Ok, on some of the posts, I really agree with some of you. But for the conspiracy theory idiots, and for those of you who speak about the horrors of war without ever having left your hometowns, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!!! All the Vets know what I said. I have been around the world, projecting the image of military supremacy, and I have been part of the force to demonstrate it in Iraq. If you are against the war. Great, be against it 100% and don’t back down, but don’t pretend to know what your talking about when you speak of the “horrors of war” Please leave that to those of us who have seen it, lived it, and survived it. And if for any reason you ever feel the need to doubt any veterans patriotism, just try and fathom how many times that vet may have pulled the trigger on some sorry mother fucker who was hell bent on killing you, or at least trying.

I don’t know if I would call myself an activist. Hell I may not even be totally against the war. After seeing all of those kids. With their eyes full of hope every time we passed. Maybe it was hope, or maybe they just were waiting to see if any of us disapeared into a little pink and white cloud. I like to think it was hope. Hope that they might go to school, learn to read, or better their country in some way. I remeber most of all the plain stupidity of the Iraqi military, always asleep, or not on post at all. Almost as if they didn’t care if they were attacked. As I sat behind a .50 cal. machine gun, looking through my binoculars, watching the Iraqi soldiers smoke at night, each drag lighting their faces, making perfect targets for snipers, or a mortar crew hoping for a lucky shot. I thought to myself, why should I be willing to fight for these people who don’t even want to take the chance to fight for themselves? I can’t seem to get my head out of the past. I think that if I volunteer to go back, maybe my experience will save one more AMERICAN life, I have a wife and son now. But I can’t get out of the past. Is it normal to WANT to go back? Not for Bush, not for Hillary, sure as hell not for the Iraqi people. But for the guys that were next to me, for the guys that could be next to me. Is that normal?

Flight home from Nam
I served time as RTO for the great Tom Furgeson.
Alpha Company 2n Bn/327/101st Airborne (June 1966 -1967)
And was the 7th man out the door of the 1st Plane during Operation Junction City Feb. 22nd 1967 {NO SLACK}!

Here are a few notes from my diary on coming home from the Nam.

