Up to 12 Marines Reported Killed in Ramadi (CNN)

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[victoryatallcosts]

It sounds like there's quite the fight going on. Let's crush the bastards/

[Brad’s Gramma]

OK...well, I'm glad he's on that prayer chain.

How old is he? How old is his baby? And...you have mail.

[Bonny Dick]

"He said that major combat was over. Do you think it's over?"

Of course major combat OPERATIONS were over when he said they were over. The Iraqi army was whipped. What is going on now is not major combat OPERATIONS, it is fighting against a few hundred lightly armed terrorists and militias.

You need to change your name to GraniteStateWuss.

[Owen]

Where, one wonders, is the funding coming from for these people to be out "demonstrating" instead of at jobs?

[olde north church]

Maybe the American "Glass Jaw" is more apparent to our enemies (and probably Allies) than it is to us.

[No Blue States]

"Again, all those armchair supporters of this war, go out and talk to a family who suffer the losses, they are not that difficult to find."

I high percentage of us have family members in this war, or soon will. That wasnt very well thought out was it?

Its really not a family decision anyway, A soldier is an individual adult who can do whatever they so chose.

To those past and present who chose to defend this country (that my daughters will be living in) I salute you.

You have my support hell or high water and its permanent.

[Bonny Dick]

"And tell me with a straight face that the banner wasn't put there-- as background for all pictures-- without a purpose. The White House had a vendor produce the banner. They knew exactly what it said. They knew the nonverbal communication being made by it. It was Deaver-esque. He knew that people see pictures on TV, and don't hear the words. Rove knows that, too. He'd be a bad strategist if he didn't. They wanted to send a subliminal message like all strategists do when they can. Did the banner have the words "crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln" on it? I don't think it did-- by design. Don't be naive."

Written like a true democrat.

It was great that the aircraft carrier was able to come back after helping us win a great victory in Iraq. The war in Iraq could have gone as badly as the liberals predicted and thousands of Americans could have lost their life in major combat OPERATIONS, but, thank GOD, that did not happen.

During his speech, President Bush said that there would be difficulty and fighting ahead. He never promised you a rose garden, so stop you turncoat complaining now.

[section9]

Amen, Slip.

Prayers out for you nephew, and may he deliver Hell on Earth to our enemies.

Buy him a tall cold one from all of us when he "comes safe home".

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[Bonny Dick]

"This is major combat. The people we "defeated" in Saddam's army just had a tactical retreat. They are still armed, they still hate us, they still want to kill us. They just aren't wearing uniforms."

No it is not major combat. Not only do they not have uniforms, they also do not have artillery or armor. This is just small scale skirmishing.

I hope this helps.

[Joe Hadenuf]

He said that major combat was over. Do you think it's over?

I thought this was about terrorist, Al Quida, and Weapons of mass destruction?

Now we are in the streets, going from town to town fighting Iraqi street gangs? It seems the goal here is becoming out of focus, blurred.

They are talking about this right now on the west coast blow torch station KFI. Many of the callers are asking the same damn thing.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Right, Chris.

[Slip18]

Oh, I'll buy him a cold one for all of us.

Thanks, Chris.

[Bonny Dick]

"We need the solution."

We are in the process of implementing the solution. We are killing the bad guys.

[glock rocks]

Prayers lifted, Slip18.

[Bonny Dick]

gardCanada
Since April 6, 2004


Artist and CANADIAN soldier. That explains plenty.

[Lady Heron]

This account has been banned or suspended.

Good! My thoughts are not needed.

[Bonny Dick]

No, gardCanada in post 155 also supports him, but as his name indicates, gardCanada is a soldier from Canada. Also an artist.

[Lady Heron]

The crew had that made not the president, at least that is how it was reported at the time.

[1234]

ARE WE STILL TIMID in our response to 'human shields'?

[Lady Heron]

Western Society ( our gov'ts ) have gotten us into something that we cannot control... You wilsee that many more on both sides will be maimed, wounded or dead before the end. What is the end? The end of civilization? We need the solution.

The solution is to either fight or like that cartoon recently portrayed, bend over and paint a burka on you butt. Thankyou but as a woman I will fight islam offers only enslavement for me and what ever granddaughters I might have. Better dead than that.