Mr. Donald Rumsfield and the Condolence Letters.

[AirBorn]

Hello FreeRepublic Posters,

I want to ask a question that I am sure at least a few of you will have the REAL information on , but I have not seen it posted here.

It concerns this issue about the families of those who lost thier loved ones while Bravely serving in the Armed Service and defending Our Country receiving letters of condolence form our Governement officials.

It is still a sensitive topic in our house due to the lose of my sister's ex-husband, ( my ex-brother-in-law and a good friend ) ,who lost his life a litle over 2 months ago in Iraq due to a road side bomb.

Now, WHY shoud the liberals even care about anything the military does is beyond me , considering all their HATE of anything Military. I think this beacuse of :their lack of support in gerneral, their lack of monetary support, support for the troops, and their hatred of the Republican Administartion anyhow.

According to my sister--the following was a close senario of what happened concerning her receiving news of David's death.

Two very smart, decorated, and somber Marine Soldiers that were associated with the Unit's charge in her area had came to her door personally to relay the news to her. And she also received some personnal letter then.

She had then received a personnaly phone call from one the Top Miltary Brass who personally knew of David's sacrifice and what more or less had happened and give his thanks and the thanks of the Nation for his sacrifice.

Then even after this, she received what she said was a very nice letter personnally to her, along with a list of organizations for her to look into, a contact name of people top call for help in affairs concerning funeral and family help.

She had then received more letters and 2 calls from different soldiers who knew David personally too.

But it wasn't until she had physically talked to someone as a direct representaive from the Marines of what had occurred, that she received any letters. And while i wait for her to get back to me, I think she did receive a letter form the White House too.

Has anyone else unfortunately had to so thru this stituation too with a family memeber??

WHY hasn't the press discussed this? or rather, why has the press try to present this like the Military and this Administration in gerneral would handle something this delicate like they themselves would??--with no respect.

I remember a story that Clinton could NOT even SEND a representative to a Memorial that Openned for the Soldiers lost while in the Somalia Black Hawk Down situation--because he was , on the same day, attending a memorial for UNITED NATIONS peacekeepers ! That always struck me as he way that democrats handle their praise --all for other countries and apologizing for the United States all the time.

I would be interested if anyone else locate in New York would also like to talk to my sister to to have someone to talk to if they want. She is with a group now.

David was a " legal allien " --that postponed marrying my sister because he wanted to be a United States Citizen first, not just get married to by-pass everything legal.

He didin't even have to go to Iraq--but volunteered because he knew 5 mid-eastern languages and the area and customs too--and was very important concerning intelligence in some areas in Iraq.

Even though they were divorced 3 years ago--David was still apart of our faily and came to every function our family held. My mother is heart broken as so am I and my younger brother.

I still want an answer as to why the liberals now care so much about how our Troops are honored for their scarifices, when before people like Ted Kennedy were only looking forward with almost glee that we would need, " thousands and thousands of body-bags for our troops " if we were to go into Iraq?

Chris

[MeekOneGOP]

Excellent! Thanks. I just pung it, WITH the last 2 paragraphs in the excerpt.

George Patton Speech

I want you to remember that no bas*ard ever won the war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor, dumb bas*ard die for his country. Men, all this stuff you’ve heard about America not wanting to fight – wanting to stay out of the war - is a lot of horse dung! Americans traditionally love to fight! All REAL Americans love the sting of battle …..

And HERE is the full statement (both the MOVIE version and Patton's actual speech are here).

[Coop]

I served under Clinton.

You and Monica have something in common. [ba dum bum!]

"Thank you! I'll be in town all week..."

[Darksheare]

*groan*
As yer punishement, you should be linked to the Undead Thread..
*chuckle*

[Coop]

"Take my wife...

Please! Take her..."

[Darksheare]

I got mine to worry about.

[Coop]

Yeah, I'll never get those polygamists. It's hard enough to keep ONE woman happy! What are they thinking?!?

[Darksheare]

I know.
Being griped to death in stereo doesn't sound like fun to me.
*chuckle*

[PhilDragoo]

[Valin]

WHY hasn't the press discussed this? or rather, why has the press try to present this like the Military and this Administration in gerneral would handle something this delicate like they themselves would??--with no respect.

One reason is most reporter have no knowledge of the military, they've never served, the don't have any friends or family that have. So they have no understanding of the military.

[Valin]

Q Thank you, Mr. President. Several Republican lawmakers recently have criticized Secretary Rumsfeld. What does he need to do to rebuild their trust?

