'Bring us home': GIs flood US with war-weary emails
 

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/inter...015684,00.html




and finally the reward for risking their lives ( Bush hypocritical ?:

" Bring them on"

Okay

My Uncle is getting shipped over there for an entire year.

And he only had a month left of service in the US Army. My Aunt is going crazy. It fucking sucks.

No other choice than to whish him the best in these circumstances.

I do not favor any type of pay cuts to Active duty personell (let alone hazardous duty pay)...if you are in agreement please electronically sign the petition listed at the bottom of the following page

http://www.e-thepeople.org/petition/7685/view

I am in favor of pay cuts. In these tough times, we all need to do our part.

The people in uniform are doing more than their share...be it peacetime service or otherwise...and deserve better pay and benefits...not less.

In addition the million man cut in forces in the past few years...has increased the burden on the people in uniform.

They occupy a foreign country... don't forget there is no evidence of WMDs and the UN did not sanction this war...

wtf does that have to do with enlisted men who have no choice as to where they are deployed?

Were they forced to enlist themselves? As far as I know it is each one's own choice the join the armed forced and by doing so you agree that you may be sent to dangerous places

UN Resoution 1441...voted for 15-0

13. Recalls, in that context, that the Council has repeatedly warned Iraq that it will face serious consequences as a result of its continued violations of its obligations;

That is the last and prevailing UN Resolution...prior to military force being used.

The Coilition of more than 30 countries...led by the US...has imposed the "serious consequences".

No dipshit...but your response about them occupying a foreign country and that no wmds have been found or that the UN hasn't sanctioned the us invasion of iraq has nothing to do with their payrate.

What alot of people don't realize is that alot of our enlisted men live on welfare.

Their children survive on foodstamps, their families live in subsidized housing and I'm not talking about the kind you get on bases.

We live in a society where the people who do less for society make more, and those who do more make less and soldiers are definitely in that group.

Then tell me where Iraq did violate UN Resolution 1441?

I have never served in the military, and god dammit I wouldn't ever want to.

I just don't think I could subject myself to the kind of lifestyles these people live.

But one thing I do is respect is those who have chosen that lifestyle..and nothing pisses me off more than people who can't seem to realize that it's our soldiers...and I"m not just talking about the US soldiers...world fucking wide from whatever country you live in...it is only because of their tackling a job that others do not want to do that we get to sleep comfortably at night.

Knowing that at a moments notice they will drop whatever they have in their lives be it friends or family to defend your country.

Fucking pay them for it...they deserve it.

Why even debate it?

It's not like you're going to believe him or he's going to believe you...get over it already.

All they have to do is say "I'm gay" and they'll be on the next plane home

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) were found far previously to the 911 Terrorist attacks and far previous to the Liberation of Iraq - PROPAGANDA!

Installing democracy is the best long term solution.
The US is going to be there for awhile - get used to it.

You can not teach hate for DECADES - then expect it to disappear over night.

LOL

But there oughta be a test...make them suck some big drill seargent's cock first. :1orglaugh

All of the above resolutions but specifically the last paragraph listed above.

But feel free to sign the petition or not.

To recruit the best - you need money.
You need the best Doctors.
The best programmers.
The best technical people.
The best trades people.
The best labourers.

The best takes money.

it's 120 degrees where they are, i can't imagine walking around in that heat and carrying around heavy shit.
I'd eat out a bag lady's unwashed ass to get out of there.

:1orglaugh :helpme

To whom it may concern:

Blah blah fucking blah.

Check this out, sport. It's a volunteer Army (and Marine Corpse, and GayV, and Air Farce). All these mofos like to sign up in peace time and milk the taxpayers for an assload of college money, but the second they're called on to do their fucking jobs, they start whining like little bitches about the unbearable conditions.

I'm all broken up for them.

Flooding the homefront with whining emails. WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?

