Surely, his eloquence would be fitting here?

Maybe, “I feel nothing for them, they’re mercenaries, F### ‘em?”

and I believe the majority of Americans who see or hear about this will have little sympathy for these so-called journalists. Your diary, streiff, is evidence of the power of the new media.

…but I find myself incredibly proud of our guys. They did their job and they did it well.

It is not their fault that there were reporters embedded with the enemy…any more than it’s their fault the enemy brought children into the battle field.

I saw that bit at the end with the arrows pointing to the supposed children…but I didn’t notice them the first time and I doubt our guys did either. Neither did I see cameras strapped to the reporters…only a device with a strap. And since they were with terrorists, “device with a strap” = weapon.

So thank you, soldiers, for doing your job with honor, integrity and resolve.

And Ben Smith and all those like him can shove it.

Perhaps one should stay out of them.

Hey from what I saw this is a good kill, what’s the problem? Oh I know it isn’t as sanitized as the Bleeding Hearts think it should be. The saying that sums up my feelings is “Once armies are engaged war is total -or should be”. Here’s another way of putting it “KILL ‘EM ALL, LET GOD SORT ‘EM OUT!! But then I’m second generation retired Military in case you couldn’t tell.

Thanks for showing the complete scum that Politico, Smith, and all the state-run media are by endorsing this as “heroic journalsim.” I would better characterize the journlists as slime mold fungus.

In the early days of the Iraqi invasion, al-Sadr turned what could have been a hard, but doable, rebuilding of Iraq into an eight-year blood bath.
Almost singlehandedly, and with military assistance from Iran, al-Sadr was more responsible for both the long delay and American casualties in Iraq than any other single factor, IMO.

For these news organizations (infestations) to relish going in to a battle with Sadr’s terrorists to oppose US Forces (basically to show that the US are bad guys), and to be proud of it, makes me want to throw up. I had many friends there who were either seriously injured or killed because of scum al-Sadr. I gurantee you that there is no good side about him. He is pure cowardly scum.

I truly hope that all the news organizations (infestations) involved here are exposed and humiliated…..although they probably won’t be.

It has been more than clear for a long time that the state run media in this country want the US to fail and to turn 100% socialist. However, for them to actually go into a fight against US forces on the ground, and high-five it, is beyond all forms of humanity.

The state-run media in this country, in this case starting with Ben Smith and the progressive Politico, need to hang their heads in disgrace. The American state-run media are truly the lowest form of life on the planet right now.

Thanks again Streiff for bringing this out. A lot of guys paid a high price to confront Sadr in the early days of OIF in a no win scenerio…..because of the cowardly, pahtetic, US state-run media. The pathetic state-run media has now gotten even worse. I didnt think that was possible. It clearly is.

during WW II?

Maybe we could take a time machine back and place the entire MSM on some quiet place like Iwo Jima and then let the Marines do their job.

facet of American life.

I am tired of the leftists attacks on my comrades and myself, its disgusting and makes us cringe with disdain for the very people we’re supposed to defend. This video, just bypass the articles associated with it, shows an engagement that had already begun as the Apaches arrive on scene to provide close air support. It shows them discussing the very ROE and restraint that we have imposed on us in counterinsurgency, the very same that I exercised more than once. Its confusing and with troops in contact its life threatening. Actions must be taken to ensure American lives are not lost, not even at the expense of a mistake, despite the morale and morally crushing consequences they may have.

The left thinks we kill indiscriminately and has always thought that. Harry Reid thought. Barak Obama thought it. John Murtha thought it… you name any prominent Socialist Party politician and they assume we’re a bunch of blood thirsty mongrels or worse that we’re incompetent naive and just confused human beings barely worth feeding a scrap of meat to.

This article, its supporters, and everyone associated with passing this off as “creditable” journalism are guilty of treason by giving aid and comfort to the enemy and doing so in a time of war.

It’s not like the Servicemen in that video had our little arrows, pointing out who was a terrorist and who wasn’t. All they saw was a strap with something nearly weapon sized attached to it. I mean one of the terrorists had an RPG for God’s sake, I could see it plainly in the video before they even pointed it out on their comm. What were they supposed to do? Go away? Let ground troops come in and make sure that everyone is who they say and look like they are before firing a round? Does the left just misunderstand the whole concept of war?

Trying to understand their outrage is trying to rationalize an irrational person’s logic. They see what they want to see, and nothing more. Before they even saw this video they had their mind made up on it. Of course they will try and twist the images and context to fit their psyche’s idea of what happened. We are evil, whether they have RPGs and weapons or not.

Another leftie with a forum, enjoying the opportunity to denigrate our military. Too bad Smith couldn’t get a comment from Jack “Cold Blood” Murtha to round out his gleeful presentation.

But I wouldn’t be shedding a tear for those so-called journalists even if it had been clear they were unarmed. Fellow travelers of terrorists deserve the same as the terrorists, even when they are “providing an unbiased view.”

ROI is generally the abbreviation for Return on Investment, a Financial term.
ROE is the abbreviation for Rules of Engagement.
As I said, a small detail, but proper ‘reporting’ is comprised, IMO, of all the details being accurate.
As for reporters, journalists, stringers, camera folk and everyone else associated with the LSM and their transparent efforts to damage the war effort…..I feel no sympathy for any of them killed or injured ‘covering’ a war. As svenhoek noted, there are ‘risks’ associated with all aspects of combat. Seems to me that embedding yourself with the less capable military force just uncreases the risk.
But, as they say, “It’s a free country”. Make all the damn stupid decisions you want. Just don’t expect sympathy from some of us when the near certain consequences arrive.

War is hell and thank God for our guys sending terrorist gut into the mist. They got what was coming to them. Period.
They wanna play with the big guns, and don’t like the consequences , they can go cry to the 77 virgins.

are a bunch of anti-American leftist hacks.

The “journalists” killed were in an area fully controlled by al Sadr’s militia. They could only be there if they were cooperating with the militia.

You lay down with dogs, don’t complain about the fleas.

Watching an 8 minute FLIR video makes you an expert in Law of War and the Iraq War. Why aren’t these guys on the front lines fighting for us? They should be more concerned about why the “journalists” chose to associate with these thugs who are marked for death by simply carrying RPGs in this area.

There is no doubt in my mind that was an RPG. That is exactly the tactic insurgents in “9 Nisan” used. Every RPG shot I was involved with was fired down a side street from behind a corner about 200m away. A buddy of mine had to pay the death gratuity to this so called “journalist’s” family. It was more than they deserved.