I was flying back to safety in some rear area airfield to catch my ride home. The long nightmare was over. Or so I thought. How could I have known that when I got back to America, It wouldn’t be there?
Soon I was standing with hundreds of other service personal waiting to be processed at a huge airbase near Saigon. The shock of going home was so overpowering, I really can’t recall just what my reactions were at that time except that I was not at all that sure that I wouldn’t be pulled out of this process and sent back into the Hell I just escaped.
I remember that it was a long wait however, because nothing in the military moves along swiftly, combat situations being the exception. Even waiting to board the civilian Continental 707 seamed to be a mind-numbingly slow event. Anticipation mixed with apprehension, hope with prospect, fused together into unwelcome feelings of not making it off the runway, overpowering the reality that I was in fact finally homeward bound. The line finally started moving, and we waddled aboard in a promenade like hot penguins heading for a refrigerated flying refuge.
I was fortunate enough to find a window seat. Even though the most popular saying in the NAM at that time besides “Sorry About That,” was, “Don’t Look Back.” Nothing was going to stop me from watching this little corner of Hell disappear from my field of vision. We settled in and waited for takeoff. And waited and waited and waited. Gazing out my window, I recall thinking, “oh, this is great.” Come on, come on! Let’s go! I can’t, breath! Why aren’t we moving? I was beginning to hallucinate and I wasn’t even on any drugs.
There’s probably VC on the runway! I’ll never get out of here. What if I’m here the rest of my life? Maybe I’m dead. And this is my Hell! Stranded in Vietnam! I envisioned lifting the plane off the damned ground with my bare hands, flinging it into the air, and jumping back on board as it gained altitude. Anything to get this fucking aircraft into the air and out of this place! We were all frozen in our seats with anticipation and all silently pondering the same thing. When the Hell were we going to move? Knowing we’re not out of here yet and still smelling and tasting this place. Jesus Christ, I’m leaving Vietnam, but it’s not leaving me.
A lifetime or two passed before we began to move and taxied into position for takeoff. Everyone on board seemed simultaneously to take a deep breath. The air was thick with tension, all of the passengers willing the plane into the air. We were moving faster and faster, but we were still on the ground and still holding our breath. There was a deathly calm in the cabin now. I started to move up and down in my seat, pulling on my hand rest to help lift us into the air. Maybe if I yelled for everyone to do the same, we could help get this bird airborne. Then came that exhilarating feeling of takeoff. Still, we were paralyzed in our seats. Sweat was now running down my forehead; my eyes felt as though they were popping out of their sockets as I peered out my window. Yes! Everyone is getting smaller. I’m screaming on the inside to those little Asian people wearing those black pajamas. Good-bye you slope-headed, slant-eyed, rice eating, fish-breathed GOOKS! Fuck every one of you! Do hear me? (I really didn’t feel that way but had to say it anyway)
Shortly after we were airborne, the captain made an announcement over the intercom I. “We are now leaving Vietnam air space and heading for home.” An explosion of cheers cut through the plane like nothing I’ve experienced before or since. Pandemonium broke loose for a time. Then I only remember sinking back into my seat and drifting off to incredible daydreams of Disney girls in Disney worlds. And thoughts of HIM, the warrior in Vietnam who had made me rethink my life, my actions, and my future.
It was in June of 1967 when that 707 touched down on American soil. Even as the plane came to a stop and the men were disembarking, even then I couldn’t accept the fact that I had made it home from Vietnam, that place of unspeakable horror, sorrow and regret. My experience wouldn’t let me forget the carnage I had left behind.
As my foot touched the tarmac, I fell to my knees and kissed the very soil I had been propagandized into believing I had been protecting. Mind you, it wasn’t a peck-on-the-cheek kind of kiss either; I laid a big wet juicy one on her. I had given up all hope of ever seeing her again, and I had missed her so much. She never did forsake me; it was my country’s leadership that fell from her grace.
Even though I was surrounded by hundreds of soldiers, I felt all alone, for I knew not a single face, much the same as my flight into Vietnam had been. What a long, strange trip it had been; however there was nothing about that war that wasn’t strange.
As significant as my homecoming was, I really can’t recollect much of it. I do recall holding my duffel bag and standing in lines, waiting once again on orders, this time for my 45-day leave. Hurry up and wait. Standing in line was by definition synonymous with life in the military.
There was no homecoming party for us; none was expected. We were, however treated kindly by the military personnel, which at least made an effort to make this process go smoothly. They had set up a 24-hour mess hall, fixing us whatever we wanted. Steak and eggs, hamburgers and fries, milkshakes and coffee were the most requested, I recall. The food looked and smelled wonderful and I was running on empty, but I couldn’t eat anything. How was that possible? Many times not so long ago while I had been walking patrol in the boonies of Nam had I dreamed of French fries and all of the other tempting food now surrounding me in abundance. I had promised myself that if I made it home I would never take anything in the real world for granted weather it be toilet paper or a glass of clean tap water

for I did my time….

At Missouri Western State University, in St. Joseph, I am scheduled for the fall semester to teach three sections of College Writing and Research. I plan to have students conduct research regarding veterans.

I would like students to divide their research into two primary areas: groups (using library sources) and individuals (getting stories from veterans). I want students to concentrate on issues pertaining to experiences of coming home. They will be able to choose areas of concentration, such as: benfits, health services, social and political activism, friendships, family life, race, gender, notions of heroism, mementos and souveniers, cultural insights, and so on.

For the first area, they can look at American veterans from any conflict. For the second area, they can interview any surviving vets they know or meet. To that end, I am making contact with local veteran organizations to develop lists of vets who would be willing to meet with students, answer questions, and tell their stories. It occurs to me, however, that students need not be limited to face-to-face meetings.

Therefore, I wonder if anyone out there would be willing to correspond via e-mail with students.

Your response and feedback would be appreciated.

Thank you,
Meredith Katchen
mkatchen@missouriwestern.edu

I can’t believe there are no posts on this site concerning Ron Paul the presidential candidate extrodinaire. He is the only candidate who has the goods on why we are in this war. And, he’s against our involvement there. Just like you and me. I urge all to go to www.ronpaul2008.com to see what he is all about. You will be pleasantly surprised to find him totally constitutional. You know, that piece of paper that each vet took an oath to protect and defend against all enemies, foreign and domestic. I took that oath 6 times and I have never been releived of the duty to follow it.

