Posted on 03/02/2007 9:06:36 AM PST by april15Bendovr
Pretty much nails it.
ping
From the top...CINC...
Wow. Sad and sickeningly true.
Isn't that the truth?
If that ain't the truth, then nothing is. Golly, I wonder if the Dim's "
slow bleed" tactics are having an effect on the Moral of the troops? Golly? You think?
This ought to be on Drudge.
That Marine message is right on the button.
I wish America realized this. Shame on the nation. Awful.
Yep. Leadership starts at the top. If the Prez isn't consistently making a strong case here at home, we're in trouble. This war needs to be fought on all fronts, and the home front is being badly neglected.
Ditto
true, but if everything goes according to plan, there will be malls over there too. And maybe a Falaffel-King or a McPita or two.
Ouch, the truth hurts. CNBC is chirping every day about how great it is that The Consumer is spending spending spending.
Other than gas prices in SJ suddenly shooting up like 30c in the past month again, I know of no other "hardships" for the typical non-military American.
Gimme a shortage of cilantro, Persian rugs, green Sharpies, something, throw me a bone here people.
Defenders of Marines ping.
"Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again."
“Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.”
-- Ronald Reagan
last post meant for everyone
And the media is in the Bahamas covering Anna, ad nauseum.
I agreee 100% !. You could put a monkey in Stephen Hawking's chair, and it could communicate better than this president, about the war-it's successes, and improvements in Iraqi life- instead of letting the MSM dictate the perception inside the USA.
This issue and his moronic lack of response to the border issues has me eagerly waiting for his departure. I know he's a good man and all, but my God, has he no perception of perception?
"This war needs to be fought on all fronts, and the home front is being badly neglected."
Chalk part (most?) of that responsibility up to the fourth column.
Set as background
Even Fox News
FNN= Frequent Nicole News
Regards, Ivan
1968 all over again.
Don't forget The U.S. Army, The U.S. Air force, Navy , Coast Guard and our National Guard.
I took me a long time after Nam to get over my contempt for doughy US civilians.
Sad but True much to our shame as a country.
Correction the homefront is being completely IGNORED!
I agree
I'm sure all the armed forces of the United States of America feel the same as what has been written on this dry erase board.
They all have my respect
I've begun to call it FoxTabloidTrashNews Channel.
[I usually run FNS on the TV in the background. The last week, I've turned the TV off every morning at the mention of ANS.]
No need for the Mideast War to bother the folks here in the US...As long as there are no huge terror attacks, I think business as usual is fine...
“Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.”
-- Ronald Reagan
Thank you for posting this quote.. I've cut and pasted it to my "Famous Quote"Folder, next to the likes of Thomas Jefferson, and Winston Churchill
Yes, they are at the mall waiting in line at the food court.
This frustrates me beyond belief.
Yep, others have already said it. SAD BUT TRUE!
Thanks in part to the USMC.
Exactly, keep them busy over there and the US can continue in the 'business as usual' mode...win/win...
Yes, our armed services are keeping the fighting in the Middle East and out of malls.
Brilliant point.
The young indoctrinated sculls filled with mush going to the average university will never be taught how our military was spit on upon their return.
Please accept my thanks and appreciation for your patriotism and service to our country.
I remain irritated that the Khmer Rouge and communists killed 4 million people in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam when our soldiers left due to political pressure from the left.
Actually, the Mall (Mall of America in MN) is closed today due to the weather.
I'd set it as my desktop here, but I'd probably get fired.
I'll set it at home, though. It's sadly accurate.
I would like to see if Jon Carry could punctuate that sentence correctly as the poor, uneducated, Marine who had the misfortune of getting stuck in Iraq did.
Long John Kerry probably thinks a semi-colon is what you have after bowel surgery.
You have my thanks and respect. Can I ask you a question? Whenever I see someone with a Vietnam Vet hat or bumber sticker, I always want to go and say I'm sorry for how they were treated and thank them, but I am always afraid they will get upset. Would it bother you if someone came up to you and did that?
"The Marine Corps is at war"
That's because "Marines don't cut and run".
Thankyou, Marines!
Thank you for the link
SIGH.
It's all too true.
Unfortunately, that's exactly where the Commander in Chief told us to go.
If he had better prepared us for a long but worthwhile struggle at the beginning, Americans wouldn't have turned away from the mission.
By pretending that it would be easy and we wouldn't have to sacrifice, W guaranteed that the American public would lose its nerve when the going got tough.
The True-Americans are at war! FREEPERs are at war.
The silent majority needs to stand up and let the solidiers know we are with them!
It angers me that any soldier would feel hung out to dry regardless of who was 'in power'. I don't need my representative government to convey my appreciation for their courage and honor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"I'd set it as my desktop here, but I'd probably get fired."
I would to
I work at a very left wing hospital in Massachusetts
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