Army sergeant refuses third Iraq tour

[moodyskydiver 0]

Sorry, I'm in agreement that hes contractually obligated.Whether he wants to go back or not is moot.He signed the contract and needs to live up to it.Suck it up cupcake!

My best friend has served like 5 tours since Operation Iraqi Freedom has kicked off and shes only 24 years old.She was deployed to the sand box damn near straight out of her MOS training in 2002/2003.She doesnt have a problem with it nor does she try to renig on her contract when she doesnt really feel like going.I'm proud of her and worry for her every time she goes but I understand that its her decision and obligation.If you want to talk to her she goes by "outlawhottie" here on DZ.com.

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[juanesky 0]

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I hope he farts and set's them all off

And I hope your F'ing queen is right next to him if he does!

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[shropshire 0]

You're soo naughty - Please stand to attention when you talk about our Queen (Ma'm God bless her little cotton socks).

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[Skyrad 0]

Here here!

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I hope he farts and set's them all off

And I hope your F'ing queen is right next to him if he does!

Your attitude has been noted.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
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[Andy9o8 2]

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Is the war lost?

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Can it be won still?

No.

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Is the war lost?

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How?

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[BillyVance 35]

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How?

Nuke the whole damn country to hell. That's how!

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Thats nice dear...

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
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How?

Stop being so soft!

Do you think the allies would have won WW2 if that war were being run that way this one is?

People are bitching because we have lost a couple thousand soldiers and that is just ridiculous! Tons more were lost on any given morning in previous wars.

Stop putting women in combat.

Annihilate the Sunni triangle with bombs, then rebuild. We should have sent bulldozers into Baghdad instead of tanks. (The Sunni Triangle refers to a densely-populated region of Iraq to the northwest of Baghdad that is inhabited mostly by Sunni Muslim Arabs. The roughly triangular area's corners are usually said to lie near Baghdad, Ramadi and Tikrit.)

There are a lot of US bashing by brits and British bashing by yanks - lets stand together unified as one. I for one have a lot of respect for the abilities of the British military and all the British civilians I have met are great people – both countries deserve one another’s respect – hell, Canada too!
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Even Canada! Thing is its not just the Sunni's the Shia are at war too as well as Iraqis who neither give a shit one way or another about religion but just want to commit crime and make money. Its not as simple as the Sunnis verses the 'coalition'. Look what happened to Falluja but resistence there is as strong if not stronger than ever. And although I get your point its just short of three thousand Americans alone that have died so far and that doesn't include the contractors.

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Then, time to draw the curtains, load the bong and puf puf puf my way to contentedness.

Gotta light?

[akarunway 1]

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How?

Stop being so soft!

Do you think the allies would have won WW2 if that war were being run that way this one is?

People are bitching because we have lost a couple thousand soldiers and that is just ridiculous! Tons more were lost on any given morning in previous wars.

Stop putting women in combat.

Annihilate the Sunni triangle with bombs, then rebuild. We should have sent bulldozers into Baghdad instead of tanks. (The Sunni Triangle refers to a densely-populated region of Iraq to the northwest of Baghdad that is inhabited mostly by Sunni Muslim Arabs. The roughly triangular area's corners are usually said to lie near Baghdad, Ramadi and Tikrit.)

There are a lot of US bashing by brits and British bashing by yanks - lets stand together unified as one. I for one have a lot of respect for the abilities of the British military and all the British civilians I have met are great people – both countries deserve one another’s respect – hell, Canada too!
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And Halliburton get the whole damn(unbid) contract to rebuild the place(s) we(the USA) wiped out eh? Damn capitalism is so cool

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

[NelKel 0]

Can't nuke um'. Russia and China would get jelious and want to drop their own bombs. Like kids with fire works. Problem where would Russia and China drop theirs? On the USA I think. Maybe N. Korea

What we need to do in Iraq is to stop hugging them, they aren't whales are even snailes, they are carless thugs who believe there god gives them the right to shit on others who are different.

What we as a country need to do is to drill Alaska, California, the Gulf of Mexico and screw OPEC whatever the cost may be. We need invent a new fuel source (atomic cars
Remember when Bush landed on that aircraft carrier under the banner "mission accomplished" Well we should have kept the hammer on, but we didn't we were soft on them and now we are paying for it. I am sick and tired of seeing americans killed by a road side bomb, because they were on patrol, Patrol! WTF we don't need to be doing that! we should be still dropping bombs in Iran, kicking ass and taking names. If not, then bring them home!

