Posted on 03/24/2008 9:36:14 PM PDT by vaper69
After TMZ made a big stink over the military spending money on finding lost US military personnel, I figured I would ask all of you what you think.
That’s why I put up a poll on the top left sidebar of my blog for you to vote on. Just click the link, and vote.
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Leave no man behind!
If it were your father or husband what would you say?
I can think of many things that are a waste. Recovering hero’s is a responsibility to God and Country.
$52 million is what, $6.50 apeice, for all of us in America. No, that isn’t too much. Bring home all who can be brought home. We owe no less.
The uncertainly and anguish they went through for 20 years was beyond description. Always the uncertainty. Always wondering what had become or their son, brother, husband, uncle, etc.
I would venture a guess that the family would have thought it the duty of the country he gave his life for to attempt all efforts at recovering his remains. I for one would ask no less of this nation, at whatever the costs.
His remains now rest in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
That one story is enough to absolutely know it’s the right thing to do. It’s a debt of honor our country owes to those who fought, and their families.
$52 million is not much money in the overall Federal budget. We give billions and billions yearly in ‘foreign aid.’
Actually with a population of over 300 million it more like 17 cents for every individual in the nation.
Who or what is TMZ??
I consider it an obligation that must be fulfilled by this great nation, at all costs.
Those that fought and died for this country deserve nothing less. Their families should expect nothing less.
TMZ referred to WWII as “ancient history.” It certainly isn’t to any family member who still doesn’t know what happened to a loved one.
We owe an debt to those who gave their all. If we can bring them home, we should.
Or, how about this instead: nobody knows the exact dollar figure, but this is certainly less than 0.1%--yes, 1/1000th--of the amount of money the CIA will get next year for doing exactly ...nothing.
TMZ is an acronym for 30 mile zone, a term of art in the movie trade. TMZ.com is famous for bringing you pantyless crotch shots of the current blonde skank-of-the-week, and other gossip items without which our popular culture would collapse.
Useless celebrity gossip site. They complained after finding out that a former contestant on the reality show The Bachelor was a Navy diver who was helping to locate the remains of WWII flyers at a B-24 crash site in the Pacific.
If HilLIARy and B Hussein Obama will vote for this...I’ll pay their 34 cents for them!
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Good enough for me.
If we do not make every attempt to recover our own, we belong in the ash heap of history.
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