I just want to hear your views on this

[bigrubberjeep]

Click on the - Audio Slide show

• Wounded in the line of duty

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4667742/

Some things just make me sick.

[Rot 911]

My view is that you should take this to off topic.

[bigrubberjeep]

Ok fine, please bump to OF TOPIC but please don't ignore it!

[radcon]

What is it that makes you sick? The fact that we have troops coming back from Iraq that are seriously injured? Or the fact that MSN is publishing the story to let the public know that there is more fallout from this war than just the 600+ dead U.S. troops?

[bigrubberjeep]

I wish more news agencies would report the fallout of war. It's like they put blinds over our eyes so we don't ger upset.

You go to any other Country and they (the media) shows the TRUE graphic scenes of war, not only of US Casualties but of other country's as well. And they ask, why is the US here?

[Rick Lee]

Check out the op-ed in today's WSJ on breaking the US' political will by inflicting casualites.

[dhoward]

The main objective in battle is to incapacitate. Not necessearily kill. More resouces consumed with injured as opposed to dead.

[island911]

[news story]
War is hell.

Yes, some think war is nothing more than wedgies and throwing pies. Here at news-central we have pictures to dispute the previously held notions of war. Look at the gore! Look look look!

dissclaimer: this information is not playing politics. . .or an attempt to elect John Kerry. . .it's not, it's not, it's not!
[/news story]

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Originally posted by island911
Yes, some think war is nothing more than wedgies and throwing pies.

Man, I deserve a Congressional Medal of Honor...and a Purple Heart, for that matter.

[bigrubberjeep]

I don't beleive sarcasasm or joking is apropriate for this thread.

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Good thing you've got that somber, serious sig then.

[Groesbeck Hurricane]

I'm not sure the point of this thread either. Using the military to police is like hitting a misquito with a ten pound hammer. When you get it, you leave a big hole and no misquito. When you miss you leave a big hole. Military is trained to injure or kill. That is their job. How do you stop terrorism? In my opinion, if they are dead, they are not shooting or training or ruining the lives of the next generations. If you do nothing about the current living conditions in many parts of the world, you will always have strife. Strife breeds contempt which breeds people with less to lose (better off dead than living under someone's boot) which breeds terrists.

I'm former military who was laid off in the big Reduction In Force of '92 that no one seems to remember. Over 100,000 of us, which translates into 8 divisions, which translates into the forces needed for one small conflict. Bring back the draft. Send the children of our lawmakers into combat. Nothing will change until then. Hey, I'm ranting. Sorry.

[island911]

okay "serious" then;

These insurgents have the goal of getting rid of GW at the next election.

The insurgents know that NOW is the best time to inflicting casualites, and create as big of a spectacle as possible. . . . and the media will take care of the rest.

Of course we are suckers if we fall for this ploy. seriously!

[Rick Lee]

Island, that's exactly what the WSJ said today. They made reference to the Tet Offensive and how the Vietnamese even later admitted it was a huge military defeat, but had the intended effect of turning US public opinion against the war and getting LBJ out of office.

[joeclarke]

These insurgents have the goal of getting rid of GW at the next election.

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..duh - no kiddin'.

Just like we had the goal of getting rid of Saddam. WTF kinda twisted logic are you trying to apply here?

That those evil bustards are trying to inflict injury in an evil plot to get the US voters to kick GWB out of office and put in a Prez less "hard-nosed"?

Are you insane?

How about this more simple logic:

That they are perhaps a little upset over the fact that we invaded their sovereign nation and killed 10000 or more of them on a bunch of trumped up pretexts?

It takes a real hawk to twist the defensive actions of Iraqis into some kinda complex evil plot. Ask yourself what you would do if you were in their situation.

[bigrubberjeep]

Im not taking sides here but I would be pissed off if I were to see the sons of GWB killed then displayed all over the news. Not to mention force our leader to hide in a hole. Then to top it all off they topled our lincoln memorial statue and put an Iraqi flag over it. Bomb the US, take out 10,000 people, which means in the small population of Iraq, that would mean it would be someone you know personally.

Yeah, I would be a little upset with the invaders.

[dhoward]

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[island911]

Originally posted by bigrubberjeep
Im not taking sides here but I would be pissed off if I were to see the sons of GWB killed then displayed all over the news. Not to mention force our leader to hide in a hole. Then to top it all off they topled our lincoln memorial statue and put an Iraqi flag over it. Bomb the US, take out 10,000 people, which means in the small population of Iraq, that would mean it would be someone you know personally.

Yeah, I would be a little upset with the invaders.

Are you sure?

Even if those three sons raped your women, and fed your brothers to the lyons, just for kicks

and if GW had gassed a big corner of this country?

yeah, I'm sure you would be a little upset with the invaders. . . .FOR NOT GETTING THERE SOONER!

[island911]

Originally posted by joeclarke
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..duh - no kiddin'.

. . ..
Are you insane?

How about this more simple logic:

okay, for you Joe; let me give you a quote:

my mama sezz; simple is as simple does --Forest Gump

[thrown_hammer]

I wanted to give my veiw on this....but I just can't stop watching that skateboarding Bulldog. He can turn. HE CAN TURN!!!