Isn't it obvious that the people who support the war are living in fear?

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Jihad this, Jihad that. blah blah blah.

TVNZ.com

A smaller group of war supporters held a counter-demonstration with signs that said: "Win the war or lose to jihad," "Our troops are shedding their blood to keep terrorists from America,"

I was a troop for almost ten years, and this is what troops are shedding blood for.

The following is an exchange between Rep. John F. Tierney (D-MA) and Halliburton/KBR's director of government compliance, William Walter, shows that the Bush administration began planning for troop safety long after it made plans to secure the safety of Iraq's oil fields.


Mr. TIERNEY. OK. Now, when GAO issued yesterday's report on LOGCAP [Halliburton's troop support contract], one of their key findings was that the planning for the use of LOGCAP's contract to support the troops in Iraq did not begin until after the fall of Baghdad. You looked at that report and didn't make any objections or corrections, so we are assuming that is an agreeable

statement with you? That is when the planning started, after Baghdad fell?

Mr. WALTER. For the work in Iraq, yes, sir.

Mr. TIERNEY. So it is a little astonishing to me, and I think to others, the planning for what is going to happen to our troops, their meals, their water, their housing, the essentials of life, their protection, all of that doesn't even begin to happen until May 2003, after Baghdad falls, but in the meantime the administration had your company planning for Iraq's oil infrastructure months before it had a plan how to support our troops. The GAO report also indicated that the Army failed to follow its own guidelines. The Army's guidance recommends a comprehensive statement of work be developed in the early phases of the contingency planning. Can I take it that you were never charged by the Department of Defense to start the planning with respect to the support of the troops; and that it wasn't a case of your delaying it on your own?

Mr. WALTER. In Iraq, yes. We were already involved in the planning in many other areas, in Kuwait, in Afghanistan, in Djibouti and other locations. So we have been working with the Army in many other locations.

Mr. TIERNEY. So despite the contact that you had with them, they never asked you to start the contingency planning for the troop situation in Iraq until May 2003?

Mr. WALTER. To the best of my knowledge, yes.

Mr. TIERNEY. I think it is just disturbing, when we look at these priorities, that we have troops living in tents, eating MREs through August 2003, because there hadn't been adequate prewar planning for dining facilities and housing. We have heard reports over and over again that our troops didn't have enough body armor or armored vehicles.

this is REALITY ---714 military bases in 130 countries to extend the influence of US transnational corporations, oil giants and banks. The slogan of national security and the war on terror stands exposed as a pretext for a global empire enforced by military might and limitless violence. there are only 194 countries in the world. JIHAD IS JUST A TOOL USED BY OUR GOVERNMENT TO SPREAD ITS INFLUENCE OVER YOU THE AMERICAN DUPE.

"But no matter what anyone says we all need oil."

sure, ok fscrig75. by your logic, we (the USA) should go to another country and steal their oil. Because "we all need oil."? don't the Iraqi people need oil? Shouldn't the Iraqi oil belong to Iraqi people and not robbing baron oil companies?

The OIL IS NOT GOING TO LAST FOREVER. period. what happens after it runs out?

it's time to consider that the powers that be are keeping the oil for themselves.

Answer 1

good question.

Answer 2

No planning for troop support pro bally happened because no one, including the troops, leadership or the American public expected us to take Baghdad that fast. As far as the oil fields, considering we landed the USMC right there, and that they were one of our initial objectives, we had to get the up and running quickly.

Most of the fuel, and oil we use in our vehicles come from those areas. Also to get the Iraqi government up and running again we had to get money coming into their government. The easiest way to get that was through their oil.

Was the war a war for oil, sure most sane people won't argue that. But no matter what anyone says we all need oil. How did the protesters get to DC today? They drove. And what fueled their vehicles? Oil. So no matter how high and holy anyone might feel, America and the rest of the world needs the middle East's oil. If OPEC said they were going to cut off oil supplies to the EU, I would bet they would be sending troops over in a heart beat.

Answer 3

No...

‘The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.’

Edmund Burke

Answer 4

just watched bill maher last night. why dont they have the cougars like he said. and our troops are still driving around in hum v's. we need more cougars with steel hulls.

no bs, i predicted we take iraq in 3 weeks. we took baghdad in 3 weeks.

Answer 5

Boogerman doesn't fear anyone or anything

Answer 6

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PS...hope your friends blow you up someday...maybe then when it is too late you may TRY to change your mind you f'in retard!