airkid 0 #1 June 4, 2007 ok... so i am on the ground now in iraq.... and i don't get to watch the news or anything... and i hear rumors... so i was wondering... is there a lot of political pressure on the government right now for us to leave? i mean what the hell is going on? if anyone knows anything... can you clue me in? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,118 #2 June 4, 2007 > is there a lot of political pressure on the government right now for us to leave? That topic has been debated a lot here; you can read the threads on it for more info on what people here think. Some recent polls: About 2/3 of the country opposes the war; 1/3 supports it. A majority of americans support removing US troops by a certain date. In a recent CNN poll, 37% percent, said the United States can win the war in Iraq, 54% thought it couldn't. These numbers generally translate into political pressure for representatives to act according to their constituent's wishes. Be careful over there and come back safe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #3 June 4, 2007 Quoteok... so i am on the ground now in iraq.... and i don't get to watch the news or anything... and i hear rumors... so i was wondering... is there a lot of political pressure on the government right now for us to leave? i mean what the hell is going on? if anyone knows anything... can you clue me in? Just know that a media lead circus is heading up the oposition for the most part. They report how many have died today and then go on to something else. Thanks for your service and just rember the majority of the people are squarley behind you and your friends. Need anything just PM me and I will see what I can do. Thanks"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #4 June 4, 2007 Quoteok... so i am on the ground now in iraq.... and i don't get to watch the news or anything... and i hear rumors... so i was wondering... is there a lot of political pressure on the government right now for us to leave? i mean what the hell is going on? if anyone knows anything... can you clue me in? The question I have in return is how much press do you see operating in your AO? Meanwhile, there have been reports that a couple of high-ranking officers are drawing contingencies for restructuring or redeploying some of the forces there in early-mid-08, but no details. The rest of the news continues to focus primarily on casualty count, there has been marginal coverage of offensive operations in the country.So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,148 #5 June 4, 2007 QuoteQuote The rest of the news continues to focus primarily on casualty count, there has been marginal coverage of offensive operations in the country. Maybe that's what the American public actually cares about - their kids.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites idrankwhat 0 #6 June 4, 2007 Quoteok... so i am on the ground now in iraq.... and i don't get to watch the news or anything... and i hear rumors... so i was wondering... is there a lot of political pressure on the government right now for us to leave? i mean what the hell is going on? if anyone knows anything... can you clue me in? If you've got access to the internet it would probably be best to get some news through the BBC. I wouldn't suggest relying on the US media right now. Next year's election political dancing is already being covered full bore and since Paris Hilton is going to jail I don't expect to hear much else covered with any depth unless they decide to dig up Anna Nichole Smith. Best wishes for safety and a speedy return. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rehmwa 2 #7 June 4, 2007 You're on site. I'd rather hear your experiences than the local, national news, or BBC or anyone else. Every single person who's been there I've talked to has come back and noted that what's really going on and what's reported are completely different. You'll just be outraged by the news. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airkid 0 #8 June 4, 2007 well i cannot tell you much about the ground without violating laws.... at least until i return... you never know who's watchin.... like this kallend guy... his picture looks like someone recently detained..... and gewain i can tell you that i have not seen much press but i hear of them operating over the radio and such and it turns out the president has even stated on my battalions influence here in our ao... now i cannot say much more.... i feel i am already walking a fine line.... for further questions pm me... and be ready for me to ask for some credibility on your identity.... even though i don't think there are many skydiving terrorists.... i cannot risk somethings because the situation here is still volatile maybe even more now than ever.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GQ_jumper 4 #9 June 4, 2007 well i cannot tell you much about the ground without violating laws.... at least until i return... you never know who's watchin.... like this kallend guy... his picture looks like someone recently detained..... and gewain i can tell you that i have not seen much press but i hear of them operating over the radio and such and it turns out the president has even stated on my battalions influence here in our ao... now i cannot say much more.... i feel i am already walking a fine line.... for further questions pm me... and be ready for me to ask for some credibility on your identity.... even though i don't think there are many skydiving terrorists.... i cannot risk somethings because the situation here is still volatile maybe even more now than ever.... Quote It's all in how you word it and what specifics you give out, you can tell quite a bit about the general atmosphere of your area without giving out sensitive information or your location. However, I don't know what unit your in so I would recommend inquiring about whether or not your unit has any policies concerning posting on public forums about the war. There's been some controversy about it lately. keep your head down and stay safeHistory does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rehmwa 2 #10 June 5, 2007 No point in it, Dan. When someone comes home and talks about the good they did and the things they saw, they are obviously PR plants from Halliburton. The couch jockeys know more than the serviceman actually in the middle of things. