Say a little prayer
Say a little prayer for these two soldiers tonight. I don't normally go in for such things myself, but tonight I may make an exception.
BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 16 — Two American soldiers were missing and one was killed after they came under attack today at a traffic checkpoint southwest of Baghdad, an area where al Qaeda fighters have been strong, the military said....
“After hearing small arms fire and explosions in the vicinity of the checkpoint, a quick reaction force responded to the scene,” the statement said. It said American forces had started a search “to locate and determine the status of the soldiers.” The military did not say whether the men had been captured, although a military spokeswoman in an e-mail message acknowledged that capture was possible.
posted by mikevotes at
9:57 PM
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Bad news, this story. It's all over the news, and it's telling that it comes just a week after the Zarqawi killing.I guess it's just a matter of time before these guys show up on TV in orange jump suits if the army doesn't find them quickly.
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Reality-Based Educator, at 2:03 PM
Yeah, it's rare that the better alternative may be that they were killed in action. It's certainly possible that they were killed and their bodies taken to create just this sort of situation.
I'm just really hoping for not the worst.
Mike
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mikevotes, at 2:10 PM
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