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- TWGMichael, on 01/21/2008, -10/+91This is only the beginning. John McCain has promised that we will be in Iraq for at least 100 years. We're five years into his grand plan and the Army is broken. McCain cites Japan, Germany and Korea as examples of his wisdom. The problem there is that those populations didn't generate active rebellion against the occupation. The US didn't have to fight a organized and growing rebellion, supplied by our own money and allies.
There will be killing for a long time, and there will be American casualties as long as we are there.
It might be quiet now with 130,000 troops securing Baghdad and less than a third of the country. As soon as we start moving troops out, it will get worse again.
Meanwhile, our economy is tanking. These things are related. - gulpy, on 01/21/2008, -5/+50I hope the government knows that soldiers don't actually -WANT- purple hearts...
- p0ss, on 01/21/2008, -2/+24yes, but not a civil war backed by neighbouring countries.
- AshamedAmerican, on 01/21/2008, -8/+28Someone please tell me this is an Onion article.
- sirloin, on 01/21/2008, -2/+19see that stupid comment is supposed to make us think of the justice of defeatign hitler and equate that to invading iraq..
and before you say saddam was evil, we didnt give a crap when he invaded iran as they just threw out our dictator, the shah, 2 years late he asks and invades kuiwait and we go ape as if we are righteous and cant stand for soverign nations to be invaded.
faux outrage.
ALL bs
and saddam was no hitler. - DaDrake, on 01/21/2008, -8/+25"The 79 were deemed able to perform limited duties such as straightening out paperwork at bases in Kuwait "
So what.... what I broke my leg, I still went to work. These soldiers aren't fighting, they are doing paperwork. They need something to keep them busy, its not like they are fighting for charity. - p0ss, on 01/21/2008, -2/+18Liberal media? ffs. I havent seen a news report in the last ten years that wasn't at least centerist. Are you claiming that cnn and fox news are proclaiming communism and decrying the injustices of capitalism? The media isn't left wing, the bush government is just so right wing that everything else looks left wing compared to him.
Dude, get a sense of perspective. - fairley7, on 01/21/2008, -4/+19Time for our "representatives" in Congress and the Bush Administration to put their children where their mouths are. If we're really in Iraq to defend the US, then they should be willing to make the same sacrifice they're demanding of our enlisted men and women. Otherwise we should get the hell out!
- sirloin, on 01/21/2008, -4/+17yea tell me again when you had your foot shot during combat in an internationally illegal war probably by the guy you were training to protect his country.
putz - keepinithamsta, on 01/21/2008, -2/+15I'm pretty sure you can't compare sitting in a cubicle to being a soldier.
- UNCCEJ1010, on 01/21/2008, -4/+16Bush likes anything that's shiny.
- ChronicVagabond, on 01/21/2008, -4/+16Struggled to fill its ranks?
Doesn't anyone think that might be a sign.... - redxii, on 01/21/2008, -1/+12To us: to get out; but to Bush/Cheney: "Hmm... Needs more working-class blood."?
- LeeSoong, on 01/21/2008, -2/+12This reminds me of people who come back wounded from Iraq, but later die from their injuries.
They are not included in the ''killed in Iraq'' statistics, because they didn't die IN Iraq.
Such soldiers and soldiers families deserve the same honor and benefits as those killed directly in combat, and the surviving family members rights should not be denied.
It would be good for the USA to provide more medical benefits for those wounded during their service.
It is a national shame to see homeless veterans turned away by the very country they served.
No vet should be homeless - there should exist a 'lifetime support network' to help vets get jobs, ensure they get proper medical care and adequate housing.
When you put your life on the line, and spend the rest of your life with an injury - the USA should take care of its own.
USA - Do the Right Thing - Take Care of your Vets. - sirloin, on 01/21/2008, -4/+13COncidering it is also on foxnews. i'll take your bashing to include them as well.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324070,00.html
next time learn to disassocaite the AP with these stations you choose to hate as they dont aleways tout the bush line. - birdly, on 01/21/2008, -4/+13Proving once again that the cliche "support our troops" is nothing but lip service.
