Military - April 2007

Should America abandon the Iraqi people/cause, bring our troops home in defeat, and see what happens in the mideast from there? Sound like a good idea to you ? What do you think ? Good idea or bad ? Thanks for answering.

2007-04-24 12:37:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

if you go to war when your 18 can you get reassigned when you are 60? How much money are we spending on war. can you be reassainged to war at anytime during your life? Your input is greatly appreciated.

2007-04-24 12:35:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOnG71EgAm4
Feel free to post whatever you want about her.

2007-04-24 12:23:52 · 10 answers · asked by Papa 7

Im only a Lt. but personally can't stand him. Saying things like we've lost the war and **** like that does'nt help military moral, especially because he's saying it only for political reasons and not because it's true but because it's a lie. My friends over their now tell me things are slowly getting better not worse no matter how many bombings their are. The Iraqi army is taking over more and more territory for themselves and will soon enough take over all of it and we will leave in victory. If I had the chance Id beat the snot out of Reid and that a victory, maybe it knock sense into him to let us do our job and win. War is for soldiers, not for poloticians. Let me and my commanders direct and fight war not Congress or the Senate because they make poor generals from their comfy seats, we know what we are doing not them.

2007-04-24 12:12:46 · 1 answers · asked by fla5232 3

2007-04-24 11:44:26 · 8 answers · asked by robert d 1

I asked this question a few hours ago, please look at the responses. The Vets all agree they have been well taken care of.
As a vet, thay have taken care of my medical needs, paid for 2 college degrees... I just dont see how they treat vets bad. Please no 2nd hand accounts like, "i know a vet who is homeless......

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My whole experience was positive!

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I understand a few vets might have fallen through the cracks(sadly). But for the most part they have done a good job by me.

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I only did 6 years

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Whay are LIBs so threatened when a VET is happy with their benefits?

2007-04-24 10:58:55 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

"The problem with the Army is that they are here to fight and it's all about combat power when it's no longer that kind of a war," says a US military officer stationed in Iraq and who is critical of many aspects of the Baghdad security plan.

Whats the point of pissing off the iraqis and losing soldiers when the civil war will continue with or without the United States occupation.

There is no question that the number of Iraqi civilians killed at the hands of US troops is a mere fraction of those falling every day to car bomb and suicide attacks. But when Iraqis do get caught in American crossfire for whatever reason, those deaths, and the often confusing aftermath of investigations and the paperwork for compensation, only serve to fuel the anger and animosity of Iraqis toward US troops.

2007-04-24 10:29:49 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

WASHINGTON - An Army Ranger who was with Pat Tillman when the former football star died by friendly fire said Tuesday he was told by a higher-up to conceal that information.

"I was ordered not to tell anyone," U.S. Army Spc. Bryan O'Neal told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

He said he was given the order by then-Lt. Col. Jeff Bailey, the battalion commander who oversaw Tillman's platoon.

Pat Tillman's brother Kevin was in a convoy behind his brother when the incident happened, but didn't see it. O'Neal said Bailey told him specifically not to tell Kevin Tillman that the death was friendly fire rather than heroic engagement with the enemy. Bush wanted to make the war popular so they came up with these lies. Bush says this is the American way.

2007-04-24 09:16:56 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

I showed him all my post and he looked at me and his lower lip started to tremble and he simply said "Thank God! You are telling the world the truth". With that he went to his knees crying. Yes.....I was moved...

2007-04-24 09:10:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Over the years I have heard that. I believe it is wrong now that we have all the information. But I do wonder why her weapon jammed. (Note: In my six years in the military not one of my guns jammed)

2007-04-24 08:59:38 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

do you know some quick conversion between WW2 british units in Pd. /pounder/ and standard /rest of world/ mm calliber?
it is just for a quick comparison i guess 19Pd. gun shall be approx. 90mm bore barrel. thanks a lot.

2007-04-24 08:49:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

How does one do this and what are the benefits

2007-04-24 08:42:50 · 12 answers · asked by stevey222 1

2007-04-24 08:09:51 · 9 answers · asked by bytchy_princess 5

what can you guys tell me about becoming an army sniper?

2007-04-24 07:26:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

So, Pat Tillman, the NFL player who went off to war and then got killed, his brother came forth and accused the military of deliberate and careful misrepresenting how Pat died. I remember when the news was first out about Pat. It was like ‘This hero died for his country in an honorable way’ and that it was at the hands of our ‘enemies’ now its revealed he died at the hands of another US army man in the middle of random gunfire. Henry Waxman went on to say the government invented sensational details to spruce up the ‘honor’ in fighting and dying for this country.

So, here’s the question. If the government would lie about something so small, who’s to say what else they are lying about with this war? If the government really believed that there’s honor in fighting and dying for this country why’d they have to lie about an accidental murder and use it to gain peoples sorrow and loyalty?