Hey everyone i am a junior in high school and i am writing a paper on why we should not be in iraq and i would like to use any opinons from veterans in my paper so if i can send me your opinion and name i would greatly appreciate it thank you

The American people are entirely gullible and easily hoodwinked and bamboozled and it has always been so, according to the history books I have read and studied which included a compendium, a virtual library full of tomes and volumes detailing our History from the beginning to the present day! I would hope it could be different, but time bears out my assertion for anyone who considers themselves a serious student of History! The present predicament and endless grind of Viet Iraq just proves that the people get what they voted for, and the sad thing is they deserved better, but it takes digging, diligence and devotion to determine what a mess WE THE PEOPLE have allowed ourselves to be drug into this time! WAS there ever a WAR that solved anything or resolved the basic human issues over territory, power, and money (resources and goods and services) It’s a rhetorical question that every person of conscience eventually has to ask themselves.

How is it that you can sign on the dotted line, go to war and then decide Oh well forget it they actually asked me to work and do my job so I don’t like them anymore. It sounds more like a case of DON’T ASK DON’T TELL then a case of oh we don’t believe in America and helping others. What do you think we got here all by ourselves with no one helping us. Do you remember that not all of us wanted to be or own country some of us wanted to remain loyal. However other came to our aid and hell we weren’t even being put to death beheaded or killed for no reason at any time of the day. How selfish are you guys to say that we shouldn’t be over there helping others now, we got help others came to our aid, but now we seem to be to selfesh to help others in need screw them we already got helped, I cannot believe that there are people like you in this country it makes me sad to have served for people like you, they deserve the same help (if not more) than we did It is people like you that lack the courage and strength to help others to care about others when really only u and u only count to YOU how does that sound you you you how pathetic you are! If you do not like the US by all means there are other countries please popsmoke I can’t even believe CNN put people like you in the news Your service was worthless and those after you will always know that. We do not need people like you here hell no one needs people like you here but on a funny note if you lived somewhere else, saying this would probably have you put to death what are the odds.
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Because I did my time I can speak out on an illegal war… inforanger@yahoo.com

I disagree with Bush sending more troops over to Iraq , because I think It is a waste of human life .I think alot of parents would agree that their war is none of our bussiness.Bush just likes to be a bully, he thinks he can push other countries around , because he thinks he is more important than them!!

I put this post on Jersey Girls site, but I’d like these ideas to get kicked around a bit by the Vets :- I want to suggest to the Jersey Girls that they make contact with the USS Liberty Survivors site; the USS Liberty was attacked by Israel in a 911-type ‘False Flag’ operation; LBJ had sent the Liberty in as a ’sacrificial lamb’, arranging with Israel to sink it and leave no survivors (that was why the Israeli’s shot up the liferafts); Egypt was to be blamed, the US would enter the Six-Day War (in 1967) and take over the whole middle east. Nuclear armed planes were actually on their way to bomb Egypt from the Sixth Fleet and Libya, and were recalled with three minutes to spare (according to Admiral Geis, Commander of the Sixth Fleet, quoted in Peter Hounam’s book ‘Operation Cyanide’). The plan had to be aborted when a Soviet spy ship came on the scene, observing the Israeli attack; Israeli forces then backed off, and Israel apologised to the USA for their ‘mistake’. The survivors were threatened with imprisonment or worse if they disclosed any info on the attack. The survivors have been trying unsuccesfully since 1967 to get a Congressional investigation, just as the Jersey Girls are trying to get a proper investigation into 911. The two campaigns will complement each other, and may get the Vets Against the War on board as well. !A Luta Continua! (The Struggle Continues!) Paul, London

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I’m an Iraq War Veteran and I am ashamed of my service for a government that lied to get us into his war. I served a government that carried out the 9/11 attacks on the WTC and Pentagon. That’s right - I said that our government carried out the attacks. I have plenty of evidence if anyone would care to challenge that statement. The question is why. Why would our government feel the need to do such a thing? Why would they kill our own people? Well, the answer is the same as it has always been when it comes to corruption – money and power, power and money. What were the results of the 9/11 attacks? A war in Afghanistan and subsequently a war in Iraq. What else? The patriot act, the creation of the department of Homeland Security, and the concentration of more power in fewer hands than in the history of the United States. It is clear who has benefited from the War on Terror and the War in Iraq.
KBR - or Kellogg, Brown and Root, a subsidiary of Halliburton is making billions over in Iraq. Make no mistake about it - we attacked and murdered some of the poorest people in the world in order to make some of the richest people in the world even richer. Follow the money. Who is benefiting from the war in Iraq most? Could it be U.S. Defense contractors? Could it be Oil Contractors? We also have no intentions of leaving Iraq. It doesn’t matter that the democrats won this most recent mid-term elections. They take money from the same people that the Republicans do. Neither party is any good. They are all lying scum-bag opportunist that are not serving in congress for the betterment of the country, but for the betterment of their wallets.
That’s all I say for now - if anyone would like to respond to my comments please do - but don’t go spewing the party-line bullshit. Do your homework first, because believe me, I have.

