They keep talking aboout the war on Christmas...
Well this is it, that war that's happening on Christmas:
It's just another day for them...
BEIJI, Iraq - U.S. Army soldiers carried out raids in dusty Iraqi towns. Military doctors treated soldiers wounded by roadside bombs. Christmas in Iraq was
just another day on the front lines for the U.S. military.
"Just another day"...!! Are you kidding? What would OReilly say to that?
"Just another day"... What is that? Some kind of sick joke?
I don't know, I thought our troops were making the world safe for Christmas...
But there's no "merry" in the Christmas or "happy" in the holidays here...
Troops woke long before sunrise on a cold, rainy Christmas morning to raid an upscale neighborhood a few miles from their base. In honor of the day, they dubbed the target
"Whoville," after the town in the Dr. Seuss book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."
Commanders said they ordered the operation because they did not know the identities of the neighborhood's residents and several roadside bombs had recently been planted near the district, which isn't far from Forward Operating Base Summerall in Beiji, 155 miles north of Baghdad,
U.S. patrols had never before ventured into the neighborhood, where the streets are lined with spacious homes.
Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade knew they weren't going to be welcome when they arrived in the dead of night. It just made sense to nickname the target after the village raided by Seuss' Grinch on Christmas morning, they said.
"It was appropriate. I did feel like the Grinch," said Pfc. John Parkes, 31, of Cortland, N.Y., a medic in one of several groups called "quick reaction teams" that respond to roadside explosions.
The raiders broke down doors, confiscated illegal machine guns, plastic bags of ammunition and gun clips. Iraqi law allows households to own AK-47s, but with limitations.
For many soldiers in the 101st, it was their second Christmas in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. The brigade, known as "Rakkasans," also raided a village on Thanksgiving morning this year.
For many soldiers, the holidays are more of a benchmark for their time in Iraq than a special day.
"Believe it or not, I didn't realize it was Christmas until last night," said 1st Sgt. Andre Johnson, 38, of Baton Rouge, La. "It's just another day, man."
Another day on patrol. Another day walking the streets while the cold wind cut through their uniforms and a chilling drizzle coated their faces. The neighborhood's residents stayed inside, peeking through windows at the passing soldiers.
Sgt. Jared Jones, 21, of Lafayette, Ind., said Christmas away from home can be emotional for some, but he buries himself in his job.
"The mission comes first," he said, pulling heavily on a cigarette after returning to the base. "I was out here 15 months the last time I was in Iraq. Holidays don't matter much to me."
They see themselves as "the Grinch"?
It's "just another day"?
The sacred Holidays "don't matter"?
Don't these guys know what they're fighting for?
These soldiers better watch what they say or they could find themselves standing tall before the man... the big O-man. They might get hauled onto the OReillly show and have to answer for their anti-Christmas views...
Why don't they get with the program? Why don't they jump on the team and come on in for the big win??
Why don't all of YOU??