- sirloin, on 01/21/2008, -1/+10so how much have you made since jan 1.. oh wise one???
yeah it's not just the libs saying the economy is tanking, bush and the fed are as well..
and incase you didnt notice, the economy was the last staraw bush had to hang on, i tell you he dont admit defeat easily.
you do understand the concept of debt ratio?? it's at 68% of gdp right now.
our intrest payments each year are .5 trillion.
we have gone from 5 trillion in debt to 48 trillion under the bush admin.
that is 163k per man woman and unborn child.
I hope you made enough to pay china back.
worse than our addiction to oil, is our addiction to foreign funds. - ChaosMotor, on 01/21/2008, -1/+10Anything to ensure Fox escapes your criticism. All Hail Fox, Who Can Do No Wrong.
- cadmiumpaint, on 01/21/2008, -3/+11i guess its getting harder to find volunteers for "operation cannon fodder"
- jahurt, on 01/21/2008, -0/+8Actually, The Onion nailed it 7 years ago...
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28784 - bytehead, on 01/21/2008, -1/+8I've got one son in Iraq that still suffers from PTSD. And the other son is back, but after two concussions, I'm still worried about TBI.
- sirloin, on 01/21/2008, -5/+12With war no longer on tv, and coffins no longer being shown and greiving mothers kept out of sight and the amputees and burned beyong reconition people are all kept out of public view, it allows a lot of asshats to have a pleasant "this is just a job" view of the war.
These same people think it is helping the soliders by continuing to fill up their hummer. - RoboRay, on 01/21/2008, -0/+7I'm in Iraq now (Camp Adder) and while there are certainly tons of jobs here that could in theory be performed by previously injured troops who can't go into the field, most of those jobs currently seem to be filled by KBR employees or locals.
- pyrotix, on 01/21/2008, -1/+8Actually uh, a lot of them are. Serving with American armed forces can get you through college for free.
Take a look at the ages of the wounded or killed in Iraq. Fully 20% of them are under 21, not even old enough to drink. This is one of the results of the disastrous No Child Left Behind Act - sending American kids off to die because they come from poor areas. - sjl127, on 01/21/2008, -0/+6draft?
- sirloin, on 01/21/2008, -1/+6OK let me try to explain it so even a FOX viewer can understand.
See that AP in front of the article???
how about this part
© MMVIII The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Now do you see why you are being dugg down????? had CBS rewritten it with an anti bush spin, they would be sued for plagerism.
Unfortunately if you still dont undertsand, i cant help as digg wont let me use pictures to explain things to you. - pintomp3, on 01/21/2008, -1/+6to republicans in general: cut more social services and tank the economy so the only way to make a living is to risk your life in war.
- sirloin, on 01/21/2008, -1/+6II'm less upset about this situation as I am towards the right wing supporters of the war commenting here , that think this is some sort of lucrative joy job
- lorductape, on 01/21/2008, -2/+7wait... why are we still in iraq again?
- valkyries, on 01/21/2008, -11/+15there was an insurgency in germany for at least 5 years after the war.
- sirloin, on 01/21/2008, -2/+6recently the cons attacked the entire republican precidencial contenders as not beign conservatives.. and they want to get all the "rhinos" out fo the republican party, cause if you dont walk lock step, you arent wanted. This way when the gop loses, which is very likely the neocons can say "it wasnt us, you just werent 'right' enough"
- Comatose51, on 01/21/2008, -0/+4It's so much easier to be cavalier when you don't have to pay the price.
- BohicaTwentyTwo, on 01/21/2008, -1/+5I cannot think of a single question where the answer is Ron Paul.
- inactive, on 01/21/2008, -1/+5well I was in Iraq and this is the only comment I've seen that isnt just sensationalism yet, actually his responce seems to be using common sense.
Nothing but a broken bone? Have you been to Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, etc.. why couldnt you run a desk job there with a cast, because its hot? - SouthsideIrish, on 01/21/2008, -5/+9You ever think that they wanted to go back? Just thinking about my brainwashed days in the military and I know that I would want to go back. If you have never served in the military then you may not understand it, but you want to go back to you unit and help them any way you can.
BTW, I am antiwar now. - twinklyJesus, on 01/21/2008, -2/+6Do you atually believe that every wounded soldier in either world war, Korea or Viet Nam got an instant ticket home? Guess again. It is and always has been standard practice to send wounded, non-disabled soldiers back into combat when their injuries are sufficiently healed to permit such. that's why they call the wounds that get you a trip home "million dollar wounds."
