gunman1 1,753 Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Joe called me from eastern Afghanistan today, four of his troops from 10th mountian Div. were killed in a Humve that was blown to peices by an IED which was planted in the middle of a dirt road He said that nobody knows why they were in the Humve in the first place, as they've all been ordered to be parked. Unlike Iraq, there are very few paved roads in Afghanistan and therefor the IEDs are more deadly because they plant them in the road vs on the side of the road. Please pray for their families. God save our brave troups! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elvis christ 451 Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Joe is your son? I hate to hear it, I hope that we can get everything over there (Afghanistan) straightened out to a suitable degree, before these pussies that are in control start calling for us to pull out of there, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
superA 289 Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 God Damn. There are times when I wish my boy would stay six years old. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunman1 1,753 Posted July 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Joe is your son? I hate to hear it, I hope that we can get everything over there (Afghanistan) straightened out to a suitable degree, before these pussies that are in control start calling for us to pull out of there, too. Yes sir, I am so proud to call SFC Martin "MY SON". I'm pretty sure we won't really "WIN" anything there, it's a killing field, I believe we're going to be there for a long time, and the more of them that we can kill "there", the better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lakedweller 10 Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 This fucked up new way to fight a war.... Blow the fuck out of them and show them we mean business.... We never worried about collateral damage in WWII ..... Many thanks to your son and I pray for all to return well.... Unfortunately we will lose more because the enemy does not worry about collateral damage.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bvamp 604 Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 you should let this boy go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bearcat 0 Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 My prayers to you and your family. My nephew,Dan was taken from us while in a veh on a dirt road over there too this spring. It's a whole diff game since Nam. I'm too Pissed to say anymore. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vbrtrmn 167 Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Good luck to you and your family! I'll send you a PM next time I'm in Richmond for a show, maybe we could meet up for a few. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loki0629 55 Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 AA best of luck to your son and I'm sorry to hear for his loss. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigsal 757 Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 This fucked up new way to fight a war.... Blow the fuck out of them and show them we mean business.... We never worried about collateral damage in WWII ..... Many thanks to your son and I pray for all to return well.... Unfortunately we will lose more because the enemy does not worry about collateral damage.... Yeah, but this is a different type of conflict. The goal here is to create fewer terrorists than we destroy. Ultimately, the only way for these soldiers deaths not to be in vain is through victory. You can't have victory if religious extremists gain a foothold there again. AND the more civilians that get killed, the more likely the extremists will return to power with the support of the masses. Sad fact, but this conflict requires as much diplomacy and humanitarianism as it does brute force and coercion. My cousin is out in Iraq as I type this, and I am hoping for his quick return as well. I think the fastest way to accomplish this is through building a functional and civil society that is capable of policing those elements that want to perpetuate violence. Anyway my 2 cents. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janusthephoenix 24 Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 This fucked up new way to fight a war.... Blow the fuck out of them and show them we mean business.... We never worried about collateral damage in WWII ..... Many thanks to your son and I pray for all to return well.... Unfortunately we will lose more because the enemy does not worry about collateral damage.... Yeah, but this is a different type of conflict. The goal here is to create fewer terrorists than we destroy. Ultimately, the only way for these soldiers deaths not to be in vain is through victory. You can't have victory if religious extremists gain a foothold there again. AND the more civilians that get killed, the more likely the extremists will return to power with the support of the masses. Sad fact, but this conflict requires as much diplomacy and humanitarianism as it does brute force and coercion. My cousin is out in Iraq as I type this, and I am hoping for his quick return as well. I think the fastest way to accomplish this is through building a functional and civil society that is capable of policing those elements that want to perpetuate violence. Anyway my 2 cents. True. Also, and I will stress that I am NOT trying to belittle the deaths of our troops in this particular war, we must keep in mind that the casualties in this war have been relatively small. As a matter of fact, not very many people die from war violence these days at all; less than 500 a day worldwide. (Statistically averaged) About 2300 a day take their own life, and about 19,000 die from cancer daily. Just some perspective. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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