Military - October 2006

The navy's in town for Fleet Week which made me wonder, how many carriers do we have?

2006-10-08 06:37:24 · 8 answers · asked by Corin 1

The Brits understand this, that is why they went to the peace table with the IRA.
The best thing to come out of America is the jet home.

2006-10-08 06:37:12 · 32 answers · asked by MR HAPPY 2

2006-10-08 06:05:27 · 3 answers · asked by savannahsmiles67 2

What solutions do you see to the problem of getting our troops out and not leaving Iraq in a state of turmoil for years to come? Thanks by the way.

2006-10-08 05:50:29 · 5 answers · asked by Hans B 5

2006-10-08 05:40:27 · 11 answers · asked by ted 1

U.S., Iraqi forces clash with militias By DAVID RISING, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces clashed with Shiite militiamen Sunday in the southern city of Diwaniyah after a raid on the home of a leader of the Mahdi Army, accused of killing Sunnis in Iraq's spiral of sectarian violence.

The U.S. military said 30 militiamen were killed in the fightingand many wounded , which came about two months after a similar battle in the predominantly Shiite city, 80 miles south of Baghdad. Officials from the party of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, which heads the militia denied any of their fighters were killed.

A U.S. Abrams tank was seriously damaged when it was hammered by rocket-propelled grenades, but no casualties were reported among the U.S. or Iraqi forces. ( The Question is this..."Will the USA suffer over this?" )

2006-10-08 05:37:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Help settle a debate, I say it is just the Medal of Honor and other say its the Congressional Medal of Honor.

2006-10-08 05:31:31 · 13 answers · asked by Jason P 1

What is the Army vehicle thats a HUMVEE looking thing w/ a Missle System on the back?

2006-10-08 05:18:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-08 05:06:20 · 20 answers · asked by aaa 1

2006-10-08 04:57:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-08 03:38:39 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

According to news stories, the deployment of a major "strike group" of ships is prepared to head for Iran's western coast. The ships include the nuclear aircraft carrier Eisenhower as well as a cruiser, destroyer, frigate, submarine escort and supply ship. Naval forces already received their formal PTDOs ('prepare to deploy orders') with a date set for being ready to go at October 1st.

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2006-10-08 03:17:07 · 18 answers · asked by King_Nelson_Brilliant 2

when the japanese bombed pearl harbor on 12/7/41 did people protest America declaring war? whats wrong with some of you liberal people? our loved ones had their lives stolen from them on 9/11 and you people talk about gov't cover ups! its not bring our boys home! scream turn off the cameras and let us fight!

2006-10-08 03:17:00 · 17 answers · asked by SUMMER 2

the marines? my brother in law just graduated boot camp he has completly changed but for the good this has been his goal for many years we are all very proud of him and very patriotic .....what do u think of the marines compared to the army, air force, and navy?

2006-10-08 02:21:00 · 8 answers · asked by ~jessi~ aka....mommy 5

could recently x mil personel, set up real dads army in towns and cities accross the country, we poor british civilians have been demoralised by to much comfort, we have lost our pride and need a serious revamp of our noble reason to live, you fit young warriors dont know how lucky you are.

2006-10-08 01:21:51 · 7 answers · asked by trucker 5

2006-10-08 00:22:32 · 11 answers · asked by Little Mark 2

will history repea itself and give us a great warrior prince, or anouther tea party opener. What a wanderfull recruting poster,
once more into the breach or block up the walls with our English dead.

2006-10-07 23:47:39 · 6 answers · asked by trucker 5

2006-10-07 22:58:46 · 15 answers · asked by reganomics 1

i know that the media speculates with rumours.can anyone nearer to pakistan or wherever he is thought to be, tell me.personally i dont think a person can hide himself for so long.but who knows?are all his soldiers dead?

2006-10-07 22:31:00 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Medic gets a year in prison in Iraqi's death.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif - A U.S. medic who helped kidnap an innocent Iraqi man later killed execution-style by a republican loving American squad was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday, but will end up serving a year under a plea deal.


Military Judge Col. Steven Folsom gave the sentence after Petty Officer Melson Bacos, 21, said his patrol leader's anger at the release of a suspected "terrorist" from Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison prompted the murder of the man's neighbor.

Bacos agreed to a plea deal earlier on Friday in which he agreed to squeal in exchange for a lesser sentence.

The judge appeared surprised to learn the plea deal set a year limit on the sentence and also nullified his earlier sentencing that called for a dishonorable discharge. The military man said he did it for his country and knows the American people are proud of his actions. He is waiting for a call from the President and hopes to be pardoned.

2006-10-07 20:50:32 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-07 20:30:02 · 15 answers · asked by bigboyd65 1

...who put a $50,000 USD bounty on his life. He also set the record for the longest distance combat kill at 1.4 miles which was not broken for another thirty-five years. Who was he?

2006-10-07 20:04:17 · 3 answers · asked by super_6ix_4our 3

i'm just wondering because it's fleet week right now and have always wanted to fly a plane... but i've always been told that the chances of actually becoming one in the u.s. military is slimmer to none. any one with actual facts? thanks so much!

