Military - December 2006

I tried to look it up, but where is Whiteman AFB? I know it's in MO, but next to what city? How many people? Just an estimate. Thank you!

2006-12-27 02:46:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I heard this thing about how Gerry Adams almost released a bunch of documents that had the potential of starting another war, and how the cease fire in '98 was just temporary, and that the IRA never gave up all of their weapons. Is it possible tht another uprising could start?

2006-12-27 02:42:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

would it excist?
average reading age of soldiers?
illiterate americans?

2006-12-27 02:20:19 · 9 answers · asked by drow 1

It seems that the American public are unwilling to accept high military casualty levels in foreign wars.

This wasn't always true - in World War II, the American people had no problem with 407,000 American soldiers, airmen, sailors, marines and coast guardsmen dying in combat.

In the Korean War, the American public accepted the deaths of 33,000 US military personnel.

Yet today, the public finds intolerable the deaths of 2,978 American military personnel in Iraq.

Why has the attitude of the US civilian population towards American overseas war deaths changed so drastically?


Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_casualties_of_war

2006-12-27 02:07:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-27 01:46:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone know if we are going to send in troops there to help out and if we did what would happen would it cause things to get worse?

2006-12-27 01:38:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

joined:
The police department, fire department, Navy, Air force, Marines, Army, Merchant marines, the Israeli defence forces, EOD, the Luftwaffe, Washington School for Modeling, The San Francisco Gay Men's Choir, Burger King, Navy Seals, East St. Louis Animal Control department?
This question covers any and every organization that could possibly be asked.

2006-12-27 01:30:35 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Etiopia is a christian country (like usa or sweden) and somalia is under controll of arabic/muslims sharia laws who I dont like a bit. But the question is: Shall we suport the etiopians? Or the somalians? or shall we try to negiote a peace truce? A peace truce that maybe permanents the sharia laws. What else to do? Johan

2006-12-27 01:18:13 · 14 answers · asked by Johan from Sweden 6

You once were a boy
Who played with his toy
Now you’re a man
In foreign land

You’re off to Iraq
We all want you back
Tour number two
What more can you do

So proudly we wave
At all of the brave
We love you so
We want you to know

And in my own mind
I know you are kind
They just see you
Hardened like glue

I’ll be here when
We meet up again
And if you’re set free
Eternity

Love Dad

2006-12-27 01:07:06 · 14 answers · asked by gary_b04901 1

Is it true that the Middle East is being seriously considered being used as the biggest staging area for any World War 3, given we are led to believe the "next World WAR will come from the East" and that is why it is important to gain control over Iraq and Afghanistan?

2006-12-27 01:01:20 · 5 answers · asked by Hello 3

It's not surprising so many people are indeed against the conflict and invasion of Iraq by US-led coalition force when the real reason for the B/S in the first place WAS.. and indeed IS Afghanistan and it's surrounding border countries... who (allegedly) train and harbour Mr Bin Laden and his scallywags who (allegedly) are responsible for the attrocity to innocent people in the Twin Towers on 9th September 2001.

We can be respectful and agree that Saddam was a raving tyrant and needed to be dealt with as only such despots can be - by force.

Indeed, Saddam DID breach many infamous UN sanctions so needed to be punished... not "because" of the daily attrocities he had carried out in his name to his own people there in Iraq !! Oh no, he was mis-appropriating tax-payers money belonging to member countries of the U.N.... can't have that now can we?

However, US instigated a global war on terrorism after the tragedy of 9/11 - but, exactly WHAT was the REAL tragedy of that day?
a) The needless deaths of so many innocent people going about thier daily business in theh Twin Towers?
b) The US Government FAILING to act on Intelligents reports long BEFORE 9/11?

The point of sending troops into Afghanistan was retaliation for 9/11 - to deal with the alleged perpetrators of that attrocity !

