American Soldiers Protect Iraqis Against the Enemies of Iraq
I saw these pictures associated with an AP story about the Monday homicide bombing in an Iraq market. I thought the pictures were very telling.
The pictures reminded me of what I have read and heard about the final days of the European theater of World War II. When the Germans were defeated and trapped between the Russians and the British and Americans they attempted to surrender to the Americans and Brits rather than to the Russians. If you think about it a minute, it is obvious why they would prefer to be captured by the Americans and British.
In spite of the propaganda spewed out by our own news outlets that Americans are occupiers and bullies the world really knows that’s not true. Even when our own Senators call our Troops ‘cold blooded killers’, the world knows that’s not true.
The ‘progressives’ in our own country seem to be the only ones with such a low opinion of our countrymen. And, Nancy Pelosi seems to be the only one who doesn’t realize that al-Qaeda is fighting us in Iraq, and all over the world.
When the bomb went off in the market, the little boy in these pictures knew where he would be safe. He wasn’t afraid of this Soldier. He instinctively knew the American Soldier would protect him.
A young boy seeks shelter behind a soldier with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne division after gunshots rang out at the scene where just a few minutes earlier a suicide car bomber blew himself up in a busy commercial district in central Baghdad on Monday, May 28, 2007, killing at least 21 people and wounding 66, police and hospital officials said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed )
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May 29th, 2007 at 2:08 am
Cindy Sheehan figures it out…well partially anyway…
When you allow yourself to be a useful idiot to the democrats, as soon as you are no longer useful, you are just another idiot to them.
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May 29th, 2007 at 2:29 am
Local Memorial Day outrage: Is this anti war idiots or just idiots?…
I saw this on news tonight, and Michelle Malkin beat me to it tonight.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070529/ap_on_re_us/flag_vandalism
Vandals burned dozens of small American flags that decorated veterans’ graves for Memorial Day and…
May 29th, 2007 at 3:33 am
Farewell to Cindy Sheehan…
Cindy Sheehan has resigned from the anti-war movement. She ceased to be relevant a long time ago, but this makes it official. Sheehan’s argument was never an intellectual one. She lost her son Casey in the war, and she was……
May 29th, 2007 at 6:23 am
Very revealing photos.
May 29th, 2007 at 8:05 am
Cindy Sheehan Steps Down: ‘Good Riddance Attention Whore’……
How fitting that she bids us adieu from Daily Kos, as this but a sampling of the love and adoration that they have bestowed upon the absolute moral authority of the anti-war movement! HotAir summed it up best when Allahpundit noted that:
Yesterday…
May 29th, 2007 at 8:06 am
Chavez Moves to Dictator Mode…
Chavez is predictably carrying out what America’s left habitually accuses Republicans of doing, silencing the opposition with an iron fist. Socialism always ends up having to clamp down on it’s critics in order to stay in power, just ask the…
May 29th, 2007 at 9:51 am
Well the 82nd ABN DIV!! HOOAH!! Some would say everyone hides behind them… they’re that good…
Great photos.
BSC: LOL- I’ve heard they all hide behind the Big Red ONE. HOOAH!
May 29th, 2007 at 9:53 am
Beat Cancer - Join An Army of Bloggers…
I’m glad to have the opportunity to tell you about a new assault on cancer - An Army of Bloggers. This “assault” is in the form of a blogroll, a well-known and handy tool for many of us, and in this case, a weapon to fight the menace that changes li…
May 29th, 2007 at 10:27 am
Vandals Burn and Replace Flags With Swastikas on Veterans Graves…
Flag Burning Event highlighted by Wikipedia as defining characteristic of Orcas Island, Washington. Figures.
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May 29th, 2007 at 10:27 am
Vandals Burn and Replace Flags With Swastikas on Veterans Graves…
Flag Burning Event highlighted by Wikipedia as defining characteristic of Orcas Island, Washington. Figures.
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May 29th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Hillary Rodham Wants Socialism, Again…
Hillary Rodham said it took a village to raise our children and now she believes that our wealth should be redistributed. This idea is not new, it is called socialism and has been tried many times before.
The Democratic senator said what the Bush ad…
May 29th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
Polls and The War…
A comment attributed to English politician Disraeli seems appropriate here: “There are lies, damnable lies, and statistics.” The White House aides have it right:…
May 29th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
The kid doesn’t realize the GI is going into harm’s way….
BSC: Yeah, the GI is walking in the direction of danger while everyone else is running in the other direction.
May 29th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Immigration Bill: Nothing For Everyone…
Well now, it seems that yet another group has serious misgivings with the amnesty bill
(Washington Times) Members of the House minority caucuses say they have serious misgivings about the Senate immigration bill and the debate surrounding it, saying t…
May 29th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
Brian Morganstern: Yes IndeeD…
When he first saw the video of the men shooting rifles and chanting, store clerk Brian Morganstern says he was concerned, but he wasn’t sure if he should call police.
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May 29th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
Immigration Reform? Look South, Old Pol, Look South…
This isn’t a hard news or deeply-researched post, just a quick grab from some top Google hits from news organs, NGOs, official government websites, etc. Heck, you’d think that if I could do a shallow Google-based post in just a few minutes,…
May 29th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Cindy Sheehan leads by example: Surrenders anti-war fight…
Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan announced Monday “I’ve tried to convince America that we should surrender. Today, it hit me. Why not back up my words with actions? So, I announce my surrender to George W. Bush,” Sheehan said.
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May 29th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
Blogs for Borders Vburst 05/29/2007…
And please keep calling your congresscritter, we are winning this fight folks…
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May 29th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
An Inconvenient Immigration Truth ……
It will come as no surprise that the northern California cities of San Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland are hotbeds of liberalism complete with all the trappings such a label would entail. The latest flawed, liberal thinking finding a foothold in our n…
May 29th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Rest assured First Deputy Prime Minister……
We trust you. But, we will want to verify……
May 29th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
Google This!…
Here’s mine.
What do y’all think?
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May 29th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
Dissing America…
The shameful treatment of MIss USA at the Miss Universe pageant was disrespectful to the United States. The Anti-US attitude given how much comes to Mexico from the US shows the problem with a nation that’s producing illegal immigratnts with an entit….
May 30th, 2007 at 1:44 am
In Other Words: Well, what did you expect?…
“Well, what did you expect?”
Has anyone ever said that to you? Or have you ever said it to someone?
My response to both questions is “yes.”…
May 30th, 2007 at 3:42 am
Hillary agains shows her true colours…
Hillary Clinton again hints at a socialist agenda:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070529/clinton_economy.html?.v=1
Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton outlined a broad economic vision Tuesday, saying it’s time to replace an “on yo…
May 30th, 2007 at 7:49 am
Pelosi: Climate Change Is a Reality…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday she led a congressional delegation to Greenland, where lawmakers saw “firsthand evidence that climate change is a reality.”
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May 30th, 2007 at 10:08 am
Iranian Nukes and Hostages for Peaceful Purposes…
Iran has a unique way of dealing with th ……
May 30th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
God Bless the American Soldier.
May 30th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Cool and disturbing at the same time…
Google, once again expanding its reach over all information, you might be surprised at what can be seen on the new Google Street View available at Google maps……
May 30th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
Tropical Deression TWO-E could become Hurricane Ba…
UPDATE: Tropical Storm Barbara is now here - and may become the first hurricane of 2007 by the weekend. The really interesting aspect of this development is how the predicted storm track has moved. At the bottom of this post I have the original p ……..
May 31st, 2007 at 12:14 am
UK Boycotts Israel…Hmmm……
OK. I move to ban British professors from the U.S. due to their obvious anti semitism.
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