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RUMSFELD SET UP; REPORTER PLANTED QUESTIONS WITH SOLDIER (DRUDGE SIREN)
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Posted on 12/09/2004 9:22:17 AM PST by Nascardude

Edited on 12/09/2004 10:05:10 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

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To: Americanwolf

I agree, thanks for the thoughtful posts.


701 posted on 12/09/2004 1:56:01 PM PST by notigar
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To: notigar

No prob.


702 posted on 12/09/2004 1:56:24 PM PST by Americanwolf (Democratic Underground... Digital Crack for the the loony left.....Hey troll! Put the pipe down!)
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To: Americanwolf
From what I read of that it was cheering the fact that the Humvees were on the way to the battlefield..not the fact that the soldier ask that question...

Americanwolf I saw the clip more than once last night and there were some who cheered for the soldier asking the question.

U.S. Troops Question Rumsfeld on Iraq

(AP Video)

703 posted on 12/09/2004 1:56:43 PM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: Armando Guerra
Thanks for posting the full transcript. After reading the question and the response, I have no problem with either. I thought the question was appropriate (whether pushed by a reporter or not) as was Mr. Rumsfield's response. The problem I see is in the presentation by the national press. The spin is "abandoned, disheartened soldiers" and "cavalier Rumsfield". The full response in context shows neither.

You nailed it!

704 posted on 12/09/2004 1:56:46 PM PST by afnamvet (1st SOS Free Republic Pajama Patrol Wing)
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To: wolf24

And you would have the media only report good news, so much that the public can remain blind to the horrible truths of war.


705 posted on 12/09/2004 1:57:28 PM PST by ntryerson
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To: ntryerson

So trying to 'prove' their bloviations of 'quagmire' and 'another Vietnam' is relaying the truth?


706 posted on 12/09/2004 1:58:47 PM PST by Darksheare (Hey! This troll tastes like Arugala! I HATE arugala!)
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To: Cheetah1

You can ignore the facts if you prefer but those of us who really care and seek accurate information know that this "problem" is being addressed as rapidly as possible. And that EVEN WHEN FULLY ADDRESSED there will still be deaths from these devices.

But don't let reality interrupt your love affair with the schemes of the RATmedia.


707 posted on 12/09/2004 1:58:56 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (Public Enemy #1, the RATmedia.)
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To: Darksheare

Obviously "ntyerson" works for the LMSM, and only he/she knows the "truth".

That the evil, sinister, no-nothing, uncaring, Rumsfeld and Bush have been letting soldiers die for...............(insert conspiracy).

And their secret is now out, (even tho we have been reading about this since before the war)

Don't forget that NO ONE knew anything before the town hall meeting, as with the prison "tortures".

The sainted MSM broke the scandal.


708 posted on 12/09/2004 1:59:33 PM PST by roses of sharon
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To: Americanwolf

Thanks for your naval service.

I'm sure that you other petty officers, chiefs and officers worked around shortages on every cruise and got the job done somehow.

That was done in WWII, the Korean War and the rest of the Cold War, Desert Storm, the First part of this Iraqi war and now this part.

A friend of mine was qualified as a Marine Sniper with the old WWI guns that the Marines had. He called his Dad, another marine to buy him a Remington bolt action w/a Leopold Scope and ammo. His Dad bought the gear and drove to San Diego to give it to him before he went to Nam for the first of 3 tours. This was not the first time something like this happened nor was it the last.


709 posted on 12/09/2004 2:01:02 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Writers of hate GW/Christians/ Republicans Articles = GIM=GAY INFECTED MEDIOTS!)
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To: bonny011765
Uh-uh. Don't let them get you off track. There are hundreds of 'issues.' The point is that a reporter set up soldier so that a story slanted just his way would be created.

Wrong.

As some of us discerned yesterday, the question was made the story and nobody in the media (and people like you, evidently) gave a damn about the answer.

The fact that a reporter urged a soldier to ask the question and the MSM swarmed in afterwards to start the spin only buttresses our (we observant and perceptive types) point.

711 posted on 12/09/2004 2:02:03 PM PST by cyncooper
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To: Quinton

Not all. That was a cheap shot, and you know it.


712 posted on 12/09/2004 2:02:27 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Writers of hate GW/Christians/ Republicans Articles = GIM=GAY INFECTED MEDIOTS!)
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To: TexKat

I understand that from what i am reading here... Granted reading from transcript is not that best for source... I was just trying to get clarification regarding this...Once again my suspicion is that they were cheering the fact that the question was asked in regards to when the would be getting goods like armor comming in.. that would not suprise me, once again I don't think the soldiers were cheering it for the fact that it would look rummy look bad, but the fact that someone asked where the "Steel" was.
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714 posted on 12/09/2004 2:02:48 PM PST by Americanwolf (Democratic Underground... Digital Crack for the the loony left.....Hey troll! Put the pipe down!)
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To: ntryerson
If you think relaying the truth about war and reporting the death and injuries suffered is somehow "gleeful", then there's something wrong.

Some in the media wouldn't know how to report on the truth if their life depended on it ...

The love to just look for all the bad news

715 posted on 12/09/2004 2:02:54 PM PST by Mo1 (Should be called Oil for Fraud and not Oil for Food)
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To: Mo1

BUMP FOR LATER


716 posted on 12/09/2004 2:04:25 PM PST by hattend (Christ is the reason for the season)
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To: Grampa Dave
You call me a veteran hating troll and I pull you up on it yet Im the one taking a cheap shot? You must be high.
717 posted on 12/09/2004 2:04:50 PM PST by Quinton
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To: roses of sharon

LOL!
Probably.

We've had media lurkers and posters before.


718 posted on 12/09/2004 2:06:21 PM PST by Darksheare (Hey! This troll tastes like Arugala! I HATE arugala!)
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To: jpsb

You don't get it. NOTHING was brought to Rummy's attention. This has been worked on for a yr and has been largely solved. 75% of the vehicles are ARMOURED. And after 100% are there will still be deaths because of the IEDs.

This was a total set up and it is obvious the intention of the RATmedia which set it up. Using a clueless soldier to carry out its agenda is also typical.


719 posted on 12/09/2004 2:07:51 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (Public Enemy #1, the RATmedia.)
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To: Americanwolf
I don't think the soldiers were cheering it for the fact that it would look rummy look bad

No I definitely do not think that they were cheering to make rummy look bad. IMHO they were cheering because someone asked the question that was of interest to some of them.

Did you click on the video link?

720 posted on 12/09/2004 2:08:07 PM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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