WE DIDN'T FUCKING HAVE EMAIL WHEN I SERVED FOR 7 MONTHS AND 26 DAYS IN THE FIRST GULF WAR! I DIDN'T GET TO MAKE MY FIRST PHONE CALL UNTIL JUST AFTER MY 6TH MONTH OF DEPLOYMENT!

What a bunch of fucking pussies. And newsflash: don't join the fucking military if you have a family or want to have a family (during your term of service) -- it's fucking irresponsible.

These people need to shut the fuck up and do their jobs. That's what we did 12 years or so ago.

My service record:

1989-1991 -- B co 2/5 Cav, 1st Cav Div (11M Infantry),

1991-1997 -- A co 2/20th Special Forces Group (18 C/18 E Special Forces Engineer/Demolitions Sgt / Special Forces Communications Sgt)

Any questions, numbnuts?

120 plus...apparently two soldiers just recently died from the heat.

Yes - I have a question.

Do you think the US should have continued and done what it has now - but in the first gulf war?

82nd Ariborne...12 years...Infantry...E-7 Platoon Sgt...Desert Shield...Desert Storm...injured during the 2nd day of Desert storm...100% disabled. The boys earn their pay...even during peacetime.

not enough ...
freedom is priceless

"injured" I thought that word was only used by green privates. Isn't wounded the right word.

We should have finished the job the first time, obviously. But in this country, combat decisions are made by politicians with weak stomachs and no spines, so we don't fight wars to win anymore -- we fight them to distract the public and divert media attention away from domestic and personal failings of politicians.

There is no good reason in the world that we haven't tossed out the leaders of Saudi Arabia, by force, and confiscated their oil -- those people are funneling the oil money into terrorism, and we don't do shit about it.

We're letting some porn addict in North Korea starve people to death: so much so that the North Koreans suffer from malnutrition to such an extent that the whole race is barely 5 fucking feet tall now! What the fuck is that?

The military is a tool, but like any tool, it should be used for the jobs it is designed for. Those jobs including destroying armies, interdicting evil leaders, holding conquered land, etc.

Wounded (WIA) would be correct if I had been wounded.

King, sorry to hear that. I was shot in 1994 in Central America.

I wasn't in the military for the pay or the college money.

I was in the military so that I could become the best warrior on the planet. And I did.

i like how the politicians are willing to raise taxs to pay these people, but wont take any kind of pay-cuts... i think politicians ought to work for free, its not like they arent already getting enough on the side from lobbists.

the family who lead Saudi arabia is backed by Satan himself,
there is nothing you can do.

Politicians ought to be executed the second their terms expire. That way we would get only the people who honestly want the best for this country in office -- the same kind of people who volunteer to be in the military (for the most part). Willing to sacrifice their lives to make the place better.

It was my intended career...but was cut short in '91 (Medically Discharged in '92)...but I do not have a problem with those joining to take advantage of the college fund...as well as additional benefits.

By the way AIRBORNE!!!

We're violating the first rule of Airborne by talking to all these Legs. My black hat would be ashamed of me. ;)

Your emotions definitely show through in this post.


Win what? What is the one sentence goal of the current war?

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There is no good reason in the world that we haven't tossed out the leaders of Saudi Arabia, by force, and confiscated their oil -- those people are funneling the oil money into terrorism, and we don't do shit about it.

The US just did. It liberated a country in the middle of a whole bunch of "dictatorships". This is the information age. Freedom is infectious - this will spread.

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We're letting some porn addict in North Korea starve people to death: so much so that the North Koreans suffer from malnutrition to such an extent that the whole race is barely 5 fucking feet tall now! What the fuck is that?

The USA can not handle all of the current world problems. Do one - and - there will always be people complaining - you should do more.

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The military is a tool, but like any tool, it should be used for the jobs it is designed for. Those jobs including destroying armies, interdicting evil leaders, holding conquered land, etc.

WRONG!
Ensuring and defending peace and liberty - ON A LONG TERM BASIS!

No, it's the citizens' job to ensure liberty. It's the military's job to impose national policy by force.

dreamer :glugglug