Military - July 2006

The American Military. A well trained, well funded war machine. Designed to defeat any army in the world. BUT HERE'S THE PROBLEM: we aren't fighting an army! We are fighting rebels lurking in the shadows. An army in Iraq fighting WITH the Iraq army; who exactly are we fighting? If we were smart, and not just trying to flex our military muscle, why don't we infiltrate the terrorist cells with terrorists (special ops) of our own. Armies are not made to defeat terrorists. Until we realize this, troops and citizens will continue to die faster than terrorists. The war will never be "won" in this generation. Any thoughts?

2006-07-08 02:48:56 · 9 answers · asked by Fukurokuju 1

Three American soldiers were killed Saturday in fighting in the western province of Anbar, the U.S. military said.
A U.S. statement said the three were assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force and died due to "enemy action" in the predominantly Sunni Arab province. No further details were released. All troops had their rear ends handed to them to take home.

Also Saturday, gunmen in two cars stopped a vehicle in Baghdad's Dora neighborhood, forced the four passengers to get out and killed them in front of horrified bystanders, according to police Lt. Maithem Abdel-Razaq. This is now the free Iraq. It is wonderful.

In the same neighborhood, gunmen opened fire on a Shiite family as it was moving out of the city, wounding five members, police said. Dora has a mixed Sunni-Shiite population and has become one of the most dangerous areas in the capital for sectarian violence. As one Iraqi said. "If this is the freedom the USA gave us I don't want it".

2006-07-08 02:40:35 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

the airforce offers more pay for the same living conditions that the army lives in. they offer 4 month deployments instead of the over a year **** the army is doing now. i just can't see what the army has to offer me. i was trained as a tanker but do the job of a mp in iraq and i guess if the skills you have learned mean nothing to the army why not switch to the airforce and do the same job but with a better outlook?

2006-07-08 02:26:02 · 16 answers · asked by Tom j 2

It is a well known fact that many of the major technological breakthroughs of the last century were made in times of war. We should be persuading smaller less developed countries to fight each other and buy their weapons, medication vehicles etc from British firms.

2006-07-08 02:25:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-08 02:05:29 · 10 answers · asked by Earl 1

2006-07-08 02:04:25 · 1 answers · asked by dietcokeani 3

2006-07-08 01:57:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Could this refer to a profession?

2006-07-08 01:56:29 · 1 answers · asked by dietcokeani 3

I'm trying to find out the actual rank and maybe type of job this man has....online romance :). That is how it's listed under a picture in an army newsletter.

2006-07-08 01:43:49 · 5 answers · asked by dietcokeani 3

2006-07-07 22:54:52 · 10 answers · asked by gaskiyace'///e'e' 1

Some say that there was 2 trillion dollars unaccounted for by the pentagon, the US Army accounting office is the agency which would have looked into the missing funds. It just so happens that the one department of the pentagon that was completely destroyed was the US Army accounting office. So which was it.

2006-07-07 22:43:26 · 14 answers · asked by snakeofcharm 2

I don't want to start a semantic or moral argument - the two words are different, and different wars have had different moral positions.

The question is about the effectiveness of fighting methods where one combatant remains forever in the shadows. Have any such wars ever been won by that side without them eventually coming out into the open?

2006-07-07 22:29:17 · 16 answers · asked by wild_eep 6

How can someone get out of the Navy, after he passed Boot camp.This person is assisting "A school", and wants to get out.The reason he wants to get out is because he is not passing any classes, and been told if he does not make it, he is going to Irag!!!! This person has failed his classes ,and cannot pass them.He is trying so hard and he is worry he is going to Irag, without his education.He had to sign a paper stating that if he does not pass he is going to IRAg, without his education.This person is only 18 years old.Does he has any rights not to go, if he does not pass????

2006-07-07 21:57:55 · 14 answers · asked by charisma 2

2006-07-07 21:43:59 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anybody here knows if their's a kind of material use in bullet proof vest that doesn't expire in time or they all are?

