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US troops question presence in Iraq
Guardian Unlimited ^
| 10-17-03
| Suzanne Goldenberg
Posted on 10/17/2003 10:53:32 AM PDT by PatrioticCowboy
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To: PatrioticCowboy
As any regular reader of the Stars and Stripes can attest, that rag has always been a megaphone for the the sadsacks and yardbirds.
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To: been_lurking
Are you for real?
To: PatrioticCowboy
As most would know when you have a self-selected response devise you are going to get skewed results. Let's see the troops that do not feel this way are not motivated to respond. So it's inlikely that this is anywhere close to an accurate or representative poll.
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posted on
10/17/2003 11:03:03 AM PDT
by
marlon
To: PatrioticCowboy
To: PatrioticCowboy
Instead, 49% of those who answered the newspaper's questionnaire rated the morale of their unit as low or very low, 49% said it was unlikely they would re-enlist, and 31% said they thought the war had not been worthwhile. In other words, 1/2 of those who answered the questionnaire (what was the response rate, I wonder?) said their morale was high or very high, 51% said it was likely they would re-enlist (what's the normal re-enlistment rate during peacetime?) and a WHOPPING 69%, over 2/3, in other words, a SUPER-MAJORITY, thought that the war has been worthwhile.
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posted on
10/17/2003 11:05:15 AM PDT
by
wimpycat
(Down with Kooks and Kookery!)
To: PatrioticCowboy
Are you for real?Well, I'm for real, and he's right: S&S is a lot more oriented towards the shitbirds than most civilians realize. Too bad so many people think it is the DoD's baby.
'Cause it ain't.
BTW, posting another version of this does make me wonder if the others have you pegged.
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posted on
10/17/2003 11:05:18 AM PDT
by
niteowl77
(If you haven't prayed for our troops, please start; if you stopped, then do some catching up.)
To: PatrioticCowboy
By the way, this was already posted and discussed a couple of times yesterday.
To: Prodigal Son
Are you cyber-stalking me?
To: PatrioticCowboy
I can understand some of the gripes from the Reserves and the Guard units, (mainly for the hardships at home caused by the call up) but it is war, and one is expected to carry out their duties. (Note, many of the units called up were units that are no longer fully manned in the Army i.e. Civil Affairs Units.) Lucky for them it isn't for "the duration" as it was for those in WWII. When we volunteer we don't volunteer to serve for a specified period in any particular theater. We just can't say: "Its getting rough and fustrating I think I'd like to go home now". Hopefully help is on the way, and I would still like to see those Japanese troops take over the prisons!
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posted on
10/17/2003 11:06:26 AM PDT
by
Bringbackthedraft
(Hillary where are you today? What have you personally accomplished for NY?)
To: PatrioticCowboy
This just doesn't pass the smell test.
To: Prodigal Son; All
Why are you so obsessed with me?
You got a gay crush on me?
To: dighton
Dude's going strong today.
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