I read wierd sources - goes with being concerned about my kid -

[Joe for Clark]

This is from Stryker news I read today. Passing it on.

It's a joke," said Pfc. Drew Merrell, 22, of Jefferson City, Mo., shaking his head and flashing a smile as the Stryker rolled through Baghdad.

"They feed us what they want," said Spec. Josh Lake, 26, of Ventura, Calif., referring to the intelligence. "I guarantee that everyone in the city knows where we're going. Because the IA told them. The only thing they don't know is how big a force we're coming with."

On this morning, 22 U.S. soldiers were in the Stryker convoy along with one Iraqi translator, whom the soldiers called Joey. He didn't want his real name used for security reasons.

"Pretty soon the Shiites will be tired of our presence, just like the Sunnis," said Lake, noting that the squad now makes almost daily trips to Hurriyah.

"The general feeling among us is we're not really doing anything here," Caldwell said. "We clear one neighborhood, then another one fires up. It's an ongoing battle. It never ends." <...>

Get the kids out- they should not be there at all. And they KNOW better!!!!


Joe

[northofdenali]

1. 172nd Stryker Brigade members here

think they'll be redeployed soon. They just got back at Christmas after an extended tour. I haven't heard a single one of them say this war is winnable or even doable. They don't want to go back.

[Joe for Clark]

2. Oh, I think they are ok for a few months -

The last group is the poor kids in Hawaii - they should be concerned here.

2nd division - 4 brigades - two out of Lewis, the one in Alaska and the one in Hawaii.

Three of them have already gotten screwed here.

Hawaii goes before the 172nd.

I used to make fun of the damned things - the strykers. "Million dollar SUVS" - I think that was my words. Saved my kid - so I think they are a good investment now.

3 and 4 brigade - particularlly 3rd - they are about to get the shit knocked out of them and they know it. God be with our kids!!!

Joe

[poiuytsister]

3. Amen to that, Joe!