2006-07-07 20:58:30 · 5 answers · asked by jen_0906 2

I'm deployed in Iraq. My wife left me and left the bills going to some neighbor. I have to get a change of mail address so the car payments come to me in Iraq. However, for the first month I might be late on my car payment because of this and I've never been late. I also have to cut my joint account as well. She just left and never let me know anything. She did me wrong. That I'm not worried about, what I'm worried about is how I'm going to handle these bills, change of address, car payments, and all this other mess. She left me because I'm getting out of the Army (German), used me for the military paycheck. Plus, she's jealous of my momma, and it caused problems because she tried to hurt my momma by being mean to her purposely. No one hurts my blood especially my momma! She left back to Germany and took the kids with her. I'll be fine though. What are some things that I should do in order to get myself straight, should I also go looking for another female companion right now?

2006-07-07 20:40:35 · 14 answers · asked by Shawn J 2

Ever wonder if war was an olympic sport, who would make top ten? My friends and i made a little war of the worlds tournament and the winners are determined by people votes.

If these countries go to war who would win? No allies, just one on one with whatever military they have. Battlefield in Madagascar. These are todays matches:

Turkey vs Norway
Italy vs Denmark
Brazil vs South Africa
Australia vs Algeria
Saudi Arabia vs Ethiopia
N Korea vs Ecuador
U.S. vs Yemen
Philipines vs Poland

Winners of yesterdays matches:
India
UK
Japan
Germany
Spain
Peru
DROC
Ukraine

2006-07-07 20:11:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

The soldier whispered softly,
I barely heard him speak.
"We are all that stands between
these monsters and the weak."

The sun beat down like hammers,
not a cloud was in the sky.
The air ran thick with dust,
my throat was parched and dry.

With microphone clutched tight
and a cameraman in tow,
I ducked beneath a fallen roof,
surprised to hear "stay low."

My eyes blinked several times
but in shadows I could see
the figure stretched near rubble
just steps away from me.

He wore a cloak of burlap strips,
all shades of grey and brown
that hung in tatters till he seemed
to melt into the ground.

He never turned his head or
took his eye from off the scope,
but pointed through the broken wall
and down the rocky slope.

"About eight hundred yards,"
he said in whispered words concise,
"beneath the baggy jacket
he's wearing a bomb device."

A chill ran up my spine
despite the sweltering heat,
"You think he's gonna set it off
along that crowded street?"


The sniper gave a weary sigh
and said, "I wouldn't doubt it,
unless there's something this
old gun and I can do about it."

A thunderclap, a tongue of flame
the stillness abruptly shattered
while citizens who walked the street
were just as quickly scattered.

Only one remained. Dead!
He lay crumpled on the ground;
A threat to those nearby
was ended in a single round.

And yet the sniper had
no cheer nor hint of any gloat,
instead he pulled a logbook out
and quietly he wrote.

I said, "I could put you on TV.
That shot would make a story!"
But he surprised me once again,
"I got no wish for glory."

"Are you for real?" I asked in awe,
"You don't want fame or credit?"
He looked at me with saddened eyes
and said, "I don't think you get it."

"You see that shot-up length of wall,
the one without a door?
Before a mortar hit,
it was a grocery store."

"Don't be thinking that bombing
a store is the only thing that's cruel;
See the rubble across the street,
it used to be a school."



"Little kids played soccer
in the field beyond that road;
They never gave a single thought
that a car would just explode."

"As bad as all this is, though,
it could be a whole lot worse,"
Shaking his head, he swallowed
and his words became a curse.

"We fight this war on foreign land
on streets that aren't our own.
I'm here, today, 'cause if I fail,
the next fight's back at home."

"I will not let my Safeway burn,
my neighbors dead inside;
Don't wanna get a call from school
that says my daughter died."

"I pray that not a single child
will know the things I see
nor have this kind of slaughter
etched in memory."

"So put away your trophies
with their words of fleeting fame,
I don't care to make the news
or hear them say my name."

He glanced at the camera,
and his brow began to knot.
"If you're looking for a story,
just give this one a shot."

