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To: RedRover; jazusamo; Girlene; 4woodenboats; Grimmy; xzins; smoothsailing; lilycicero; bigheadfred; ..

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Get ready to be sick.
This asswipe McChrystal has to go.


103 posted on 09/08/2009 11:20:18 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Lancey Howard; Saije

“Military leery of Afghanistan escalation with no clear goals”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2335026/posts


104 posted on 09/08/2009 11:40:29 PM PDT by 444Flyer (May God Bless and protect our boots on the ground!)
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To: Lancey Howard

.........Mr. Gibbs I have a two part question.....4 U.S. Marines died when they were denied the support they requested. Is this type of report what we can expect more often under the Obama Administration and what other restrictions can we expect to be put on our soldiers?...


122 posted on 09/09/2009 5:30:37 AM PDT by LeonardFMason
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To: Lancey Howard

.........Mr. Gibbs I have a two part question.....4 U.S. Marines died when they were denied the support they requested. Is this type of report what we can expect more often under the Obama Administration and what other restrictions can we expect to be put on our soldiers?...


124 posted on 09/09/2009 5:35:54 AM PDT by LeonardFMason
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To: Lancey Howard
......."The first shot cracked out at 5:30 a.m.,"............

............"At 5:50 a.m., Army Capt. Will Swenson, of Seattle, WA,....... began calling for air support or artillery fire from a unit of the Army's 10th Mountain Division. The responses came back: No helicopters were available.".............

................"At 6:05 a.m., as our position was becoming increasingly tenuous"..........

............."Fifty minutes later, as a curtain of white phosphorus smoke roiled across the valley, "..............

................"It was now 7:10 a.m., and with the helicopters prowling overhead and firing into the hillsides, the incoming gunfire slackened enough for us to move again."............

.........."we waited more than an hour for U.S. helicopters to arrive, despite earlier assurances that air cover would be five minutes away. "..................

Inexcusable, Lancey.
126 posted on 09/09/2009 6:28:02 AM PDT by Girlene
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To: Lancey Howard; Saije
This asswipe McChrystal has to go.

It can't happen too soon and if Gen Petraeus doesn't make it happen he should go also. It's criminal that fire support was not given these men, it was available but denied.

142 posted on 09/09/2009 8:32:52 AM PDT by jazusamo (But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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To: Lancey Howard

I am SICK!!!! Truly SICK!!


159 posted on 09/09/2009 8:55:50 PM PDT by Semper Fi Mom (Mother of a Marine and proud of it! (www.WeSupport Frank.com))
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To: Lancey Howard

Their civilians lock and load, ours can only mourn after the fact.

Cindie


184 posted on 09/10/2009 9:08:53 AM PDT by gardencatz (Thank you America, for exercising your free speech rights my Marine is fighting to defend!)
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