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Started by know_buddee
Mon, 27 Dec 2004 02:07
US Troops Can Only Dream of Holidays at Home
Author: know_buddee
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 02:07
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 02:07
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They Can Only Dream of Holidays at Home Published on Friday, December 24, 2004 by USA Today by Al Neuharth, USA TODAY Founder http://www.usatoday.com/ Most of us love to spend Christmas with our families, but many cannot. Some numbers of this year's can-dos and cannots: · More than 62 million of us will travel 50 miles or more to be with family. · Most of our 2.4 million military men and women will be unable to go home for the holidays. · More than a half million troops serving overseas will have little holiday happiness, especially the 138,000 in Iraq. My saddest Christmases came when I was ages 19, 20 and 21 serving in the Army in World War II. The 86th (Blackhawk) Infantry Division took me far from my South Dakota home, first to Texas and California for training, then to France, Germany and the Philippines. Some of my Blackhawk buddies and I often were watery-eyed when we heard the holiday hit song of 1943 and 1944 - Bing Crosby singing, I'll be home for Christmas if only in my dreams. Despite unhappy holidays, nearly all of us who served in WWII were proud, determined and properly armed and equipped to help defeat would-be world conquerors Hitler in Germany, Mussolini in Italy and Hirohito in Japan. At age 80, I'd gladly volunteer for such highly moral duty again. But if I were eligible for service in Iraq, I would do all I could to avoid it. I would have done the same during the Vietnam War, as many of the politically connected did. "Support Our Troops" is a wonderful patriotic slogan. But the best way to support troops thrust by unwise commanders in chief into ill-advised adventures like Vietnam and Iraq is to bring them home. Sooner rather than later. That should be our New Year's resolution. copied from: http://www.commondreams.org/views04/1224-07.htm ================ Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it. -Mark Twain ................................... Pictures Bush, Cheney. Rumsfeld, and the American corporate news industry owners don't want you to see: http://mindprod.com/iraq.html http://www.einswine.com/atrocities/iraq/ =============== A few good sources for news that are not controlled by insanely greedy and deceptive Americans: http://DemocracyNow.org http://www.TruthOut.org http://www.BuzzFlash.com/ http://www.CommonDreams.org/ http://Alternet.org http://www.tompaine.com/ http://www.americanprogress.org http://informationclearinghouse.info http://www.Share-International.org ============== "The developed nations of the world cannot remain secure islands of prosperity in a seething sea of poverty. The storm is rising against the privileged minority of the earth, from which there is no shelter in isolation and armament. The storm will not abate until a just distribution of the fruits of the earth enables men everywhere to live in dignity and human decency." Martin Luther King, Jr -------------------------- "...mankind [will advance] into a civilization and a state of consciousness in which right human relations and worldwide cooperation for the good of all will be the universal keynote." Djwhal Khul ///////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Re: US Troops Can Only Dream of Holidays at Home
Author: Sam Stone
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 05:29
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 05:29
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know_buddee@hotmail.com wrote: > They Can Only Dream of Holidays at Home But YOU can make it easier for them: http://www.uso.org/pubs/8_18_23.cfm Donate By Phone Or Mail To donate by phone, please call 1-800-876-7469. Customer service representatives are standing by 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to accept your donations. Or, send a tax-deductible donation to help those defending our freedom. Make your check payable to the USO and mail it to: USO World Headquarters Department WS PO Box 96860 Washington, DC 20090-6860
Re: US Troops Can Only Dream of Holidays at Home
Author: RH
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 14:29
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 14:29
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Defending our what??? No way - they're sure as hell not defending our freedom. THey're terrorizing the Iraqi people (who did nothing to us) so that the US billionaires can control their oil and make more billions off of the military industrial complex. Defending our freedom? What a joke.
Re: US Troops Can Only Dream of Holidays at Home
Author: Larry J.
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 14:48
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 14:48
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Waiving the right to remain silent, "RH" <halcon7roho@yahoo.com> said: > Defending our what??? > > No way - they're sure as hell not defending our freedom. THey're > terrorizing the Iraqi people (who did nothing to us) so that the > US billionaires can control their oil and make more billions off > of the military industrial complex. Blah, blah, blah... Let me tell you a secret... It's by constant repetition of these tired mantras that you lost two elections. And, don't forget this one - "Bush and the Republicans are stupid!" That one is your best winning strategy. Keep it up, you're doing great. -- Larry J. - Remove spamtrap in ALLCAPS to e-mail "Lord, are we worthy of the task that lies before us, or are we just jerking off..?"
Re: US Troops Can Only Dream of Holidays at Home
Author: krp
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 15:23
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 15:23
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"Larry J." <usenet1@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote in message news:Xns95CC4F3E27566larryathome@68.6.19.6... > Waiving the right to remain silent, "RH" <halcon7roho@yahoo.com> > said: > >> Defending our what??? >> >> No way - they're sure as hell not defending our freedom. THey're >> terrorizing the Iraqi people (who did nothing to us) so that the >> US billionaires can control their oil and make more billions off >> of the military industrial complex. > > Blah, blah, blah... Let me tell you a secret... It's by constant > repetition of these tired mantras that you lost two elections. Not to mention that it is attitudes like his that CAUSED 9-11 and helps fuel the hatred of America all over the world.
Re: US Troops Can Only Dream of Holidays at Home
Author: Sam Stone
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 15:57
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 15:57
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RH wrote: > Defending our what??? Nation from terrorists. > No way - they're sure as hell not defending our freedom. FUCK YOU TO HELL YOU SCUMHOLE!
Re: US Troops Can Only Dream of Holidays at Home
Author: Sam Stone
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 01:22
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 01:22
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RH wrote: > Defending our freedom? What a joke. Defending scum like you sure as heck is!
Re: US Troops Can Only Dream of Holidays at Home
Author: Larry J.
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 03:37
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 03:37
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Waiving the right to remain silent, "krp" <web2457k@verizon.net> said: > "Larry J." <usenet1@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote in message > news:Xns95CC4F3E27566larryathome@68.6.19.6... >> Waiving the right to remain silent, "RH" >> <halcon7roho@yahoo.com> said: >> >>> Defending our what??? >>> >>> No way - they're sure as hell not defending our freedom. >>> THey're terrorizing the Iraqi people (who did nothing to us) >>> so that the US billionaires can control their oil and make >>> more billions off of the military industrial complex. >> >> Blah, blah, blah... Let me tell you a secret... It's by >> constant repetition of these tired mantras that you lost two >> elections. > > Not to mention that it is attitudes like his that CAUSED 9-11 > and helps fuel the hatred of America all over the world. Ah... Another BLAME AMERICA Democrat is heard rustling in the bushes. -- Larry J. - Remove spamtrap in ALLCAPS to e-mail "Lord, are we worthy of the task that lies before us, or are we just jerking off..?"
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