first dead GIs in Pak war

[cindy25]

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/02/3-gis-killed-in-pakistan-when-do-we-start-treating-this-like-a-real-war/

[Chester Copperpot]

when the fuck does it stop.. holy shit already

[tpreitzel]

The madness is maddening...

"According to the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, the American forces were there merely “to attend the inauguration ceremony of a school for girls (http://islamabad.usembassy.gov/pr-10020303.html) that had recently been renovated with U.S. humanitarian assistance.” These guys were merely trainers part of the small cadre (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/world/asia/02military.html) — maybe a hundred or so — of U.S. special forces in Pakistan, beefing up the local Frontier Corps’ counterinsurgency skills.

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[Brooklyn Red Leg]

I would point out these are the first deaths that we know are directly linked to the Pakistan war effort. We truthfully have no way of knowing what the actual number is, truth be told.

[qh4dotcom]

Oh boy...3 more soldiers who trusted the corrupt tyrants in Washington and all their lies about these wars and paid for this foolish mistake with their lives. What a pity.

[Uriel999]

Oh boy...3 more soldiers who trusted the corrupt tyrants in Washington and all their lies about these wars and paid for this foolish mistake with their lives. What a pity.

stfu

[Liberty Star]

This is all Obama's, no more excuses "I inherited" this and that.





The soldiers killed Wednesday were driving to attend the inauguration of a girl's school, but the school that was damaged in the blast was not the one where the convoy was heading.

Two U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because the incident was still under review, said at least one of the three American soldiers was a member of a unit designed to help local authorities publicize positive news -- in this case, apparently, the opening of a girls school, which the embassy said had been renovated with U.S. humanitarian assistance.

Two local journalists in the convoy were under the impression that the soldiers, who were in civilian clothes, were American journalists because of comments from a Pakistani soldier suggesting that was the case.

Express TV reporter Amjad Ali Shah said as the convoy was about to leave from a paramilitary base, a Pakistani soldier entered the room and said to an officer, ''Sir, the foreign journalists have arrived,'' in an apparent reference to the American contingent.

U.S. Embassy spokesman Rick Snelsire said authorities were looking into how the soldiers were presented.


http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/02/04/world/AP-AS-Pakistan.html

[fj45lvr]

Oh boy...3 more soldiers who trusted the corrupt tyrants in Washington and all their lies about these wars and paid for this foolish mistake with their lives. What a pity.


poor bastards....

hard to say if they are "slow on the uptake" or "loyal to a fault". sucks to be the pawns working pay check to pay check for the "state" (no matter what you believe to make it seem worthwhile)

[Reason]

YouTube - What Are U.S. Soldiers Doing In Pakistan? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXpfgSZlzeY)

[tpreitzel]

YouTube - What Are U.S. Soldiers Doing In Pakistan? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXpfgSZlzeY)

Iggy's remarks sure sound like an escalation of hostilities with the American military in Pakistan to me. CIA, get out. American military, get out.

[Reason]

Soldier Killings Highlight US Military Role in Pakistan

US operations in Pakistan are under increased scrutiny today following Wednesday’s killing of three US soldiers in a roadside attack. The soldiers were traveling as part of a Pakistani military convoy and were reportedly wearing disguises. Another two US soldiers were wounded in the bombing. As recently as July, the Obama administration’s special envoy, Richard Holbrooke, denied a US military presence in Pakistan, saying, “People think that the US has troops in Pakistan. Well, we don’t.” But after Wednesday’s bombing, Holbrooke said, “There’s nothing secret about their presence.”

[SamuraisWisdom]

Oh boy...3 more soldiers who trusted the corrupt tyrants in Washington and all their lies about these wars and paid for this foolish mistake with their lives. What a pity.

You shouldn't make generalizations like that about people you don't know. You have no idea why they joined the army, it could have been because they had nowhere else to go and joined despite knowing what they were getting into.

[BlackTerrel]

Sad.

[KCIndy]

:(

Is anyone actually surprised by this revelation? I'm not. It's sad, but not surprising at all... But then, people tell me I'm cynical.

:(

[puppetmaster]

You shouldn't make generalizations like that about people you don't know. You have no idea why they joined the army, it could have been because they had nowhere else to go and joined despite knowing what they were getting into.



Does YOUR generalization make it ok? Do you assume that these people were looking for a way to pay bills, makes new friends and such? Even if your were spot on, would this make it OK? Every choice bears its consequences.

No American lives should be lost on these types of wars. NONE!

But givien that this is currently a volunteer army(soon maybe to change), and run by a rogue Government, what does anyone expect when they join?