LA_MERC_LaTech
April 16th, 2003, 02:06 PM
You may have heard about the sandstorm in Iraq (the worst in 100 years
some say) and the drenching rain that followed the next day. Our troops were bogged down and couldn't move effectively. Iraqi TV claimed that this was God's judgment on US actions.
The media was already wondering if the troops were in a "quagmire" and
dire predictions of gloom and doom came from the left wing media. What they didn't report was that after the weather had cleared, the Marine group that was mired the worst looked out at the plain they were just about to cross. What did they see? Hundreds, if not thousands of antitank and antipersonnel mines had been uncovered by the wind and then washed off by the rain. If they had proceeded as planned, many lives would have undoubtedly been lost.
As it was, they simply drove around them and let the demolition teams
destroy them.
some say) and the drenching rain that followed the next day. Our troops were bogged down and couldn't move effectively. Iraqi TV claimed that this was God's judgment on US actions.
The media was already wondering if the troops were in a "quagmire" and
dire predictions of gloom and doom came from the left wing media. What they didn't report was that after the weather had cleared, the Marine group that was mired the worst looked out at the plain they were just about to cross. What did they see? Hundreds, if not thousands of antitank and antipersonnel mines had been uncovered by the wind and then washed off by the rain. If they had proceeded as planned, many lives would have undoubtedly been lost.
As it was, they simply drove around them and let the demolition teams
destroy them.