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FR Exc! Heroes Neil Armstrong, Gene Cernan, Jim Lovell, Steve Ritchie Forbidden To See Troops In SWA
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Posted on 03/08/2010 10:01:36 AM PST by MindBender26
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To: ExSoldier
Did it read like I was kidding?
It was just my opinion, nothing more, nothing less.
41
posted on
03/08/2010 11:00:08 AM PST
by
The Louiswu
(Government is made up of people, individuals who are largely ungoverned)
To: The Louiswu
Well articulated but wrong answer.....
These men are combat veterans and understand the danger....
Our men in FBO’s already know the possible additional risk this may bring and most, if not all, are willing to accept the challenge.
42
posted on
03/08/2010 11:00:34 AM PST
by
nevergore
("It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.")
To: left that other site
Thanks for the ping.
Outrage is an severe understatement!
43
posted on
03/08/2010 11:05:26 AM PST
by
reaganaut
(You say 'Jesus Freak' like it's a bad thing....)
To: nevergore
"Well articulated but wrong answer....."
It wasn't an answer, it was an opinion.
I would never question their bravery, I would question the judgement of having, what amounts to "tourists"' in areas considered dangerous or combat zones. Only trained military personnel need to be in those areas.
Since I don't know who made the decision to keep these men from those areas, I will trust that it was someone who has experience and knowledge far beyond myself or anyone here at FR.
44
posted on
03/08/2010 11:06:01 AM PST
by
The Louiswu
(Government is made up of people, individuals who are largely ungoverned)
To: txroadkill; Pride in the USA; Stillwaters
What a wonderfully written post, one that really puts the absurdities of this into perspective. These are the kind of men, and there are very few of them, who, in their twilight years, should be allowed to go any damn where they please.
Typical government operation...
We'll strap you to the top of a hydrogen bomb, ignite it, allow you to ride the force of the explosion 238,857 miles into space and onto the surface of the moon where the slightest design flaw would cause your blood to boil in less than a second, let you run around for a while where the smallest of mistakes would, at best, leave you stranded to die, and then allow you to meet up with another craft in orbit traveling at 1,000's mph still 238,857 miles from home where you will then fire off another hydrogen bomb to propel you back to Earth faster than a bullet out of a gun where we hope that you hit a spot the size of a quarter so you don't go ricocheting into the sun so that you can free fall through the atmosphere depending on parachutes, that have been frozen for a week, to cushion your fall into the shark infested ocean where you'll wait hoping we can find you before the lead lined cone you're sitting in sinks.
No problem.
But hanging out with a bunch of heavily armed, highly trained soldiers is too dangerous.
45
posted on
03/08/2010 11:06:31 AM PST
by
lonevoice
(If Fox News is the only outlet reporting it, did it really happen?)
To: The Louiswu
Referring to them as ‘tourists’ is rather insulting given their pasts. Maybe you are too young to remember, but none of these gentleman are tourists to war zones much less danger.
46
posted on
03/08/2010 11:11:30 AM PST
by
EDINVA
(Sarchasm (n): The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
To: Vaquero
Ran out of letters in headline!
:)
47
posted on
03/08/2010 11:20:55 AM PST
by
MindBender26
(Prezdet Obama is what you get when you let the O.J. jury select a president !)
To: Jim Robinson; kristinn
48
posted on
03/08/2010 11:25:11 AM PST
by
Thunder90
(Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
To: The Louiswu
They weren’t doing it for themselves.
They were doing it for the troops.
Imagine being a soldier with sand in every orifice of your body, hot all the time, bad chow, friends getting killed, a President you don’t trust, and all of a sudden you get to shake hands with Neil Armstrong.
Feel a little better?
49
posted on
03/08/2010 11:25:49 AM PST
by
MindBender26
(Prezdet Obama is what you get when you let the O.J. jury select a president !)
To: MindBender26
BTW even 0 himself can’t seem to make it over to A-stan or Iraq, yet Bush went there multiple times.
This is another disgrace form the 0 administration, demonstrating their lack of leadership.
50
posted on
03/08/2010 11:26:31 AM PST
by
Thunder90
(Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
To: EDINVA
That's BS.
I'm not insulting anyone. They are not active military, they are on a goodwill tour and that makes them in effect, tourists. There is no logical, military, or realistic reason to put those men in harms way and in my opinion someone with far greater insight than we have decided that.
51
posted on
03/08/2010 11:30:18 AM PST
by
The Louiswu
(Government is made up of people, individuals who are largely ungoverned)
To: JoyjoyfromNJ
blackfive.net....simply one of the best military blogs...I learn much each day from this blog...pics are excellent, too. Info on soldiers by soldiers and those who appreciate and respect them...HOORAH!
52
posted on
03/08/2010 11:32:37 AM PST
by
itssme
(Loose lips sink ships.)
To: MindBender26
SWA is that South west Afghanistan ???
To: The Louiswu
Look at #49. You will understand if you let yourself.
Ever do a combat tour?
Trust me, seeing Bob Hope in Vietnam was better than a week of hummers at the Steam and Cream.
54
posted on
03/08/2010 11:35:27 AM PST
by
MindBender26
(Prezdet Obama is what you get when you let the O.J. jury select a president !)
To: Tennessee Nana
Southwest Asia, as SEA was RVN, PDRVN, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Burma, etc.
55
posted on
03/08/2010 11:36:40 AM PST
by
MindBender26
(Prezdet Obama is what you get when you let the O.J. jury select a president !)
To: MindBender26
Neil Armstrong . . . isn't he the guy the
MASONS hired to fake a moon landing?
Just kidding!!!
56
posted on
03/08/2010 11:36:44 AM PST
by
Zionist Conspirator
(Hachodesh hazeh lakhem ro'sh chodashim; ri'shon hu' lakhem lechodshey hashanah.)
To: MindBender26
Can they at least get into Kuwait, to see the troops that are coming in or leaving?
To: MindBender26
Oh.. OK
If it was SEA I would have thought South East Asia for Vietnam...
I’m showing my age...
Wonder why they cant go ???
To: MindBender26
Actually people from the Middle East are called “Asians” in Britian...
To: MindBender26
But now they are stuck in a rear area in Qatar, because some Washington Weenie claims it would be too dangerous for them to move any farther forward, as was the locked in planSounds like a temporary situation to me. In the mean time I'm sure that the troops at Camp As Sayliyah near Doha will appreciate meeting the astronauts.
60
posted on
03/08/2010 11:55:00 AM PST
by
Eagle Eye
(The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.)
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