Bella
04-24-2003, 01:30 PM
"I am sure that all of you heard about the sandstorm in Iraq on Tuesday, March 25, 2003, and Wednesday, March 26, 2003 (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.
The media was already wondering if the troops were in a "quagmire", and there were gloomy predictions of the days ahead. 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 anti-tank and anti-personnel 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 aound them and let the demolition teams destroy them.
Thank you god for protecting our young men and women.
What an awesome God."
:)
The media was already wondering if the troops were in a "quagmire", and there were gloomy predictions of the days ahead. 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 anti-tank and anti-personnel 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 aound them and let the demolition teams destroy them.
Thank you god for protecting our young men and women.
What an awesome God."
:)