Posted on 07/08/2012 1:28:25 PM PDT by huldah1776
I’ve sent Steve’s letter and the stats to everyone I could think of. They’ve been placed for all to see on FR.....
PLEASE contact as many people as you can: E-mail, ping people to email, contact your congressman, contact MSM.
Where is the out rage?
Have we surrendered so soon?
Thanks KL Maybe we should get the nations parents together. Many of experienced Vietnam. IMO things are worse now. OTOH maybe I was just to innocent and naive then.
Ok, thank you. I posted on my facebook page but will send to my email list tonight too. I am very appalled. This is really criminal to do this to our military.
Wounded under George Bush is 2,637 in 8 years. Wounded under Obama up to January 31st of this year is 11,529.
Barack Obama, the leftwing media's idea of an effective leader.
God bless our military. May Obama and his leftwing allies receive exactly what they deserve for the abuse they've heaped upon this nation.
More Than 14,000 U.S. Troops Were Wounded In Afghanistan Since 2008 | The Congressional Research Service released a report this week that found that to date, 2,030 Americans have died in Afghanistan and in the broader Operation Enduring Freedom since October, 2001. Nearly 2,700 soldiers were wounded in Afghanistan from 2001 through 2008, while a staggering 14,143 have been wounded since, a period of time that included a substantial troop surge:
there is a graph at the site:
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/07/13/516771/afghanistan-14000-wounded/?mobile=nc
It is because of the surge and winning the fight there, but it would have been less because of the ROE.
saw this today...
“More Than 14,000 U.S. Troops Were Wounded In Afghanistan Since 2008 | The Congressional Research Service released a report this week that found that to date, 2,030 Americans have died in Afghanistan and in the broader Operation Enduring Freedom since October, 2001. Nearly 2,700 soldiers were wounded in Afghanistan from 2001 through 2008, while a staggering 14,143 have been wounded since, a period of time that included a substantial troop surge:”
there is a graph at the site:
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/07/13/516771/afghanistan-14000-wounded/?mobile=nc
It is because of the surge and winning the fight there, but it would have been less because of the ROE.
I don’t understand what are these young men fighting for
in Iraq and Afganistan..(under obama)
They always told us it was for the terrorists al-Qaeda
(at least that was true under Bush)
But the same al-Qaeda were the rebels and freedom fighters in Egypt and Libya....
so bad in Iraq and ok in Libya...
so many wounded and killed since obama stole office
I think if I were fighting al-qaeda, I would have chosen to fight in Iraq, where the logistics and supply routes were available and the mobile guerrilla enemy would come to you, plus you take out saddam. Just read where Syria is moving chemical weapons and I think chemists will be able to provide information on their point of origin (at least they can on tv) and find that some are from Iraq.
AS for Afghanistan, we did go after ben laden, but who is more dangerous? al zawahiri who is still alive and in Pakistan (enemy of our ally India) and the brains behind ben laden, now number one of al qaeda. Just as Obama is not dangerous on his own as a community organizer, but those he organized as a group are termites with jaws the size of bucket loaders that are eating the foundation of liberty. I digress.
The hope for Afghanistan is the educated young. But the Taliban have closed many schools and we have to pull out...
bump
If you find any more related material, add to this thread. We’ll create a repository of material in honor of HH.
Will do...
I was just trying to watch “Black Hawk Down”, but couldn’t. I don’t know what I was thinking, however...One statement caught my attention...
“Now, I had requested light armor and AC-130 Spector [?] Gunships but Washington, in all its wisdom, decided against this. Too high profile, so black hawks and little birds will provide the air cover...”
Hair stood up on the back of my neck.
2012-July-22
Roadside bombs kill 5 NATO troops
Pave the roads...we’ve been driving there for 10 years?
Good job creation...
http://www.smh.com.au/world/new-road-paved-with-promises-and-projects-20090927-g7r5.html
Plus, fund new technology....
Military has to fight to purchase lauded IED buster (‘Awesome’ software platform left out of standard budget)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2907635/posts
2012-January-23:
News: World
Marine’s career threatened by controversial rules of engagement
http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/167369
“Waddell’s father, Mark Waddell, who served more than 25 years in the military and retired as a commander of a Navy SEAL team, said his son and other Americans fighting in Afghanistan are being victimized by these rules.”
2012-April-16:Re:
Battle Rattle:
Behind the cover: Marine lieutenant’s firing causes uproar over rules of engagement
Shifting guidelines prompt calls for ROE reform...
1st Lt Josh Waddell...
Second guesses on front-line decisions can jeopardize careers
By Andrew Tilghman - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Apr 23, 2012 12:57:34 EDT
The next time that sick country/society attacks us, f**king nuke them to hell. Sorry, I don't give one sh*t about their women and children. Kill them all like we did in Dresden and Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They learned their lesson, didn't they?
I care more about my countrymen and children than theirs. Sue me.
Just maybe the goat humping, women abusing, death culture of mohammed will wise up - or at least back off. Either kill them all or get out. I'm tired of this half-assed Viet Nam bullsh*t. Screw nation building - their sick society will never learn. They are a perverse society and everyone knows it.
Have you read “This Time We Win: Revisiting the TET Offensive” by Jim Robbins?
http://www.amazon.com/This-Time-Win-Revisiting-Offensive/dp/1594032297
Kindle version. :)
Let them build their own memorials.
Hey Lady! Just posted another blog entry by John Bernard and was going to ping a couple of people.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2923873/posts
We need to get a real backing for this ROE fiasco. Especially with the next administration being so quiet about his foreign policies.
Another Marine who is speaking out against our rules of engagement has a blog and just posted, so I shared it here at Free Republic if you are interested...
An American General “Excuses” the Murder of American Servicemen in Afghanistan as due to “Religious Stress”!
http://letthemfight.blogspot.com/
Aug 28, 2012
Freeper post:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2923873/posts?page=2
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