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Originally Posted by ZOANAS
...and do what, "train"?
They're soldiers, they fight, hopefully over there, rather than here.
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I don't have the time to profile who is serving over there, not even able to give you a hard number off the top of my head for all the Blackwater types and contractors....................but to guess they double the presence we have over there.
The National Guard units are hauling a lot of the burden over there, these people have lives, jobs, business...............or at least they used to.
Five tours? I read about a guy who died on his seventh tour, how unfair of a burden is that?
Think about this article, just for a few seconds.......................listen to it if you like
[4 min 50 sec].
U.S. Troops in Iraq Include 10,000 Mothers
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10158519
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Weekend Edition Sunday, May 13, 2007 · In Iraq, there will be no delivery of flowers or long lazy brunches on this Mother's Day. There are 10,000 American mothers serving in Iraq. A new congressional report says female soldiers are far more likely to be single parents or to be married to someone in the military than their male counterparts. Long, and repeated, deployments are taking their toll.
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.................................................. two years ago, they said:
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U.S. Troops in Iraq: 72% Say End War in 2006
02/28/06 Zogby
* Le Moyne College/Zogby Poll shows just one in five troops want to heed Bush call to stay “as long as they are needed”
* While 58% say mission is clear, 42% say U.S. role is hazy
* Plurality believes Iraqi insurgents are mostly homegrown
* Almost 90% think war is retaliation for Saddam’s role in 9/11, most don’t blame Iraqi public for insurgent attacks
* Majority of troops oppose use of harsh prisoner interrogation
* Plurality of troops pleased with their armor and equipment
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