Military - January 2007

My fiance is deploying to Iraq in March, and I would like to make this Valentines special. Any sentimental gift ideas he could take with him to Iraq?

2007-01-17 07:35:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is such a point of view indicative of a very narrow and overly simplified mindset? What facts support this view? Feel free to elaborate.

2007-01-17 07:33:13 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

If that's the case, the more Bush tweaked "cannon fodder" the better!

Good ****** riddence!

2007-01-17 07:31:24 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-17 07:30:35 · 4 answers · asked by B0NER 3

2007-01-17 07:26:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-17 07:24:50 · 6 answers · asked by vicki w 1

...U.S. have right to shoot it down? On same page, if U.S. sends spy planes, (or whatever they are called) into Iranian air space, does Iran have right to shoot them down?

2007-01-17 07:20:25 · 19 answers · asked by rare2findd 6

Regardless of your political views, this certainly gives us all food for thought.
Sen. Glenn was so quick on his feet.

When you speak from the heart and with passion, you never know what comes out.
SENATOR JOHN GLENN SAID:

Things that make you think a little.......

1. There were 39 combat related killings in Iraq
during the month of January.....

In the fair city of Detroit there were 35 murders in the month of January.

That's just one American City ,about as deadly as
the entire war torn country of Iraq .

2. When some claim President Bush shouldn't have started this war,state the following;

FDR...led us into World War II. Germany never attacked us: Japan did.

From 1941-1945, 450,000 lives were lost, an average of 112,500 per year.

Truman...finished that war and started one in Korea , North Korea never attacked us.

From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives were lost, an average of 18,334 per year.

John F. Kennedy....started the Vietnam conflict in 1962. Vietnam never attacked us.

Johnson...turned Vietnam into a quagmire. From 1965-1975, 58,000 lives were lost,
an average of 5,800 per year.

Clinton...went to war in Bosnia without UN or French consent, Bosnia never attacked us.

He was offered Osama bin Laden's head on a platter three times by Sudan and did nothing.

Osama has attacked us on multiple occasions.

3. In the two years since terrorists attacked us
President Bush has liberated two countries,

Crushed the Taliban,

Crippled al-Qaida,

Put nuclear inspectors in Libya , Iran and North Korea , without firing a shot, and
captured a terrorist who slaughtered 300,000 of his own people.

The Democrats are complaining about how long the war is taking,

but...It took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Reno to take the Branch
Davidian compound. That was a 51-day operation.

We've been looking for evidence of chemical weapons in Iraq for less
time than it took Hillary Clinton to find the Rose Law Firm billing records.

It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines to destroy
the Medina Republican Guard than it took Ted Kennedy to call the Police
after his Oldsmobile sank at Chappaquiddick, killing a woman.

Wait, there's more......................

Some people still don't understand why military personnel do what they
do for a living. This exchange between Senators John Glenn and Senator
Howard Metzenbaum is worth reading. Not only is it a pretty impressive,
impromptu speech, but it's also a good example of one man's explanation
of why men and women in the armed services do what they do for a living.

This is a typical, though sad, example of what some who have never served think of our military.

JOHN GLENN ON THE SENATE FLOOR Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004

Senator Howard Metzenbaum to Senator Glenn: "How can you run for Senate
when you've never held a real job?"

Senator Glenn: "I served 23 years in the United States Marine Corps. I served through two wars.
I flew 149 missions. My plane was hit by antiaircraft fire on 12 different occasions. I was in
the space program.

It wasn't my checkbook, Howard; it was my life on the
line. It was not a nine-to-five job, where I took time off to take the
daily cash receipts to the bank. I ask you to go with me .. as I
went the other day... to a veteran's hospital and look those men -
with their mangled bodies - in the eye, and tell THEM they didn't hold a
job! You go with me to the Space Program at NASA and go, as I have
gone, to the widows and orphans of Ed White, Gus Grissom and Roger
Chaffee... and you look those kids in the eye and tell them that their Dads
didn't hold a job.



You go with me on Memorial Day and you stand in
Arlington National Cemetery , where I have more friends buried than I'd
like to remember, and you watch those waving flags.
You stand there, and you think about this nation, and
you tell ME that those people didn't have a job? I'll tell you, Howard
Metzenbaum; you should be on your knees every day of your life
thanking God that there were some men - SOME MEN - who held REAL jobs. And
they required a dedication to a purpose - and a love of country and a
dedication to duty that was more important than life itself. And
their self-sacrifice is what made this country possible.>>

I HAVE held a job, Howard! What about you?"

For those who don't remember - During W.W.II, Howard
Metzenbaum was an attorney representing the Communist Party in the USA

If you can read this, thank a teacher....

If you are reading it in English, thank a Veteran.

2007-01-17 07:11:49 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

Assume your neighborhood was taken over and controlled by thugs. You are watching the 6pm news watching them ravage the neighborhood, raping the women and children, killing at random, taking no hostages alive. I assume you would call 911 but remember, no one wants to get involved so you will just have to pray and hope they don't break in and take your life. There is no one to call upon because the Democrats cut off all funding. They didn't understand that with help from the outside, your life and your childrens lives might have be saved. They simply wanted to wield their power and show the world they are now in charge. They seem to care less about the innocent people in the neighborhood and the freedom they might have had. My point is, this is the story of Iraq and the tragedy about to happen if the Dems do cut off funding. What say you?

