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Why did U.S. special operations forces strike positions across the Syrian-Iraq border?

Oct 27, 2008
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My Question to you is:

Should we have the right to go after those who come in Iraq to bring in weapons to kill our troops, Iraqi troops and Iraqi civilians?

My Answer:

Absolutely!

Michael Yon has been one of the few Journalist who has been giving us the truths of what is truly happening in Iraq and now Afghanistan. He posted an article today titled “Bloody Border, Messy Politics” about the U.S. crossing the Syrian-Iraq border.

27 October 2008

Yesterday, U.S. special operations forces struck positions across the Syrian-Iraq order, inside of Syria, apparently killing nine people, most of whom were non-Syrian Arab fighters on their way into Iraq. Of course there is a great cry rising from the Syrians today.

For years, tons of explosives and a long line of foreign terrorists have streamed across the Syrian border into Anbar Province and Nineveh Province, Iraq. I must have spent a total of about nine months in Nineveh, about eight of which were in the capital of Mosul, and another month in Anbar.

Foreign terrorists were caught or killed on a regular basis, and they all had the same story: They came from an alphabet soup of Arab countries: Algeria, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen, to name a handful. They had come through Syria. I remember the day the Libyan was captured in 2005. Iraqis were trying to force him to wear a suicide vest to attack police in Mosul. I remember the night, a raid that I did not go on, when the Tunisians were captured in 2005, resulting in hand-to-hand combat that did not go well for the Tunisians. The owner of the safe house was captured with a diary listing dates and effects for years of attacks; that diary actually matched up perfectly with SIGACT reports of the same incidents. The Tunisians were captured with all sorts of documentation, as I recall, that chronicled their long journey by all modes of transport to get through to Syria and across into Mosul.

To read the rest of this article please go to Michael Yon’s Website and/or to Pajamas Media for Michael Yon’s full article.

Here is a true story “The Story behind the Photo” that has had a lasting effect upon one of our Marines and his family. Notice this happened in Anbar Province and the suicide bomber came in from Syria. This is a story you’ll be so thankful for knowing.

Just in case you’re interested in reading PROPAGANDA our enemies feed the world bias media, here is one.
Eight die in US attack inside Syria: official media

What a difference between the truth and a lie!

This is exactly why Michael Yon is a treasure.

Insurgents Use Children as Human Shields

Oct 24, 2008
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Insurgents use children as shields

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This image is from ISAF

By Jennifer Hlad - From the 'stan

Just received this information via a press release from the 24th MEU public affairs officer.

FARAH PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Insurgents used two children as shields while they tried to place improvised explosive devices in a road traveled by civilian and military personnel here Saturday.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment were conducting counter IED operations along a route in Golestan to ensure the safe passage of a resupply ground convoy when they saw four insurgents trying to emplace an IED in the road.

Initially the Marines observed four adults and two children in a truck full of burlap sacks and shovels. The adults began digging holes. Once the insurgents took the burlap sacks out of the truck, the Marines were able to see what was in the sacks and that the holes being dug in the road were for IEDs.

Marine snipers engaged two of the positively identified insurgents in the act of emplacing an IED. After the initial shots were fired, the other two insurgents grabbed the two children they had brought with them and held them in front of them to use them as shields.

The Marines waited until the children ran away before snipers engaged the remaining two insurgents. The children were not harmed.

“We know that the insurgents often display a blatant disregard for civilian life. They frequently attempt to exploit our adherence to the rule of law. Unfortunately for them, our Marines are well trained in positively identifying targets before engaging them,” said Col Peter Petronzio, commanding officer of the Interim Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Afghanistan.

You can also read some more reports on this at:

War on Terror News

International Security Assistance Force

Combat Joint Task Force 101 - Operation Enduring Freedom

Now my thoughts

The picture above shows how jihadi terrorist use children.

Now compare to our troops protection of children in battle times.