Posted By: inicky46
Re: "Zilch?" CDL fucks up again.
Tell that to the US troops who suffered concussions at their Iraqi base that took a retaliatory attack from Iran for the assassination of their general. According to NPR, "The Defense Department says 45 more U.S. service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after Iran's attack on the Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq last month — raising the total number of troops injured in the ballistic missile strike to 109.
Of those who were injured, 76 have returned to duty. A Pentagon statement about the injuries did not include details about the service members, such as their age, rank or military unit."
Is that "Zilch," cdl? Oh, right, ZILCH is what Trump did to punish Iran for the attack.
Ohhh now you are wildly worried about US troops taking Indirect fire at a far-away military base ??? What about the guys at Khe Sanh? how bout them?
As for the attacks at al-Asad? To quote Elmer Keith "Hell I was there" OIF 04-06 Stationed at Al Asad in the Al Anbar for my 3rd trip to the sandbox. For reference, my last combat fitness report even made mention of the countless Indirect fire attacks our unit was under for an entire 13-month Period. We had to deal with the really bad attacks around the first free Iraqi elections held in late 05. That was zero fun.
Now Guess what? Al Asad was a base built by the Bulgarians during the Iran-Iraq war and it is covered with bomb-proof Bunkers. Like bunkers, I was fine with hanging out in, during said attacks. Some of those Bunker NO SHIT could stand up to a Nuke. Not trying to sound like I'm disparaging my fellow countrymen but with the warning, they had to take cover and or evacuate the base? Which I never had the option to do, run outside the wire and wait for a missle strike and then come back??? I would love to know how anyone had not taken cover in time.
Something else I would love to know? Where the fuck were the Patriot batteries that would have protected the base? Oh, I know stripped by the Obama administration when he initially pulled out of Iraq. Now this is one place I will black Trump's eye for not redeploying those batteries. That was a fuck up of monumental proportions. I wonder though, was even aware that critical air defense had been removed and not replaced? I could see Milley and or Mattis dropping that ball.
As for Punishment for the attack? BAH HA HA HA HA HA how do you know nothing happened? Oh wait cause it wasn't on CNN/MSNBC which would have been more negative press for Trump cause he can't even Breathe right. That's all im saying on that.