Do you believe this war is more of a political movement for the gain of oil, money and power or an honorable necessary fight for freedom?

2007-04-24 07:20:23 · 13 answers · asked by THe T 3

i know that many Armor Peircing rounds are made of Depleted Uranium, but that makes it so good at penetrating thick vehicle armor?

2007-04-24 07:18:38 · 8 answers · asked by mobious_zero 2

When Sgt Lynch was captured ( Or just before she was captured) we were told by the war supporters she stood up with a machine gun firing 30 rounds per second in a John Wayne stance and a Rambo look on her face as she screamed so loud she broke glass a mile away. The war supporters said they were so proud. Then the truth broke......Now we know...She didn't do any of that so why did the war supporters lie about her?

2007-04-24 07:10:46 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Did Gw have anything to do with this?

Pat Tillman's brother accused the military Tuesday of "intentional falsehoods" and "deliberate and careful misrepresentations" in portraying the football star's death in Afghanistan as the result of heroic engagement with the enemy instead of friendly fire.


"We believe this narrative was intended to deceive the family but more importantly the American public," Kevin Tillman told a House Government Reform and Oversight Committee hearing. "Pat's death was clearly the result of fratricide," he said.

2007-04-24 06:43:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Pat Tillman's brother accused the military Tuesday of "intentional falsehoods" and "deliberate and careful misrepresentations" in portraying the football star's death in Afghanistan as the result of heroic engagement with the enemy instead of friendly fire.

"We believe this narrative was intended to deceive the family but more importantly the American public," Kevin Tillman told a House Government Reform and Oversight Committee hearing. "Pat's death was clearly the result of fratricide," he said.

"Revealing that Pat's death was a fratricide would have been yet another political disaster in a month of political disasters ... so the truth needed to be suppressed," said Tillman, who was in a convoy behind his brother when the incident happened three years ago but didn't see it. This seems to be the "Bush" way and the "War supporters" way. The military should be ashamed!

2007-04-24 06:15:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

That lib media always reporting the bad stuff like 9 soldiers getting blown up. We don't need to hear that we need to hear about all the schools that were built yesterday right?

2007-04-24 06:07:56 · 4 answers · asked by bettercockster1 4

This is a serious question, what started it and are there any other countries at war over this issue? whatever it is?

2007-04-24 06:07:04 · 31 answers · asked by loislane 2

The deaths raised to 85 the number of U.S. service members who died have in Iraq in April, making it the deadliest month for American troops since December, when 112 died.

Furthermore the recent attack that killed 10 soldiers:
It was single deadliest attack on ground forces since Dec. 1, 2005, when a roadside bomb killed 10 Marines and wounded 11 on a foot patrol near Fallujah. Twelve soldiers died when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Diyala on Jan. 20. The military said it might have been shot down.

2007-04-24 05:45:21 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

any office jobs, or anything safe?..lol Is there a certain score you have to make to get a certain job?

2007-04-24 05:44:09 · 8 answers · asked by SexyBlackFasho 3

What all do they do? Is it worth it? I want to join the military, do people get seriously injured in boot camp? What's the weight requirement for 5'7 height ??

2007-04-24 05:42:39 · 15 answers · asked by SexyBlackFasho 3

When the US was the sole nuclear power, why didn't the US wipe out Stalin's regime, thus avoiding the Cold War? It sounds heartless, but in one action, democracy could have been spread worldwide.

2007-04-24 05:15:54 · 12 answers · asked by coopergoobie 1

i am an irishman loking for a short term (3-5) year term in a military force,

2007-04-24 04:56:35 · 5 answers · asked by halemerick 1

Do you think they have changed their minds or not?

2007-04-24 04:50:14 · 7 answers · asked by Ktcyan 5

Can you give a historical precedent for a world power having a volunteer Army?

2007-04-24 04:29:31 · 11 answers · asked by mouthbreather77 1

that damn goody-little-2-shoes elliot spitzer (new governer of NY) is trying to pass a law that bans the purchase of them. i've been dreaming of having a M4 of some sort for years cause im interested in a career in the military.

2007-04-24 04:19:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

The husband of a friend was just shipped over to Iraq for a 15-month assignment. Understandably, my friend is having a rough time with it, and wants to keep herself busy to help make the time go faster.

My husband suggested that she regularly prepare care packages for him, because the receipt of correspondence or a package that reminds him of home were the things that were most important to HIM when he was overseas.

Assuming that's true, what do soldiers in the field most want to receive? Is there anything you can think of that is difficult to get in Iraq, that is legal to send from the U.S. (so forget the alcohol and porn suggestions) and that would really make a soldier's day? Candy? Soap? Magazines? Pictures? Crosswords? Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Also, with email so readily accessable, are hand-written letters still appreciated?

And finally, to those of you who have served (or are serving) our country, a heart-felt THANK YOU!

2007-04-24 03:57:40 · 4 answers · asked by Bubbles 3