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Bowling for Oil-land , 5 March 2004
Coalition soldiers killed in Iraq:
651
American soldiers wounded in Iraq:
3155
American soldier suicides in Iraq:
22
Parole di legionario :
"The way we have been treated and the continuous lies told to our families
back home has devastated us all," in a letter to Congress.
Anonymous Soldier, U.S. Army, in Iraq
"I came into this war hoping to rid the world of an evil man, Saddam
Hussein. Once accomplished, I now find myself confined and surrounded by the
post-war chaos and anger of a people without direction and begging for
leadership. I see their pain and realize that at this time I am part of
their pain."
Major Matthew Jennings, 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army, in Iraq
"If Donald Rumsfeld were here, I'd ask him for his resignation," as told to
ABC's Good Morning America.
Anonymous Officer, U.S. Army, in Iraq
"It pretty much makes me lose faith in the Army ... I don't really believe
anything they tell me. If they told me we were leaving next week, I wouldn't
believe them," as told to ABC News.
Private First Class Jason Punyhotra, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army in
Fallujah, Iraq
"The Army is strained and stressed ... The last time we had people doing
combat tours every other year was Vietnam ... The impact on soldiers and
families was great. A lot of good junior officers and mid-grade NCOs walked.
This decimated the rising leadership and broke the force."
General John Keane, U.S. Army
"Somewhere down the line, we became an occupation force in [Iraqi] eyes. We
don't feel like heroes any more ... We are outnumbered. We are exhausted. We
are in over our heads. The President says, 'Bring 'em on.' The generals say
we don't need more troops. Well, they're not over here."
Private Isaac Kindblade, 671st Engineer Company, U.S. Army, in Iraq
"I've got my own 'Most Wanted' list ... The aces in my deck are Paul Bremer,
Donald Rumsfeld, George Bush and Paul Wolfowitz," as told to ABC News.
Anonymous Sergeant, U.S. Army, in Iraq
"For the last six months I have participated in what I believe to be the
great modern lie: Operation Iraqi Freedom ... I once believed that I served
for a cause: 'to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States.'
Now I no longer believe that; I have lost my conviction, as well as my
determination. I can no longer justify my service for what I believe to be
half-truths and bold lies."
Tim Predmore, 101st Airborne Division near Mosul, Iraq
   Pfc. Joseph Dwyer
"[Soldiers] vent to anyone who will listen. They write letters, they cry,
they yell. Many of them walk around looking visibly tired and depressed....
We feel like pawns in a game that we have no voice [in]."
Anonymous Officer, U.S. Army, in Iraq
"I wasn't particularly impressed with anything he came up with," referring
to President Bush's September 23, 2003 speech to the U.N. regarding progress
in Iraq.
Staff Sergeant Jason Dungan, 4th Infantry Division, U.S. Army in Tikrit,
Iraq
"We've been out here for six months, and it looks like we're going to be
here for another six months more ... That's it. It's a done deal, so nothing
he says makes a blind bit of difference to us," referring to President
Bush's September 23, 2003 speech to the U.N. regarding progress in Iraq.
Anonymous Soldier in Tikrit, Iraq
"Most soldiers would empty their bank accounts just for a plane ticket
home," in a letter to Congress.
Anonymous Soldier, U.S. Army, in Iraq
"Make no mistake, the level of morale for most soldiers that I've seen has
hit rock bottom."
Anonymous Officer, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army, in Iraq
"I have never seen in almost 14 years of Army experience anything that
callous," recounting an incident when two Army doctors refused to treat
three Iraqi children severely burned by explosives. "After today, I wonder
if I will still be able to carry the title 'soldier' with any pride at all."
Sergeant David J. Borell, U.S. Military Police in Balad, Iraq
"I signed up to defend my country, not carry out acts of aggression ... They
are exploiting the events of September 11, based on greed and our need for
oil."
Private Jeremy Hinzman, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army
(Private Hinzman is a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan
and refuses to serve in Iraq. He currently seeks refugee status in Canada
with his family.)
George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld care about the troops in the same way that
Tyson Foods cares about chickens.
Stan Goff
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Soldiers' families voice their pride
Because some of the above quotes were from soldiers within the 3rd Infantry
Division, a rear-detachment commander sent soldiers' families a patriotic
e-mail warning them not to contact the media "in a negative manner regarding
the military and this deployment."
But military families are too proud of their loved ones in combat to keep
quiet:
"George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld care about the troops in the same way that
Tyson Foods cares about chickens."
Stan Goff, Retired Army Master Sergeant and father of soldier in Iraq
"I'm in awe of my sons and the honorable service they give. But the leaders
they serve have not acted honorably. They have failed my sons. They have
failed all of us."
Larry Syverson, father of two sons serving in Tikrit and Baghdad
"It's all part of the lie of the Bush administration, that they say they
support our troops ... Our troops have become oppressors and occupiers in a
hostile nation."
Susan Schuman, Mother of Massachusetts National Guard Sergeant stationed in
Iraq
"My son died because Bush lied ... Neither my wife nor my family want more
children to die in this illegal war. We are no less patriotic for wanting
peace ... Bush wants $87 billion for this war, but what does he give us for
our schools?"
Fernando Suarez, father of Jesus Suarez who was killed in Iraq
Bush is supporting our troops
We don't think lightly of criticizing our Commander-in-Chief ... The Army
has had a rough couple of years with this administration.
The Army Times
Editorial
To support the troops, President Bush's 2004 Budget and the Republican-led
Congress has:
Cut $14.6 billion from veteran's benefits over the next ten years.
Cut $1.5 billion from military housing. U.S. House Representative David Obey
attempted to recover $1 billion of this loss by trimming the portion of
Bush's tax cut to Americans earning over $1 million per year by 5%. He
failed.
Cut $200 million from public schools on military bases.
Denies the much-touted child tax credit to nearly 200,000 low-income
military personnel.
Canceled a modest proposal to increase the benefit to families of soldiers
who die on active duty from $6,000 to $12,000.
Rolled back recent modest increases in monthly imminent-danger pay for
soldiers (from $225 to $150) and the family-separation allowance (from $250
to $100) for troops in hostile combat zones.
Refused to consider military tax relief, which would be a great help to
military homeowners and parents deployed to combat zones.
Passed pay raises for some higher ranks, and capped raises for lower ranks.
Regarding some of these patriotic measures taken by the Bush Administration
and Republicans, U.S. Army newspaper Army Times wrote: "Taken piecemeal, all
these corner-cutting moves might be viewed as mere flesh wounds. But even
flesh wounds are fatal if you suffer enough of them."
The Pentagon looks after our ill soldiers
 Sgt. Brian Pacholski and Sgt. David J. Borell
Soldiers are falling ill and dozens are dying due to a mysterious
"pneumonia-like" illness. The symptoms of this mystery disease include
severe chest pains, difficulty breathing, and fluid in the lungs. Doctors
and especially soldiers suspect government-issued anthrax and smallpox
vaccines as the cause. Military personnel face possible court-martial if
they refuse to accept the vaccines when ordered. All cases of this mystery
pneumonia are soldiers that were injected with these vaccines, including
some soldiers that were never deployed.
The Pentagon refuses to count many of these cases (including casualties) as
part of an investigation into the matter, will not consider the anthrax and
smallpox vaccines as a commonality to the cases, and attributes the strange
incidents of illness and death primarily to smoking.
"They say I have Parkinson's, but it is developing too rapidly ... I did not
have a problem until I got those shots."
Anonymous Soldier, U.S. Army
"I'm real touchy here. Come a few more months, I'm in line to get another
[anthrax shot]. It's not like we have a choice in the matter."
Staff Sergeant Neal B. Erickson Sr., U.S. Army
"I would invite anyone who doesn't believe in the adverse reaction of the
anthrax vaccine to come spend a day in my home to see first hand what my
family and I go through ... We are just victims of wanting to serve our
country."
Private Dennis W. Drew, U.S. Army
Citizen-soldiers are serving in every front on the war on terror ... And
you're making your state and your country proud.
President Bush
October 9, 2003
Hundreds of wounded and ill national guard and reserve soldiers that served
in Iraq and elsewhere are being kept in "medical hold" back in America,
housed in concrete barracks without air conditioning. Many wait weeks and
months without proper medical treatment while the Army considers what
benefits they deserve. Some have mysterious illnesses they attribute to the
anthrax vaccine, many of which the Army classify as pre-existing conditions,
undeserving of medical benefits.
"I have loved the Army. I have served the Army faithfully and I have done
everything the Army has asked me to do ... Now my whole idea about the U.S.
Army has changed. I am treated like a third-class citizen."
Sergeant Willie Buckels, U.S. Army
"Now, I would not go back to war for the Army."
First Sergeant Gerry Mosley, U.S. Army
One of the soldiers at Fort Knox who described these conditions to the press
has been punished by being denied pay and healthcare for Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder. Lt. Jullian Goodrum was forced to seek help at a civilian
hospital and currently at the mental ward of the Walter Reed Army Medical
Center in Washington, D.C. Goodrum was named 2001 "Soldier of the Year" of
the Army Reserve 176th Maintenance Battalion.
"They are coming after me pretty bad."
Lt. Jullian Goodrum, 176th Maintenance Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Veteran
of the 1991 Persian Gulf War and Operation Iraqi Freedom

