Hey, Democrats. This Is The ******* Point

[Fenian_Bastard]

Countdown to chickenhawks slandering General Batiste.
3...2...1....

 

[User 1019]

OK.

 

[Ace]

Geez. I didn't know that he had joined Al-Qaeda.

Just look at the two. Bush is smirking and lying. Batiste is shaking he's so angry.

 

[zeke12]

I'll say this: I wish Colin Powell and others had had the courage of their convictions to say what this guy is saying, or whatever the believed to be the truth at the time.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

I'm not just saying this because 3bags is about.
The American soldier can be as good as it gets.

 

[SixToe]

Man, Batiste need some serious orthodontic work.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

With Bush saying he'll veto the next bill they're talking about too, we'll see if the Dems have any ****ing balls and conviction, or if November 2006 was pretty pointless.

 

[zeke12]

They know what he'll do. He simply wants to stretch this thing out until he leaves office, then dump it in the next person's lap, regardless of how ****ty the situation is.

They should call his bluff and not pass a funding bill.

I've been a Democrat for too long to expect that to happen.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

Yes, I'm leaning towards balls-less too.

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

http://www.appealforcourage.org/

I'll see your general and raise you a few thousand active duty servicemen.

As an American currently serving my nation in uniform, I respectfully urge my political leaders in Congress to fully support our mission in Iraq and halt any calls for retreat. I also respectfully urge my political leaders to actively oppose media efforts which embolden my enemy while demoralizing American support at home. The War in Iraq is a necessary and just effort to bring freedom to the Middle East and protect America from further attack.

Close to 3,000 active duty military have signed the petition. I think the reference to media emboldening the enemy means people like Fenian.

 

[alleyallen]

http://www.appealforcourage.org/

I'll see your general and raise you a few thousand active duty servicemen.

As an American currently serving my nation in uniform, I respectfully urge my political leaders in Congress to fully support our mission in Iraq and halt any calls for retreat. I also respectfully urge my political leaders to actively oppose media efforts which embolden my enemy while demoralizing American support at home. The War in Iraq is a necessary and just effort to bring freedom to the Middle East and protect America from further attack.

Close to 3,000 active duty military have signed the petition. I think the reference to media emboldening the enemy means people like Fenian.

Odd that the right -- nay, the patriotic duty -- of Americans to question their elected officials is somehow now being viewed as unpatriotic.

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

Allen - 60% of the 3,000 people who signed that petition have already deployed to Iraq and the other 40% have orders to deploy to Iraq. Those are all people with skin in the game. Don't they have the right to be heard too?

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

 

[zeke12]

What a marketing strategy.

Our Toy War: Still Not as Bad as Vietnam.

Good luck with that, Chris.

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

The Army National Guard reached its congressionally authorized end strength of 350,000 Citizen-Soldiers on March 30, six months earlier than originally projected, Army Guard officials have reported.

"The strength of the Guard has been the amazing levels of retention among members of deployed units, surpassing all expectations," said Lt. Col. Diana Craun, the Army Guard’s deputy chief for strength maintenance.

"Retention is highest among units that have returned from deployments, and retention is an essential element in end strength," she added.

It is the first time that the Army Guard has been at full strength since 1999, Craun said. Officials had projected that the Army Guard would reach 350,000 troops by Sept. 30, the end of this fiscal year.

http://www.ngb.army.mil/news/archives/2007/04/042307-Recruiting.aspx

I don't recall the media making a big deal of this. Of course if the military had trouble making their recruitment or retention numbers - I'm sure it would have been front page news.

 

[jgmacg]

Apples Oranges

 

[BTExpress]

How many Vietnam deaths were there after "major combat operations have ended"?

And one thing every ******* chickenhawk forgets is the WOUNDED.

There have been more than 25,000 wounded in Iraq.

About 6,000 of them would be dead --- giving us an Iraq death total of close to 10,000 --- if not for the miraculous work done by the medical personnel over there who saved their lives.

It's pretty pathetic that amazing medical advances have disguised the fact that war --- all war --- is hell.

 

[User 1019]

It's pretty pathetic that amazing medical advances have disguised the fact that war --- all war --- is hell.

Tell that to the 31,500 dead and wounded.

 

[BTExpress]

Tell that to the 31,500 dead and wounded.

They don't need to be told. They know.

It's people who post stupid Vietnam-Iraq death comparisons that have no clue.

"Gee, the current cluster**** doesn't seem nearly as bad as the previous cluster****."

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

How many Vietnam deaths were there after "major combat operations have ended"?

And one thing every ******* chickenhawk forgets is the WOUNDED.

There have been more than 25,000 wounded in Iraq.

About 6,000 of them would be dead --- giving us an Iraq death total of close to 10,000 --- if not for the miraculous work done by the medical personnel over there who saved their lives.

It's pretty pathetic that amazing medical advances have disguised the fact that war --- all war --- is hell.

The site I linked to is for active service military who are either serving in or will be serving in Iraq. The graph comparing Iraq to Vietnam comes from their site.

The other article I linked to was a military release about National Guard retention numbers among men and women who have served in Iraq but have chosen to re-up.

Which of them are you calling a chickenhawk? My guess is that they have a better handle on what is going on over in Iraq than you.