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Guard drivers in Iraq did ride in trucks with civilians, Army says
St. Louis Post Dispatch ^
| 5/13/04
| Terry Ganey
Posted on 05/13/2004 4:47:23 PM PDT by StarCMC
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The Army Reservist, Joe Boyd, is a member of my brother's unit! GREAT guy!
OTB is outing himself yet again as an idiot!
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posted on
05/13/2004 4:47:25 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
To: Missouri; Agitate; Old Sarge; kjfine
Missouri National Guard ping...
Bob Holden is an idiot!
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posted on
05/13/2004 4:48:33 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Please pray for the 2/7 Marines and Josh.)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; tomkow6; LindaSOG
One of my bro's soldier's quoted in today's paper....
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posted on
05/13/2004 4:53:50 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Please pray for the 2/7 Marines and Josh.)
To: StarCMC
Once again, Bob "One-Term" Holden shows what a goofball he is. Members of his own party can't stand him, and that's something when Democrats won't back you.
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posted on
05/13/2004 5:01:14 PM PDT
by
scott7278
("FR will NOT be used to help replace Bush with a Democrat." -- Jim Robinson, 2/01/04)
To: scott7278
And if I read the original breaking news article right, he was complaining that the soldiers were driving the civilians around, making it sound like they were caddies.
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posted on
05/13/2004 5:02:37 PM PDT
by
scott7278
("FR will NOT be used to help replace Bush with a Democrat." -- Jim Robinson, 2/01/04)
To: StarCMC
"dangerous duty the soldiers have not been trained to perform"
Missouri National Guard troops aren't trained to provide security?
To: scott7278
And since I live in Missouri I get to vote against him. Can't wait. How can a state that prodeced Harry Truman produce idiots like Holden and Gephardt?
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posted on
05/13/2004 5:15:21 PM PDT
by
barker
(Normal people scare me.)
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To: barker
"How can a state that prodeced Harry Truman produce idiots like Holden and Gephardt?" I don't know, but somehow we've come out alright. Jim Talent beat Jean Carnahan for the U.S. Senate, John Ashcroft is now our Attorney General, Gephardt is quitting, and Holden will cetainly lose one way or the other, maybe even to Claire McCaskill in the August primary.
I came across this quote by Holden and had to laugh:
"I'm not worried about the campaign. I'm worried about being a good governor for the state of Missouri," he said.
Kinda late, isn't it, when you're still worrying about being a good governor NEARING THE ELECTIONS!!!
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posted on
05/13/2004 5:27:35 PM PDT
by
scott7278
("FR will NOT be used to help replace Bush with a Democrat." -- Jim Robinson, 2/01/04)
To: StarCMC
Just talked with a friend who recently returned from Iraq in April hauling jet fuel for Haliburton from south of Baghdad to Anaconda. His convoy of 25 trucks got the snot hammered out of them on Good Friday (I think he said they left 3 trucks with 6,000 gal each of fuel burning on the road), most of the drivers in the convoy quit immediately and headed home. He said at the time they only had three army vehicles (MP's) with the entire convoy. He has since talked to some of the drivers who remained and said they now have a shooter (Army) in every third vehicle and they've cut down the size of the convoys. The drivers like that much better since they could not carry weapons and this way feel like they have at least a little more cover.
Holden is a fool, he has no idea what's going on over there. Seems to me the military has some interest in protecting American civilians whether Holden likes it or not.
To: StarCMC; LindaSOG; Eagle Eye; Allegra
Thanks for the post and the ping!
How do our reporters find the one complainer in the bunch? That's some 'radar.'
The troops certainly know that our brave civilian allies are risking their lives to help them stabilize Iraq - over 100,000 civilians before the troop rotation and April's increased attacks - traveling RPG alley, building showers at bases, schools in villages - doctors, business leaders, electricians - and security guards...many - combat Veterans, there to help the younger troops.
Star, please tell your brother to pass on a grateful thanks to his sensible friend from me. Thank you!
To: scott7278
On a thread the other day someone was wanting to get a special bumper sticker made. Turned out there is already one for sale on the internet. Bumper sticker read "Cheney/Ashcroft 2008". Bet that would drive a lib nuts if they weren't already.
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posted on
05/13/2004 5:37:26 PM PDT
by
barker
(Normal people scare me.)
...Gov. Bob Holden and the state adjutant general, Brig. Gen. Dennis Shull..(How do our reporters find the one complainer in the bunch?)
It pays to read the article first, lol.
Correction: two experienced 'politicians' - safe on the homefront - of course know where to find our press.
To: bereanway
Holden is a fool, he has no idea what's going on over there. Holden is a Democrat. That he's a fool goes without saying...
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posted on
05/13/2004 5:54:14 PM PDT
by
okie01
(www.ArmorforCongress.com...because Congress isn't for the morally halt and the mentally lame.)
To: barker
That would give them a heart attack, to be sure.
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posted on
05/13/2004 5:59:46 PM PDT
by
scott7278
("FR will NOT be used to help replace Bush with a Democrat." -- Jim Robinson, 2/01/04)
To: StarCMC
OTB? One-term Bob? That's funny.
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posted on
05/13/2004 6:01:29 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(They could choose between shame and war: Some chose shame, but got war anyway.)
To: Petronski
YEah - One Term Bob. No way he'll get 2!! Not over my dead body!
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posted on
05/13/2004 6:13:34 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Please pray for the 2/7 Marines and Josh.)
To: bereanway
In VN ( I hate to keep bringing up VN, but my only experience), we used 4 march orders on a convoy. first march order had flammables, gasoline and jet fuel.
The thinking was that the VC would try to hit the first march order, and the more the convoy rolled on toward the ambush, the more guns were massed on Charlie.
In addition, the drivers and shotguns had the ability to be picked up by the remaining 3 march orders.
To put a truck out there in convoy or alone is inviting disaster if they don't have a shotgunner.
The MO gov is an idiot.
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posted on
05/13/2004 6:24:24 PM PDT
by
Lokibob
(All typos and spelling errors are mine and copyrighted!!!!)
To: Agitate; StarCMC; TheEngineer; Bahbah; EagleMamaMT; LIB_CRUSHER; kid_in_kc; Jesse from Missouri; ...
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posted on
05/13/2004 7:44:56 PM PDT
by
Missouri
To: LindaSOG
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