Posted on 08/14/2003 3:57:21 PM PDT by blam
Who cares how many there are. ONE is too many. Bring the boys home!
You're welcome!!!!!
Hey, I'll bet we end up helping the Liberians as much as we helped the Somalis or Haitians! Wasn't that uplifting and thrilling?
We got sooooo much out of those operations! And look, see how things have changed, there!
A U.S. Marine from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit rushes past carrying equipment as he arrives at Robertsfield airport outside the Liberian capital Monrovia Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003, as part of a peacekeeping effort in the war-torn West African nation. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Tens of thousands of Monrovians gather at the government-held side of the New Bridge in the Liberian capital Monrovia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003, hoping to cross over to the port where food supplies are, but are held back by Nigerian peacekeepers. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
A rebel child soldier chases a looter with his knife in a rebel held area of Monrovia, Liberia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003. People were still looting up to the time that the West Africa Peace keeping force arrived. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)
A U.S. military helicopter lands at the port in the Liberian capital Monrovia Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003, as part of a peacekeeping effort in the war-torn West African nation. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
American soldiers stand talking with West Africa Peace keeping troops in the background, in Monrovia, Liberia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003. The city of Monrovia is seen in the background. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)
People cheer as American soldiers arrive with West African Peace keeping soldiers, in rebel held territory Monrovia, Liberia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)
U.S. Marine from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit keeps guard, as a second wave of helicopters arrive at Robertsfield airport outside the Liberian capital Monrovia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003, as part of a peacekeeping effort in the war-torn West African nation. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
A Nigerian peacekeeper, left, speaks to a U.S. Marine from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, after they arrived at Robertsfield airport outside the Liberian capital Monrovia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003, as part of a peacekeeping effort in the war-torn West African nation. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit sit with their equipment, after arriving at Robertsfield airport outside the Liberian capital Monrovia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003, as part of a peacekeeping effort in the war-torn West African nation. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit take up positions after being dropped off by helicopter at Robertsfield airport outside the Liberian capital Monrovia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003, as part of a peacekeeping effort in the war-torn West African nation. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrive at Robertsfield airport outside the Liberian capital Monrovia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003, as part of a peacekeeping effort in the war-torn West African nation. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrive at Robertsfield airport outside the Liberian capital Monrovia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003, as part of a peacekeeping effort in the war-torn West African nation. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
We have all kinds of security needs right here at home, and you're talking about Lewis Brown as if you know him, or something.
For crying out loud, we're EVERYWHERE in the world. I never thought I'd hear myself saying stuff like this, but this is adventurism. It's foreign policy by TV. That, or it's a good case of using the military to do something that some pack of bleeding-hearts and charities or the French might as well handle.
This is an exercise in symbolism, or it's going to be a boondoggle, and everyone in what was an America-loving country will come out of this with ill-will for the USA.
Yeah, thanks for the photos. Great colors.
Love the red as the helicopter lands. aWeSoMe
I still don't want our soldiers there no matter how much they thank us. I'm sure they'd thank us in the Congo just as well but we aren't going there. And shouldn't be here.
And our good guys are working up a sweat, that's clear --I support them.
In fact, I support them so much that I resent their having been sent on a stupid picture-taking mission by politicians who merely aim erasing the current perception of the US war machine as being something that goes around breaking things and killing people.
Oh, whoops! That's what an army is supposed to do!
'peace and prosperity'..that'll cost bilions. Where is the police force in this country? Where is the military..well that left with Mr Taylor. Who is securing the streets? The Nigerians? HA.
Now that the fighting has stopped this should fade off the nightly news. Rumsfeld should then gather the U.S. Marines back on the boats and quietly slip away before the Black Congressional Caucus realizes whats happening.
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