We're doing a bang-up job of feeding the terrorist mentality over in Iraq. The sooner we hand over control to the Iraqis, the better. As a former marine, I can tell you that a well-trained soldier is the worst person to have as a policeman. This has been going on since we got there, and will continue until we leave.
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The blood has long dried out, but you can see clearly the dark patches where Adil received his fatal wounds in the driver's seat, and where his daughter Ola, 14, and son Haidar, 19, died where they were seated in the back.Posted by greg at October 22, 2003 09:05 AM | TrackBack
Another daughter, Mirvat, who was 8, died of her wounds - like Adil himself - before being delivered to hospital by the American troops about four hours later.