Comments on: Arab Jabour http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/2007/09/21/arab-jabour/ Afghanistan 2004, Iraq 2007 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:46:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ed http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/2007/09/21/arab-jabour/#comment-193 Ed Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:57:33 +0000 http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/?p=64#comment-193 David, My son was one of the five soldiers killed August 11th by a sniper-attack/housebomb in Arab Jabour. I found your post very interesting and would like to chat with you offline if you feel like it. Thanks and I hope to hear from you, my email is edkirkpatrick@verizon.net Ed Kirkpatrick Proud Father of Sgt. Scott Lange Kirkpatrick KIA 8-11-2007 Arab Jabour, Iraq, #3717 Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Missed terribly David,
My son was one of the five soldiers killed August 11th by a sniper-attack/housebomb in Arab Jabour. I found your post very interesting and would like to chat with you offline if you feel like it.

Thanks and I hope to hear from you, my email is edkirkpatrick@verizon.net

Ed Kirkpatrick

Proud Father of Sgt. Scott Lange Kirkpatrick
KIA 8-11-2007 Arab Jabour, Iraq, #3717
Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Missed terribly

]]> By: David http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/2007/09/21/arab-jabour/#comment-43 David Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:08:38 +0000 http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/?p=64#comment-43 Knighthawk - It seems to me that the Concerned Citizens are people fed up with AQ slaughtering their people and taking their possessions. While most I've talked to agree that they would like to see the US gone, they are finally realizing that the best way to do that is to help the US get rid of Al Qaida. I believe, at this point, that the CC movement is a move toward survival. They realize that the Americans are not interested in stealing their property, women, etc... unlike AQ. The death and destruction brought on these people by Al Qaida is really unbelievable. Al Qaida thugs will kill an entire family if you stand up to them, so the population's best form of defense, is to work with the guys who have much bigger and better resources. This is how I understand it. Knighthawk - It seems to me that the Concerned Citizens are people fed up with AQ slaughtering their people and taking their possessions. While most I’ve talked to agree that they would like to see the US gone, they are finally realizing that the best way to do that is to help the US get rid of Al Qaida. I believe, at this point, that the CC movement is a move toward survival. They realize that the Americans are not interested in stealing their property, women, etc… unlike AQ. The death and destruction brought on these people by Al Qaida is really unbelievable. Al Qaida thugs will kill an entire family if you stand up to them, so the population’s best form of defense, is to work with the guys who have much bigger and better resources. This is how I understand it.

]]> By: KnightHawk http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/2007/09/21/arab-jabour/#comment-40 KnightHawk Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:26:20 +0000 http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/?p=64#comment-40 Do you get the sense that the Concerned Citizens groups you've been around either directly or indirectly are in it for the longer term, or is it more just to push AQ out. I guess I'm asking the question are a good portion more civil service minded or mostly just self-interested for their own immediate security. I realize that's probably an impossible question to answer given where their focus is currently. Do you get the sense that the Concerned Citizens groups you’ve been around either directly or indirectly are in it for the longer term, or is it more just to push AQ out. I guess I’m asking the question are a good portion more civil service minded or mostly just self-interested for their own immediate security. I realize that’s probably an impossible question to answer given where their focus is currently.

]]> By: young LT http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/2007/09/21/arab-jabour/#comment-38 young LT Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:34:56 +0000 http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/?p=64#comment-38 David, i m not sure if my last one posted but i appreciated you coming out with us. your story is very accurate and my soldiers will definately enjoy reading it. thanks Lt David, i m not sure if my last one posted but i appreciated you coming out with us. your story is very accurate and my soldiers will definately enjoy reading it. thanks Lt

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