Military - June 2007

What are the percentage that I request to get stationed in New Orleans or St. Louis? Or @ least how can I?

2007-06-23 13:05:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

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


The Vietnam War claimed more than just victims overseas - at home it claimed reforms aimed at lifting millions of people out of poverty.

Almost 3 million Americans served in Vietnam. Between 1965 and 1973 the United States spent $120 billion on the war. This resulted in a large federal budget deficit. The war demonstrated that no power, not even a superpower, has unlimited strength and resources. But perhaps most significantly, the Vietnam War illustrated that political will, as much as material might, is a decisive factor in the outcome of conflicts.


Aftermath for Vietnam people
More than one million Vietnam people became boat people, about one million was imprisoned in concentration camps, more than
100,000 killed.


Mr. McNamara’s studies in philosophy and especially morals and ethics allowed him to understand the principles of these ideas and rationalize them, perhaps even have regrets in terms of his failure to follow them within the institutional setting he served in. His desperate need to find favor in the eyes of his superiors led him to fulfill wishes and orders he did not agree with, yet he did not follow his conscience and quit. Had he done so, perhaps President Johnson would have quit earlier also. Since President Johnson did not run for re-election once McNamara was gone, perhaps this acted as an indicator that the whole mess could have been wrapped up much earlier without the tragedy of the outcome: 3.27 million Vietnamese dead, the equivalent representation of 27 million Americans in terms of population size comparison ratios at the time.

1. Had a conversation taken place, many lives (58,00 American/ 3.27 million Vietnamese) would have been saved from needlessly being wasted to support the Military Industrial Complex. (“Why We Fight”, 2005)

2007-06-23 12:19:09 · 13 answers · asked by trevathantim 2

there is cadets, corporal, sergant and so on. can you tell me them all pleaz

2007-06-23 11:42:52 · 2 answers · asked by Jaejoongie 3

Alright, I am against the war...I am against Bush, damned Republicans...Okay so its 14% approval rating he has...oops. As for medical care, how much does it cost to go to hospital and have surgery mmmm....its not free, despite hospital policies of helping all, people lose everything for a couple MRI's etc. As for my comment on the hungry and homeless people in our country, they come first, screw the hungry in third world countries, our people should come first. As for death tolls, our generals are raising them higher to bolster us for the war, it will never happen. I never once said I wasnt proud of our soldiers. As for BUSH pointing the finger at Iraq, give me one good reason why, just one reason why our troops werent sent in force into AFG to get the one terrorist that started us on the path whe are currently on. No, cant do that, Saddam MIGHT have WMD's, thats what our people in CIA told us..mmmm...Osama started it all, and once again our mighty military let him go.MMMM
Pinkwrld

2007-06-23 10:51:19 · 27 answers · asked by Leonard K 1

In contrasting our style versus the Israelis, it seems that they would go to the source. We on the other hand seem to try to neutralize the bombs after they are planted or perhaps search for them in storage areas. We also provide body armor to our military personnel and armor the vehicles. We should continue to do these things but add military strikes over Iran to destroy the factories used to make bombs. We should also destroy all the roads and bridges leading into Iraq. Israel did this with Lebanon and it was a big success. We can tell the world that we must do this for the safety of our soldiers and marines.

2007-06-23 10:32:25 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-23 10:04:28 · 3 answers · asked by eli h 2

Why or why not?

2007-06-23 10:03:02 · 18 answers · asked by gomakemeasandwich 4

U.S. and Iraqi forces say they have killed 90 al Qaeda fighters around Baghdad during one of the biggest combined offensives against the Sunni Islamist group since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. "Ding Dong the Wolf is Dead" All of a sudden with our trickle of a surge, seems like all of a sudden, lot of good things happening. Papers are full of great news, 90 killed, 30 killed, 50 killed. MMMMM...so why didnt our 156,000 troops do any good? I believe that this is all fiction to make the lousy president look good before he is practically "kicked out" of office, as only 24% of the US even want him there and more countries around the world feel the same way. "We're making headway, but whe only have 40% of Iraq under control, Bull. With the amount of our people dieing every day, nothing is under control. When I see all those crazies lined up in a row on the ground DEAD, then I will believe that whe are making headway, HOOORAH! Other then that, stories are made up daily. Chow.
Pinkwrld

2007-06-23 09:19:08 · 12 answers · asked by Leonard K 1

every now and then something about a spaceship come up and so does area 51. i no its a government place, but why cant they just put the speculation to end. im not a spaceship person, but it is kinda weird when you hear about it. and then area 51 is some unknown place.

2007-06-23 09:15:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-23 08:15:03 · 9 answers · asked by mitchegen 3

Democrat Politicians have committed treason to the United States as " adhering to (our) enemies, giving them aid and comfort. Harry Reid, Nancy Polosi, Dick Durbin, and John Murtha, amongst others, are gulity of exactly that. When a government official stands on the floor of congress and declares the war lost; or travels to Syria, a state-sponsor of terror, and meets with the leadership that is funneling insurgents into Iraq to kill Americans soldiers; or, publicly compares our military men and women to Nazis, it's just not the Democrats that have betrayed our men and women in uniform, it's also many on the left. the best ally that Al Qaeda has these days is the Democrat Party leadership. It's reprehensible.