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GQ_jumper 4 #11 June 6, 2007 No point in it, Dan. When someone comes home and talks about the good they did and the things they saw, they are obviously PR plants from Halliburton.Quote You're absolutely correct, this is the way anyone who comes home saying positive things is treated. Spend long enough time around these here forums and you may notice how many times I've been regarded to as brainwhased or a tool of the system because at one point I believed in what I was doing over here. May not believe the original reason for being here but I felt that I was accomplishing good things. Now........not so much, I'm ready to come home take care broHistory does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airkid 0 #12 June 11, 2007 i don't care about good things really... i was just wondering how short this war would be... i was just trying to answer a question.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #13 June 11, 2007 Quote No point in it, Dan. When someone comes home and talks about the good they did and the things they saw, they are obviously PR plants from Halliburton. The couch jockeys know more than the serviceman actually in the middle of things. Warmonger!! Can tell that most of the reporters are still sitting on their asses in the Green Zone, though.... Quote An hour later, in Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad, police said three policemen were killed and four wounded when a suicide driver blew up his automobile at their checkpoint near the traffic police headquarters. U.S. military spokesman Maj. Jeff Pool disputed the report and offered different details, saying Iraqi police foiled the attack by shooting at a dump truck, causing it to explode. He said several civilians were wounded, but nobody was killed except the attacker. I guess their "stringer" couldn't remember which story he was supposed to tell Al-Jazeera, and which story he was supposed to tell ABC. And the left wonders why people don't believe the MSM when it comes to Iraq? I'll get my news about Iraq from Michael Yon and folks like him, that are actually out there WITH the troops and reporting on what's actually going on...rather than what their 'stringers' tell them.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airkid 0 #14 June 11, 2007 i can tell you first hand from this specific attack that nobody died... it was a dump truck full of explosives that left a fifteen foot deep crater forty feet in radius.... huge explosion... the vehicle did not stop as police instructed so they fired upon the truck from a safe distance and detonated the explosives... the driver was the only one who died and nobody was seriously wounded Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #15 June 11, 2007 Appreciate the confirmation...stay safe over there, and thank you for your service.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airkid 0 #16 June 11, 2007 no problem... you guys can tell me what the media is telling you and i can tell you what i see with my own eyes... oh... yeah and now i remember.... three people were seriously wounded....... one dude lost a leg.... i forgot about them... sorry long day... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #17 June 11, 2007 I get AFN, so I see the morning news show stuff and that's about it. At least it's a mix of stations, so it's more than a single station's viewpoint...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. 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idrankwhat 0 #6 June 4, 2007 Quoteok... so i am on the ground now in iraq.... and i don't get to watch the news or anything... and i hear rumors... so i was wondering... is there a lot of political pressure on the government right now for us to leave? i mean what the hell is going on? if anyone knows anything... can you clue me in? If you've got access to the internet it would probably be best to get some news through the BBC. I wouldn't suggest relying on the US media right now. Next year's election political dancing is already being covered full bore and since Paris Hilton is going to jail I don't expect to hear much else covered with any depth unless they decide to dig up Anna Nichole Smith. Best wishes for safety and a speedy return. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #7 June 4, 2007 You're on site. I'd rather hear your experiences than the local, national news, or BBC or anyone else. Every single person who's been there I've talked to has come back and noted that what's really going on and what's reported are completely different. You'll just be outraged by the news. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airkid 0 #8 June 4, 2007 well i cannot tell you much about the ground without violating laws.... at least until i return... you never know who's watchin.... like this kallend guy... his picture looks like someone recently detained..... and gewain i can tell you that i have not seen much press but i hear of them operating over the radio and such and it turns out the president has even stated on my battalions influence here in our ao... now i cannot say much more.... i feel i am already walking a fine line.... for further questions pm me... and be ready for me to ask for some credibility on your identity.... even though i don't think there are many skydiving terrorists.... i cannot risk somethings because the situation here is still volatile maybe even more now than ever.