Why would our president start a war with a country that did not attack us first!The people of Iraq did not harm us in any way!Maybe there was a threat,but nothing else because of this war many inosent people have died both in Iraq and in the United States.This war has also made it so that the Iraqis people are boming many places not only in the US but in a lot of other countrys too.OUR PRESIDENT NEEDS TO STOP THIS WAR.In Iraq Americans are the terrorist we are the ones boming there buildings,we are the ones killing innocent people.we are the ones killing littel girls mothers, we are leaving children homless and with out parents.We are destroying cities at a time.
THIS WAR NEEDS TO END,TO SAVE THE CHILDREN AND THE INNOCENT PEOPLE LEFT IN IRAQ!

I am writing today to inquire about a protest against the war. I don’t know where to ask about this. I am interested in going to a rally and to bring my teenage children with me. I went to the million mom march several yrs ago in washington dc. I wish we could organize another rally like that in washington. I would be there… I live in massachusetts,if there are any coming up I will try to get there. I just listened to This Week With George Stephanopoulas and at the end of his show ,he has in-memoriums every week. This week they listed 26 soldiers!!! I can’t put into words how sick inside it makes med feel. I am a mother and my heart aches for all those families. I am proud to be an american,I believe we are the best country in the world, and most important I am sooooo proud of our soldiers!!!!! And because of just this,is why I have to either demonstrate or speak out against this war. Lastly if anyone can give me some direction on who to get in touch with about a march,I again would be there.
American Against The War

I am a vet, I have served for about 10 years in the Army/Army National Guard. I have read through the posts here, and I have to say that I am impressed and bemused. I have to say that some have interesting views about demonstrating and about war. I served so that people COULD speak there mind, that is a democracy folkes, or were a few not paying attention in your Government classes in Highschool? This is what it is all about. I also feel that as a moral person I can NOT stand by while civilians (women and children too) are burned to death using White Phosphorus; further that people are tortured in CIA Black Sites and that we continue to perpetuate a horrible war based on a lie (NO WMD’s, NO TIES TO AL QUIEDA, ETC, ETC). I find it hard to believe that anyone can stand still for this. It is my hope that more people rise up and speak up (in a non-violent, democratic way). It is each citizen’s right. I will continue to fight for my friends, I will not stand by and let Georgie kill more innocents for his little oil war. Just my opinion.

Veteran,sick of usless war. Regret the fall of Saigon,if we had not stopped the bombing in 1972 we could have had a better ending. Same here, I know those who served in Iraq want an honerable end to this mess. If that means we bomb the hell out of every hot zone then so be it. Personally at this point, I think we should kill every living thing in the entire region. Just another damn foul up thanks to stupid politicians. We need to go back to killing, in order to end this crap. To hell with nation building, turn our service personnel loose and make it clear they will not be brought up on charges if they wipe out an entire village and burn it to the ground.

I am currently serving on active duty as an officer and I ask one question. How many men do we have to lose to declare a victory over the insurgency in Iraq. I feel that the line between what is right and just and what is downright wrong are being strongly twisted. As a soldier it is our right to fight and defend the nation, but it would appear the politicians at home refuse to acknowledge the fact that their sons and daughters are dying for no reason. The cost of the war is far greater than any reward. The focus of our military should be to protect our homeland and not police the middle east. Sure we must also monitor and contol the fascist governments around the world, but I see the role in Iraq to be very bleak and will not amount to anything of value. We should instead devote all our efforts on international relationships to fight terrorism instead of wasting soldiers lives for roadside bombs. An american soldiers life is too precious to die for no cause, and no cause is greater than to do what is right. I feel that if the leaders had sons wounded they would abandon this ill planned holy war and focus on repairing diplomatic relations with the muslim world.
The only way to destroy the terrorists is to make friends with the mainstream muslims and make them buy in to fighting the terrorists. We as americans come off as crusaders and that is because of the leaderships views towards the muslim world . We would serve our country better if we would stop trying to kill everyone and instead focused on peace with legitimate allies. For example, Turkey and Israel come to mind.
The path to victory does not have to be death