2007-06-23 08:07:31 · 19 answers · asked by abigail t 1

From a study obtained by an article on the internet, the author stated that soldiers are more likely to get away with crimes(i.e murder) than your average civilian, if never caught. Do you agree?

2007-06-23 08:00:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

other than a cockroach?

2007-06-23 07:34:02 · 17 answers · asked by skateboardboi 5

2007-06-23 07:20:24 · 9 answers · asked by gomakemeasandwich 4

2007-06-23 07:19:47 · 4 answers · asked by gomakemeasandwich 4

Is there a ship in the fleet that is considered the command ship of the U.S. Navy?

2007-06-23 05:52:50 · 6 answers · asked by arkainisofphoenix 3

The U.S. government obtained a 99-year lease that began on February 23, 1903, from Tomás Estrada Palma (first cuban president). And should end by the year 2002, in which guantanamo should be return to cuba. Why USA still operate there like their own land still until now?? 2007 and counting is guantanamo destined to be americans land forever?

2007-06-23 05:52:02 · 7 answers · asked by petersmith 2

I’m a veteran and I find that we are not treated this time as we were when
coming home from ‘Nam.
Then, people cursed at us, spit on us, threw rocks & things at us, damaged our cars
and in general just hated military folks.

This time, I find total strangers shaking my hand and thanking me for my service.
One guy yesterday even drove beside me on the interstate and saluted me (I have veteran tags on my car, so he knew that I am a USN vet).

Other vets that I have spoken with are also receiving this kind of treatment.

If the war is as unpopular as the new media would have us to believe, then why are veterans being treated properly this time?

2007-06-23 05:45:56 · 14 answers · asked by credo quia est absurdum 7

We supposedly have the technology to drop a smart bomb down a chimney from 30,000 feet, we can put an unmanned predator in the air in Iraq and have some guy sitting in Colorado use it to wipe out a jeep riding down the road - yet, we are unable to have some device that will detect roadside bombs before they are triggered? We've lost more young troops to the IEDs, and we're still losing them! Sounds like we've made a conscious decision to forego protecting them because it's too expensive. That sucks.

2007-06-23 05:43:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was just wondering because I was watching a documentry about people who had shot burglars and murders etc... and it got me thinking what would be the best type of gun to protect yourself with.

2007-06-23 03:33:53 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous

Now that every country in the world knows how to take on a massive conventional military like the US has by mainly using guerilla warfare in highly populated areas like cities & large towns where innocent civilians can be used as shields & w/ things such as the Pentagon's "US Rules of engagement" preventing troops from killing the enemy, might if be time for the US military to stop spending so much on things like One $100 Million Raptor fighter/bomber, & much more on special forces/counter insurgency stuff?

What good is a $100 Million Raptor plane if it blows up 10 terrorists & 50 innocent civilians that happen to be in the same building & their are zero enemy planes & no radar/SAMs tracking it? Heck, a Boeing 737 could drop a GPS bomb on a house in Iraq & it costs about $10 Million.

No one is dumb enough to take on the US in a conventional war anymore so why does the US spends so much on conventional warfare? Is China going to attack the US conventionally? Not a chance.

2007-06-23 03:29:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Howcomes an M16 Assault rifle is so deadly even if you get by 1 round?

2007-06-23 03:03:17 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

So far, over 3,600 Amerivan families have experienced this horrible event.

When is the lame duck gonna quit killing young Americans just so he can keep the republicans happy with this God-awful war?

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2007-06-23 02:40:58 · 8 answers · asked by Brotherhood 7

...TO BUILD THE CASE FOR WAR IN IRAQ" by Peter Eisner and Knut Royce.

This is an amazing book just out and it is a disgusting expose about how we contrived to go to war with the use of bogus information we knew was bogus!

2007-06-22 23:51:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-22 22:54:16 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Its been recorded over and over the Iranian hostility to almost everyone especially Israel. Iran kidnapped those British sailors in Iraqi waters only to increase tensions, but before they did that they tried the same thing with Astralian boarding crews who saw the Iranians coming and got back on the cargo ship and take defensive positions. They ended up being flown off that ship after what reports call colorful languange being used by the Astralian sailors and navy after several hours.

Iran only seems bent on blowing up Isreal and trying to force their neighbors to become twisted like them through force and threats, not to mention their questionable nuclear program.

Do you think the current Iranian goverment will ever actually want a peaceful and well meaning with their neighbors and the world?

2007-06-22 22:34:50 · 11 answers · asked by fla5232 3

2007-06-22 20:45:43 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-22 20:38:31 · 7 answers · asked by Porschescere 2

Ever been forced to wear the equivalent of a heavy jacket in 120 degree weather under an IBA and helmet, with an EXTRA lining?
Or trying to access awkwardly positioned pockets?
Or Instead of having zippers for emergency removal, having buttons?
Or one of the thousand other problems
It just seems the ABUs were meant for the harsh temperature-controlled environment of the Pentagon and not so much for the hell-inspired inferno-like environment of any of our current war zones.
I'm not complaining, but a name-change would be appropriate; how about Airman PowerPoint uniform (APU)?

2007-06-22 20:09:39 · 6 answers · asked by Jon 4

2007-06-22 20:03:02 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous