Rumor Doctor: Will the Iraqi government award U.S. troops liberation medals?
Our buddy, Jeff Schogol, Stars & Stripes’ Rumor Doctor ferets out the answer to the question “Will the Iraqi government award U.S. troops liberation medals?” by going to the source;
After talking to Iraqi government spokesman Dr. Ali al-Dabbagh, it’s fair to say the answer is a polite “no.”
The Rumor Doctor mentioned to al-Dabbagh that France and Belgium also issued liberation medals to U.S. troops after World War II.
Al-Dabbagh replied diplomatically that while Iraqis appreciate U.S. efforts to topple Saddam Hussein’s regime, “I don’t think it is the same situation as we had in Europe.”
Make sure you read the whole article to get the complete answer.
Category: Military issues, Terror War
Other than promotion points… the medal means what? Exactly?
Hell, I don’t think it even rates promotion points…if memory serves.
All it means is that you have to go out and buy a new ribbon bar.
I just had a thought, it would be tan with a pile of camel shit in the middle. Didn’t it start as a search for WMDs?
there’s gratitude for ya.
US troops were not ask by Iraq’s people to liberate them !!! This war was made up by the treasonous Bush administration who’s job was to feed propaganda to the people of our country and Military so we could invaded a country based on WMD that were eliminated in agreement of the GULF WAR by Bush’s father.We were in violation International Law. Now, the argument of killing his own people is BASELESS {the Kurds were killed back in 1987 }! If his father Bush SR.wanted to take out Saddom it was his option to do in the 1991 Gulf war. Saddom was [NO] threat to anyone with a northern no fly zone and a southern no fly zone. That war was as justified as if we attack North Korea just because we hate the leader.
Any nation can go to war with a Traitor as a leader [ ask Hitler ] !! That’s how cheap Bush Jr. thinks of his people’s lives so follow orders Wehrmacht!!! AND DO HIS BIDDING!!!!
Uh-oh.
He has jumped threads.
@5/6 (SSG Michael Cocks)…
The U.S. military was ordered into Iraq and Afghanistan. If you are truly who you say you are, then you should know that. I’m betting you’re not who you claim you are.
All politics aside, the U.S. military follows orders.
Bwhahahah! Now that is a hilarious rap sheet! Bankruptcy!
See, I can jump threads too.
And if I remember, the VP was the only one who has ever gotten the proposed medal that Iraq was going to give to us. And immediately afterwards the website showing it vanished…
Hey SSG Cocks, do me a fricking favor and don’t lump my dead buddies in with the Wehrmacht. Thanks bunches you fucking douchebag!!!
wow, buy into propaganda much? first, the iraqi people loved us when i was there in 04-05, and couldnt have been happier that we came and took out sadam. the object our CA teams handed out that was most loved? a picture that the bush campaign sent out after the 04 election of Bush sitting in the oval office signing something. the iraqi people thought it was him signing the order to come to iraq. clearly you never were in iraq, and i sure am glad. second, sadam did have WMDs, that isnt a hoax. we found chemical weapons out the wazoo, were hit with red phosphorus regularly (thats a chemical weapon)and his use of chemical and biological weapons on his own people is well documented. as far as nukes go, ever wonder how syria got nukes with out ever developing them to turn them over to us when we invaded? we never found nukes in sadam’s possession, we found the silos where they were held, have testimony from the scientists that worked on them, and have photos of them being transported over the boarder, but we never caught him with his hand on one. there was the fact that he refused to allow the required arms inspectors to see his sites, refused them entry to any military instillation, but we are to believe that he got rid of his nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons? third, the genocide of the kurds was not limited to the few acts in the late 80s and early 90s, it was a constant thing that continued through the late 90s as well. sadam just didnt gas them to kill them anymore. fourth, just because i think it needs to be said with your IVAW attitudes and opinions, go fuck yourself! you use the same wording as those who justify our fallen soldiers as evil and claim they deserved to die. the SSG Michael Cox i knew years ago would be disgraced to see someone that shares his name saying such things. finally, personally, i dont give 2 shits about international law and neither does… Read more »
OK !!! Do you agree as soldiers of any country during any time including ours, have to follow orders of their leaders ??? End of story !! You could invade England and they would fight back !!!! Not because they had bad leaders !! Because you threatened their country by invading it and was killing their people. What part of common sense do you not understand ??? The people of Iraq did not ask to be invaded nor did they have a choice.They got along with the American soldiers under the same { no choice }. Now tell me what choice they had ??? What happened if they chose for you to leave ???
SMITTY —NO!!!!! NOW YOU MADE THE STATEMENT ABOUT {{{ WHAT YOU THINK MY ATTITUDE IS !!! I SAID NOTHING ABOUT OUR FALLING SOLDIERS THAT YOU MISTER CREATED IN YOUR OWN MIND OVER MY OPINION!!!! }}}} TALKING LIKE THAT FROM YOU IS A CHEAP OPINION TO THROW UNWARRANTED OPINIONS FROM OTHERS ABOUT ME !!!!