A soldier's view: The public isn't getting the whole story

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner ^ | Sunday, July 17, 2005 | SAMUEL FEVOS

[Diana in Wisconsin]

*APPLAUSE* These pieces always lift my spirits and make me even MORE proud of our current crop of military service members. Thanks for posting that! :)

[fanfan]

Bttt

[upchuck]

Thnak you Sgt. Fevos. Your story needs to be shouted from the housetops!!

[TADSLOS]

First hand experience from the two way range is hard to dispute.

[mark3681]

$2.42 a gallon? You must be buying 87 octane from midnight auto supply!

Really, thank you for this post. It's good to hear from our protectors now and then, to keep those of us back at home, that are safe and sound, within reality.

I have a friend that recently returned, another still over there. It ain't pretty, as they tell it, but they too feel that they are doing the right thing. And, they too agree with what you say.

The MSM's spin isn't working, IMO, with the majority of Americans. But because of their domination of the airwaves it's hard to see it that way sometimes.

Again, thank you for your service, your protection, your sacrifice, and your post.

[Darnright]

>$2.42 a gallon? You must be buying 87 octane from midnight auto supply! <

He's in Hawaii. The gasoline is higher (as is everything else) over there.

[kimosabe31]

Thanks for your service and for sharing your message with us Sgt Favos. God's Grace be with you and all our young people who so unselfishly serve in our armed forces.

"Second, the number of people that the Red Cross claims are innocent in the prisons over there are not."

Uh...I think by now it's painfully obvious there are people in key positions within both the American Red Cross and the International Red Cross who are trying to "sandbag" US anti-terror efforts. I believe it was the American Red Cross that collected charitable contributions after 911 and used part of the donations to provide legal representation to terror suspects.

[mlc9852]

Thank you.

[armymarinemom]

Good post. Not sugar coated by honest.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Good post!
Ms.B

[eskimo]

I know that that sounds harsh and cold, but I'm a realist and I believe that we, not as Americans, but as decent human beings need to be over there to help rebuild that country and allow others to have the same opportunities that we ourselves so often take for granted.

I'm old and my ideas are likely old fashioned but the war I remember was actually declared a war and we went to kill the enemy and break all their stuff so they could not make war anytime soon thereafter. I'm not certain I would volunteer to build them new condos in the hopes of impressing on the remaining enemy our political philosphy and moral concepts yet alone have that be the primary political objective.

[dakine]

Stop making sense....

[WhiteGuy]

If this war was all about oil like a lot of people claim, why am I still paying $2.42 for a gallon of gas?


The question could be asked a different way..........

[eskimo]

If this war was all about oil like a lot of people claim, why am I still paying $2.42 for a gallon of gas?

The question could be asked a different way..........

How about--"If one could blur the supply issue enough, would that provide sufficient cover for some price gouging?"

[Goodgirlinred]

What a fine young man! I wish that the media would report more of the things that he is saying. I believe that FOX is the only one really showing to positive aspects of our fight over there. However, FOX is not viewed by the majority of people.

I would like to see the Senators and Congressmen and women go over there and really stay and see for themselves what this young man has told us.

[Publius6961]

The problems with posts like this one is that it's preaching to the choir.

The people who really need to see it, won't.

[Tribune7]

The media puts out what sells, and while it may be the truth, it's only a partial truth.

The dino media do not put out what sells which is a reason why they are going to die in the tarpit.

The dino media do not put out the truth which is the main reason why they are going to die in the tarpit.

[Gunrunner2]

Today bought at $2.44 a gal from a Shell.

[JasonC]

Some of the things that he has told us about, being what exactly? The problem with this article is that it is way too thin. It says in effect, some of the detainees are guilty. Good, useful point. It says in effect, people over there were afraid every day. Good useful point - but are they still afraid every day, just of IEDs instead of the police? Needs to give a lot more facts. The intro stuff really doesn't manage to make an argument. You want to convince me the media are distorting things, I readily believe it in the abstract. But you have to tell me something new I didn't know based on the media reports alone, and in this article that new stuff is thin at best.