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2010-08-17 China-Japan-Koreas

USS Peleliu commander fired under suspicion for improper relationships with crew

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Posted by tipper 2010-08-17 07:15|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 somseone explain why we are helping these savages.

Posted by chris 2010-08-17 08:12|| 2010-08-17 08:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Because their situation is pretty sad - the UN is trying to help them. Like they did in Haiti.

Posted by gorb 2010-08-17 09:52|| 2010-08-17 09:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Because, unlike them, we're not savages. Doesn't matter whether they're grateful for our help-- in all likelihood they'll resent us even more. No matter: we're Americans, not thuggish mercantilistic whores like a certain powerful neighbor of Pakistan's to the north.

Posted by lex 2010-08-17 10:42|| 2010-08-17 10:42|| Front Page Top

#4 maybe it's time for us too stop helping evry country that hates us. I have no pity for them eveidently Allah didn't.

Posted by chris 2010-08-17 13:48|| 2010-08-17 13:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Schnell is the 12th commanding officer to be relieved in 2010. The Navy removed seven commanding officers between Jan. 1 and March 15 alone. Seventeen commanders were relieved in 2009.

Is this a really high amount?

I'm sure it's Bush's fault

Posted by Beavis 2010-08-17 13:56|| 2010-08-17 13:56|| Front Page Top

#6 Commander Holly Graf should never have been relieved and the crewmen need to be removed from the navy instead.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2010-08-17 14:15|| 2010-08-17 14:15|| Front Page Top

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