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GQ_jumper 4 #9 June 4, 2007 well i cannot tell you much about the ground without violating laws.... at least until i return... you never know who's watchin.... like this kallend guy... his picture looks like someone recently detained..... and gewain i can tell you that i have not seen much press but i hear of them operating over the radio and such and it turns out the president has even stated on my battalions influence here in our ao... now i cannot say much more.... i feel i am already walking a fine line.... for further questions pm me... and be ready for me to ask for some credibility on your identity.... even though i don't think there are many skydiving terrorists.... i cannot risk somethings because the situation here is still volatile maybe even more now than ever.... Quote It's all in how you word it and what specifics you give out, you can tell quite a bit about the general atmosphere of your area without giving out sensitive information or your location. However, I don't know what unit your in so I would recommend inquiring about whether or not your unit has any policies concerning posting on public forums about the war. There's been some controversy about it lately. keep your head down and stay safeHistory does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rehmwa 2 #10 June 5, 2007 No point in it, Dan. When someone comes home and talks about the good they did and the things they saw, they are obviously PR plants from Halliburton. The couch jockeys know more than the serviceman actually in the middle of things. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GQ_jumper 4 #11 June 6, 2007 No point in it, Dan. When someone comes home and talks about the good they did and the things they saw, they are obviously PR plants from Halliburton.Quote You're absolutely correct, this is the way anyone who comes home saying positive things is treated. Spend long enough time around these here forums and you may notice how many times I've been regarded to as brainwhased or a tool of the system because at one point I believed in what I was doing over here. May not believe the original reason for being here but I felt that I was accomplishing good things. Now........not so much, I'm ready to come home take care broHistory does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airkid 0 #12 June 11, 2007 i don't care about good things really... i was just wondering how short this war would be... i was just trying to answer a question.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #13 June 11, 2007 Quote No point in it, Dan. When someone comes home and talks about the good they did and the things they saw, they are obviously PR plants from Halliburton. The couch jockeys know more than the serviceman actually in the middle of things. Warmonger!! Can tell that most of the reporters are still sitting on their asses in the Green Zone, though.... Quote An hour later, in Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad, police said three policemen were killed and four wounded when a suicide driver blew up his automobile at their checkpoint near the traffic police headquarters. U.S. military spokesman Maj. Jeff Pool disputed the report and offered different details, saying Iraqi police foiled the attack by shooting at a dump truck, causing it to explode. He said several civilians were wounded, but nobody was killed except the attacker. I guess their "stringer" couldn't remember which story he was supposed to tell Al-Jazeera, and which story he was supposed to tell ABC. And the left wonders why people don't believe the MSM when it comes to Iraq? I'll get my news about Iraq from Michael Yon and folks like him, that are actually out there WITH the troops and reporting on what's actually going on...rather than what their 'stringers' tell them.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airkid 0 #14 June 11, 2007 i can tell you first hand from this specific attack that nobody died... it was a dump truck full of explosives that left a fifteen foot deep crater forty feet in radius.... huge explosion... the vehicle did not stop as police instructed so they fired upon the truck from a safe distance and detonated the explosives... the driver was the only one who died and nobody was seriously wounded Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #15 June 11, 2007 Appreciate the confirmation...stay safe over there, and thank you for your service.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airkid 0 #16 June 11, 2007 no problem... you guys can tell me what the media is telling you and i can tell you what i see with my own eyes... oh... yeah and now i remember.... three people were seriously wounded....... one dude lost a leg.... i forgot about them... sorry long day... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #17 June 11, 2007 I get AFN, so I see the morning news show stuff and that's about it. At least it's a mix of stations, so it's more than a single station's viewpoint...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. 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rehmwa 2 #10 June 5, 2007 No point in it, Dan. When someone comes home and talks about the good they did and the things they saw, they are obviously PR plants from Halliburton. The couch jockeys know more than the serviceman actually in the middle of things. