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Originally posted by LogansRun
Originally posted by skippytjc
Thanks Delta, I cant see his posts anymore because I came to my senus and added him to my ignore list.
First off, it is senses. Second of all, why ignore the truth?
Originally posted by JAK
If the personal jibes, retaliatory or not, do not stop and you cannot discuss the topic without them I will just trash the thread.
Originally posted by Yorga
My apologies to anyone that I may have offended. Dishing the US Military is a real sore point with me. I promise to behave
Originally posted by skippytjc
Oh, and whats does "Dgive" mean? It MUST be a real word coming from an English teacher such as yourself...
Originally posted by Yorga
Actually that is a mute point that like the dead horse has been beaten enough. The thing is we are there now and we have to deal with that. We can withdraw all our forces in a huff creating a vaccum that would suck the life out of whatever is left of Iraq and the Middle east. Or we can try to peace together some resemblence of order and maybe, just maybe leave a Democracy behind. If we pull out now as many want then Iraq falls into civil war with three factions seeking control. Grabbing the lion by the tail isn't such a great idea because there are teeth at the other end plus you have to decided on how the hell you are going to let go and not be eaten. Why we took hold of the tail really doesn't matter now does it? The important thing now is coming up with a way out that will not leave a black hole for Iran and Syria to move in an fill. Hindsight is 20/20 everyone has it. What I am not seeing is all the armchair quarterbacks coming up with any plays. Anyone can be a critic. Thats why the playmakers get the big bucks!!
[edit on 26-8-2005 by Yorga]
Originally posted by godservant
So much hate and disrespect. I wonder why some soldiers would even WANT to defend us.
We all know that this war is BS and that Bush is a liar.
I think is very important, even if you hate Bush like I do, to support the troops. It may be true that they aren't really defending us, but it is important to thank them and appreciate them just as if they were defending us. Remember how most of our boys felt when they returned from Vietnam.
Bush, you did us wrong and disapprove of your leadership.
Military folks, thank you so VERY much for what you are doing.
Originally posted by rstrik
And how can you say our troops aren't defending us? Do you really think all these terrorists in Iraq would be sitting in their native countries picking their a** if they didn't have Americans in Iraq to try to kill, no they would probably be planning attacks on us in the US. I think it was a brilliant plan actually take the fight to them.
What is a "terrorist" anyways? Anyone know?
Originally posted by Yorga
Anti-War protesting whether meaning to our not will cost soldiers lives. Politicians will get nervous, a critical vote here or there will be missed and someone's son or daughter will die because of it.
Originally posted by Yorga
If you are going to put our fighting men and women in harms way, for gods sake let them fight. Give them every f******* thing they need to get in, get it done and get the hell out. any.
We all know that this war is BS and that Bush is a liar. HOWEVER, the folks in the military are doing what was ordered of them. We are there now.
I think is very important, even if you hate Bush like I do, to support the troops.
Originally posted by rstrik
What truth is everyone looking for? Here is my version of what the president would say the truth of the matter is (in my opinion).
Well folks we went over there with bad intelligence of Saddam having WMD's, I thought this was a potential threat to the US so I took action. Little did I know that he either destroyed/shipped to Syria all the weapons or our intelligence services are idiots.
Now that we can't say WMD's because obviously there aren't any now, we are going to go ahead and finish the job unlike we did with the last war and establish some sort of friendly democracy toward the US here.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
As regards the title of this thread:
'Wonderful time to be a soldier', A soldiers tale on the War on Terror
This guy doesn't seem to agree...
Letter from a Soldier to his Senator
Most of these trucks have been through two tours here taking numerous poundings and are starting on their third. We have inadequate maintenance manpower to maintain these vehicles having much less maintenance staff, and when I mean much less that is a gross understatement.
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My vehicle constantly breaks down, my turret which is the main weapons platform hardly spins and some don’t spin, and our tanks which have had problems since Shelby are now breaking down. I think the tankers would want me to tell you of their woes since no one else seems to care.
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The people here hate us and will always hate us until we go home.
Some officer might blow smoke up the proverbial ass and say that people like us but I work with them everyday.
They hate our interference in their government which only serves as a recruitment drive for the enemy and makes life miserable for the moderates.
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People here are tired of being lied to and are frustrated with the apparent lack or care of anyone.
The people of this land want us gone and if we support a democracy and true democratic processes then we should do as they bid and let them become a sovereign nation again.
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Integrity, honor, selfless service, and many of the cornerstones of the Army are gone and they began their demise at the very top of the chain of command.
Originally posted by rstrik
I'm not defending anybody, I unlike most people on these boards can see both sides of the arguements on every side of the coin regarding this whole Iraq/terrorism situation. I just fail to see the big deal that everybody makes out of Haliburton, yes I know Chaney "use" to be on the Board of Directors and is still a major stock holder in the company, but before he was even in office this corporation was doing the exact same work they are right now in Iraq in other countries in the Middle East. It's just so easy for people to scream Haliburton but they never back up exactly why the scream it. I also fail to see why 1/2 of america wants to blame George Bush for this war when he is only 1/3 of the executive office that approved it.
I totally disagree though when people say this war in Iraq is not about terrorism. We are fighting terrorist yes, but this was more about establishing a staging ground in the middle east for us to fight it. It's much deeper than guns and tanks, people forget America is the master manipulator with media and social warfare. Why shoot one terrorist with a bullet when you can shoot 1 million with radio waves and TV.
I think that honestly it is a total mess in Iraq right now and something needs to be done. But the overall picture in the end I think will turn out well, this isn't the first country we have built from the ground up ya know. And to say it is a puppet US government is just showing ignorance. Their leaders were elected and appointed by the Iraqi people. Talabani is by no means America's first pick for the leader of Iraq, he has major ties to Iran.
Originally posted by rstrik
Talabani is by no means America's first pick for the leader of Iraq, he has major ties to Iran.