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Ho tagliato il tuo post solo per limitare il consumo della 'banda'...
Ma Giano, non lo hai capito dopo aver visuuto per xx anni in un paese che
parla solo in inglese (and a bit of maori) che l'inglese e' una lingua
'tutta da interpretare'?<g>
Guarda quel cazzone di de cesari cosa e' capace di 'interpretare'... LoL!
Ciao
Tony

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Basta capire questa del Generale di Stato maggiore:
"If I know the answer I'll tell you the answer, and if I don't, I'll just
respond, cleverly." - D. Rumsfeld
P.S.: Siate tutti chiari; che e`quel "<g>" che ho visto anche da
Santini?(umorismo-sarcasmo?)
Ciao
Giano
-- 
"Tell people something they know already and they will thank you for it.
Tell them something new and they will hate you for it."
George Monbiot

 respond, cleverly." - D. Rumsfeld
Questa l'avevo dimenticata dal post di prima:
"Se so la risposta allora vi dirò la risposta, e se non la so,
vi risponderò soltanto, abilmente."
Sottile...
Raffaele

 Raffaele
"A buon intenditor poche parole"~ Anonimo
Giano

 Raffaele
#_Questa apparteneva all'altro gruppo. Te la senti di tradurre le frasi dei
militari americani per chi non conosce l'inglese?
Giano