Discussion on Iraq / Guard

[spence]

Originally Posted by Squid kids Dad

Eben...You dont think the terrosists started this and in turn led us to Iraq ? Why do you think we are there ?

I'm really fighting the urge to rip into this one

Regarding the training of the Guard.

I'd wager the Guard and Reserves are trained pretty damn well, but are they trained for the right mission? Clearly this has let to problems at Abu Grahib...

-spence

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by spence

I'm really fighting the urge to rip into this one

Regarding the training of the Guard.

I'd wager the Guard and Reserves are trained pretty damn well, but are they trained for the right mission? Clearly this has let to problems at Abu Grahib...

-spence

dude your having problems with your abu too???? damn

[Navy Chief]

Man, that entire Abu Grahib thing is so 2 years ago. I vote that we chop of some Iraqi heads. Those people will understand that !

[Raven]

....they have plenty of empty desert,,,,so set up a huge sand bag fortess way out in the middle->with our very best snipers...sitting there just waiting with a mass grave and bulldozers near by...and call it USA base.... let the dummies come in one by one...shootem all and bury them daily....

since they want to use cars full of explosives and suicide drivers...take all the cars away....every single dammned one of them....

march all of the women and children out of every city and set up tent cities
way out in the middle of no -where with absolutely NO men allowed.

next take away all sources of food and water and electricity.

its our country to RUN...not theirs temporarilly....and so for now...screw democracy in IRAQ... we might as well RUN it our way and not allow them to run it their way.

[JohnR]

I am sorry for the loss of every single person over there but especially OUR people. I am distraught that their have been 20,000 wounded US personel over there, beyond the 1700+ that have give their lives.

Its unbelievable that those freaks from Kansas that will be protested that SF soldier's services were allowed to put up their "God Hates Fags and America" signs. But the seargents father said that his son died in the service of our country so all people, including those inbreds (my words) can freely state their opinion. On the Dennis and Callahan show yesterday they mentioned that the local mounted police created a buffer from the public and the inbreds but made sure that the horse's ass ends were pointed at the inbreds....

I am still mixed about Iraq but I do not feel that the current administration has ever really had its thumb on the pulse of what is happening there and has been in one charlie foxtrot after another. I have felt this for a while. The leadership has not been competent enough to support the competancy of the US service member there.

For all the planning and base & equipment prepositioning that occured long before the drums of war went public, there was never a sufficient dose of reality by those pulling the strings. This administration has done a disservice to those that say "Yes, Sir" and carry out those orders.

As for our Reserve and Guard units? They are probably the best reserve and guard units in the world but they were not trained up to the level of the full time units, just not enough training time. They had to learn in a hurry.

Why is Afghanistan being somewhat properly handled and Iraq such a Cluster Flock? Unfortunately, we did not have one competent leader, Dem or Repub, to vote for last November. And our nations sons and daughters are paying the price for it.
I probably should not have posted this because this is the last thing I want to see here but I think I should split the thread in regards to ithe young lady from Cranston.

[Homerun04]

Hey - thanks JohnR.....my first official hijacking......

[likwid]

Originally Posted by Navy Chief

I vote that we chop of some Iraqi heads. Those people will understand that !

Hmmm, make more matyrs.
Good thinking!
There certainly isn't enough insurgents is there?