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Rumsfeld, Myers Praise Progress in War on Terror [Press lies hurt troops more than missions!]
DoD - American Forces Press Service ^
| Aug. 5, 2003
| Jim Garamone
Posted on 08/06/2003 1:22:56 PM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl
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The troops knew Saddam's history. They knew he used chems to murder thousands during wartime. They knew he tortured POWS in unspeakable ways. They knew they were facing some of the nastiest dregs in history - the Ba'athist Socialist loyalists. They travel for days in uncomfortable vehicles in sandstorms and always watchful of enemy fire. They patrol in 120 degree temps in neighorhoods so dangerous the police didn't bother before our guys came in. They lose friends to enemy fire and unexploded ordnance which fills the country. They suffer thirst and fear and discomfort far from loved ones. They volunteer.
Most difficult for our brave warriors: "getting the word out about the successes we're achieving every day."
Take the worst case scenario - a story written by BBC or CNN - troops miserable, angry, insert whatever the press has been able to seduce out of lonely troops far from home. What's even harder on the troops?
..."getting the word out about the successes we're achieving every day."
The deceitful press.
We need to contact our elected representatives, local and national news outlets and our neighbors on behalf of the troops. Find and share the reports from the military sources and letters from the troops. We can not count on our press.
If you didn't hear, our troops are doing an outstanding job in Iraq. Have been from day one.
The press is, putting it simply, lying. They do not want us to win in Iraq. They are selling out our troops for the sake of partisan politics. Selling out our country for the sake of personal power.
Never forget.
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Wanted to bump for TRUTH and against the Liberal Media!
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posted on
08/06/2003 1:26:07 PM PDT
by
PhiKapMom
(Bush Cheney '04 - VICTORY IN '04 -- $4 for '04 - www.GeorgeWBush.com/donate/)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Raed the posts over at DU lamenting the fact that no US soldiers have been killed in combat the last 5 days.
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posted on
08/06/2003 1:27:40 PM PDT
by
Guillermo
(Proud Infidel)
To: PhiKapMom
Two thumps up for our fighting forces deployed in this war on terror!
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posted on
08/06/2003 1:28:51 PM PDT
by
Coop
(God bless our troops!)
To: Guillermo
I hope you're joking. Please tell me you're joking.
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posted on
08/06/2003 1:29:27 PM PDT
by
wideawake
(God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
To: wideawake
They may not be as overt as one might think, but yes, the general sentiment is there.
More US deaths = bad for Bush.
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posted on
08/06/2003 1:34:07 PM PDT
by
Guillermo
(Proud Infidel)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
World's Finest Military by far.
God save them. The media won't.
Thank you for posting this and your homepage.
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posted on
08/06/2003 1:35:13 PM PDT
by
Only1choice____Freedom
(If everything you experienced, believed, lived was a lie, would you want to know the truth?)
To: Guillermo
That is disgusting! These people are the lowest form of creatures on earth IMO!
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posted on
08/06/2003 1:36:46 PM PDT
by
PhiKapMom
(Bush Cheney '04 - VICTORY IN '04 -- $4 for '04 - www.GeorgeWBush.com/donate/)
To: Coop
These soldiers overseas go through so much and they should not be treated like they have been by the liberal DemocRATs and their medial lapdogs in trying to paint a negative picture about Iraq and our military!
The lack of positive articles is a media disservice as if the media really cares -- their agenda to put a RAT back in the WH is painfully obvious!
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posted on
08/06/2003 1:39:43 PM PDT
by
PhiKapMom
(Bush Cheney '04 - VICTORY IN '04 -- $4 for '04 - www.GeorgeWBush.com/donate/)
To: PhiKapMom
The media is truly a disgrace. I am finally reading Bill Sammon's book "Fighting Back," and his coverage of the press' performance during the Afghan war is really eye opening. I don't know how some of these terrorist-enabling scumbags can even look in the mirror.
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posted on
08/06/2003 1:42:28 PM PDT
by
Coop
(God bless our troops!)
To: Coop
I am with you -- how can they look themselves in the mirror knowing what they write. Only answer is that they truly are anti-American and pro-Clinton DemocRAT!
