Posted on 09/29/2009 8:44:11 AM PDT by Patriot1259
Once again, Barack Obama proves he is not fit to serve as commander-in-chief to our armed forces. In a continuing despicable act, Obama is refusing to honor WWII veterans who fought for our nation in its darkest hours.
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Japan actually held the island of Attu for quite a time until they were driven off.
Veterans?? Bah! No soup for you!
Did he send 26 “Blue Pills”?
No, it doesn't surprise me that Obama is contemptuous of any American history that doesn't suit him politically.
Welll that is the problem isn't it? Besides, they probably aren't black.
Why didn't Pres. Bush square this stuff away when he had his chance?
But of course it is vitally important that we have an airport in Johnstown, Pa. for the 3 daily flights to Washington, right congressman Murtha!
I could never understand this - weren’t the Filipinos defending their own country?
Of course. The elderly are a bad demographic group for Obama - they didn’t vote for him.
Therefore, they must be demonized and have resources transferred to his groups — union members, particularly the SEIU, people who pay no taxes (especially single moms), eco-terrorists, and other fringe groups.
Its why Obama wants to transfer $400 billion from Medicare to his new plan, to insure his voters including the illegal aliens.
Its the same reason the bulk of the $787 billion “stimulus” was directed to states — because that bails out the states’ unionized labor force and funnels money to welfare.
With Hussein, its a simple case of “follow the money.” He is simply paying off his voters.
They were US citizens.
Weird legal issue though, 'cause the status was revoked with Philippine independence in 46.
However I read today that a Rep senator from Utah had placed a $5M earmark in the Military Spending bill to fund the preparation and issuance of “scrapbooks” to National Guard members that serve on active duty??
I’m sure most of them still live in Alaska.
As such, it looks like the Zero Administration is killing
two birds with one stone-—slamming their enemy, Sarah Palin (this cut off was done IMMEDIATELY after Zero took office), and also putting into play their anti-military, anti-AMerican agenda by in effect, starving total strangers.
THIS should be publicized on its own.
PLEASE-—no beseeching requests for this a**hole to “do the right thing”—that only feeds his sense that he’s the King and we’re the loyal subjects. They show who they really are, with virtually EVERY thing they do, and every decision and choice they make. We should take them at their word: having a very good sense of who Obama is and who everyone he surrounds himself with is, I KNOW they won’t change, and I don’t want them to change, and make “better decisions”. I want them to continue on this course and sooner rather than later reach a tipping point where NO ONE CAN STAND THEM.
When the Japanese occupied the islands of Attu and Kiska in the Aleutians in Alaska in June 1942, the Allies had to remove them before they could attack the Kuriles. The Aleutians would be the only land battles in North America during World War II. The cold weather and remote location would make resupply of the Japanese garrison difficult, while the Americans would send thousands of highly trained soldiers to attack the outpost that conceivably could threaten Canada and the Western coast of the United States.
When the Dutch Harbor installations were attacked on June 3, 1942, the Americans were not fully prepared for an invasion. But occupying Attu and Kiska was a feint for the Midway operation, with little value other then the tactical goal of drawing the US Pacific Fleet into a major surface engagement. Reading the Japanese codes, the US Navy ignored the landings on Attu and Kiska and went to the defense of Midway, sinking most of the First Air Fleet.
The Americans left the Japanese garrisons in the Aleutians alone until a sufficient fleet with effective land units could be assembled. In January 1943, an attempt to reinforce the Japanese garrisons was repulsed with heavy losses in the Battle of the Komandorski Islands. In March 1943, the US Army 7th Division landed on Attu, and killed all but 30 of Attu's 4700 defenders. The end came in the form of a disorganized, drunken charge, called “Banzai”by the Americans, who heard the word screamed by the advancing Japanese.
In May 1943, the crack 10th Mountain Division and a Canadian force landed on Kiska, and after some sporadic fighting, the Americans found the island deserted. The Japanese had abandoned the island, except for a covering force that committed suicide.
From June 1943 until the end of the war, aircraft from the Aleutians attacked the Kurile Islands, Japan's northernmost possessions. The Aleutians saw cold-weather fighting that was bitter and protracted, and largely ignored by the American public.
I'm being nitpicky, but this really isn't true. In fact, the US came THIS close to losing this particular battle. As it was, this minor engagement between heavy cruisers was fought to a draw, tactically.
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