Posted on 11/09/2006 8:05:57 PM PST by cp124
they are worried.
20 posted on 11/09/2006 8:18:51 PM PST by SAMS
In my opinion, they have reason to worry. So do the Iraquis that support[ed] us.
Aaron and other brave soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan and other sordid places. The very best of American heroes wears the military uniform. You are our heroes and we salute you. We despise the liberal traitors and other feckless cowards in our nation. They put their mouths on the line whereas you all put your lives on the line for America. You are not abandoned, forgotten or unappreciated by your true patriotic brethren here in the USA. Coward liberals have their little glory in this life but yours is for all eternity. Brave on soldier...many here still love, respect and pray for all our excellent military.
My son called me from Iraq on Wed night dismayed....I hope those of you who sat on your hands, voted Dem or Libertarin are happy with yourselves today and in the next two years...you have all collectively spit on our troops.
May God be with all our servicemen & women.
Not all of us have or will forget what you have done.
"Conservatives" who did that are no better than Hanoi Jane Fonda.
From a post on a Dem site about our lone Rep who is a Dem from OK:
Boren, 'Blue Dogs' Consider Speaker Choice
In it, Boren and his coalition of 'Conservative House Democrats' called "Blue Dogs" plans to "discuss the House Leadership situation".
Boren says, "I'm not going to say that I'm going to vote for her", Boren said in an interview.
He said the conservative 'blue dog' coalition has 37 members and expects to add another 10..... and that thier conservative coalition may become the most powerful voting bloc of Democratic Votes.
In his first term, Boren has opposed his party more often than any other member of the House.
He said he hopes Pelosi's public comments about working with the GOP are sincere.
"Her leadership style has been one of working with the other side, and I hope she does", Boren said.
Other Dems have complained that it was the Republicans who were not willing ot reach out and that they preferred instead to muscle thier agenda through while they controlled the house.
I can tell you that most of people at the base I work at (Grissom ARB) were pretty much subdued. They knew we were stabbed in the back and now we have to listen to the likes of Pelosi, Kennedy, Biden, etc. God help us.
It looks like Oklahoma has become the moral center for the body politic in this country.
Please remember that we are still with you.
This is helpful to me :
http://www.beccycole.com/albums/videos/poster_girl.shtml
Forgive the voters, for they know not what they've done. Pelosi, Dean et al cynically tricked voters by fielding conservative appearing Rats, that they know they will make dance like marionettes once they come to DC.
Maybe you had to be there?
But we are hearing now that they are not going to cut and run, that it was just rhetoric to connect with a few loonies on the far left. Most Americans want us to stay to win, they just were voicing concern about the direction of the war, how it was being run...And their concern has been for these brave Americans fighting for us most of all. The irony to me is that my cousins voted for Dems because their 2 sons are over there in war zones...I wonder how they would feel if they read this letter, or had ever truly listened to them and known of their resolve?
We are totally behind you, brave troops. Please do not lose heart! And we WILL win this war, it seems more certain now that the Dems will work with Pres. Bush for a successful outcome as it is in their best interest, if nothing else.
fyi
I'm not sure this is for real because the last Bulgarian soldiers left in 2005..
Iraq Coalition Troops
Non-US Forces in Iraq - 23 August 2006
The size and capabilities of the Coalition forces involved in operations in Iraq has been a subject of much debate, confusion, and at times exageration. As of August 23, 2006, there were 23 non-U.S. military forces contributing armed forces to the Coalition in Iraq. These 22 countries were: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Georgia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.
However, in the August 16, 2006 Iraq Weekly Status Report (Slide 27) the State Department listed 27 foreign countries as contributing troops to the Coalition in Iraq. The additional four countries were Japan, Portugal, Singapore and the Ukraine.
In addition, that Weekly Status Report listed 34 countries (including the US) as maintaining personnel in Iraq (as part of the Coalition, UNAMI, or NATO). The State Department reported that Fiji was contributing troops though UNAMI and that Hungary, Iceland, Slovenia, and Turkey were assisting with the NATO training mission. However, it is unclear whether Hungary actually maintained any forces in Iraq as part of NATO or UNAMI since its government announced the complete withdrawal of troops in December 2004.
In testimony before the Senate Armed Services committee on August 3, 2006, Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld described the coalition in Iraq as composed of 34 allies (plus the US).
As of June 13, 2006, MNF-I reported that 27 countries (including the US) maintained responsibility over the six major areas of Iraq. Since that time, Japan has withdrawn all of its forces from Iraq.
For the purposes of this tally, only countries that contribute troops as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom are counted.
Countries which had troops in or supported operations in Iraq at one point but have pulled out since: Nicaragua (Feb. 2004); Spain (late-Apr. 2004); Dominican Republic (early-May 2004); Honduras (late-May 2004); Philippines (~Jul. 19, 2004); Thailand (late-Aug. 2004); New Zealand (late Sep. 2004); Tonga (mid-Dec. 2004) Portugal (mid-Feb. 2005); The Netherlands (Mar. 2005); Hungary (Mar. 2005); Singapore (Mar. 2005); Norway (Oct. 2005); Ukraine (Dec. 2005); Japan (July 17, 2006);
Countries planning to withdraw from Iraq: Poland has claimed that it will withdraw all soldiers by the end of 2006. Italy has said that it will withdraw all soldiers by December 2006.
Countries which have recently reduced or are planning to reduce their troop commitment: South Korea is planning to withdraw up to 1000 soldiers by the end of 2006. Poland withdrew 700 soldiers in Feb. 2005. Between May 2005 and May 2006, the United Kingdom reduced the size of its contingent by 1,300.
Countries supporting UNAMI: Fiji (150); Georgia (550)
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_orbat_coalition.htm
We, who honor you are still here. We will always be. The Libs, MSM, RHINOS, have played their hands as a nation of pussie-wimps. We know who they are. Keep the faith- in us, who still believe in you.
Semper Fi
At the federal level it is. At the statewide level Republicans got clobbered but we ran the worst candidates this time. We kept the House for only the 3rd time in history and tied the OK for the first time ever.
Our Congressional delegation is I think one of the best and conservative to the core including our lone Dem who is more conservative than some Republicans. The Dems are now complaining on a chat board that his Dad Senator David Boren now President Boren of OU gave us Clarence Thomas. I cannot quit laughing as they tell both Borens to go join the Repubicans.
This is over the top. It's one thing to say that the Americans who voted for Democrats are mistaken (they are). But cursing them as pussies shows a lack of respect for one's fellow countrymen. Anti-Americanism is never justified, regardless of where on the political spectrum the America-trasher stands.
Feeling guilty?
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