well I'm still alive, but after the last couple days, i don't know if i should be. This is an example of the wrong time and wrong place.
Like i mentioned in my last entry, we attended a 4 star generals funeral. well after a little research i found out that this general who was killed was the iraq ground forces commander for the 1991 gulf war when Iraq invaded Kuwait. he was also commander when US invaded iraq 2002. so after, not 1, but 2 military defeats from the US, you can imagine his disdain for US forces. however since the gov change in iraq he was a force for regime change, but still never liked or trusted the americans. so looking back on this i started to realize the dirty looks that we got as we were at the funeral. for coalition forces to show up at his funeral was an insult to his family. The iraq brigade we work with intel officer said that since he was known to be close to US force, he would not attend bc of an attempt on his life. there was intel of carbombs, suicide vests, and sniper there and we would have sitting ducks. this is like a group of bloods gang members going to crips funeral. NOT cool. so that just goes to show that a little intel before the mission crucial. When finding out about it, i told my boss point blank that i didn't like it. we knew nothing going in, except that out iraq counterparts invited us. That is SOOO stupid. we have no idea what our iraq counterparts intentions are in that kind of situation. they could have been setting us up for murder. especialy with a bounty of $10,000 per US soldier killed!!!
I knew it was messed up and next time i will have to refuse orders. my boss means well, but is sometimes tactically retarded!!!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
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all i have to say is WOW... and thank God you and your soldiers are ok... i pray everyday...i mean every minute of the day that you are safe... i am sooo glad you are a thinker!!!! love ya
all i have to say is WOW... and thank God you and your soldiers are ok... i pray everyday...i mean every minute of the day that you are safe... i am sooo glad you are a thinker!!!! love ya
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