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[akarunway 1]

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Can't nuke um'. Russia and China would get jelious and want to drop their own bombs. Like kids with fire works. Problem where would Russia and China drop theirs? On the USA I think. Maybe N. Korea

What we need to do in Iraq is to stop hugging them, they aren't whales are even snailes, they are carless thugs who believe there god gives them the right to shit on others who are different.

What we as a country need to do is to drill Alaska, California, the Gulf of Mexico and screw OPEC whatever the cost may be. We need invent a new fuel source (atomic cars
Remember when Bush landed on that aircraft carrier under the banner "mission accomplished" Well we should have kept the hammer on, but we didn't we were soft on them and now we are paying for it. I am sick and tired of seeing americans killed by a road side bomb, because they were on patrol, Patrol! WTF we don't need to be doing that! we should be still dropping bombs in Iran, kicking ass and taking names. If not, then bring them home!

Rock on dude. You for next president

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

[mnealtx 0]

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And Halliburton get the whole damn(unbid) contract to rebuild the place(s) we(the USA) wiped out eh? Damn capitalism is so cool

Try again - actual, the following companies all bid for contracts in Iraq.

Bechtel
Fluor
Kellogg, Brown & Root
Louis Berger Group Inc
Parsons Corp
Washington Group International Inc

Mike
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[kallend 2,150]

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And Halliburton get the whole damn(unbid) contract to rebuild the place(s) we(the USA) wiped out eh? Damn capitalism is so cool

Try again - actual, the following companies all bid for contracts in Iraq.

Bechtel
Fluor
Kellogg, Brown & Root
Louis Berger Group Inc
Parsons Corp
Washington Group International Inc

Well,
1. K,B & R is a Halliburton subsidiary
2. Are you claiming Halliburton and Bechtel were not awarded ANY no-bid contracts in Iraq?

www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0325-11.htm
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/04/25/60minutes/main551091.shtml
www.csmonitor.com/2003/1010/p02s01-usfp.html

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[kallend 2,150]

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And Halliburton get the whole damn(unbid) contract to rebuild the place(s) we(the USA) wiped out eh? Damn capitalism is so cool

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And Halliburton get the whole damn(unbid) contract to rebuild the place(s) we(the USA) wiped out eh? Damn capitalism is so cool

Please, by all means, you go fix it ok?

[Andy9o8 2]

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Stop putting women in combat.

Annihilate the Sunni triangle with bombs, then rebuild.

That's your plan for victory??
Sigh.
OK.

[kallend 2,150]

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And Halliburton get the whole damn(unbid) contract to rebuild the place(s) we(the USA) wiped out eh? Damn capitalism is so cool

Please, by all means, you go fix it ok?

Is that the ONLY alternative to a NO BID CONTRACT?

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Stop putting women in combat.

Annihilate the Sunni triangle with bombs, then rebuild.

That's your plan for victory??
Sigh.
OK.

The women in combat comment is just common sense -

The annihlation through means of overwhelming bombing has worked in the anals of history.
Just looked at how it helped Japan.

[mnealtx 0]

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And Halliburton get the whole damn(unbid) contract to rebuild the place(s) we(the USA) wiped out eh? Damn capitalism is so cool

Try again - actual, the following companies all bid for contracts in Iraq.

Bechtel
Fluor
Kellogg, Brown & Root
Louis Berger Group Inc
Parsons Corp
Washington Group International Inc

Well,
1. K,B & R is a Halliburton subsidiary
2. Are you claiming Halliburton and Bechtel were not awarded ANY no-bid contracts in Iraq?

www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0325-11.htm
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/04/25/60minutes/main551091.shtml
www.csmonitor.com/2003/1010/p02s01-usfp.html

1. John, look at my location - you think I don't know who KBR is?
2. From your own link at CS monitor:

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Another $680 million contract for Iraq's power grid, water system, and airport facilities went to Bechtel Group Inc., after a secret bidding process. Together, the six companies invited to bid on the Bechtel contract contributed $3.6 million to federal election campaigns, two-thirds to Republicans, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

Democrats call it favoritism, collusion, and even war profiteering.

Of course, it's all "good business" if it's going to Harry Reid or Jack Murtha, right?

2a: Information from your source at common dreams shows that KBR was awarded a no-bid contract for firefighting due to experience in the work and the fact that they had already been involved in the planning. BTW... it was the Army Corps of Engineers that awarded that contract, not .gov - sorry to burst your bubble.

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706