Devil dog in the house. I just watched the movie jar head; I was a post desert storm vet and pre Iraq/Afgan conflict… I am a cuban marine I got their right after the cuban migration. I thought the movie was an accurate betrayal of the not war - war. A war in general is something requiring two opposing forces. So dam insane was crushed by the boys in the air! Just like last time. I would not exactly call a pipe bomb an opposing force. If the Iraqi’s want to kill themselves I say who are we to stop them and their fundementalism at work. The best thing for the world is a few less religious nut jobs!

I am a turn coat over this “war” issue. I live in Texas and must say voted republican before the war. Afterward I became my precinct’s democratic party chair! I remember being at a friends college graduation and one of his friends was an army boy supoosed “grunt” turned nurse trying to go doctor. Well I am a grunt the real meal deal 0352 tow gunner. I went to the school of really hard knocks. Infantry training batallion camp pen cali! He actually had the gall to question my patriotism…. any marine knows that grunts live for the kill… we work at it our whole time in the service and dedicate our lives giving everything up for it…. I had buddys kill themselves when their girls left them. One guy unked on the rifle range in boot blew his head off! Most people probably can’t get where I am coming from in this part of the post. But you surrender everything! You give up everything. Your family, your friends, your girl/boyfriends, possible carreers, college, all and you dedicate your life to one thing for approximately 4 years. What is so screw up about it is that one thing is conflict with another human being that might speak a different language or dress differently. We call it names like defending freedom or protecting our way of life??? What is freedom do any of us still know? Its something that seems to have been lost by the way side… I mean our fore fathers knew what to oppose tyranny was but do we?

I mean aren’t we the tyrants? Didn’t we threaten the French that if they went social/communism (post ww2) we’d cut them off. Aren’t we the one who try to impose our way of life and view point on other countries and doesn’t that really make us the tyrants? We are the “new rome” and with all things roman time erodes the power. AMERICA was found on the ideal that governement only works in small groups… so why is 1 man in 1 building given so much power… is it so we can be tyrants?

I remember listening to Buchanon speak about Paris Hilton. He said something along the lines of her actions were normal in the corrosion of society; it was common place to see the children of the elite act this way with the destruction of a society… being us; the New Rome! Well buchanon is a man that comes from wealth and power look back a t previous presidents and their relation to him and you will see what I mean. I guess the elite and wealthy will just never learn from the lessons of their predessors and will be doomed to repeat them. Rome was not built in a day… and it didn’t fall in a day either… but it did fall!

The constitution says you have the right to over throw the government. This is no plea for such a thing!!!!!!!!!!! but freedom is only renewed on the backs of patriots! Americans need to turn inward and quit trying to fix what is wrong with America by going outside the boundaries of our country and start trying to fix whats wrong inside it! We as Americans are good at thinking this an issue for the politicians to fix! Inturn we let that eliminate us from the political process. The issue is the distribution of wealth in America! where 1% decide what the other 90% are going to do. Of the US senators only 1 has a child in the military (per farenheit 911) that is a woman… almost no chance of being in conflict! There is something fundamnetally wrong with the statistic of 98% of those in the military come from poor to low middle class earnings. There is something wrong with recruiters being told to work the poorer areas hardest and more recruits being alocated to those areas. Something wrong with recruiters being given access to our public education system… where the well to dos and such will not be found!

Just remember boys I am pullin for you we’re all in this together…. hoorah devil dogs get some!

I’m no war verteran, nor am I in the Service, and yes I have no business in here, but there is one question, The draft…yes they say it wont come around but with Bush making all these stupid decisions, it will come back. I am not afraid to serve my country nor die for it, I will die for it proudly if that’s what it takes…but what I need answer is why? Why do we need all those people over there, i try to keep up with all of this but I don’t do very good and I don’t know all the details, all I know is that me and my friend’s have great opportunities ahead of us but if the draft comes up..it’s basically over for those dreams…why is this war so important, is it money or power? I thought you people would be able to help me in this question, If no one helps…I will understand, I support peace and no more George Bush

I was a part of Desert Storm and I do not regret one second. But now I have to ask, why are we there? I really do not understand the reason we are in Iraq again, why are out men dying? I am so sick of the fake patriotism that is going on with music and media. Anyone with a brain should really question one thing. Why are we there? That is the only question really because if you look at history and dig deep into your concience, we should not be in Iraq. Of course there is an insurgency, let me ask you, if someone came into America, what would you do? Hard to answer perhaps but true. I would do the same thing and fight for what I believe is right, you know you would too.

