THE TRUE SHAME OF THE IRAQ WAR

josephpalazzo · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 9:09 am Post subject: THE TRUE SHAME OF THE IRAQ WAR

What is being done to our troops in Iraq is more than a failure of political leadership; it is an outrage. Forget the fact that we never declared war, or that we never had a real plan about what to do in Iraq, or that we are fighting on credit, leaving the bills for our children and grandchildren. Remember that only a small number are involved in this -- the same people, professionals and reservists, are being called back into harm's way again and again.

Those young men and women, serving a government without the guts to even talk about a draft, are essentially indentured servants. Worse. At least indentured servants knew when their obligation would be over. This is more than unfair; it is shameful, a stain on the democracy and its leaders. And now the president is considering depriving them of a reward they deserve because some of them might actually take it and not re-enlist.

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How many more days before the criminals in the WH are given the boots to the door?

Vyrian · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 11:59 am Post subject:

Why Bush hasn't been assassinated is beyond me.
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SpecterOpacus · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 12:05 pm Post subject:

Fuuuuuuck this war.
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redraiderdude187 · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject:

Hugga_Bear · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject:

Why would any enemies of the US want him gone?
If anyone assassinates him it'll be from the US...
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SpecterOpacus · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 12:26 pm Post subject:

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