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2008-03-24 Iraq

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Posted by Bobby 2008-03-24 06:59|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 While I hate seeing my fellow Americans in arms being hurt and killed, the casualty rate for this war, especially for the combat levels is unbelievably low. Our troops and leaders and weapons designers deserve the credit for this historical feat.

And the only "Grim Milestone" here is 5 fucking years of MSM lies, backstabbing and attempts to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-03-24 07:50|| 2008-03-24 07:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Didn't even have to hit the link to know it was from Associated [with terrorists] Press.

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-03-24 08:04|| 2008-03-24 08:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Meanwhile, how many killed on America's highways and murdered in America's cities in those five years? Heck, how many law enforcement officers have died as well? How many patients have died in hospital care because of mistakes and errors? It's a dangerous job. It's done by volunteers. Thank you each and everyone.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-03-24 08:09|| 2008-03-24 08:09|| Front Page Top

#4 How many are murdered each year by illegal aliens or killed in traffic by the same illegals?

That said, there would be less dead Americans if we just did what we are accused of: took the oil and drove the Arabs off.

Posted by ed 2008-03-24 09:10|| 2008-03-24 09:10|| Front Page Top

#5 In the following days Observe the flood of hit-pieces [many pre-written], on the War in Iraq, the WOT, the War in A-stan, the Military, Retuglicans, President George Bush, Conservatives, ~~Virginity, Chasteness~~ etc.

Posted by RD">RD 2008-03-24 09:11|| 2008-03-24 09:11|| Front Page Top

#6 I wonder what the 4,000 number would be today if Iran had faced a U.S. government united behind the troops and truly determined to terminate the flow of Iranian support to the insurgency. There are 4,000 dead but there are also many more who are seriously wounded -- and we are still letting Iran go relatively unexposed and unpunished. We didn't learn in 1979 and we're not learning now.

Posted by Darrell 2008-03-24 11:48|| 2008-03-24 11:48|| Front Page Top

#7 4,000 prayers of thanks and condolence.

It is for us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-03-24 15:00|| 2008-03-24 15:00|| Front Page Top

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2008-03-24 15:41|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2008-03-24 15:41|| Front Page Top

#4: How many are murdered each year by illegal aliens or killed in traffic by the same illegals?

The number is put at about 25 a day.

link

Posted by Abu do you love 2008-03-24 15:42|| 2008-03-24 15:42|| Front Page Top

#10 Truly eloquent, Nimble Spemble. Yes.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-03-24 16:48|| 2008-03-24 16:48|| Front Page Top

#11 Old Abe Lincoln still rings true, doesn't he, Nemble?

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2008-03-24 17:08|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2008-03-24 17:08|| Front Page Top

#12 How many of America's 4000 troops would be alive if the Democratic party had been supporting our troops instead of supporting and encouraging our enemies during the past 4 years?

Posted by www 2008-03-24 17:33|| 2008-03-24 17:33|| Front Page Top

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