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GQ_jumper 4 #11 June 6, 2007 No point in it, Dan. When someone comes home and talks about the good they did and the things they saw, they are obviously PR plants from Halliburton.Quote You're absolutely correct, this is the way anyone who comes home saying positive things is treated. Spend long enough time around these here forums and you may notice how many times I've been regarded to as brainwhased or a tool of the system because at one point I believed in what I was doing over here. May not believe the original reason for being here but I felt that I was accomplishing good things. Now........not so much, I'm ready to come home take care broHistory does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airkid 0 #12 June 11, 2007 i don't care about good things really... i was just wondering how short this war would be... i was just trying to answer a question.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #13 June 11, 2007 Quote No point in it, Dan. When someone comes home and talks about the good they did and the things they saw, they are obviously PR plants from Halliburton. The couch jockeys know more than the serviceman actually in the middle of things. Warmonger!! Can tell that most of the reporters are still sitting on their asses in the Green Zone, though.... Quote An hour later, in Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad, police said three policemen were killed and four wounded when a suicide driver blew up his automobile at their checkpoint near the traffic police headquarters. U.S. military spokesman Maj. Jeff Pool disputed the report and offered different details, saying Iraqi police foiled the attack by shooting at a dump truck, causing it to explode. He said several civilians were wounded, but nobody was killed except the attacker. I guess their "stringer" couldn't remember which story he was supposed to tell Al-Jazeera, and which story he was supposed to tell ABC. And the left wonders why people don't believe the MSM when it comes to Iraq? I'll get my news about Iraq from Michael Yon and folks like him, that are actually out there WITH the troops and reporting on what's actually going on...rather than what their 'stringers' tell them.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airkid 0 #14 June 11, 2007 i can tell you first hand from this specific attack that nobody died... it was a dump truck full of explosives that left a fifteen foot deep crater forty feet in radius.... huge explosion... the vehicle did not stop as police instructed so they fired upon the truck from a safe distance and detonated the explosives... the driver was the only one who died and nobody was seriously wounded Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #15 June 11, 2007 Appreciate the confirmation...stay safe over there, and thank you for your service.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airkid 0 #16 June 11, 2007 no problem... you guys can tell me what the media is telling you and i can tell you what i see with my own eyes... oh... yeah and now i remember.... three people were seriously wounded....... one dude lost a leg.... i forgot about them... sorry long day... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #17 June 11, 2007 I get AFN, so I see the morning news show stuff and that's about it. At least it's a mix of stations, so it's more than a single station's viewpoint...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
airkid 0 #12 June 11, 2007 i don't care about good things really... i was just wondering how short this war would be... i was just trying to answer a question.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #13 June 11, 2007 Quote No point in it, Dan. When someone comes home and talks about the good they did and the things they saw, they are obviously PR plants from Halliburton. The couch jockeys know more than the serviceman actually in the middle of things. Warmonger!! Can tell that most of the reporters are still sitting on their asses in the Green Zone, though.... Quote An hour later, in Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad, police said three policemen were killed and four wounded when a suicide driver blew up his automobile at their checkpoint near the traffic police headquarters. U.S. military spokesman Maj. Jeff Pool disputed the report and offered different details, saying Iraqi police foiled the attack by shooting at a dump truck, causing it to explode. He said several civilians were wounded, but nobody was killed except the attacker. I guess their "stringer" couldn't remember which story he was supposed to tell Al-Jazeera, and which story he was supposed to tell ABC. And the left wonders why people don't believe the MSM when it comes to Iraq? I'll get my news about Iraq from Michael Yon and folks like him, that are actually out there WITH the troops and reporting on what's actually going on...rather than what their 'stringers' tell them.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airkid 0 #14 June 11, 2007 i can tell you first hand from this specific attack that nobody died... it was a dump truck full of explosives that left a fifteen foot deep crater forty feet in radius.... huge explosion... the vehicle did not stop as police instructed so they fired upon the truck from a safe distance and detonated the explosives... the driver was the only one who died and nobody was seriously wounded Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #15 June 11, 2007 Appreciate the confirmation...stay safe over there, and thank you for your service.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airkid 0 #16 June 11, 2007 no problem... you guys can tell me what the media is telling you and i can tell you what i see with my own eyes... oh... yeah and now i remember.... three people were seriously wounded....... one dude lost a leg.... i forgot about them... sorry long day... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #17 June 11, 2007 I get AFN, so I see the morning news show stuff and that's about it. At least it's a mix of stations, so it's more than a single station's viewpoint...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
