This is a repeat of an old war with a bad ending I thought I would never see repeated. For all of you young ones who have not seen Apocalypse Now this is a defining reference to the movie...
http://www.contactmusic.com/new/film.nsf/reviews/apocalypsenow:puke: :puke: :puke:
In this hand out photo released by U.S. military, U.S.Army Soldiers of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division and Iraqi Army Soldiers from 4th Iraqi Army Division exit a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in support of Operation Swarmer in Samarra, Iraq, Thursday, March 16, 2006. U.S. forces, joined by Iraqi troops, on Thursday launched the largest airborn assault in nearly three years, targeting insurgent strongholds north of the capital, the military said. The Operation Swarmer was aimed at clearing 'a suspected insurgent operating area' northeast of Samarra and was expected to continue over several days. (AP Photo/ U.S. Navy 3rd class Shawn Hussong)