THE PRESIDENT: Well, first of all, when I asked the Secretary to stay on as Secretary of Defense, I was very pleased when he said "yes." And I asked him to stay on because I understand the nature of the job of the Secretary of Defense, and I believe he's doing a really fine job.

The Secretary of Defense is a complex job. It's complex in times of peace, and it's complex even more so in times of war. And the Secretary has managed this Department during two major battles in the war on terror -- Afghanistan and Iraq. And at the same time, he's working to transform our military so it functions better, it's lighter, it's ready to strike on a moment's notice. In other words, that the force structure meets the demands we face in the 21st century.

Not only is he working to transform the nature of the forces, we're working to transform where our forces are based. As you know, we have recently worked with the South Korean government, for example, to replace manpower with equipment, to keep the Peninsula secure and the Far East secure, but at the same time, recognizing we have a different series of threats. And he's done a fine job, and I look forward to continuing to work with him.

And I know the Secretary understands the Hill. He's been around in Washington a long period of time and he will continue to reach out to members of the Hill, explaining the decisions he's made. And I believe that in a new term, members of the Senate and the House will recognize what a good job he's doing.

Thank you. (Laughter.) You talked about the big picture elements of the Secretary's job, but did you find it offensive that he didn't take the time to personally sign condolence letters to the families of troops killed in Iraq? And, if so, why is that an offense that you're willing to overlook?

THE PRESIDENT: Listen, I know how -- I know Secretary Rumsfeld's heart. I know how much he cares for the troops. He and his wife go out to Walter Reed in Bethesda all the time to provide comfort and solace. I have seen the anguish in his -- or heard the anguish in his voice and seen his eyes when we talk about the danger in Iraq, and the fact that youngsters are over there in harm's way. And he is -- he's a good, decent man. He's a caring fellow. Sometimes perhaps is demeanor is rough and gruff, but beneath that rough and gruff, no-nonsense demeanor is a good human being who cares deeply about the military, and deeply about the grief that war causes.

Stumbled? Where?

[Valin]

You forgot Norm Coleman

[Squantos]

Wheres all the rummyphobes ??? This can't be true......:o)

BTW we lost a F22 this afternoon so Rummy will be blamed for that too.......

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/news/122004_nw_nellis_crash.html

I hope he doesn't give in to these SOB Presstutes and their nut huggin trolls .

Stay safe !

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

You got to see what Doctor Raoul has just posted:

Armor installed within 24 hours of soldiers' complaint (97.6% Complete When Reporter "Faked" News)

MAJOR DEAL!!!

The DemonicRats have stepped in it again....

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

See my post above with link!

[PhilDragoo]

Roger. Per Rush today, was 90% when puppet parroted presstitute's query; 100% within 24 hours.

Old Media: Over 4 Billion Nothingburgers Sold. Going Out of Business Sale.

[Valin]

I seem to recall Hugh Wewitt earlier this year talkng about the LA Times laying off 300(?) people.

[Squantos]

We need to find a wav. link for cricket noises as that's all the noise rummyphobes will make till they make up something else to try and hang on him.

STya safe and Thanks for the ping Ernest !

[Elvis van Foster]

GWB went on and on about Rumsfeld being a good guy. Large deal. That will be buried, just like Rumsfleld's detailed answer about armor.

What Bush should have done is used the questions as an opportunity to berate the press for selective editing re: armor. He could have lectured the assembled press in a way a father lectures a prodigal son. Make those bas----s squirm for a change. The public would have been informed about Rumsfeld's WHOLE answer, and at the same time rooted for someone who bashed the press. That always works.

Nice guys like Bush have to go out of character when the press least expects it and coldcock them.

[Darksheare]

Seen, read, and bumped.

[AirBorn]

Thank you all for all your nice thoughts about my brother-in-law. That was really nice.

I think that everyone said basically the same thing too--about how it is 99% political and backed by the media.

But still the truth has to get out there. I mean, Fox and radio is good, but the mass public not constantly up on the real news--will only remember what was said ( and lied about ) first! I think the dems rely on that!.

What to do about it? I agree that we should write letters to the Newspapers and stations giving our support to Mr. Rumsfield. It's the only way to get back at them.

Merry Christams and Happy New Year to you all.

Funny thing ; David didn't even have to go to Iraq. And I think of all those like Clinton who worked harder getting out of service than supporting out troops when president-and those who went to defend their country who didn't have to and ended up sacrificing their lives--and I get mad as hell. And Clinton still never went to that memorial for those soldiers who lost their lives in Somalia.