and The War on Terror Continues

Sometimes with all the "other" news I believe we loss site of "the war on terror" and that our men and women in the military are continuing day and night -- let us not forget. U.S., Iraqi Troops Repel Insurgent Attacks -- again notice "no casualties. NO casualties or "light" casualties is something the "anti-War" folks disregard or ignore. This is an indicator of how GOOD our military is and yes, it is also and indicator of how will the leadership and planning is. War and combat unfortunately result in death sometimes ours and sometimes innocent lives, but unless you have been there you should not criticize and if you have - have you done so in an urban environment. How would you possibility compare Iraq to Vietnam? I would welcome anyone to tell me -- our WWII veterans going through the villages and cities of Italy and Germany have a better grasp of of "urban combat"... Some excerpts from the Associated Press release:

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi troops repelled a series of coordinated insurgent attacks in southern Baghdad, killing six rebels and capturing 12, the U.S. military said Saturday. There were no U.S. casualties.
The fighting began about 8 p.m. Friday when insurgents attacked an Iraqi army position with mortar rounds and small-arms fire, the command said. U.S. attack helicopters engaged the insurgents with rockets and gunfire.

Although, I commend the writer for reporting success -- pay close attention to the article, he spent most of the article describing suicide bombers and insurgent (terrorist) rocket attacks - and yes, of course, he did get the all important "body talling"...