To: Sully- who wrote (17046 ) 4/14/2003 12:56:43 PM From: Jim Willie CB Read Replies (7) | Respond to of 89467 any tears of American pride when Hueys mowed down RG ??? when we heard the generals speak of "softening the Republican Guard" prior to final infantry attack any tears of pride then? when perhaps 50-70% of the Iraqi Army members wanted to surrender? but were prevented by their commanders? RG numbered at least 500,000 in all no way Jose did even half of them want to be there evidence is coming in from deserters up north near Mosul they surrendered after night after night of no sleep, bombardment day and night, and commanders with rifles pointed at their backs if they desert Puff Magic Dragon: 70 bullets per second used with Huey Helicopter gunships similar weapons used with WartHog A-10's why dont US Networks report that battlefield Iraqi deaths numbered between 75,000 and 100,000 ??? because we are not proud of our battlefield atrocities that is why we shredded them from the air, so as to minimize USArmy casualties the five Arab Networks are reporting it but US Networks carefully avoid it they give lipservice to Arab TV reports of civilian casualties but then we explain that away as a "necessary evil of war" soon, the photographs might make their way into the media war fatalies are 1000:1 this is not a testament to our superiority IT IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR CRUELTY, DEHUMANIZATION OF THE ENEMY, AND OUR ATROCITIES get the hanky outyour pride in this war makes me want to puke you sound like a patriotic blind fool our willingness to use Conventional Weapons of Mass Death Destruction will make post-war public relations with Arab nations utterly impossible congratulations on a victory over a helpless enemy fighting with rifles pointed at their backs utterly pathetic to feel pride in this war this should have been fought with 2000 Special Forces working undercover or under the cover of darkness NOT WITH CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS the butchers of USMilitary killed the kidnap victims of the Butcher of Baghdad and many human shields held before them we have not only alienated the Other Arab World we have alienated the Axis in Europe outside the military operations, this war is an unmitigated disaster any tears of pride over their Museum being destroyed? after our countless promises to protect it? this is about oil and airbases, you kneejerker / jim