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posted on
08/06/2003 1:49:23 PM PDT
by
PhiKapMom
(Bush Cheney '04 - VICTORY IN '04 -- $4 for '04 - www.GeorgeWBush.com/donate/)
To: PhiKapMom; Guillermo; Coop; wideawake; Only1choice____Freedom; *war_list
Caption this pic:
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2003 in Washington.
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
I'm putting together a ping list.
Please let me know if you want on - or off. We need to get pro-active on behalf of the troops. (Republican) Senators and Reps are very glad to hear from constituents who know what the press is doing and are working to get the message out.
Contact the press, so they know we know - and then go straight to the people - sympathetic groups, pundits, friends.
People are shocked when you lay out the facts - number of troops on the ground, number of Iraqis, size of the country, number (how few) casualties, numbers of bad guys, weapons and funding taken in, number of schools open, pipelines working, new Iraqi police and military grads, people in the marketplace.
The facts change little from week to week...except to show that our troops are taking a big bite out of crime in the Hussein neighborhood and making steady, heartwarming progress in a hurting land.
Bring 'em on.
We'll keep score.
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posted on
08/06/2003 1:57:18 PM PDT
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
("I couldn't be more impressed with our forces or with their progress in Iraq." ~ Gen. Myers, 8/5/03)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Count me in! I like being on ping list in case I miss something!
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posted on
08/06/2003 1:58:56 PM PDT
by
PhiKapMom
(Bush Cheney '04 - VICTORY IN '04 -- $4 for '04 - www.GeorgeWBush.com/donate/)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
SecDef Rumsfeld looks like he wants to wring a reporter's neck!
There is a book out called Pieces of Intelligence - The Existential Poetry of Donald H. Rumsfeld
That book is hilarious as it has the various quotes of Rumsfeld -- not large but I have it here on my desk to read when I need a lift!
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posted on
08/06/2003 2:01:10 PM PDT
by
PhiKapMom
(Bush Cheney '04 - VICTORY IN '04 -- $4 for '04 - www.GeorgeWBush.com/donate/)
To: Only1choice____Freedom
God Bless our troops...wherever they are....
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posted on
08/06/2003 2:02:18 PM PDT
by
smiley
To: Guillermo
More US deaths = bad for Bush. Ellen Ratner let that cat out of the bag months before the war started. Dems are just sick!
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posted on
08/06/2003 2:03:25 PM PDT
by
dixiechick2000
("The Prez is as focused as a doberman on a hambone!"---Dennis Miller)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Please add me to your ping list.
I thoroughly enjoy your posts.
Thanks!
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posted on
08/06/2003 2:04:24 PM PDT
by
dixiechick2000
("The Prez is as focused as a doberman on a hambone!"---Dennis Miller)
To: Coop
Those scumbags count on people forgetting and their buddies in the media circling the wagons with cries of "let's move on" to the next lie and non story...which should give you an idea of the lasting value they place in their own "craft".
To: PhiKapMom
SecDef Rumsfeld looks like he wants to wring a reporter's neck! There's a portion of Sammon's book that made me laugh out loud. It was based on a SNL skit ridiculing the stupid press questions. Keep in mind this is a gist from memory.
Reporter: There are reports that Northern Alliance troops are firing on Taliban fighters who fired on them first, even though their shots missed? Do you condone such activities?
Fake Rummy: What kind of question is that?
Reporter: Thought-provoking?
Fake Rummy: No.
Reporter: Incisive?
Fake Rummy: No. Do you remember what I said about your question last week?
Reporter: Idiotic?
Fake Rummy: Yes. And?
Reporter: ...and that I'm an embarassment to both myself and my newspaper?
Fake Rummy: That's right.
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posted on
08/06/2003 2:14:36 PM PDT
by
Coop
(God bless our troops!)
To: habs4ever; dixiechick2000; Ragtime Cowgirl
If you haven't already, I highly recommend reading Sammon's "Fighting Back" book about 9/11 and the war on terror. It really brings back some powerful memories.
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posted on
08/06/2003 2:16:04 PM PDT
by
Coop
(God bless our troops!)
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