http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13631170&BRD=2271&PAG=461&dept_id=462943&rfi=6To the editor:
It now appears that the Dec. 21 attack in Mosul was the result of a suicide bomber. The result is at least 16 Americans killed.
Why?
I have served in a number of overseas areas and the base security was always tight. In Greece we were inspected every time we came on base to include checking the vehicle inside, outside and under.
In other places all foreign nationals were searched every time to include body cavity searches of women by female police. Now at our airports we search people all over, pat them down and have dogs sniff the bags. So how did the terrorist get on base?
From my viewpoint, BG Ham the Commander should be relieved and tried for negligence, unless he was directed by higher ups to be PC ( politically correct) and be nice to the "friendly" Iraqi workers.
At Dong Tam in Vietnam the 9th Division was taking mortar rounds from a "friendly" village daily and could never get permission to fire on them. Finally one day the Base Commander with a couple of Hueys returned fire. Result: no more fire.
We need to start that in Iraq. We have Target Acquisition Radar that can pinpoint the source of fire in seconds. We should immediately demolish those areas. There is no life more dear than our soldiers. President Bush said in 2001: "You are either for us or against us." And General Patton said it best: "You don't win wars dying for your country. You have to make the other dumb *** die for his."
Please no more young lives wasted being political correct.
Coleman "Ray" Gross
Prince George