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Death of soldier, 23, under Army review (Soldier posted on FreeRepublic)
The Gazette Telegraph ^
| September 21, 2007
| CARLYN RAY MITCHELL
Posted on 09/21/2007 6:29:45 AM PDT by quiet_reverie
In a February essay distributed widely online, a young soldier in Iraq weighed the importance of his mission against what he said was an ungrateful American public.
“America has lost its will to fight,” Sgt. Edmund Jeffers wrote. “It has lost its will to defend what is right and just in the world.”
On Wednesday, the 23-year-old Fort Carson infantryman in his second tour in Iraq died in Taqqadum of injuries suffered from a noncombat-related accident, the Army said.
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In “Hope Rides Alone,” his essay posted in February on Free Republic, a Fresno, Calif.-based conservative Web site, Jeffers offered a candid look at the complex emotions experienced by soldiers at war. Read Entire Article
(Excerpt) Read more at gazette.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: death; edmundjeffers; frwn; hoperidesalone; iraq; soldier; wot
To: quiet_reverie
““America has lost its will to fight,” Sgt. Edmund Jeffers wrote. “It has lost its will to defend what is right and just in the world.””
He may have been right about that.
God bless and keep this man.
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posted on
09/21/2007 6:33:10 AM PDT
by
DesScorp
To: quiet_reverie
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posted on
09/21/2007 6:33:37 AM PDT
by
indcons
To: quiet_reverie
On Wednesday, the 23-year-old Fort Carson infantryman in his second tour in Iraq died in Taqqadum of injuries suffered from a noncombat-related accident, the Army said. I'd sure like to know the details.
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posted on
09/21/2007 6:35:19 AM PDT
by
marvlus
To: DesScorp
““America has lost its will to fight,” Sgt. Edmund Jeffers wrote. “It has lost its will to defend what is right and just in the world.””
Reminds me of the picture with the following:
America is not at war
The marines are at war
America is at the mall
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posted on
09/21/2007 6:37:11 AM PDT
by
PeterPrinciple
( Seeking the truth here folks.)
To: quiet_reverie
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posted on
09/21/2007 6:37:17 AM PDT
by
armymarinemom
(My sons freed Iraqi and Afghan Honor Roll students.)
To: quiet_reverie
He ended his essay: “Let’s stop all the political nonsense, let’s stop bickering, let’s stop all the bad news and let’s stand and fight! Isn’t that what America is about anyway?”
I don't know, if you asked me what America is all about, I wouldn't say that standing up and fighting is it. Freedom from government oppression - which includes questioning the government's motives and decisions, including the reasons for war, not just blindly standing up and fighting - would be tops on my list. I love my country, but I constantly question my government. "Stand up and fight?" Sure, but first, let's be sure that we're standing up and fighting for the right thing. Frankly, I look at this Iraq war and all of the taxpayers' money being spent, and I get a feel for why the American colonists revolted against Britain.
To: armymarinemom
“We are the hope of the Iraqi people. They want what everyone else wants in life: safety, security, somewhere to call home. They want a country that is safe to raise their children in. Not a place where their children will be abducted, raped and murdered if they do not comply with the terrorists demands. They want to live on, rebuild and prosper. And America has given them the opportunity, but only if we stay true to the cause and see it to its end. But the country must unite in this endeavor...we cannot place the burden on our military alone. We must all stand up and fight, whether in uniform or not. And supporting us is more than sticking yellow ribbon stickers on your cars. It’s supporting our President, our troops and our cause.”
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posted on
09/21/2007 7:18:07 AM PDT
by
frithguild
(The Freepers moved as a group, like a school of sharks sweeping toward an unaware and unarmed victim)
To: FreedomFromGov
Frankly, I look at this Iraq war and all of the taxpayers' money being spent, and I get a feel for why the American colonists revolted against Britain.Yeah, the Governor of Boston was putting too many colonists through plastic shredders and the Sons of Freedom were slicing off too many faces of the unbelievers with piano wire - so I see your point.
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posted on
09/21/2007 7:34:48 AM PDT
by
frithguild
(The Freepers moved as a group, like a school of sharks sweeping toward an unaware and unarmed victim)
To: marvlus
The New Media where he posted reports it was a roll over.
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posted on
09/21/2007 8:17:23 AM PDT
by
chgomac
To: frithguild
We are the hope of the Iraqi people. They want to live on, rebuild and prosper. And America has given them the opportunity
It should not be our role to police the world. And certainly not with my tax dollars. Do you know that we employ about 180,000 contractors over there? How much freakin' money are we' blowing over there to give them opportunities? Puhlease. Who's next on the list that we should stand behind our president to support? What a waste of money.
To: FreedomFromGov
How much freakin' money are we' blowing over there to give them opportunities?I assume this question is rhetorical. Whatever the answer, it is a drop in the bucket in the risk equasion. In the week following 9/11 our financial markets lost 1.2 trillion in value, which is only representative of our entire economic loss. So I ask you, how much "freakin' money" will will be lost if free markets do not prevail in Iraq?
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posted on
09/21/2007 9:57:49 AM PDT
by
frithguild
(The Freepers moved as a group, like a school of sharks sweeping toward an unaware and unarmed victim)
To: frithguild
So I ask you, how much "freakin' money" will will be lost if free markets do not prevail in Iraq?
I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Are you saying that we risk another 9/11 and resulting ecomomic damage if we do not prevail, or are you referring to our lost opportunities in oil revenues and other benefits from our post-war nation-building and establishment of American-owned business in Iraq? Or is it something else?
To: FreedomFromGov
My question is not ambiguous in any manner. Please answer it.
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posted on
09/21/2007 10:55:47 AM PDT
by
frithguild
(The Freepers moved as a group, like a school of sharks sweeping toward an unaware and unarmed victim)
To: frithguild
My question is not ambiguous in any manner. Please answer it.
I explained to you the ambiguity, what more do you want me to do? Can't answer a question that makes no sense.
To: FreedomFromGov
It’s really a pretty straightforward question. It asks you to calculate how much “freakin’ money” will be lost with a failure to establish free markets in Iraq. I was just using your term, “freakin’ money” in the context you used it - roughly equated with “total cost.” Now, is that better?
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posted on
09/21/2007 12:38:11 PM PDT
by
frithguild
(The Freepers moved as a group, like a school of sharks sweeping toward an unaware and unarmed victim)
To: frithguild
It’s really a pretty straightforward question. It asks you to calculate how much “freakin’ money” will be lost with a failure to establish free markets in Iraq. I was just using your term, “freakin’ money” in the context you used it - roughly equated with “total cost.” Now, is that better?
Since we don't currently have free markets in Iraq, we would not be "losing" any money by not establishing them. Now the oil is a different matter, but frankly, that matter will only be solved through politics, not military might and its associated billions in weaponry and manpower. Free markets in Iraq aren't going to stop the people that hate the United States, so if you believe that somehow a stable government in Iraq is going to prevent all acts of agression against the US, you're just wrong. So, how much freakin' good money do we throw after bad?
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