2007-01-17 07:06:32 · 11 answers · asked by americanmalearlington 4

Several weeks ago, with much media fanfare, the James Baker-Lee Hamilton Committee submitted to President George W. Bush its long-awaited, bipartisan report on the U.S. war in Iraq. On balance, the report provided Bush with a face-saving strategy for pulling out all U.S. combat forces by the beginning of 2008. The Baker-Hamilton report favors an increase of U.S. advisers being embedded inside Iraqi troops & direct negotiations with regional powers Iran & Syria.

Bush, however, almost immediately distanced himself from key proposals in the Baker-Hamilton report. He now seems prepared to flagrantly flaunt his contempt for the majority of American voters, who purged both the Senate and House of their Republican majorities last November. Why does Bush defy public opinion by pursuing this unpopular war? Do you believe it is America's need to "combat Islamic terrorism"? Or perhaps the economic necessity for the USA to control international markets and natural resources? Neither?

2007-01-17 06:57:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

There's a new movie "300" about the Spartans' battle with the Persians at Thermopolae. But even a casual glance at the history of the Spartans should have high schools and colleges dumping Spartans as a mascot. The Nazis were efficient, organized and passionately devoted to nationalism. All that sounds great, if you don't see the whole picture. But nobody's choosing the Fighting Nazis for a school's nickname. Aside from military training and heroism, just about everything about the Spartans is a legacy of inhumanity.

2007-01-17 06:52:38 · 6 answers · asked by DrooBey 4

give me you answer on this question

2007-01-17 06:47:26 · 14 answers · asked by a.v(: 1

2007-01-17 06:46:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Win or lose, what's your answer. Only Yes/No answers. This is a poll.

2007-01-17 06:45:00 · 9 answers · asked by americanmalearlington 4

2007-01-17 06:40:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

They will see it as a victory, the bringing down of the great satan, the US. So if you are not for winning and killing these barbaric b@stards, what side are you on?

2007-01-17 06:37:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-17 06:33:25 · 12 answers · asked by vicki w 1

.....working for other foreign countries AGAINST the U.S.?

We've inteligence agents all over the world (is that right?) But I'm curious about something because I never hear anything about it.Am I right in assuming that other foreign countries (especially NOW more than ever before) also have 'intelligence agents" working here in the United States. And how do we identify, and keep track of them, if at all.

2007-01-17 06:30:47 · 7 answers · asked by rare2findd 6

Wouldn't our oil prices go way up? And also all of our food and goods because of the shipping prices? Does anybody think leaving now would not be a good idea?

2007-01-17 06:30:45 · 8 answers · asked by Falloutgirl 4

If the Saudi's send troops to protect only the Sunni's how will the US troops respond? Do we side with the Shiites & Kurds and completely divide up the country creating more civil violence in the nation we are trying to stabilize and rebuild?

I feel bad for the guys on the ground if this should happen although I may be out there again so I'm a bit concerned how this unfolds.

2007-01-17 06:07:12 · 11 answers · asked by anthony 2

There haven't been major civil defense concerns in the US since the cold war. We have FEMA and Homeland Security which also handles civil defense but is that really enough to prepare us for a major disaster such as a nuclear attack? Should the US more thoroughly prepare its citizens by starting a nationwide volunteer civil defense program? Would people take it seriously? Are there any down sides to a nationwide civil defense program?

2007-01-17 05:56:11 · 7 answers · asked by Land Warrior 4

2007-01-17 05:50:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-17 05:33:51 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

my husband wants to join the national guard. i dont really want him to join anything to do with the army or anything like it. but i promised i would look into it. i looked it up but i cant find the answers to my questions. i want to know how long he will be gone (including training), would he go to war, whats the benifits of being in the guard, i want to know everything there is to know about it! PLEASE DONT GIVE ANY RUDE ANSWERS ABOUT HOW HE SHOULD JOIN AND ALL THAT ****. I JUST WANT THE INFO PLEASE.

2007-01-17 05:32:29 · 11 answers · asked by raspberrysmom 2

China has developed j-10 fighter from Israeli Lavi technology which funded by US. About 300 planes will be produced with advanced Russian engines and missiles. These new fighters are comparable to F-16 C/D. Surely, the J-10s will be used any Sino-Us conflict including Taiwan issue.

2007-01-17 05:07:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

what date was the armistace signed in worldwar1 .iwas under the impression it was sometime in 1918,but I have since been told that it was not signed until 1919.can any historians out their please clarify .

2007-01-17 05:06:50 · 9 answers · asked by steve223261 3

join up then go AWOL like Bush or what?

2007-01-17 05:03:27 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

So that he can meet us? Say, atleast a month's leave? Or will he get stationed immediately or be sent to A - School? He's still 18yrs, an undergrad .. Do I keep hopes of him returning home,for a vacation? Or will the rights to a holiday be denied? Please reply soon ... I really don't know if all my dreams of seeing him will crash ...

2007-01-17 04:45:01 · 7 answers · asked by DollyBrownEyes 2

I just read this article:

http://news.yahoo.com/fc/world/afghanistan

Where are we getting all these extra troops from? First Baghdad now possibly Afghanistan. Why do we continue to add more troops when the majority of the American people are against it?

2007-01-17 04:42:02 · 15 answers · asked by Land Warrior 4

2007-01-17 04:36:29 · 18 answers · asked by Kenya S 1