mission. While waiting to take a precision sniper shot at a terrorist leader, they were stumbled upon by 3 "goat herders". They decided the right thing to do to save their lives and complete their mission was to kill the "innocent farmers". Their conscience got the best of them and they let them go. Within hours, upwards of 200 armed and deadly Taliban fighters descended on their hide, obviously directed there by the three goat herders for the Taliban. Four SEALs battled the hardened Taliban at a ratio of 45 Taliban to every American. Three SEALs were killed and one miraculously survived.
So, no matter what the situation was, I find it hard to stomach that we would try two SF snipers for killing the bad men we sent them to kill. These men should be given medals for going behind enemy lines to face the enemy. They killed that bastard and I thank them for it. By killing him they saved the lives of countless Americans that would have died if he would have lived.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Chemical Weapons Accident Kills Syrians & Iranians
Information has been uncovered proving that Syria and Iran are working together to proliferate weapons of mass destruction. Syria has long been known to be the leader in the Middle East of chemical weapons. On July 23, sources stated that Iran and Syria were working together in an attempt to mount a chemical warhead on a Scud missile. An explosion occurred causing an outbreak of sarin nerve gas. The accident killed dozens of Iranian engineers and 15 Syrian officers. The accident occurred in Syria.
Vague reports were circulated but nothing officially reported by Syria, who has not signed the Chemical Weapons Convention pact or the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
To what degree this is a factual report I do not know. However, as any person with common sense knows, there is a degree of truth to everything. Iran and Syria are actively working for the destruction of their enemies.
Vague reports were circulated but nothing officially reported by Syria, who has not signed the Chemical Weapons Convention pact or the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
To what degree this is a factual report I do not know. However, as any person with common sense knows, there is a degree of truth to everything. Iran and Syria are actively working for the destruction of their enemies.
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