10,000 Troops Get Iraq Extension Into Next Year

AP ^

[Happy2BMe]

Gonna be some wet eyes on this one.

[joesnuffy]

I hope Rummy is at least giving these guys some financial bonuses...they sure deserve it.

imo

[Happy2BMe]

Good decision - ping.

(This will save lives actually. Troops on the ground now know far better the hidden perils lurking in the shadows than a 'greenhorn' just getting off the plane.)

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"They are the most experienced and best-qualified forces to sustain the momentum of post-Fallujah operations and to provide for additional security for the upcoming elections," a Pentagon statement said."

[SevenMinusOne]

Gonna be some wet eyes on this one.

Agree with you here - And God Bless everyone of these brave soldiers. Tough job, but they have to cowboy up and keep at it.

[Happy2BMe]

"Tough job, but they have to cowboy up and keep at it."

[polyester~monkey]

At least Rummy has the balls to do what he has to do.

[jdm]

initial invading force in March 2003.

"Invading force" ??? -- interesting choice of words by the never fair and balanced AP.

[StarCMC]

Ping

[PISANO]

And in WWII the troops were extended for the DURATION!!!

[Old Sarge]

Both of you good people made great comments!

[Blood of Tyrants]

It sucks, but being screwed when you are in the military is SOP. My friend ended up spending 15 months in Iraq before he came home in mid August.

[Happy2BMe]

"And in WWII the troops were extended for the DURATION!!!"__________________________

Unfortunately, our civilian population is unable to recognize the importance of this war and the wickedness of who we are fighting.

In WWII, everyone down to the local paperboy (remember those?) and corner barber (remember those?) were either waiting in line to go 'Over There' or had already been 'Over There' and had lived to tell about it.

It was common for wives and mothers to get telegraphs of their son's demise on the battlefield - only to have them show up knocking at the front screen door 2 or 3 years later.

I don't know what it would take to cause Americans to come to the same resolve and unity today as Americans had when they would all sing "When Johnny comes marching home again Hoorah - Hoorah, when Johnny comes marching home agiain - Hoorah - Hoorah . .

[Blood of Tyrants]

Unlike the reservists who disobeyed a direct order and refused to go out, most people relize that you bitch and moan and gripe, but you keep going.

[Happy2BMe]

"My friend ended up spending 15 months in Iraq before he came home in mid August."

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"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of early wars were treated and appreciated by our nation." - George Washington

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IT'S THE SOLDIER

It's the soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the
PRESS.

It's the soldier, not the poet,
Who has given us freedom of
SPEECH.

It's the soldier, not the campus
ORGANIZER,
Who has given us the freedom to
DEMONSTRATE

It's the soldier, not the lawyer,
Who has given us the right to a
FAIR TRIAL.
It's the soldier who salutes the flag,
Serves under the flag
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who gives the protester the right to burn the flag.

-Father D. E. O'Brien

 

We Must NEVER Forget!

Iraqi Coalition Casualty Report

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Because of Their Sacrifices, These People's Lives Will Never Be The Same.

[ApesForEvolution]

Heck, let's go Happy...

[ApesForEvolution]

Remember April when the Marines rotated back into Fallujia for the (2nd?) ID?

[Semper]

This has the potential to be a very serious degradation of our military. You can't keep screwing with the troops by extensions and unexpected family separation without a massive exodus from the ranks. I was quite unhappy with Clinton for over committing our military and Bush is now surpassing Clinton in that area.

We are getting into an extremely dangerous situation here. If this Iraq adventure is not concluded very soon, we are going to pay a tremendous price or rather, our children will have to pay that price.

Could it be that Iraq = Tar baby?

[Happy2BMe]

At the rate Islam is infesting our social core, we won't have far to go.

[ApesForEvolution]

Whatever, I'm ready...

[TheCrusader]

Some guys got their tour of duty extended by 2 - 4 months and we have to read a whiney diatribe and litany of politicized media bs. What ever happened to simple reporting and letting the listeners decide the rest?