Second danish soldier killed in Iraq

[BlackCat]

One soldier was killed, two serious wounded and one with smaller wounds today when a roadside bomb was detonated.

Doesn't seem to have hit an english newsite, so only a danish link :

http://dr.dk/Nyheder/Udland/2005/10/01/132950.htm

A majority of the danish politicians has stated their sorrow of the loss, but also stated that danish forces are going to stay at least to next summer.

[Bereta_Eder]

so that's it for your presence there?

[BlackCat]

Originally posted by Bereta_Eder
so that's it for your presence there?

meaning ?

[Bereta_Eder]

there goes your whole force!

[Ecthy]

Denmark should invade the US.

[Bereta_Eder]

After New Orleans I think they can take her.

[BlackCat]

Originally posted by Bereta_Eder
there goes your whole force!

Nah, not quite - there are still 485 soldiers left to continue their good work. Soon 45 more will join them.

[VetLegion]

What is his family saying?

[Ecthy]

Probably something in some odd tongue, the meaning of which we cannot grasp.

[Dinner]

I'm always sorry to hear news like this.

[BlackCat]

Originally posted by VetLegion
What is his family saying?

Probably what every family will say when loosing someone.

[Ecthy]

Yeah. "What did we do wrong with this one?"

[VetLegion]

I mean - are they pissed at the government?

Obviously the guy didn't know he'll end up in Iraq when he joined the force.

[BlackCat]

Originally posted by VetLegion
I mean - are they pissed at the government?

Obviously the guy didn't know he'll end up in Iraq when he joined the force.

Thought you meant that but preferred you asked.

Danish soldiers going abroad is volounteers, so they know that there is a risk to be send out when joining.

Before Yoguslavia several had volounteered to get the financial benefits and was schocked when they were called for duty. Since then, it's clearly known that there are a real chance that you may be called and that there is a risk of being killed (we lost a number of men in yoguslavia - can't remember precicely how many at the moment).

I don't say that the family may not be pissed on the government, and I won't blame them if they are, but I doubt because it was a known risk.

[Chemical Ollie]

The first one was killed by his buddy in a major fock-up, along with a bunch of innocent Iraqis.

At least the Danish had the decency to pay damage to the iraqi victims' families and apologize to the village elders. They also sent CSI experts from home to investigate what went wrong. We have yet to hear about US soldiers doing that when they fock up.