Comments on: War Critic Dies In Iraq, Mom Wants Answers

Mother Seeks Details Of Soldier's Death Weeks After He Co-Authored Op-Ed Criticizing War

[slim1h2o]

"I said to him: "Son, I don''t want you to have problems because of this. Hopefully, nothing will happen," said Capetillo, speaking in Spanish in the midst of grief so raw and inconsolable it seemed to reverberate around her.

My son gave his life for this country. He was proud of this country, even though he was not an American yet," said Capetillo. "I want people to know that we Hispanics love this country, too."

Sorry for your loss, Mrs.Capetillo, If Hispanics love this country so much, why then, don''t you learn ENGLISH! Thats the heritage of your new country!

[pwrslm]

Nah, he was talking about those who speak out against Bush.
Regards
Posted by Nancy_Naive


Sure.

and you are a pink elephant!!

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[pwrslm]

You dont get withdrawn and depressed when you tell the truth.

Money makes people do strange things.

[jn122736]

We fight them where they show themselves, and we must try to do everything we can to prevent them from showing up here again. We cannot let them have Iraq.
Posted by s1ckd09 at 04:22 PM : Sep 13, 2007
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Obviously you are insinuating that the 911 terrorists were from Iraq.
The whole world knows that Iraq had nothing to do with 911.

The few actual terrorists that may be in Iraq now came there after, and because of, our invasion.

Most of the fighting is by Iraqis, against Iraqis and I believe it is called CIVIL WAR.
Some are obviously striking out against the invaders of their country (us).

Even if the terrorists which you are so afraid will strike here again, are in Iraq, exactly how is our fighting them there preventing them from leaving anytime they please and striking here, again?

I know you won%u2019t answer the above question because I have asked the same question of others who use that ridiculous line and none have, as yet, answered.

[bb19631]

My heart goes out to the mom and family. Keep asking all the questions you want and demand all the answers. I wouldnt stop till I get them.

[undermyboot]

Seems straightforward: Criticize the moron-in-chief and his brownshirts take care of you forever. Why the fuss? These fascists do it every day- kill you or smear your good name. When you are on a messianic mission from God (see GW Bush), then killing a few of your own is no big deal.

[s1ckd09]

looks like your suffering from some of the overexaggeration problem yourself.
Posted by bobnjersey at 05:14 PM : Sep 13, 2007

Iran-Afghanistan-Ahmadinejad
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Tuesday that rule of Islam on mankind is the only way for salvation of human beings.

"There is no truth on earth but monotheism and following tenets of Islam and there is no way for salvation of mankind but rule of Islam over mankind," said Ahmadinejad in a meeting with Afghan Sunni and Shiite ulama at Iranian Embassy in Kabul.

Care to tell me how I am exagerrating?

[s1ckd09]

Google this and read for yourselves about the links between Saddam and UBL.


ISGZ-2004-009247

[ademeyer]

I agree with tburzio,

*** Cheney is no fool, far from it, he would never have greenlighted the invasion of Iraq, with all its apparent risks, if the reward was not something greater than "bringing democracy to the Middle East." (FYI: Iran is a democracy.)

We invaded Iraq only after the inspectors determined it did not have WMDs.

And why else are Cheney and Bush so relaxed about the trillions of dollars lost and Iraqi sectarian violence...because it was never the goal to overturn Saddam and leave. This is an investment folks. We bought Iraq.

[bobnjersey]

[This is a war of self-preservation, from an enemy who wants nothing less than for all people and all lands worldwide to be under radical Islamic rule. It cannot be stated any clearer than that ... Too many posters on this site would rather engage in personal attacks and over-exaggerations than to really focus on the issues. ]
[Posted by s1ckd09 at 04:22 PM : Sep 13, 2007]

looks like your suffering from some of the overexaggeration problem yourself.

[s1ckd09]

"Iraq was NOT involved in the attack on us, Iraq does NOT contain the Real Enemy who planned and Carried out those attacks against us AND Iraq has been used by our enemy to Recruit Young Arabs to the point that he''''s completely rebuilt his Organization stronger than before. Just how bad do you think we should be losing before we start LISTENING? Sieg Heil Bush
Posted by MCVet at 04:05 PM : Sep 13, 2007"

A couple of questions for you then. Where did Al-Qaeda get all of it''s recruits before 9/11? If you think they weren''t growing back then, you obviously don''t know your history. So we can''t be blamed for the bastardized teachings of those radical Islamists. They don''t real events as an excuse to recruit people. They create the reality and force feed it to the people. They start at the earliest ages. Read the story about the Mickey Mouse type character on the Hezbollah children''s show.