On top of the fact that most elect to return to their units because of their own personal loyalty to their brethren, if possible. - Gerz1219, on 01/21/2008, -0/+4Holy *****! Did someone return from the future to write that article in 2001 or something? Every single prediction made came true.
- Fizban140, on 01/21/2008, -1/+5Then you probably didn't read the article.
- duckylam, on 01/21/2008, -7/+11Makes sense to me. The injured take desk jobs so the uninjured can go get injured. Not very nice, but necessary if we stick around in Iraq. Only wish the army to use the injured for their recruiting as well to show people the real face of war.
- anonimuso, on 01/21/2008, -0/+4I bet you anything that 75 of those soldiers WANTED to go back to Iraq. Many of them were probably disappointed when they learned that they would be at a "desk" job instead of fighting with their platoons. Most of you people making comments about this have no idea how much pride these soldiers have in what they do and how much fellowship they have with their fellow servicemen.
- haterofps3, on 01/21/2008, -1/+5Hard one to judge as I am not a Doctor or in the armed forces, maybe those of us without these qualifications should shut up!
"Support the Troops" is a ***** motto how about "Will not Murder for Haliburton"
"Anti-American" is it not illegal to go to war without the permission of the congress? So wouldn't this war be "Anti-American" and those that perpetuate it are not the same people who are fighting in it. - ashObama08, on 01/21/2008, -0/+3The pentagon is coming out with a report this week which will say that 1 in 5 American service members returning from Iraq has a traumatic brain injury.
As the wife of a career military officer, we have many friends serving in Iraq who have also served in other hot spots around the world over their 20+ careers. Here's what they say about this "war:" not enough/right kind of equipment, undefined mission, undefined enemy, troops not trained for this kind of warfare, no defined "win." When these young men and women signed up for the military over the last 6 years, many of them well aware that they would be sent to Iraq, they were not aware of the conditions there. They were not aware that their mission would be so undefined, their training so insufficient. When they sign up, they make the assumption that their government will give them the tools they need to be successful. Their government has not.
When you talk about your tax dollars being wasted, I'll agree. Your tax dollars are being wasted all over Iraq because the American government can't get its act together and define the mission, provide the training, provide the equipment and give the troops what they need to be successful.
Finally, this "war" will never be settled militarily. This issue will only be settled politically. The theory has always been that we would, though the military, get the country to the point that the issue could be solved by the politicians. Neither has happened. It's time for us to get out. - Kythas, on 01/21/2008, -8/+11FTA: "The 79 were deemed able to perform limited duties such as straightening out paperwork at bases in Kuwait because their conditions, including sleep disorders and broken bones, could be treated by doctors in the Middle East as easily as in Colorado, he said."
Makes perfect sense to me. This is simply more sensationlism by the MSM.
Nothing to see here. Move along.
Oh, and burying as inaccurate. Headline says they were sent back to Iraq when they were really sent to Kuwait. - MaTT2011, on 01/21/2008, -0/+3"the liberal media"
LMAO, i always get a huge laugh from that. Its just so enormously, blatantly, false that you know the person using the term is a complete blow hard with an empty space where their brain should be. haha. Aaaaahhhh, you morons and your "stupidity", when will you learn? - LeeSoong, on 01/21/2008, -0/+3Because Iran and Pakistan attacked the USA on 9-11,
oh, wait a minute . . . - jstone, on 01/21/2008, -1/+4Except maybe "What does it say on the side of that blimp?"
- haterofps3, on 01/21/2008, -0/+3Get injured then you are subject to whim of a bureaucrat, who will decide your monthly monetary value by using a document drafted during the 2ND world war.
- daleok, on 01/21/2008, -2/+5The Bush girls should be placed on activity duty and sent to Iraq. I know this isn't going to happen but perhaps Bush would pay more attention to the situation there since he would have more at stake like thousands of American families are dealing with already.
- orangetiki, on 01/21/2008, -0/+3More like Support the troops so your country doesn't have to.
- johndi, on 01/21/2008, -0/+3FTA: "Fort Carson's top general Maj. Gen. Mark Graham said most of the 79 soldiers remain in Iraq, while about a dozen are in Kuwait, the newspaper reported in Friday editions. A few returned to the United States because of inadequate rehabilitation available in theater, Graham said."
Read the whole article. They were supposed to go Kuwait. The fact is most are in Iraq. -
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