"Why not tell our folks at home
about the good we've done,
how when they see Americans,
Iraqi kids come at the run."

"Tell 'em what it means to folks
right here to speak their mind
without the fear that tyranny
might be a step behind."

"Describe the miles they walked
to have a chance to vote
or ask a soldier if he's proud;
I'm sure you'll get a quote."

He turned and slid the rifle
into a drag bag thickly padded,
then sadly looked at me again
and with these words, he added.

"Maybe just remind the few
to whom they all may speak,
that we are all that stands between
these monsters and the weak."

2006-07-07 19:50:02 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I understand that its dangerous and all but do they really think they can win when there are more advanced countries like America around?

2006-07-07 19:37:59 · 33 answers · asked by ☆The-Siren 4

2006-07-07 19:15:29 · 2 answers · asked by Leeland W 1

I wanna be a vehicle mechanic.
What branch should i join, Army or Air Force?

These are reasons why i wanna join:
*Serve my country
*Get mechanic skills for my career in the civilian world.
*Get dicipline since i'm extremely shy and don't really have friends cause i'm too imbarrassed to talk.
*College, GI Bill.
*Become physically fit and buff.
*Travel
*Adventure
*Have friends
*Become a Man (I'm 17 years old)

Which branch fits me the most?

2006-07-07 18:56:12 · 11 answers · asked by Smiles_187 2

2006-07-07 18:42:49 · 31 answers · asked by colt45gunner 1

2006-07-07 18:38:06 · 5 answers · asked by colt45gunner 1

Like many of our young brave men wanting to serve their county, my then boyfriend now husband, joined the Army hoping the benefits would bring us a better life. Originally I was against him joining the Army, but I saw that he wanted to do this and I supported his decision.

I've seen him for a combination of 2 months time since we got married.

Now he is in Irak (sorry, I spell it the way it's meant to be spelled, not the American spelling). I do not support Bush or this war. So my question is, how do I support my soldier without supporting this war? Various personal experiences are welcome.

2006-07-07 18:33:12 · 19 answers · asked by Enchantress 3

2006-07-07 18:27:42 · 32 answers · asked by Paul S 2

I went to see the Superman movie tonight and I ran into a man wearing a "I support the troops" shirt tonight. His chest was sticking out like a muscleman and he looked so proud. I thanked him for his support and I told him I am a former military man. He shook my hand and said "I will always support the troops". I then told him I have a family member who is an Army recruiter near Mt Clemens Michigan and I would like him to join the military and "really" support the troops. He said "But!!...But!!! I.....I....Have a family". I said "Many service men have a family and they go to Iraq". I said to him again..."Here's my phone number....Call me and I will have you in Iraq in about 6 months".He looked at me like he had crap in his mouth. I said "George Bush needs you! Come on....Walk the walk and let's see how you look in uniform." The man just turned away and walked away. All I can say is this. He must be a republican. One can tell by his actions. He's a puke poor American.

2006-07-07 17:42:35 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

If the military is so great how come so many get out after 4 years?

2006-07-07 17:28:30 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-07 17:25:07 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am extremely passionate about becoming an officer in the Marine Corps. Can anyone with experience tell me there thoughts?

2006-07-07 17:25:06 · 10 answers · asked by Amphibious Nature 3

As prior military, I'm sick of hearing people say,"Soldiers know exactly what they are getting into when they signed on the dotted line." How the H.E.L.L. would you know? Have you served in the military? I served honorably for 4 years in United Stated Marine Corps and I had no idea what I was getting into when I signed on the dotted line. Military life was a huge shock for me, but I don't regret having served. I dare you to talk to a recruiter, listen to what he/she has to say, enlist, then compare it to what military life is really like. You'll have a rude awakening. Then when some idiot says that you knew exactly what you were getting into, you'll be in my place. Those soldiers are defending your right to tell these lies so the least you can do is shut your mouth, not give your opinion on something you know nothing about, and show respect where it's due.

2006-07-07 17:13:47 · 18 answers · asked by PinkBrain 4