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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1776962/posts
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Great post,,,"bout sez it all,,,TANKS...

[Robert Lomax]

bump

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Yes sir, right on target. Duty, Honor, Country, Not Duty, Honor, career.

[jerry639]

Thanks for sharing this with us. The two things that stand out in my mind are:

"There is no 2nd place trophy..."

"And so far, all of our “games” have been “away games,”

Those are words of wisdom that everyone should take seriously.

[Christian4Bush]

HOORAH!

[musicman]

BTTT !!

[George W. Bush]

I often wonder who writes this stuff. It's unlikely that active duty soldiers express such opinions in public writing to people other than family or friends. Certainly, no one who intends to be a professional soldier would write something like this. I do find a few of the items in the list to be a bit odd. Some of it reminds me of the kind of stuff that gets forwarded around via email lists that turn out later to be fraudulent.

I don't doubt that much of what is in the "manifesto" does reflects the views of many combat troops and certainly is consistent with the same sentiments from soldiers in other wars from WW II to Korea to Vietnam. I guess I'm wondering if sometime soon, we'll see this listed over at snopes.com.

[lndrvr1972]

This post I sent to all of my friends and it is such the truth. The problem is not enough troops but PC BS that is hamstringing the military.

[Enduring Freedom]

kill them with extreme prejudice

i will support you ALL the way

this war has dragged on far too long

p.c. wars have never and will never succeed

and as unbelievable as it may sound, as soon as we put them down and start winning visibly, the media and america will support you too

[TigersEye]

bttt

[endthematrix]

I bet this was just an off the cuff list...

Many things that a civilian never knew to be concerned about.

[kalee]

bttt

[GiovannaNicoletta]

bookmark

[familyop]

The following bears repeating.

I am tired of the thousands of people in the rear who claim that they are working hard to support me when I see them with their mochas and their PX Bags walking down the street, in the middle of the day, nowhere near their workspaces.

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I am tired of hearing that the Battalion Tactical Operations Center got a new plasma screen monitor for daily briefings, but rifle scope rings for sniper rifles, extra magazines, and necessary field gear were disapproved by the unit supply system.

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I am tired of soldiers who are stationed in places like Kuwait and who are well away from any actual combat getting Hostile Fire/Imminent Danger Pay and the Combat Zone Tax Exclusion when they live on a base that has a McDonald’s, a Pizza Hut, a Subway, a Baskin Robbins, an internet café, 2 coffee shops and street lights.

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I am tired of hearing soldiers who are stationed in safe places talk about how hard their life is.

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Quite a few people have been saying that combat soldiers have e-mail, air conditioning, that there's "no rear" and like, because their daughter or orderly room friend said so.

[Edgerunner]

interesting...thanx

[trustandobey]

AMEN bump!

[bonehead4freedom]

Brilliant!

[Sword_Svalbardt]

I only read a few paragraphs, but I like this guy! I like his attitude: it's not about appearance, it's about abiliy. Go get some brother! Bring me home a piece buddy!

[stentorian conservative]

Hell yeah! Best thing I've read in recent memory.

[harpo11]

A1 OK!

Unleash the power and courage of our brave United States Armed Forces. May the enemy feel our wrath and fury.

Keep the little pampered soft ladies and dandified men in Congress out of it. They are not up to the task of physically and sometimes mentally protecting, defending our nation. All they care about is their own little territorial power and fiefdoms.