2006-10-07 19:45:26 · 14 answers · asked by ms. chelski 2

Look, I am not an idiot or someone who has nothibg going for them. I just beleive that we should all help out if we are ever available. i just got a great promotion to being a general manager of a business at the age or 26. But, I still want to fight for my country, is that wrong? I beleive that I would not be given this great oppurtunity in the first place had people not fought. Ok, that is enough propaganda, I am a normal dude, i work hard, i play hard, should i give it all up and go fight?

thank you in advance for all real answers

2006-10-07 19:14:51 · 17 answers · asked by Sullygolf 2

He got a $30,000 bonus(before taxes lol) when he joined the army, that will be spread out over four years. We are supposed to get around $7000 the first time. He is to report to his first duty station on November 29, and gets to be on leave from Oct. 24th(graduates from AIT) until he has to go to washington at the end of Nov. (yay for me!). But he said that they won't even process the bonus until he gets to his duty station and signs papers. What I'm wondering is, how long will it take before that money is in our bank account? Because we need it before our seven month old daughter and I will be able to drive to join him in Fort Lewis! Do you know from experience about how long it takes? I want to be with him before Christmas!!!! :(

2006-10-07 19:14:05 · 10 answers · asked by .*AnNa*. 3

I am in my second year of college. It is too late to join a NROTC, Marine option, program at a college? What are the requirements? What is a typical day like? Thank you all for your help!

2006-10-07 18:58:08 · 1 answers · asked by Katie 3

Will the USA go into North Korea even after we got our butts kicked back in 1953?

2006-10-07 18:43:10 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

He's not gay but we ( Family ) are thinking about telling the Marines he is gay in order to save his life. How fast will they kick him out of the Marines?

2006-10-07 18:39:19 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

Q: Daddy, why did we have to attack Iraq?
A: Because they had weapons of mass destruction.
Q: But the inspectors didn't find any weapons of mass destruction.
A: That's because the Iraqis were hiding them.
Q: And that's why we invaded Iraq?
A: Yep. Invasions always work better than inspections.
Q: But after we invaded them, we STILL didn't find any weapons of mass destruction, did we?
A: That's because the weapons are so well hidden. Don't worry, we'll find something, probably right before the 2006 election.
Q: Why did Iraq want all those weapons of mass destruction?
A: To use them in a war, silly.
Q: I'm confused. If they had all those weapons that they planned to use in a war, then why didn't they use any of those weapons when we went to war with them?
A: Well, obviously they didn't want anyone to know they had those weapons, so they chose to die by the thousands rather than defend themselves.
Q: That doesn't make sense. Why would they choose to die if they had all those big weapons with which they could have fought back?
A: It's a different culture. It's not supposed to make sense.
Q: I don't know about you, but I don't think they had any of those weapons our government said they did.
A: Well, you know, it doesn't matter whether or not they had those weapons. We had another good reason to invade them anyway.
Q: And what was that?
A: Even if Iraq didn't have weapons of mass destruction, Saddam Hussein was a cruel dictator, which is another good reason to invade another country.
Q: Why? What does a cruel dictator do that makes it OK to invade his country?
A: Well, for one thing, he tortured his own people.
Q: Kind of like what they do in China?
A: Don't go comparing China to Iraq. China is a good economic competitor, where millions of people work for slave wages in sweatshops to make U.S. corporations richer.
Q: So if a country lets its people be exploited for American corporate gain, it's a good country, even if that country tortures people?
A: Right.
Q: Why were people in Iraq being tortured?
A: For political crimes, mostly, like criticizing the government. People who criticized the government in Iraq were sent to prison and tortured.
Q: Isn't that exactly what happens in China?
A: I told you, China is different.
Q: What's the difference between China and Iraq?
A: Well, for one thing, Iraq was ruled by the Ba'ath party, while China is Communist.
Q: Didn't you once tell me Communists were bad?
A: No, just Cuban Communists are bad.
Q: How are the Cuban Communists bad?
A: Well, for one thing, people who criticize the government in Cuba are sent to prison and tortured.
Q: Like in Iraq?
A: Exactly.
Q: And like in China, too?
A: I told you, China's a good economic competitor. Cuba, on the other hand, is not.
Q: How come Cuba isn't a good economic competitor?
A: Well, you see, back in the early 1960s, our government passed some laws that made it illegal for Americans to trade or do any business with Cuba until they stopped being Communists and started being capitalists like us.
Q: But if we got rid of those laws, opened up trade with Cuba, and started doing business with them, wouldn't that help the Cubans become capitalists?
A: Don't be a smart-***.
Q: I didn't think I was being one.
A: Well, anyway, they also don't have freedom of religion in Cuba.
Q: Kind of like China and the Falun Gong movement?
A: I told you, stop saying bad things about China. Anyway, Saddam Hussein came to power through a military coup, so he's not really a legitimate leader anyway.

2006-10-07 18:36:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Bush's Iraq options limited
By Paul Reynolds BBC News website
A warning by a senior Republican senator that "bold decisions" will be required on Iraq if progress is not made soon has prompted talk that the White House might be forced into policy changes after the mid-term elections in November. The problem for President George W Bush was illustrated by an example only this last week. The hope that US troops would be "stood down" as Iraqi troops "stand up" was turned upside down. It was an Iraqi police unit in Baghdad that was stood down, because of suspicions that it was condoning militia murders. If the US cannot rely on the Iraqis, then the policy of transferring responsibility has no prospect of success. And if there is no political solution, then the violence will continue. There are at least four wars going on Iraq - the war by jihadists against US troops, the war by nationalists against US troops, the war by Sunni jihadists against Shias and the war by Shia militias against Sunnis. Any action he takes to alleviate one area could impact on another. He is hardly likely to announce a withdrawal. He himself has said that Iraq is the frontline in the war on terror he declared after 9/11. Withdrawal therefore would be an admission of defeat in that war and might hand the country over to the jihadists, his absolutely worst nightmare. Talks with insurgents? He could send more troops. The US public would be doubtful to say the least and Congress might not fund them. He could threaten to withdraw some troops in the hope of shocking the Iraqi government do more against the Shia militias. But that might simply not work. And it could encourage the insurgents.

2006-10-07 18:13:56 · 11 answers · asked by zeca do trombone 5