Do we want to send out awesome forces to fight for what is right or for another agenda? What is that agenda, I do not believe we have that answer. So yes, I would fight for my country in a heartbeat for what is right, but is this right? Think about it………….

I have been going on with my life the past few years while turning a blind eye to what a mess this conflict really is. I am a former airmen with 10 years in service and since I got out in 99 I really haven’t wanted anything to do with the military. I am especially grateful to be ou these days. My heart goes out to anyone who has a family member, or friend who is stuck in the middle of this. My new years resolution from this point is to pay more attention to the war and try and help end it with anything I can do.

I am a former Infantry Rifle Company Commander, Viet Nam 1970 - 1971 with the 8th Regiment, 1st ACD. I would like to chat or correspond with any soldiers on the front. Those who are will know. I am past middle age now, not stupid, not dull, not any different than I was 35 years ago, simply more aware. You decide…contact me….I hope I can use this forum….

Scabbard

the problem with the war in iraq and soldiers that dont wanna go there is MONEY. i seen soldiers getting out, (ETS) ask their family members where they at. (yeah in Iraq) making thousand. they dont wanna go to Iraq as soldiers but they do wanna go as sivilians. the problem int that they will die, and they are scared, the probem is money.

they dont care about dying while making money, but they do care if they die as soldiers, serving their cocuntry.

I would have to state that I believe we have to go into Iraq. However, it needs better plans in the tactical side of war. The US went stright up the middle and going up the middle usually ends in a surround at an estimation from 80 to 90 percent. However, if we back out we are opening the Iraqian parliament and the Iraqian citizens for a takeover by the terrorist group. If the terrorist gained control, they would more likely recruit more followers or force citizens to join aginst there fight. Being they are aginst the US, we would have to deail with people would might have been forced to join. Since the US precense is the dominating backbone in maintain the Iraqian parliament power, by withdrawling might end in a terrorist control over Iraq or the citizens of Iraq would go into turmoil over who leads. If one of the groups surpresses power over the other, there would be a civil war between the two groups for equality. If they don’t realize to solve for a equality lesson, then the victor would stripp the loser of its rights and that generates more hate and result to more violence.
By backing out of Iraq we would be risking one of two solutions, the fall of Iraq to terrorist or the two groups would be at eachothers throats. The US presence is maintainning peace in Iraq as well fighting off terrorists in left over soldiers from Sadam Hussein’s regime. If backing out is a solution, then we would eith be creating more problems for us if the terrorists take over or watching as the two groups of Iraq kill one another over political power.
What I say is that we need a better plan in the war in Iraq, besides letting the soldiers sit and patrol and wait for their demise. We need a better tactic on the US side, not a submissive retreat. For if we back out, we might leave behind a weakened parliament which can’t hold its own power and open it up for a terrorist takeover or the two groups in Iraq might go after eachother for political power. They need to see unification aginst the terortists or taught to treat each side equally to maintain a stable government.

I strongly oppose the War in Iraq for two reasons. #1. The day before the war started Vice President Cheney signed a open dollar contract with Haliburton,this was done for only one reason if they control the oil out of Iraq they will control the most powerful influence on the priceof it. . I am a Vietnam Veteran and any Veteran of that war knows you can’t fight a war a win with a enemy you cannot see. The tattics the terroist are using are the same as the North Vietnamese used on us. The higher our numbers of dead and wounded get the more the public in this country will be opposed to it and our governments policies towards it. Evidently our public learned something from Vietnam too bad this administration’s leaders skipped the lessons of Vietnam

I know there are many that do not approve of Bush’s invasion in Iraq after the 9/11 attack. I am not trying to bash on these people and I am not saying they don’t have pride in their country. I am simple saying my opinion on this issue. I understand that many don’t agree with what is happening but Bush is are President and we as in are country voted Bush in to the position. I understand many may not have, but the majority did. I know many don’t support the war but as an American citizen you have a duty to protect and help your country when in need and right now is a time in need. I am not saying you should give up your ideas and beliefs because that’s what America is about, being able to have a different opinion. Although to have that opinion all of America needs to come together and do something for a greater cause. You might not support the war but protesting is not going to stop it and maybe if you put your belief aside and did something for a better cause the war might be over a lot sooner.