Second question, if he''s rebuilt his organization stronger than before, that means that his organization was weakened dramatically before, right? So how strong would they be now if we had never gone after them? Do you think they have recruitment goals and think they stop when they reach their goal?

[tburzio]

The reason for the Iraq war is easy if you realize how the State Department works. Important missives are published in the newspaper, and they are expected to be read in foreign Capitals. I bring to your attention a back page note that was an official release from the State Department to the Secretary of Defense. The Saudi government wanted us to leave our bases because Al Queda was saying that they allowed infidels on Holy Ground and were fomenting a revolt. We had to leave, but Iraq was a problem. We could A) leave and forget oil B) Stay and loose Saudi Arabia C) Move onto aircraft carriers (not possible, Russia sold Iran ground to ship missiles that can''t miss) or D) move our Saudi bases into Iraq.

We chose D.

[gopack443]

Everybody has there own theory as to why we are in this war and everyone thinks there right but in really most of us will never know the real reason we''re there. Think I''ll just stick with "Bush is a nut case"

[jimkun]

One_American sounds like a sub American for putting down a fallen American soldier. I''m just glad I don''t have to depend on someone like him for my liberty.

[sharncedar]

"Our troops are not fighting this war for money, oil, or anything so materialistic, as much as many of you want to believe. "

Great, then fight it without money - specifically the $500 billion price tag EACH YEAR we pay for the soldiers of the dead-end regime of war machine America.

If they are so altruistic why don''t they volunteer for the peace corps, give me a break, those soldiers are over there because they needed a job and we''re paying them bazillions of dollars, just like the 100,000 mercenaries we are also bankrolling with little kid''s health care and our bridge maintenance funds and by borrowing trillions from our real enemies like China.

If you want to play soldier, I suggest a video game.

Iraq was never our enemy, they are a small and almost meaningless country, and this is just Bush playing war, and all the little dumb Bush wannabes playing war with him.

[mcvet]

Oh Yeah do I remember that... the band was so bad you could hardly make out the words to the song but the girls usually looked good and danced real hot. The last time I was in there we had to go to Marble Mount the next day.... That was one LONG ride and the 6 bi driver hit EVERY hole on the way. We lost 6 that night. :)
Posted by skyk at 04:27 PM : Sep 13, 2007
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Wow, 6 huh? Well like I told you before pal, you guys sure saved our bacon that september day. I had just about given up hope when those gunships came up over the tree line. I think we''d have been overrun in 30 minutes. I''d fired my 16 until the barrel was glowing. LOL

[ademeyer]

If George Bush has grown at all in office, he will pick up a phone and call this woman right now to tell her it was an accident and no one targeted her son because he dissented in the New York Times. This woman is swamped with grief and must be assured the President of the United States honors her son and respects all Americans right to free speech.

[skyk-2009]

Too many posters on this site would rather engage in personal attacks and over-exaggerations than to really focus on the issues. No war is perfectly executed or drawn up, and none will ever be, especially against an enemy that has no home. We fight them where they show themselves, and we must try to do everything we can to prevent them from showing up here again. We cannot let them have Iraq.
Posted by s1ckd09 at 04:22 PM : Sep 13, 2007

True and they WERE NOT in Iraq when we invaded and Occupied that Country. They came there ONLY after we made human targets out of our guys. It''s one thing for things to not go according to plan''s, having been involved in MANY military operations I''m fully aware of that but that IS NOT the case here. As a Vet, with 15 very good friends on that wall in Washington, you can bet I have watched and listened VERY carefully. No my friend, we''re talking about COLD BLOODED LIES and outright INCOMPETENCE!!

[skyk-2009]

Oh do I remember that NCO club... A sgt. from the HMS unit there taught me how to shoot a beer. By the time the band got around to singing "We got to get out of this place", we had a stack of Blue Ribbon Can''''s 10 high and 10 around. LOL I still have one of the old beer openers we used.
Posted by MCVet at 04:24 PM : Sep 13, 2007

Oh Yeah do I remember that... the band was so bad you could hardly make out the words to the song but the girls usually looked good and danced real hot. The last time I was in there we had to go to Marble Mount the next day.... That was one LONG ride and the 6 bi driver hit EVERY hole on the way. We lost 6 that night. :)

[mcvet]

Semper Fi Sarge! Well no... the PX at MAG 13 was but in was inside the base. If you remember the building was back but the rest was parking lot. If you remember when the NCO Club was at Mag 13, the PX was right up from it. Gotta run but think about it.
Posted by skyk at 04:16 PM : Sep 13, 2007

Oh do I remember that NCO club... A sgt. from the HMS unit there taught me how to shoot a beer. By the time the band got around to singing "We got to get out of this place", we had a stack of Blue Ribbon Can''s 10 high and 10 around. LOL I still have one of the old beer openers we used.