Unfortunately, after a lengthy time on the ground with raging battle in the South and North of Afghanistan, US forces received ordeers from thier Commander-in-Chief in 2003,- namely one George W Bush, President of the United States of America, to withdraw 77% of US troops in readiness for "war" in Iraq, KNOWING it would leave NATO troops on the ground GREATLY under-manned and under-resourced in the ONE place that the world coud see a reason why the troops were on the ground in that country for the fall of the Twin Towers in 2001.

USA ASKED UK to contribute troops from the UK Nations Best asset and resource, despite the rotation fo US troops already being of great concern to NATO.

2006-12-27 00:55:11 · 5 answers · asked by Hello 3

I just saw a man on the TV talking about something in Iraq. He had SBC next to his name.
For the life of me, I can't figure out what SB is.
Any clue?

2006-12-27 00:16:18 · 4 answers · asked by Rusty 4

What would you do if we had a full on frontal attack by all our enemies and they started invading the us and attacking with nuclear warfare

2006-12-26 23:23:43 · 14 answers · asked by jbird 2

When you are in proactive action against the other and destroying all human related feeling against other how you can be the most successful peace creater in the world thats why think good have good, Do good earn good? Reply If you think I am wrong?

2006-12-26 23:22:30 · 9 answers · asked by bravo 1

religion

2006-12-26 23:16:56 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-26 22:46:25 · 13 answers · asked by saba 1

I am Corporal Musa Hamman from the Nigerian Army. I want to joint the us army, because I give my life for the preventione of life and properties of any one dear nation in the world. I am fuly awere of the happenings in the world.

2006-12-26 21:12:53 · 9 answers · asked by Musa M 1

2006-12-26 20:51:24 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-26 20:50:43 · 26 answers · asked by samatha 2

2006-12-26 20:35:57 · 11 answers · asked by huerito323 2

Army Reservist Killed By Police After Standoff.
Leonardtown, MD A man who authorities believe was an Army Reservist just called up to serve in Iraq has been fatally shot by police in a standoff that began on Christmas.

St. Mary's County Sheriff Tim Cameron says 28-year-old James Emerick Dean, in the military, was shot by a sheriff's deputy Tuesday afternoon. The sheriff says Dean had pointed a gun at a tactical team that was about to use gas to try to force him out of his father's house. The military man did not want to go back to Iraq. He served in Iraq in the year 2005.

2006-12-26 20:20:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-26 20:01:43 · 10 answers · asked by Tyrone 2

2006-12-26 19:32:17 · 9 answers · asked by ICE-T 2

I am seventeen years old, and currently a junior in highschool. I was recently made aware of the fact that I am lacking in college funds, and I cannot seem to find a good scholarship at all. The concept of military service as a means to pay for college was also recently brought to my attention, and if no scholarships present themselves in the near future I may be joining the National Guard. At this point I am set on doing whatever it takes to get into college, but the idea of taking out student loans sickens me (please note that getting into college is not a concern, only tuition). At this point I no longer have any reservations about the military. I would be signing under the "college first" plan, and was wondering if anyone had any experience with that program, as well as any advice on a good career option for an aspiring linguistics major (i.e. translator). also, how difficult should someone who has never shot a firearm expect the rifle qualifying test to be?
-thanks a lot, Daniel D

2006-12-26 18:58:08 · 5 answers · asked by Daniel D 1

if you are the last male to bare the family name can you be sent to war?

2006-12-26 18:56:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-26 18:54:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

if a person is injured in combat,aren't they supposed to be sent home? Is the military supposed to send them back to fight?

2006-12-26 18:35:52 · 15 answers · asked by L.T. 4

what do people ( not americans ) think of americans?

2006-12-26 18:35:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you are in the army and you get deployed to iraq or afghanistan, and you are in a career that has nothing to do with combat, will they still give you a gun or are you a sitting duck. I dont mind being in a combat zone, but I better be able to kill someone if I need to.

2006-12-26 18:23:42 · 7 answers · asked by ???? 2

ask your immagination, when it will happen? and what will remain after ending the war? the reason of start and the weapon using in the war.

2006-12-26 17:50:02 · 11 answers · asked by mhrhashemi 3