I watched a program featuring the rhetoric of Lyndon B. Johnson. I was taken aback by the fact that his rhetoric to attempt the justification for Vietnam was almost identical to George Bush’s rhetoric to try to justify Iraq. Amazing! I went to Vietnam in 1965, just when things were getting heated up good, and came home in ‘66. Now, I have two young grandsons, approaching service age and I have had them both promise me they would not join the military but rather, attend college and become somebody. I never thought I would do that since I am retired from the Army but I am also educated. (Ph.D.-education). Why sacrifice my sons to cannon fodder for Bush?? We need to get OUT of Iraq.

well iam doing a pursuassive essay about how to find an end to war in I raq and how we need to bring our troops back to America. What is your opinion about the situation and what may be an option to getting troops back home. what can we do to support this

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“During the Vietnam era, we heard that America lost the war because of the cowardly politicians, the unpatriotic antiwar demonstrators, and the traitorous media. The truth is, we could not have won in Vietnam, and we cannot win now in Iraq. The world of insurgents understands our military and knows how to wear down the great military leviathan. Our chances of winning in Iraq are the same as they were in Vietnam: zero.”

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How many before we say enough!!!!!!

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Feel helpless after the election, offended how the majority of media show a one sided biased view of the war and the current administration? Here is a website that has a great idea: Boycott the businesses that fund these media moguls and send them letters telling them why. I’m gonna have to get a new cell phone provider as SPRINT is on the list. Damn.

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This is pathetic. Alright If this article pisses you off, these are the numbers to call:

U.S. Senate: Hillary Clinton: 202-224-4451; Charles Schumer: 212-486-4430
    U.S. House of Representatives: Maurice Hinchey: 845-344-3211; Sue Kelly: 845-897-5200
    Secretary of Defense: Donald Rumsfeld: 703-692-7100
    Fort Hood: Major General James D. Thurman: 254-288-2255 or Fort Hood operator at 254-287-1110; Public Information Officer Jim Whitmeyer: 254-287-0103

I’ll see if their is something we can do on our end. Perhaps some kind of fund raiser. More on this soon …

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So let me get this right: It is a horrible thing and worthy of an impeachment if you lie about receiving a hummer in the white house but if you lie about weapons of mass destruction which is the basis for the war and now over 1,000 US soldiers are dead , that is okay and gets you re-elected. Something is seriously wrong with our VALUES!!!!!

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We ask these guys to make the ultimate sacrifice, the least we can do is take care of them when they return. This is just pathetic. The economy must be pretty bad if people are still enlisting knowing that this is going on.

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One of the few times I agree with him. Let’s do are part to ease the burden on our military and their familes. Why not go Here - (What To Send) and see what we can send.

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“The American people must understand that democracy just doesn’t happen overnight,” he said. “It is a process. It is an evolution. After all, look at our own history. We had great principles enunciated in our Declarations of Independence and our Constitution, yet, we had slavery for a hundred years. It takes a while for democracy to take hold. And this is a major first step in a society which enables people to express their beliefs and their opinions.” -

Our Troops don’t have a hundred years to make Iraq free. Our government needs to be straight with its people and lets us determine how much we will put up with

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Not against the war but an interesting article. Anything to protect our guys.<

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If we truly have a volunteer Army than why must we threaten this young man. He already served in Afganistan. We hear from our government that they are exceeding all of their quota’s for enlistment. I understand that you enlist knowing that you can be sent to war but this man went to war and just realized he didn’t have the stomach for it or possibly other reasons. Whatever those reasons are though, if we truly have a volunteer Military than let this man perform a non-combatant role in the states until the end of his enlistment. Your thoughts?

Yahoo! News - Taliban Threaten to Attack Karzai Inauguration - I thought Afganistan was to be the model democracy to mold Iraq after. Apparently we rushed to Iraq before we finished business with the Taliban.

The war you don’t see on TV.

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Good article about a soldier returning to Iraq for his second tour of duty.

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It’s not getting any better.