The military released a new report that contradicted initial reports about an extremely sophisticated attack that occurred and was reported on January 20. Men disguised as US troops and speaking English attacked and captured several US soldiers.
One soldier was killed during the initial attack. Four others were kidnapped. Three of those soldiers were killed and the fourth was mortally wounded with a gun shot wound to the head. All were found abandoned in the street several miles away.
The Boston Globe is reporting this update as an indication that the Surge proposed by President Bush and supported by Presidential hopeful John McCain will not likely work. However, the Boston Globe is wrong. They have actually missed the point entirely.
Our troops are not safe in Iraq right now. More troops are needed so that the troops can secure themselves and then the areas around them. More troops are needed to protect our forces. The administration has failed since shortly after the invasion to recognize that not enough troops are present in Iraq to win the peace. Now their are not even enough troops to guarantee the safety of the troops that are there.
The TSA and the Airline industry this week got into a big battle over airline safety. It would seem that a TSA inspector attempting to det...
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