Iraqi Death Count
04-24-2009, 02:04 PM
#24
It was a failed effort to say “I only speak a little Arabic”. It is a shame I have been over here nearly 5 years now, and I only know 25-30 words, and a few phrases. I worked with some Iraqi personnel in 2004, when I first came over. It is amazing how fast you forget a language that you barley had a grasp of to start with. We are going to start using locals again soon, so I just might get a chance to work on my Arabic again.
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04-24-2009, 02:06 PM
#26
What I would like to see is what percentage of those deaths are Iraqi on Iraqi violence. (or Arab on Iraqi since it's a great spot for any pissed off young arab to go have a shot at killing people)
Jeez I wish we'd have left Iraq alone until we finished whatever we were hoping to do in Afghanistan.
Jeez I wish we'd have left Iraq alone until we finished whatever we were hoping to do in Afghanistan.
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04-24-2009, 02:50 PM
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Stress is a relative thing, what stresses you might not bother me a bit. The example of living in a bad neighborhood with gunfire, and high crime is a good one. If you where born into this, and had lived your entire life in that environment, it would not be as stressful to you as it would be some one that made a wrong turn and ended up there.
Iraqi people have lived under the threat of sudden death for the last 30 years, it has become quite normal. I witnessed this first hand a few years ago. June 2004, I was escorting an Iraqi threw the North ECP on Anaconda. We started taking heavy indirect fire (several rounds landing with in 100 yards of us), I was laying on the ground (highly stressed) trying to become one with the ground and a concrete divider, when I heard laughter. I look over and the Iraqi I was escorting is standing there pointing at me and laughing. I tried to get him to take cover, but he would not. He said if I live, or if I die it is Allah’s will (He was not stressed) .
Iraqi people have lived under the threat of sudden death for the last 30 years, it has become quite normal. I witnessed this first hand a few years ago. June 2004, I was escorting an Iraqi threw the North ECP on Anaconda. We started taking heavy indirect fire (several rounds landing with in 100 yards of us), I was laying on the ground (highly stressed) trying to become one with the ground and a concrete divider, when I heard laughter. I look over and the Iraqi I was escorting is standing there pointing at me and laughing. I tried to get him to take cover, but he would not. He said if I live, or if I die it is Allah’s will (He was not stressed) .
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04-24-2009, 02:59 PM
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It was a failed effort to say “I only speak a little Arabic”. It is a shame I have been over here nearly 5 years now, and I only know 25-30 words, and a few phrases. I worked with some Iraqi personnel in 2004, when I first came over. It is amazing how fast you forget a language that you barley had a grasp of to start with. We are going to start using locals again soon, so I just might get a chance to work on my Arabic again.
) but it's a simple mistake. You meant to say sayyid jamil (karim would be better), not sayyida jamila. Your arabic is good though, the only reason I know the amount I know is because learning it has been my job since August 08, 7 hours/day, 5 days/week, nothing but arabic. It would be very difficult to pick up if you're not immersed in it. If you care for any advice or anything about pronunciation or translation, don't hesitate to ask.I'm really hoping you're joking. I know a few of those guys personally, and after hearing some of their stories, I don't know if I'd ever get a good night's sleep if I had seen what they'd seen or been through what they went through. One of my best Army buds volunteered in his off time at an Iraqi hospital for kids and has seen some very sad sights. He also lived downwind from a burn pit, which gave him multiple health issues, and was diagnosed with a brain tumor because of it also. Suicide is alarmingly high in the military right now, we've had 2 sessions about it over the last month or so.
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04-24-2009, 03:45 PM
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Stress is a relative thing, what stresses you might not bother me a bit. The example of living in a bad neighborhood with gunfire, and high crime is a good one. If you where born into this, and had lived your entire life in that environment, it would not be as stressful to you as it would be some one that made a wrong turn and ended up there.
Iraqi people have lived under the threat of sudden death for the last 30 years, it has become quite normal. I witnessed this first hand a few years ago. June 2004, I was escorting an Iraqi threw the North ECP on Anaconda. We started taking heavy indirect fire (several rounds landing with in 100 yards of us), I was laying on the ground (highly stressed) trying to become one with the ground and a concrete divider, when I heard laughter. I look over and the Iraqi I was escorting is standing there pointing at me and laughing. I tried to get him to take cover, but he would not. He said if I live, or if I die it is Allah’s will (He was not stressed) .
Iraqi people have lived under the threat of sudden death for the last 30 years, it has become quite normal. I witnessed this first hand a few years ago. June 2004, I was escorting an Iraqi threw the North ECP on Anaconda. We started taking heavy indirect fire (several rounds landing with in 100 yards of us), I was laying on the ground (highly stressed) trying to become one with the ground and a concrete divider, when I heard laughter. I look over and the Iraqi I was escorting is standing there pointing at me and laughing. I tried to get him to take cover, but he would not. He said if I live, or if I die it is Allah’s will (He was not stressed) .
Just messing with you man, you did call me a beautiful girl (thank you ) but it's a simple mistake. You meant to say sayyid jamil (karim would be better), not sayyida jamila. Your arabic is good though, the only reason I know the amount I know is because learning it has been my job since August 08, 7 hours/day, 5 days/week, nothing but arabic. It would be very difficult to pick up if you're not immersed in it. If you care for any advice or anything about pronunciation or translation, don't hesitate to ask.
I'm really hoping you're joking. I know a few of those guys personally, and after hearing some of their stories, I don't know if I'd ever get a good night's sleep if I had seen what they'd seen or been through what they went through. One of my best Army buds volunteered in his off time at an Iraqi hospital for kids and has seen some very sad sights. He also lived downwind from a burn pit, which gave him multiple health issues, and was diagnosed with a brain tumor because of it also. Suicide is alarmingly high in the military right now, we've had 2 sessions about it over the last month or so.
) but it's a simple mistake. You meant to say sayyid jamil (karim would be better), not sayyida jamila. Your arabic is good though, the only reason I know the amount I know is because learning it has been my job since August 08, 7 hours/day, 5 days/week, nothing but arabic. It would be very difficult to pick up if you're not immersed in it. If you care for any advice or anything about pronunciation or translation, don't hesitate to ask.I'm really hoping you're joking. I know a few of those guys personally, and after hearing some of their stories, I don't know if I'd ever get a good night's sleep if I had seen what they'd seen or been through what they went through. One of my best Army buds volunteered in his off time at an Iraqi hospital for kids and has seen some very sad sights. He also lived downwind from a burn pit, which gave him multiple health issues, and was diagnosed with a brain tumor because of it also. Suicide is alarmingly high in the military right now, we've had 2 sessions about it over the last month or so.
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