Politics | 05/11/2009 9:45 am
U.S. Soldier Kills Four Troops, Self at Baghdad Base
Five U.S. soldiers were killed in Iraq today, making it the deadliest day for U.S. troops since last month. And, in a disturbing twist, the shooter appears to be an American trooper himself.
A U.S. soldier killed four people at Camp Liberty, outside Baghdad, and wounded three others before turning the gun on himself. The official army report makes no mention of the "friendly fire" nature of this tragedy; that was reportedly confirmed by a defense official, says CNN.
Regardless, it’s horrific and our hearts go out to those who lost friends and family.
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I too feel we need to wait for much more to be released about this story. Currently there is a young man from my Church in Baghdad…We do not know anything about this Soldier, how long he has been there or how many times he has been there…to say he has had enough is jumping the gun. Should we be there, that is another story of itself and we all know how each other feels about that…Were there now and leaving Iraq now would not be the right answer which is why Obama changed his tune pretty quickly after he started getting the morning security briefings.
Please let try to see what else comes out of this story before we all go haywire.
here you can read over it all, too much for me to type…
http://www.nelsonguirado.com/index.php/asymmetric/2008/07/09/comprehensive-obama-flip-flop-list
You realize your source is dated July, 2008 — obviously prior to Obama getting security briefings as president.
But, that aside — do you really think it is good for anyone (president or regular citizen) to not change their mind when they get new information?
I’ve never understood the Republican need to stay with one course, regardless of the fact the course is the wrong one……….this is particularly true in the handling of the Iraq War.
Let me take a guess. He was on his third or fourth deployment. There are people who think we should show more muscle in Pakistan and Iran. Who will we send… the Boy Scouts?
Last year, my neighbor’s son was home on leave from Iraq. They were driving along on the day people were putting their trash on the curb. The son hit the floorboard. My neighbor said, " Son, it’s okay. It’s trash and nothing more. There are no bombs."